ConnecTED

TED has many many fascinating lectures available to inspire and thoughtfully provoke your brain and provide one with hope that we actually can make it together on this planet despite what one might be perceiving if all the 'news' one knew about was what they were ingesting from the mainstream 'news'.  (I always cringe when I think fear, rape, famine, disease, gun violence, fear is noted as 'news'.  What about all the positive things being discovered everyday by people around the world?  Wonder?)

This one I just watched and was particularly moved by it. I'll let you experience her topic for yourself.

I feel it's something powerful to keep in mind.



Been working on scattered things in the studio.  Not keeping my usual routine.  Decorating in three dimensions.  Details coming.

Hallelujah

One of my favorite songs Sung by one of my favorite voices ...


=chills.

Air. Fire Water

 

Siesta Key with Fam

Enjoyed a too short but fun trip down to Florida with parents and sister who came over from CA for the full effect in the house.  Got to canoe around mangrove islands and sail Apollo Beach on the 'Wind Ketcher' (Thanks Ed and Gil!!)

(Credit Mom for all photos)

Enjoy

That last one is our family Christmas Card, put in your orders now for that hot collector's item!

AOS

I still kick myself for not buying that Austin Osman Spare book I looked through in some small occult bookstore somewhere in Atlanta so many years ago.  I had only heard of him at that time but never seen his work printed before.  I was mesmerized by his line work and imagery and felt affinity beyond his name; for his vision.  His art beckons beyond the material, into spirit worlds, and returns with magnificent manifestations of his invocations.




Over the years I've noticed an increase in available material of his work both online and print.  When before I barely found one website featuring a couple pieces of his work, to now there being several poor youtube slideshows and a modicum of websites.  Now I can't afford the nice books they print of his in the United Kingdom.  I hope to find some used in some small remote bookstore someday, somewhere, ...somehow...someway...(segue into song)




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Scanner As Camera

time move fast like cheetah

Wow I'm back in one piece and that trip was too short!  I know that's what we always say when we return from a vacation get away from the day-to-day, but no really, that was too short...where'd it go?  Sun + Fun and time is like a cheetah with eyes on the prize in open safari. . .  Had I not forgotten my camera at Los' place night two I would have some pictures to show you right now but as I seem to be a absent minded, (hey it was the morning and my brain was two steps in the ocean) scatterbrain, no such luck for you.  Don't cry, I have other sources. My Ever reliable Mother shot the shots to ease your curious eyes with her camera constant...you just have to wait till she gets back to work, which I can attest, she won't be rushin. 

Moving on, checking through some of the sites I frequent I see there's lots of exciting shows coming up in NYC soon that I'm humming to take a trip for including one by my very coordinated dance partner and who knew, artist, Christopher Davison, sharing the bill with fellow distinguished UCF alumni, Kristopher Porter.  Hope I can make the opening guys! 
Also sure not to miss shows are, one of my favorite artist's who I've never met or danced with for that matter, Fred Tomaselli at Brooklyn Museum.  and just found out about this artist Lori Field but damn if you don't see me jotting down the dates for this show in my planner rrrright now.