Entry # 2 The Wolf

   In your hands, a crisp new record. Still sealed in a barrier of plastic shielded from the outside world, it is in perfect condition. But that's no way for music to live, so carefully you slice the opening of the record cover. As your heart flutters with the excitement of a child on Christmas morning, you peek inside to find not only the album but a colorful insert which shares the names and lyrics of the melodies that are to soon to climb into the air and fill the room. Delicately, with the skill of someone deactivating a time bomb you remove the record from its cover and place it on your record player. After lightly plucking up the needle from where it rested, you prepare to experience the pure sounds of the artists creation. The crackle from the needle to vinyl sounds like embers jumping up and dancing in a fire. The music begins, and the concerns of the day end. For in this moment of the present, is the gift of sound.
      Attempting to pick a favorite song from an album is always a struggle for me. When I listen to music I don't typically jump from song to song I listen to the album as a whole. From side A to B the songs in an album seem to almost tell a story, switching tempos and creating a journey the composer wishes to take you on. Miwi La Lupa does an incredible job illustrating this. He has a way of bringing reality to the foreground and masterfully allowing the mind to wander to places we all share a kinship with. His first album "A New Way Home" is a wonderful example of this. As he sings his entrancing wolf friendly tune, "Here I am, thirsty, hungry, I walk alone down streets of cobble stones of old. Ancient tall cathedrals Gothic statues staring back at me." This album is the ticket to send you over to the East coast, where you find his initial home in New York.

       I can't help but to find myself inspired by this man, as music and visual arts are synonymous. The first illustration used above is a drawing I made while Miwi and I were driving from New York to Omaha, Nebraska. I used the side profile of his lips and nose as a reference, added the wolf headdress from imagination and his name into the engraving on the medallion. The wolf is a reoccurring symbol throughout his life, his music, and consequentially my art.  The second illustration, is a portrait of the wolf himself. This year in January of 2016 Miwi flew over to London to begin a tour which features his latest EP, "Beginners Guide." After he finishes his European tour this busy wolf will be releasing another new album, where an art piece of mine (shown on the left of the text ) will be featured on the cover!  It is truly a privilege to work with such talented people. Just like the story's shared in these albums, my art takes its own journey.

  Miwi La Lupa (vocals, and acoustic guitar), Jessica Hume (Bass and backup vocals), Conor Elmes(Drums), Tim Allen(Guitar)

 

Entry #1 The black widow weaves her (inter)web.

     As your eyes move through a room what do you see? Beyond the naturally occurring humdrum of daily life and activity lies much more than what meets the typical eye. Some people have the ability to break down the electronic device you are staring at, and see all the different mechanisms used to power it. While others would notice the intricate muscles, bones, and tissue of the hands powering the device. My eyes see beyond too, but I personally find myself observing captivating colors, exquisite shapes, and deep emotion that reaches beyond happy or sad. These ideas excited and invite me to a world of constant imagination. Sharing these qualities with like minded individuals is a great way to network and can be conveniently accomplished through sharing here, on the interweb.  
     In our small world of technology, we have become so connected. Inspiration is readily available at your finger tips from anywhere in the world! I have been doing research on several different blogs and have found some inspiration of my own. One in particular I learned about from a close friend of mine. He mentioned it to me while were deep in sharing music, among the fall leaves shifting colors on our long adventure from New York to Omaha, Nebraska September of 2015. This friend goes by Miwi La Lupa, a professional musician himself who is featured on this blog. You can find a myriad of unique, talented musicians here accompanied by illustrations by the blogs artist, Johnnie Cluney. This fantastic blog is called Daytrotter, I recommend to any music lover to check this one out, download some tunes, and discover some talented artists from around the globe.
      Dayrtotter wont disappoint but if you still find yourself hungry for more I recommend checking out Burgundy Whispers . I stumbled across this blog recently and was captured by the concept. I'm a big supported of entrepreneurs and small owned businesses and Jaqui (the creator of this blog) has won me over. She shares fashion, art, and skill that makes my heart sing! She promotes herself like another friend of mine Kelly Packer , (a fellow fashionista and cosmetologist) through the big wide web.
      In a sense, the internet is so vast and nearly infinite. It holds more information than I could ever hope to learn about in my entire life. Selectively, I am drawn to any blog that is visually or artistically entertaining. And although politics typically take an effort for me to gain interest, I am looking forward to the privilege of voting this year. I have yet to hunt down more information about the candidates. So far, no blog that I have come across I have specifically not liked. We will see if that status changes after a few more political searches. Until then, I hope to come across more relevant and useful information, inspiration, and pretty pictures.

Step right up

      Step right up ladies and gentlemen, come one come all! The ringmaster calls you, to enter through a myriad of colors and vibrating sound. Welcome to my world of art, music, poetry and travels through luscious forests and leagues of open sea. Step right up! As I take you along with and my love, passions, and dreams that I aspire to make a career of with my current progression of continuing education. Through this looking glass you will find concepts of original imagination never witnessed by mankind until produced my the masters very own hand. There is more than a trick of the eye when it comes to creating art. Here you will find out what is up the sleeve and what goes on under the masters hat other than handkerchiefs and rabbits.