Image by thetwink at DeviantArt
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Light Year
“The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.” - Albert Camus
Photo by Vasko Photography
Saturday, June 26, 2010
IdeaCity 2010 - Presenter - Liz Canner
I am so happy to be able to post this next vid, a trailer for ORGAMS INC., because it's the same one we saw at IdeaCity when Liz Canner spoke. It's really interesting, and thought provoking.
Liz Canner concluded that the reasons for FSD (Female Sexual Dysfunction) are sociological, and not physical, and the pharmaceutical companies discussed in her film first create a disease and then provide a cure for it, which = big $$$
Enjoy!
Liz Canner concluded that the reasons for FSD (Female Sexual Dysfunction) are sociological, and not physical, and the pharmaceutical companies discussed in her film first create a disease and then provide a cure for it, which = big $$$
Enjoy!
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Garlic
I interrupt this stream of IdeaCity reports for some garlicky goodness.
And I post this blog entry in honour of my good friend, and garlic enthusiast, Vasko.
"Shallots are for Babies, Onions are for Men, and Garlic is for Heroes"
- Unknown
"Garlic Breath" by Natalie Dee
"Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian; wine and tarragon make it French.
Sour cream makes it Russian; lemon and cinnamon make it Greek.
Soy sauce makes it Chinese; Garlic makes it good."
- Alice May Brock -
Garlic Repels All by Threadless
IdeaCity 2010 - Presenter - HoneyHoney
HoneyHoney played with Adam Cohen and they were awesome. Such talented musicians, and NICE too!!! Suzanna's voice was amazing. I have to prevent myself from lapsing into some flowery description (too much flowery-ness today!) SO here's their vid of "Little Toy Gun" and then you can love them forever, like me.
IdeaCity 2010 - Presenter - Adam Cohen
Adam is awesome. He performed each day of IdeaCity with the band members from HoneyHoney.
I can't wait for his new album "Like A Man". There's a song on there, I think it's called "Anne", and I thought it was one of the most romantic songs I'd ever heard. It wasn't romantic in the wispy carry-me-into-the-sunset type of way. It was romantic in a subtle and sweet kind of way. It described all of those small endearing habits that you notice in someone you love... (I'm such a mush, huh?)
Anyhow, here's a link to Adam singing "Bird On The Wire":
IdeaCity 2010 - Presenter - Lakshmi Pratury
Lakshmi is the Hindu goddess of wealth. And how do we measure wealth? Here, in this place I call home, there are people who measure it by the car you drive, by the designer bag you carry, by the accumulation of possessions. By monetary profit. And by aspiring to sit at the Top 100 of the Forbes list.
But Lakshmi Pratury had a message, and a suggestion. Why not make memories our currency? Why not count the experiences of our lives as riches? A life should be lived with goodness, and with consciousness. Every life is so incredibly valuable, so why do we not appreciate our moments more? And when our moments influence other people, then why don't we bank on their moments too? It's like a wonderful reverberating pyramid scheme.
Lakshmi Pratury's talk was one of the most memorable for me this year at IdeaCity. Her topic of discussion wasn't new, or cutting-edge, or revolutionary, but her perspective was sweet and touching. It was just a reminder to bring the very act of LIVING back into focus. And how do we live?
I don't call myself an expert on this subject, but I have some suggestions... I try to pause and be present. I try to be aware of my feelings at any given moment. I've made sure to never lose my curiosity, and to be fearless, as a child is. I like to make friends and enjoy them and value them for the wonderful people they are. And most of all, I am honest, with the people around me, and with myself.
So, it's no surprise that this talk really resonated with me. I aspire to build a wealth of moments. If memories are money, then I am a BILLIONAIRE!!
Lakshmi's website: http://lakshmislounge.com/
But Lakshmi Pratury had a message, and a suggestion. Why not make memories our currency? Why not count the experiences of our lives as riches? A life should be lived with goodness, and with consciousness. Every life is so incredibly valuable, so why do we not appreciate our moments more? And when our moments influence other people, then why don't we bank on their moments too? It's like a wonderful reverberating pyramid scheme.
Lakshmi Pratury's talk was one of the most memorable for me this year at IdeaCity. Her topic of discussion wasn't new, or cutting-edge, or revolutionary, but her perspective was sweet and touching. It was just a reminder to bring the very act of LIVING back into focus. And how do we live?
I don't call myself an expert on this subject, but I have some suggestions... I try to pause and be present. I try to be aware of my feelings at any given moment. I've made sure to never lose my curiosity, and to be fearless, as a child is. I like to make friends and enjoy them and value them for the wonderful people they are. And most of all, I am honest, with the people around me, and with myself.
So, it's no surprise that this talk really resonated with me. I aspire to build a wealth of moments. If memories are money, then I am a BILLIONAIRE!!
Lakshmi's website: http://lakshmislounge.com/
IdeaCity 2010 - Presenter - Brigitte Berman
Brigitte Berman spoke at IdeaCity about her new film, "Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist, and Rebel".
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
IdeaCity 2010 - Presenter - Natalie Tyler Tran
One word: HILARIOUS.
Her Youtube channel is called communitychannel
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/natalietran
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/community-channel/6783117830
Her Youtube channel is called communitychannel
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/natalietran
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/community-channel/6783117830
IdeaCity 2010 - Panasonic 3-D
Sometimes I feel like I can't be surprised by anything anymore. I see something new, and I think "Oh, that's kinda neat", and then move on. Like the Strawberry Bloom doughnut, or the Slap Chop...
But last week at IdeaCity I could not BELIEVE the 3-D-ness coming out of this TV screen. It's not like the red and blue 3-D glasses. And it's not even the 3-D experience you get at the movie theatre (kinda blurry). BUT HOLY MOLEE you need to see this new technology that is out now for the 3-D TV screens. I seriously could not believe it. I actually FELT like I could reach INTO the TV.
And then they showed an underwater coral reef scene and I almost got vertigo because all of a sudden I felt like I was underwater. It was a little bit bananas.
This must be what people felt like when colour came around in the 50's... Just go out and try it... Then get back to me and tell me what you thought... for serious...
But last week at IdeaCity I could not BELIEVE the 3-D-ness coming out of this TV screen. It's not like the red and blue 3-D glasses. And it's not even the 3-D experience you get at the movie theatre (kinda blurry). BUT HOLY MOLEE you need to see this new technology that is out now for the 3-D TV screens. I seriously could not believe it. I actually FELT like I could reach INTO the TV.
And then they showed an underwater coral reef scene and I almost got vertigo because all of a sudden I felt like I was underwater. It was a little bit bananas.
This must be what people felt like when colour came around in the 50's... Just go out and try it... Then get back to me and tell me what you thought... for serious...
IdeaCity 2010 - DAY THREE!
I forgot to take a picture of my IdeaCity Day Three drawing, so I had to improvise using my Photoshop savvy. Please forgive the choppiness of it all. The touch-pad on my lap-top computer is a bit shaky. This was pretty much it, as far as I can remember.
Monday, June 21, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
BAND OF HORSES - I go to the barn because I like the
Tell me this isn't one of the most romantic songs you've EVER heard... It just makes me want to cuddle... And if I may even venture into some poetic territory, it makes me want to cuddle under some lavender star- studded Southern sky. It reminds me of fireflies, summer nights, and the way the wind would sound brushing through willow trees...
Enough sappy romance for today,
I'm on my way to see Band Of Horses, so, SO LONG!!!
WOO HOOO!!!
BAND OF HORSES - The Great Salt Lake
Do you know when I listen to this song? After I've had an awesome art class, walking home in the sun. There are parts in this song that are so wide and euphoric that they completely mirror my mind state...
Friday, June 18, 2010
Absence
Your scent in the bedsheets
The fibres molded to your body
The fibres molded to your body
Soft dreams imprinted there...
and the city sleeps outside
Leaves are glowing orange and gold
They flutter across the sky
My lips blush against the cold autumn air
And all I see is you
The sheets caress my arms
Like you did only yesterday
and under the weight of your warmth
I dream and I feel you once more
and the city sleeps outside
Leaves are glowing orange and gold
They flutter across the sky
My lips blush against the cold autumn air
And all I see is you
The sheets caress my arms
Like you did only yesterday
and under the weight of your warmth
I dream and I feel you once more
November 2009
Thursday, June 17, 2010
In the Rose Garden
This is a little photo journal from my fantastic journey to Florence, Italy, last year in May. I thought I'd share it here on my blog because it is nice to reminisce, and the pictures are quite lovely. I've included short quotes from the journal I wrote while there:
... "Our picnic was made up of a selection of sweet little things in ice-cream containers. Each one opened to reveal it’s own little treasure: fresh pears, pecorino cheese, honey, cherries, biscotti, and dessert wine. Even though they had been sitting in the backpack for a short time, the heat was strong enough to warm them, and when each container opened it released the intensified scent of each fresh treat..."
Collecting rocks for painting later... I actually found them yesterday, in the secret pocket in my purse...
... "Alabaster stones on my chest. Hair up in a bun, soft curls of wheat coloured hair, and the caress of ruby lips against my neck."
... "I remember blue skies and yellow sun on my arrival."
... "Time to leave for a picnic with the rustle of royal blue in the mid-day Tuscan sun…"
... "Our picnic was made up of a selection of sweet little things in ice-cream containers. Each one opened to reveal it’s own little treasure: fresh pears, pecorino cheese, honey, cherries, biscotti, and dessert wine. Even though they had been sitting in the backpack for a short time, the heat was strong enough to warm them, and when each container opened it released the intensified scent of each fresh treat..."
..."drizzled the honey on the pears and ate them with the pecorino cheese.... I ate... To hell with counting calories while on vacation, right?..."
Collecting rocks for painting later... I actually found them yesterday, in the secret pocket in my purse...
"Bows and flows of angel hair and ice cream castles in the air and feather canyons everywhere, I've looked at clouds that way." - Joni Mitchell
... "I let the material of the dress wash over my clean dry skin. It draped down into a soft swathe at my feet and reflected the blue of the Mediterranean sea."
... "Alabaster stones on my chest. Hair up in a bun, soft curls of wheat coloured hair, and the caress of ruby lips against my neck."
... "I breathed in the hillside air, the trees, the scent of the soil and the sweetness of the roses. I soaked in every moment through every pore. This memory was meant to last forever."
..."My eyes open to the roof tops of Florence stretching out before me, the Duomo dominating the distance. The golden afternoon sun hovered atop the city, and the air was intense and warm."
The End
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Grisaille Oil Painting - Step By Step!
My medium: oil paint
Mapping everything out in charcoal
Laying in the base values
Blocking everything in with more and more detail
Worked on the shirt and the arm, as well as the background value.
Painting with my peers in the class. See? My hair is brown now.
Finished the hair, and started to refine the chest, neck, and face.
More refining, bit by bit. Finished her right eye.
The finished piece! I'm so happy. It was featured in the school brochure! Isn't that awesome?
C is for COOKIE
1. "Tribute to Cookie Man" by Natascha Rosenberg
2. Cookie Monster Cupcake from buzzfeed.com
3. Cookie Monster from Sesame Street
4. shirt design from Threadless
5. via ffffound.com
Monday, June 14, 2010
Strawberry Jam
"I would venture to say hell yes" by Natalie Dee
DUDE!
Guess what we did today? We went strawberry picking. It was awesome.
I found a slug in the strawberry bush, the leaves made me itchy, and it was overcast, but DAMN am I ever going to have good JAM...
YEAHHHHH BOIIIIIIII!!!
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Charcoal Drawing - Step By Step!
My medium: vine charcoal
Day One
Day Two
Day Three
Day Four
Day Five
Day Six
Day Six (I still had blonde hair then)
Day Seven: FINISHED!
Day Seven: a detail. I added white conte for the highlights
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