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http://tech.nikkeibp.co.jp/dm/english/NEWS_EN/20081003/159085/?ST=english_PRINT | 2018-05-22T21:18:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794864968.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20180522205620-20180522225620-00531.warc.gz | 0.972357 | 696 | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-22__0__85721021 | en | KDDI Corp exhibited a series of concept models of mobile phones developed by the company's design development project "au design project" at CEATEC JAPAN 2008 currently running at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
The concept models include the "gakki to keitai" featuring the fusion of a mobile phone and a musical instrument as well as a model equipped with a solar battery.
The gakki to keitai was designed in collaboration with the Yamaha Design Institute. Six models inspired by musical instruments were developed on the concept of "a mobile phone that plays music / a musical instrument that can be used as a mobile phone."
The phone with the guitar motif "Strings for fingers" has 10 strings under the sliding display on the handset. The strings respectively correspond to the numbers from 0 to 9, and the user can dial the phone by pulling the strings instead of pressing the buttons.
The "Band in my pocket" is a bar-shaped terminal equipped on its side with an attachment that functions as a harmonica, trombone, etc. Five attachments are offered so that users can enjoy the sounds of five different musical instruments by changing the attachments.
The "Sticks in the air" phone is designed to look like a drum stick. The user can use it as a musical instrument by moving the terminal, which is vertically split into two parts, up and down just like playing an actual drum. To use it as a mobile phone, the split parts need to be joined together.
In addition to those models, KDDI introduced (1) the "Key to touch," which combines a mobile phone with keys covering two octaves, (2) the "Box to play," which has four operating faces and functions as an MP3 player, a speaker, etc depending on the shape and (3) the "Trio in your hand," which is composed of an input pad, a display and a ten key pad that can be operated like a turntable.
The concept model introduced as a "plywood-inspired mobile phone-PLY" was designed by designer Hideo Kambara. PLY means lamination, according to the company. The terminal has six layers, and the top layer is for the display. The other layers respectively function as a projector, a printer, a game controller, etc. Looking back on the history of designs and mobile phones and wondering what the future would be for mobile phones, "I finally reached the idea of 'PLY,' the layers," the designer said.
As concept models equipped with a solar battery, the "SOUP" designed by Hironao Tsuboi as well as the "voyage" and the "gem" designed by the designer group "mile" are exhibited.
The SOUP reflects the image of "soup," in which the functions and elements of a mobile phone are concentrated and blended. It was designed so as to "obscure and blend" the edges between the display and the chassis as well as the borders of the solar battery, the speaker and the camera, the designers said.
In respect to the "voyage," when the back of the chassis is opened, the solar battery appears and the terminal transforms into a shape that looks like a satellite.
The "gem" reflects the image of gem stones dug out of the earth, according to the company. | artistic |
https://queensmedicalreview.wordpress.com/2017/06/22/death-poetry-and-the-attempt-to-fill-the-void/ | 2021-09-27T07:25:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780058373.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20210927060117-20210927090117-00710.warc.gz | 0.947833 | 1,363 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__189780648 | en | By Ashna Asim
Foucault speculated that we live death – that death shapes who we are. In The Birth of the Clinic, he discusses how death has changed over different time periods. In the Renaissance, death was the great equalizer. Irrespective of the social hierarchies that exist while alive, it was believed that we live the life we are meant to live after we die. During the Renaissance, death was seen as universal – as something that erases individuality. Foucault argues that this contrasts with modern culture, in which death gives rise to singularity. In modern day, the individual defines him or herself through the notion of death. Foucault argued that: “Death left its old tragic heaven and became the lyrical core of man: his invisible truth, his visible secret” (Foucault 172).
We are a unique species because we live with the knowledge that we are going to die. For Foucault, death is the individual’s truth and visible secret. Through the gaze of the autopsy, Foucault argues that what was once invisible becomes potentially visible – hence what Foucault calls a “visible invisible.” And yet, even through the autopsy, we are “unable to see clearly” in what is a “strange form of blindness” (Boundas 526).
How then do we attempt to grasp the “lyrical core of man”?
How do we carry the weight of this truth: that one day we will die?
Our society has been described by some as death-phobic, often regarding our reluctance to discuss end-of-life plans with our loved ones. In the health care system, conversations surrounding death are often shrouded in fear.
And yet, we live with death. It is pervasive in our literature and film. It is pervasive throughout our art.
Why is it, then, that talking about death can be so difficult? The answer to “What happens after I die?” is not simple – it can’t be simple. That’s why, when I would ask my mom about death, she would turn to poetry – quoting the Urdu poet Ahmed Nadeem Qasmi:
Who says that when death comes I will die?
I am but a river that will join with the ocean.
Death and dying are dealt with extensively in poetry. Death has a myriad of different meanings. Death has been compared to falling asleep, yet also to waking up. Take for example John Donne’s Death, Be Not Proud, when the speaker says:
One short sleep past, we wake eternally
And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.
In this poem, death is personified. Death is the enemy that we battle against throughout our lives. Death is portrayed as transient – while the soul is immortal. When we die, we cease to be prisoners of death. Death is simply a gateway to another reality when we “wake eternally.” Death is conquered.
Death is the end but death is also an escape from the drudgery of life. Death can be seen as cutting life too short, and yet death can give life meaning. For Ghalib – the Urdu and Persian poet of the Mughal Era – death is change, movement, and progression:
Ambition is busy weaving dreams
Yet there is death
Without which dull would be life itself (26).
The Romantics explored the theme of death extensively. Percy Byshe Shelley mourns the death of fellow poet John Keats in Adonais: An Elegy on the Death of John Keats:
He is made one with Nature: there is heard
His voice in all her music, from the moan
Of thunder, to the song of night’s sweet bird;
He is a presence to be felt and known.
In this elegy, death is inscribed onto the physical body – and thus, it is the body that is dying and the spirit that is being freed (becoming “one with Nature”). The poem suggests that life is a dream from which we are awakened after we die. The poem also draws a distinction between the process of dying – which is feared and associated with negative imagery (“leprous corpse) – and death, which is associated with the “incarnations of the stars.” What I find particularly compelling is that the poem suggests that Keats conquered death through his art. The poem suggests that Keats’ life itself has become a work of art and thus art is in the position to create eternity.
There’s that concept – eternity. A concept as inexplicable as death. Here, art is the vehicle to eternity.
Death is to be conquered. But death is also surrender. Death has its own significance in various cultures and across different time periods. Philosophers have philosophized, poets have poeticized. Death is a void we fill with metaphors. We try to make sense of the unknowable, try to find answers to questions that are difficult to grasp, difficult to articulate.
It makes perfect sense to me that poetry is used as a vehicle to probe the conceptual framework of death. If indeed death gives rise to singularity, then poetry allows us to fill the void with our own meanings, our own abstract visions of what death means to us. It allows us to find, in Foucault’s words, “the lyrical core of man.” Poetry allows us to find some solace, or at the very least, something to hold on to.
Boundas, Constantin V. Columbia Companion to Twentieth-Century Philosophies. New York: Columbia U Press, 2009. Print.
Dollimore, Jonathan. Death, Desire and Loss in Western Culture. New York : Routledge, 2001. Print.
Donne, John. “Holy Sonnets: Death, be not proud.” Poetry Foundation, 2017. Web.
Foucault, Michel. The Birth of the Clinic; an Archaeology of Medical Perception. London: Tavistock, 1973. Print.
Ghalib, Mirza Asadullah Khan. Ghalib: Selected Poems. Ed. Ahmed Ali. Trans. Ahmed Ali. N.p.: Is. M. E. O, 1969. Online.
Shelley, Percy Bysshe. “Adonais: An Elegy on the Death of John Keats.” Poetry Foundation, 2017. Web. | artistic |
https://arome.pk/products/onyx | 2024-03-01T11:55:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947475238.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20240301093751-20240301123751-00805.warc.gz | 0.80942 | 196 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__176352325 | en | Based on the notes of Ormonde Jayne Montabaco
Unleash the magnetic allure of "Onyx," a fragrance that embodies the essence of mystique and sophistication. At its zenith, the captivating blend of cardamom, mountain air, juniper, bergamot, clary sage, and orange creates an invigorating and aromatic overture, setting the stage for an olfactory journey into the unexpected.
As the fragrance unfolds, the heart notes of tea, hedione, magnolia, violet, and rose add layers of complexity, evoking a sense of timeless elegance.
In the depths, the base notes of tobacco leaf, iso e super, suede, sandalwood, ambergris, tonka bean, and moss emerge. This intricate and harmonious composition leaves a lasting and memorable trail, making "Onyx" not just a fragrance but a statement of refined allure and enigmatic charm. | artistic |
http://howardsixthform.org/Courses_MFL.html | 2019-05-25T18:17:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232258147.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20190525164959-20190525190959-00288.warc.gz | 0.92391 | 127 | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-22__0__195258646 | en | Paper 1: Comprehension – Listening, Reading & Translation
Topic areas: Society, political and artistic culture, immigration, multiculturalisation, history
Paper 2: Writing – Translation and Essay
Critical essay on a prescribed film and literary text plus a short translation exercise
Paper 3: Speaking
Two discussions with stimulus material. Internally conducted and externally assessed.
During the course many students may also have the opportunity of short residential visits to the countries where their language(s) is spoken and there are Work Experience links too. Occasional trips to the cinema and the theatre are also part of the Sixth Form experience. | artistic |
https://www.pauricmcgroder.com/info.html | 2021-06-17T17:02:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487630518.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20210617162149-20210617192149-00417.warc.gz | 0.979381 | 607 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__194939790 | en | Here is what some of Pauric's clients have said about him.
“We hired Pauric for a family photoshoot and our wedding. He made everyone feel at ease, produced absolutely fantastic photos. With little or no direction from us he created the most beautiful photographs of our wedding. I would have no hesitation in recommending Pauric!" - Naomi Donaldson
“Pauric assisted us get our website and profile enhanced with his photographic skills. He is very professional in everything he does. He made us look good! We recommend him for business photography and person profile shots." - Derek Jennings
"We were so pleased when we secured Pauric as our wedding photographer. Planning a wedding can be a very stressful time, but Pauric immediately put our minds at ease with his calm and measured approach. Throughout the wedding planning process he was easily reachable, accommodating to our needs and nothing was too much trouble.... The quality and variety of the photos Pauric managed to take throughout the whole day is amazing, and what we love is that the more we look at them the more we notice how much thought has gone into each image. He captured all the little details that made the day personal to us - the place settings, the signposts, the biscuits, the shoes(!). Our wedding album really tells the story of our day in the best way possible....
When presented with the finished album, we were overwhelmed with the quality of the photos and the beautiful way in which they are presented. The finished collection has the perfect balance of family / bride and groom / table photos, as well as the natural, non-posed photos which give a real sense of the day... We couldn’t have been happier with our choice of photographer to capture our special day. Pauric provided an excellent service from start to finish and we would not hesitate to recommend him to anyone looking for a photographer for a special occasion. - Clíodhna and Will
The photos of the groups are being very ‘liked’ on Facebook !! - Gael Linn
Fantastic! Hope you enjoyed as much as us! - Partymad
On the recommendation of a client, I hired Pauric McGroder to shoot our clubs for our new website and corporate brochure. At our initial meeting we asked Pauric to create something really special that would show the exclusivity and excitement of our new facilities. When Pauric came back with the photographs we were blown away. Pauric delivered far more than we expected. What’s more, he is an absolute pleasure to work with, and a genius at what he does. One of our pools, which many photographers had previously tried to photograph, was always a challenge, and we never ever got what we wanted. Pauric got the perfect picture in just a few hours. I simply could not recommend him enough. - Alan Leach, Area General Manager, West Wood Clubs, Ireland and Bosnia | artistic |
https://prettycompany.net/artistic-expression-unveiled-hand-painted-womens-boho-flare-skirt-with-unique-details/ | 2024-04-13T14:27:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816734.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20240413114018-20240413144018-00361.warc.gz | 0.849625 | 530 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__12712041 | en | Artistic Expression Unveiled: Hand-Painted Women’s Boho Flare Skirt with Unique Details
Embark on a canvas of creativity with our Hand-Painted Women’s Boho Flare Skirt, a masterpiece that celebrates individuality and artistic expression. Adorned with unique details, this skirt invites you to wear your creativity, expressing a story of vibrant colors and imaginative strokes.
1. Hand-Painted Artistry: A Personalized Masterpiece
Immerse yourself in the unique artistry that graces every inch of this Boho Flare Skirt. Each stroke is a brush dipped in the colors of imagination, creating a personalized masterpiece that mirrors your unique style and artistic expression. Revel in the freedom to wear your creativity.
2. Boho Flare Silhouette: Whimsical Movement in Every Step
The Boho Flare Silhouette adds an element of whimsical movement to your every step. Whether you’re twirling under the sun or dancing at a festival, the boho skirt flowing design enhances your style with grace and charm. Experience the fusion of artistic expression and bohemian freedom.
3. Vibrant Hues: A Palette of Personal Expression
Indulge in a palette of vibrant hues that form a kaleidoscope of personal expression. From bold reds to soothing blues and lively yellows, the Hand-Painted Boho Flare Skirt becomes a canvas for your emotions and moods. Let the colors reflect the vibrancy of your personality.
4. Unique Details: Imaginative Strokes and Patterns
The skirt is adorned with unique details, including imaginative strokes and patterns that add depth to the artistic expression. Each detail tells a story, creating a visual tapestry of creativity and individuality. Embrace the uniqueness of your Boho Flare Skirt as it becomes a wearable form of self-expression.
5. Versatile Styling: From Casual Chic to Artistic Glam
Transition seamlessly from casual chic to artistic glam with this versatile skirt. Pair it with a simple tee for a laid-back day out or elevate your ensemble with bold accessories and a stylish blouse for a night of artistic expression. The Boho Flare Skirt adapts to your creative mood and the occasion.
In the spirit of Artistic Expression, our Hand-Painted Women’s Boho Flare Skirt invites you to wear your imagination. Revel in the hand-painted details, embrace the freedom of artistic expression, and let your style be a canvas that reflects the vibrant colors and unique details of your creative spirit. | artistic |
https://www.spokanefederal.com/news/holiday-cheer/ | 2018-06-23T15:37:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267865098.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20180623152108-20180623172108-00476.warc.gz | 0.96547 | 192 | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-26__0__106186711 | en | This is such an exciting time of year. I love to decorate for the holidays and have a tree in my office. This year’s ornaments include a selection from Looney Tunes, The Grinch and the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man from Ghost Busters! I’ve been collecting ornaments for a long time and they all have a special meaning or memory. I have a “Baby’s First Christmas 1981” ornament that was given to me when my daughter was born. It has been placed on our tree at home every year since. Ornaments bring special memories or thoughts of friends & family and makes decorating fun!
We have a lot of “elves” at the Credit Union to help you with making your life easier. Hope to see you soon! Warmest wishes to you and your family. I hope you have a safe and wonderful holiday!
President and CEO | artistic |
https://www.jarvsomotor.se/harley-davidson/120th-anniversary-speedbird-bandana-black-beauty/ | 2023-12-10T21:14:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679102637.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20231210190744-20231210220744-00218.warc.gz | 0.811287 | 117 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__269822314 | en | The miles cherished and the road ahead—honor them both in our commemorative 120th Anniversary Speedbird Bandana. Made from all-natural cotton and generously sized for more versatile wearing options, or to add to your wall collection. Finished with a distinctive pattern and our 120th Anniversary Speedbird graphics. Let your love for this milestone year continue—match this bandana with our 120th Anniversary Speedbird Cap.
• Materials: 100% cotton.
• Design Details: Generously sized at 27"W x 27"H.
• Graphics: Soft-hand print. | artistic |
https://www.harrisburgpremier.com/Product/mahima-black-white-lamp-set-l235584-4ab1b | 2023-06-02T12:55:07 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224648635.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20230602104352-20230602134352-00790.warc.gz | 0.914972 | 333 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__247110662 | en | The Mahima Black/White Lamp Set by Ashley is the perfect combination of style and functionality. This stunning set includes two lamps, each with a sleek black and white design that will complement any home decor theme. The lamps feature a cylindrical shape with a brushed nickel finish on the base, adding a touch of elegance to the overall look.
The lamps are crafted with high-quality materials for durability and longevity. They stand at 29.5 inches tall, making them the perfect height for most tables or nightstands. The lamps also come with crisp white drum shades that diffuse light in a soft and soothing manner, creating a cozy and relaxing atmosphere in any room.
One of the distinguishing features of this lamp set is its unique design. The black and white pattern adds a contemporary touch to any space while maintaining a classic look. The contrast between the colors makes a bold statement that adds a touch of sophistication to the ambiance.
The Mahima Black/White Lamp Set by Ashley is incredibly functional as well. The lamps use a 3-way switch that allows you to adjust the lighting intensity according to your preference, giving you the flexibility to create the perfect ambiance for any occasion. The lamps also use a standard 100 watt bulb, providing you with sufficient lighting for any task, whether it be reading or working on your computer.
In conclusion, the Mahima Black/White Lamp Set by Ashley is a stunning and functional addition to any home. Its sleek design, high-quality construction, and unique black and white pattern make it the perfect addition to any space. Rest assured, this lamp set will not only meet your expectations but exceed them. | artistic |
https://www.oliviadumaine.com/ | 2024-04-18T18:16:38 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817222.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20240418160034-20240418190034-00814.warc.gz | 0.962146 | 202 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__1488821 | en | Hi, I'm Olivia (but I usually go by Liv) and I am a Boston-based actor and Intimacy Director.
Over the last year, I've been performing with Shit-Faced Shakespeare in their 2023 spring and fall runs of Macbeth, and the Taming of the Shrew in the spring of 2024.
As an Intimacy Director, my working style is relaxed and collaborative - coming to Intimacy Direction from the consent education world, I know how important it is to find a healthy balance of laughter and gravitas. I bring with me a great deal of adaptability, finding what tools work for each room, as well as a full bag of sour candy. I have completed Level 3 training, and am currently pending certification with Intimacy Directors and Coordinators.
As a human, I am a cold-brew lover, am usually wearing a jumpsuit of some kind, and have the cutest cat in the world. | artistic |
http://timeline.danceumbrella.co.uk/about/ | 2021-12-01T00:17:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964359082.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20211130232232-20211201022232-00428.warc.gz | 0.940192 | 261 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__116300660 | en | This is an interactive online timeline of ‘highlight’ events for each year of the festival from 1978 to 2013 to celebrate Dance Umbrella’s 35th anniversary. The featured events were chosen by former Artistic Directors, Val Bourne and Betsy Gregory, as some of the highlights for that particular year. We hope you enjoy the range of media to engage with, from written content and images, to audio and video files.
As you’ll notice, several artists – Stephen Petronio, Jonathan Burrows, Shobana Jeyasingh, Rosemary Lee, Paul-André Fortier and Stephan Koplowitz – have shared their memories and reflections from different years in the festival’s history. Feel free to leave comments as well as your own memories from featured events. You can also tweet your recollections using #DUTIMELINE.
The timeline is a constantly evolving creation and we hope to be able to develop it in the future into a fully-functioning archive that can be used by students and researchers worldwide.
Feel free to leave a comment or share your own memory next to an event, and also share the content on Facebook, Twitter or Google+. Recollections on Twitter can be shared using #DUTIMELINE. | artistic |
https://blossomandtwig.wordpress.com/tag/soap-challenge-club/ | 2019-04-24T05:49:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-18/segments/1555578633464.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20190424054536-20190424080536-00126.warc.gz | 0.960107 | 849 | CC-MAIN-2019-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-18__0__133673232 | en | The recent soap challenges hosted by Amy Warden of Great Cakes Soapworks were such a success that she created a monthly Soap Challenge Club. In order to participate, soapmakers must become members of the club and pay a nominal fee to enter each challenge. And the reward? Well, besides the chance to hone your soapmaking skills and learn new techniques, there’s a prize. Not just any old prize, though; this month it’s an 18-bar slab mold with silicone liner generously provided by Bramble Berry® Soap Making Supplies! (Someone’s going to be very happy).
This month’s challenge is the peacock swirl. I’ve tried this technique only once before, and it didn’t turn out particularly well because the soap batter was too thick to create the fluid lines needed to create the complex design. So I chose a slow-moving recipe to give myself plenty of time to work, and I designed a midnight black soap with vibrant electric blue and purples, deep rose and pastel pinks, and white swirls.
Since I only wanted to create a small batch – in case of an epic fail – I created a small slab mold from a cut-down cardboard box, and lined it with butcher paper. The “comb” you see is also homemade, and it’s used to create the first part of the design.
Then I gathered my materials. Bamboo charcoal, four micas, and oil-soluble titanium dioxide (a whitener) were mixed with just a bit of the liquid oils from my recipe. My essential oil blend of sweet peppermint and sharp tea tree stood ready to add a surprisingly pleasant wake-up zing. My oils were weighed out and ready for the lye solution.
As always, safety first – gloves and safety goggles are a must when working with lye. Ready to begin!
The essential oils were added to the oils and stirred a bit, the lye was slowly added, then stick blended (see the color change)? I didn’t want the soap too thick, so I only blended until the batter was emulsified.
Some of the batter was poured into each of the pre-mixed colorants, and the bamboo charcoal was added to the batter remaining in my bowl. This was my base color, so into the mold it went.
Now for the fun part! I gave the colors a quick stir with my mini-frother (love that thing!) and decided at the last minute to pour them into squeeze bottles. Then alternate stripes of color were added to the width of the mold until all the colors were used up.
It would be pretty if left like this, but the challenge was the peacock swirl, so on to the next step. For some reason, it helped to think of drawing balloons as I used my chopstick to create a wavy pattern on top of the non-pareil swirl. Finished!
After setting up for a day, it was time to unmold and cut into bars. Soaps made in slab molds require a different method of cutting, so out came my adjustable log-splitter. The first cut split the slab lengthwise into smaller slabs, the log-splitter was adjusted for the next cut, and the smaller slabs were sliced widthwise to create the finished bars.
I decided to name this soap “Aurora.” My intent was create a soap reminiscent of the Northern Lights (or Southern Lights for our down-under friends). In that regard, I failed because my colors weren’t vibrant enough. The aroma hits the mark, though, because it’s zingy and refreshing. And, truth be known, I like the design on the side of the soap better than the peacock swirl. Next time I use this technique, I might just cut it differently to accentuate that part!
Aurora is on the curing rack and will be listed in my Etsy shop around the middle of July.
Thanks for following me, and please stick around for the next challenge. 🙂 | artistic |
https://chippcoffee.co.uk/products/luz-mila-colombia-cinnamon-natural-coffee | 2021-04-16T20:54:14 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618038089289.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20210416191341-20210416221341-00597.warc.gz | 0.94978 | 299 | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-17__0__226535057 | en | Luz Mila - Colombia Cinnamon Anaerobic Coffee
Roast Profile:- Light
Grown by Luz Mila at Finca El Oasis, this very special coffee has been exposed to a dry anaerobic fermentation for 30 hours with the pulp left on, during this fermentation tartaric acid and fresh cinnamon has been added.
Afterwards, the cherries were pulped, gently washed and left to dry on raised beds.
Luz Mila moved from Caqueta 8 years ago and decided to establish in Gaitania, Tolima, with her husband and 4 kids! Luz Mila then bought a farm and after 5 years of hard work and despite low commercial coffee prices she was able to purchase another farm to truly establish her amazing coffees.
These days Luz Mila is dedicated to producing incredible Micro-lot coffee, taking amazing care and attention to her work and we are especially proud to be able to support and showcase her amazing work.
Variety | Caturra
Process | Cinnamon Anaerobic
Altitude | 1900 - 2200 MASL
In addition to the incredible coffee of Luz Mila, we have also worked with the amazing artist & illustrator Rheannon Ormond.
Rhe has created the beautiful artwork for this years special Christmas release and we are so incredibly happy to be able to showcase this amazing work with you all.
You can find more of Rheannon's work here: | artistic |
https://www.pvhstheatre.org/meet-the-team | 2019-11-20T18:12:03 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496670597.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20191120162215-20191120190215-00261.warc.gz | 0.967245 | 1,128 | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-47__0__142094395 | en | Our Professional Staff
TOM LUPFER (Director/Producer/Technical Director) is a graduate of the Program in Educational Theatre at New York University, where he earned a M.A. He also holds a B.A. in Theatre Arts from Susquehanna University. Currently, Tom is a drama teacher and Related Arts Subject Matter Leader at a performing arts magnet school in Montclair, NJ. In May 2015, Tom co-produced the documentary film Ceremony for This Time, premiering at the Montclair Film Festival. The film chronicles the creation of a performance piece celebrating the power of the performing arts in education.
The director/producer for PV Theatre since 2007, Tom is proud to collaborate with his wife Merielle, with whom he was honored to share the 2014 Montclair State University JoAnn Fox Award, given to a director who is: "an inspiration to his/her students, whose passion for theatre is infectious, and who creates a community, a loving extended family in his/her school in the process of producing high quality productions." Tom's favorite productions are his twin daughters.
MERIELLE LUPFER (Director/Costumer) earned a B.S. from the Program in Educational Theatre at New York University. A 2001 alumna of PVHS, she is overjoyed to give back to the program that was her initial training in the craft. As an actress, favorite roles she has played include: Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Amy in Company, and various roles in The Laramie Project.
At PV, she has designed costumes, props and scenery, as well as co-directing since 2007. Merielle was honored to accept the 2014 JoAnn Fox Award honoring excellence in directing a HS Theatre program. She is most happy when she is at home with her family, which has grown to include her beautiful twin daughters.
MICHAEL MAHADEEN (Vocal Musical Director/Orchestra Director), a conductor, educator, performer, and composer, works as Assistant Director of the Symphony of Winds and Percussion at New Jersey City University, and serves as a music director, conductor, and orchestrator with the Montclair State University Theater and Dance Department and various local theater companies. Broadway/NYC credits include: On the 20th Century, Show Boat, Waterfall, The Hills Are Alive!, Once on this Island. As a composer, Michael has had music performed by the Czech Radio Orchestra (2007 Dvořák Festival, Prague and Vienna), the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, the Colonial Symphony, various all-state, region, high school, collegiate, and community ensembles, and is known internationally for his scores to video games in the Wing Commander series. In 2013, Michael began work with Connect4Education, arranging for their OnMusic Conducting course.
Michael graduated with honors from MSU, majoring in Music Education/Music Theory and Composition, and is a recipient of the New Jersey Distinguished Student Teacher Award. In September 2013, Michael returned to MSU for his graduate studies in composition, concentrating in musical direction/conducting for musical theater, and became the Graduate Assistant for the program in September 2014. Michael is a member of Phi Mu Alpha, MENC, and ASCAP. His music is published by Bandworks Publications.
FRANCESCA SILVANO (Choreographer) is a native of Rome, Italy, where she graduated from the National Academy of Dance, before attending the Covent Garden School of Dance in London. Upon moving to the U.S., Mrs. Silvano has performed for various dance companies and choreographers in New York City. She holds a degree in Comparative Literature, and is happy to share both her talents -- academic and performing-- at PV.
KELSEY MCGRAIL (Choreographer) is a PV Theatre alum, class of 2012. She started choreographing during her junior year, and has choreographed musical numbers for ten PV Theatre musicals. She is a graduate of SUNY Geneseo.
CURTIS SHIELDS (Lighting Designer) is a New York City based lighting designer for theatre, dance, and opera. Broadway: The Spongebob Musical (Assistant to LD). Regional: Shrek The Musical, Evita (Assoc.) Oklahoma! (Assoc.), Fallen Skies. Additional Credits: West Side Story, Carrie, Elton John and Tim Rice’s AIDA, Triumph of Love, Den of Thieves, The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas (Assoc.), The Joci Awards, and numerous dance shows. PV: Urinetown, Anything Goes, Don’t Drink The Water, Cabaret, The Laramie Project and Ten Years Later. A proud PV Theatre alumni, Curtis is happy to be back in the space where he found his love for theatrical design. He is a graduate of Montclair State University where he received a BFA in Lighting Design. IG: @curtisshieldsdesign
ADAM FARNAN (Scenic Designer) is a carpenter who has worked with PV Theatre since 2010. He started off as a student on the crew team his sophomore year of high school, and became master carpenter his senior year. Since graduation, he has worked as Assistant Technical Director and Scenic Designer. In addition to his work at Pascack Valley, Adam also designs and constructs scenery for other HS and community theatres. | artistic |
https://www.fremontchristian.com/fine-arts/bands.cfm | 2020-07-11T02:46:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655919952.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20200711001811-20200711031811-00473.warc.gz | 0.950323 | 452 | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-29__0__79467531 | en | There are several instrumental groups offered at Fremont Christian School: Elementary Band, Junior High Band, Warrior Band, and Dixie Dominus. The Elementary and Junior High Bands are what gets most students started off in the instrumental music field. In these groups, they are taught how to master an instrument and how to read music. They perform several times a year. Warrior Band and Dixie Dominus consist of many musically talented high school students. These groups are constantly performing and participating in band competitions.
The Junior High Band is made up of 6th, 7th and 8th Graders who have had at least one or two years of music training on their instrument. In this class, students develop their musical abilities in reading music notation, tone production, phrasing and performing. The Junior High Band performs number of times throughout the school in formal concerts, festival adjudications and in our pops concert series titled "Java 'n' Jazz." The typical instrumentation for this ensemble is flute, oboe, bassoon, clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, french horn, trumpet, trombone, baritone, tuba, double bass, and concert percussion. Students will be introduced to playing different musical styles, from Jazz to Classical.
Symphonic Band is the final stage of instrumental instruction. Students at this level should be proficient at tone production, phrasing, and be able to play in many different musical styles ranging from Jazz to Classical. The objectives of this course are to give students an enriched experience in instrumental performance and to provide many opportunities for public concerts.
The Dixie Dominus Traditional Jazz Band is a select group of 6-9 musicians who rehearse three times weekly. During the course of the year the students involved in the Dixie Band work to improve their understanding of traditional jazz music and growth as creative improvisers. The Dixie Band performs numerous times throughout the year ranging from concerts and private engagements to farmer markets and Jazz Festivals.
Big school opportunities in a small school environment: Fremont Christian School partners with families to provide our every day kids both an extraordinary education and genuine encounters with Jesus, all within a community of compassion. | artistic |
https://www.10000birds.com/the-warbler-brewery-warbler-ale.htm | 2023-12-09T10:45:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100909.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20231209103523-20231209133523-00222.warc.gz | 0.945671 | 705 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__89481221 | en | I didn’t plan on taking such a long break away from the Birds and Booze beat, but life got in the way the last several weeks, mostly on account of moving into a new home. After so much time away, I knew I’d need to come back with a really good find. And what could be better than a new bird-themed brewery opening up less than two miles down the road from me?
I first noticed The Warbler Brewery in the Albany, New York suburb of Delmar back in November, a little over a week before their grand opening the day before Thanksgiving. Even then, the brewery’s sign was in place, sporting a stylized but spiffy songbird in flight, clutching a stalk of grain and a brewer’s mash rake with its feet. According to the brewery’s website, “We named our brewery for the wood warblers native to Upstate New York’s neighborhoods and woodlands; at once small and secretive, but also wonderfully diverse and bursting with song.” I don’t know whether head brewer Chris Schell – a Delmar native with a decade of craft brewing experience – is a birder or not, but each beer is adorned with trippy, vaguely sci-fi depictions of birds by Boston artist Ian Tartasky, some of which seem to be identifiable to species.
Right now, The Warbler Brewery’s beers are only available for sale at their taproom. Their offerings include two IPAs, both in the popular New England style: Dissimulation IPA and Wolfjaw Double IPA. Café Flurpy is a sweet, so-called “pastry” stout and Moon & Back is a strong, imperial stout. On the lighter end of the brewery’s range are Alba Blonde Ale, Squeech Blackberry Sour, and Parula Pilsner.
Their namesake beer is an American pale ale named Warbler Ale. Besides the few warblers depicted in the mix of songbirds featured on Safe Flight IPA by the Kings County Brewers Collective we sampled in October 2019, I think this is only the second time we’ve seen a warbler here at Birds and Booze, a surprising situation given how popular this family is with North American birders.
According to The Warbler Brewery, Warbler Ale is “Our continuously evolving flagship ale is brewed to represent the ongoing refinement of our technical proficiency, materials sourcing, and production philosophy.” The Warbler Brewery is coy about the ingredients that went into this iteration of Warbler Ale, but it’s a beer that’s decidedly in the hazy, New England style of hoppy ales. Bright and fruity, with aromas of candied citron, pine, and ripe mango and cantaloupe, Warbler Ale boasts a bold burst of pineapple flavor, a plush mouthfeel, and loads of soft, cereal sweetness offset by the faintest hop bitterness in the finish. Through the alchemy of brewing, Warbler Ale carries the flavors of the tropics northwards to our still chilly climes, much as the tiny songbirds it’s named for will adorn our forests and fields with their striking colors and cheerful, sparkling songs in just a few short weeks.
Good birding and happy drinking!
The Warbler Brewery: Warbler Ale
Four out of five feathers (Excellent). | artistic |
http://www.bynadiatayeh.com/about | 2018-10-21T06:54:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-43/segments/1539583513760.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20181021052235-20181021073735-00454.warc.gz | 0.977992 | 340 | CC-MAIN-2018-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-43__0__161495876 | en | Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Nadia Tayeh is an accomplished artist, who has worked over fourteen seasons backstage at New York Fashion Week for designers including Balmain, Michael Kors, Oscar De La Renta, Carolina Herrera, Jeremy Scott and many more.
Nadia Tayeh was shaped by the many different cultures that made up her world coming from the diverse environs of Downtown Brooklyn. Her exposure to different cultures allowed her to take in the differences in style each beautiful culture produced. This heightened Nadia’s love for fashion and beauty, and at a young age she became obsessed with the world of fashion and design, spending hours watching runway shows on E! Network. Not only observing the clothes and makeup of the models, but trying to discern the unique story the designers were trying to convey. Being the creative type, Nadia earned a Bachelor's Degree in Film at Brooklyn College. She wrote and directed her first undergraduate short film which was screened at BAM theater in Brooklyn, winning "Best Producer". Nadia's work in film lead her to rediscover her love for makeup where she began to do the makeup of characters on film and video sets. She was able to not only apply the necessary makeup to characters but align their looks to the story being told. A skill that has stuck with her throughout her career, never just applying makeup, but always seeking to bring out the story behind every one of her client's face.
Never the complacent type, Nadia continues to develop her art, seeking inspiration from various art mediums and using them to push her vision forward, to not only stay on-top of current trends, but to set them herself. | artistic |
http://ibkg.com.au/about/ | 2021-12-08T01:06:59 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964363420.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20211207232140-20211208022140-00008.warc.gz | 0.94029 | 201 | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-49__0__53097917 | en | Kate Glover is an award winning, fully qualified (Bachelor of Photography) and accredited (Australian Institute of Professional Photography) photographer with over seven years industry experience. Images by Kate Glover (IBKG) is a boutique style professional photography business specialising in weddings and creative portraits servicing the North West. With qualifications in Photography and business Kate also offers commercial photography, social media marketing and communications solutions to her corporate clients.
Kate was awarded Young Business Person of the Year at the 2015 Northern Outback Business Awards and took home a second award for Business Innovation. An active corporate citizen, Kate is the founder and creative director of the Ink Project initiative and is proud to have an opportunity to contribute to the amazing work carried out by Paws Hoofs and Claws in the Mount Isa community.
“Kate was awarded Young Business Person of the Year at the 2015 Northern Outback business awards.”
Contact Kate on 0431 463 994 or firstname.lastname@example.org | artistic |
http://www.abbysroad76.blogspot.com/ | 2013-12-06T12:37:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386163051588/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204131731-00072-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.983363 | 2,100 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__203724525 | en | For my dear friend, Heather Renee (Meade) Adams
So many feelings swirling around in my heart since April 25th. And in this space for remembering, I share with you this story of friendship deeply woven into the fabric of who I am. I could not possibly recount my life's story without these memories of such an amazing friend.
|Heather and me, frolicking on Clearwater Beach, circa 1977|
|Luke, me in the aforementioned dress, and Suze...|
We were long-distance friends until December of 1989, when my family moved from Ohio to Florida with glad tidings of great joy! I remember sitting in my 8th grade shop class in Ohio and Mr. Nickley telling me he hoped I'd be very happy in my new home, and Tommy Decker laughing from across the room, "Of course she'll be happy. She'll be in Florida! It's paradise!". We were excited not only to live in the sunshine state, but to live just minutes from our friends. I remember it snowing there not long after we moved and everyone joking that we could have left the snow in Ohio, thankyouverymuch. But Heather would've never considered squandering an opportunity for a good time, so we raided our hall closet for winter wear, and headed out.
I remember trying to make snowballs and snowmen from these whispers of snow and loads of hysterical laughter and me thinking that this move to Florida was going to work out just fine. Heather was larger than life...we were completely opposite in almost every way...she was brave and bold, southern and fashionable, adventurous and over-the-top in the very best way. She took one look at my hippie hair and Vision Street Wear shoes and said, "Oh, no, honey, this just won't do!" She fixed my eyebrows, put highlights in my hair, decked me out in head-to-toe Z. Cavaricci, and then sat back to admire her work.
The very best friends don't just try to change you for changing's sake, they intuitively find ways to grant your secret wishes. They seek out your hidden possibilities; read between the lines of who you say you are and find who you really want to be. They help you become your best and truest self.
I wish everyone had a Heather.
Such a true artist. The kind of artist who sees beauty in everything and leaves trails of brilliant color everywhere she walks; she opened my eyes to new worlds and experiences. I remember telling her that I'd entered myself in a pageant. That I thought I'd made a huge mistake and should probably back out. That I was mostly terrified and slightly paralyzed with fear and I remember her telling me not to worry about a thing. She'd do my hair and make-up and we'd rock it. And somehow I believed her.
She believed that I could be confident, strong, and sure. She helped me believe in me.
She believed in me so much that she chose me to be her entry into her cosmetology school's hair competition. I remember saying, "Heather! You have chosen the shyest, least likely candidate you know for this job!" And she just laughed and said it'd be perfect. That night I remember her squaring my shoulders and looking me straight in the eye. "You have got to go out there and work it. I mean werk it. If you don't believe this, nobody else will." This was a particularly tall request as she had used egg-whites and a balloon to achieve my fierce look.
But I took her words straight onto that turf-covered runway and did my best impression of someone who had a clue what they were doing. We took first place. We also took both our families to Taco Bell and raised more than a few eyebrows with my award-winning look.
I cannot even pretend to guess whether Heather or Susan either one would appreciate me posting the above photo, but it is honestly one of my favorite pictures in the history of pictures. It is exactly how I picture Heather...Susan telling her how it is too late and she has to teach tomorrow and Heather not even trying to hear that. "I'll get up early with you! I'll help you do whatever! Let's just go!" And of course, we went. And I'm so happy we did. Oh the places we'd go.
|Heather didn't just give me the shirt off her back here, everything I'm wearing is hers, from my sunglasses to my shoes. I cannot count how many times she and Stephanie told me, "just keep it!"|
I remember this day in Key West so clearly. Heather was positively radiant and I remember a street performer losing his train of thought as we passed by and spontaneously starting to sing about the "girl in tan and black". Heather just kept walking until I saw it flash across her face; she actually blushed and looked unsurely at me..."was he talking about me?" I had to laugh and assure her that he was. She hardly believed me.
But she should've.
Heather was there for the very beginnings of Lee and me. Like the 1996 beginnings. She was quick to call me on it, knew I was a lost cause, and did everything she could to make me appear way cooler than I ever was. She was on our side from the moment she saw we were a possibility. I remember her driving me to his house to tell him goodbye when I moved to Key West. "You'll be sorry if you don't." She was right. I remember pulling up to their house. Lee flew by on a motorcycle and Heather jumped on their four-wheeler and yelled to me to hop on. Terrified, I did, and we jumped over hills and wove through trees, following the trail after him. He was standing up on the motorcycle up ahead, looking back over his shoulder at us and laughing, and I remember so clearly her yelling to me that I'd be crazy if I didn't end up with him. How could she have known? She did.
How do you say goodbye to someone when you just flat don't want to? You don't. You know way deep down in your knower that you don't have to. Suddenly you wake up from the darkness of feeling like you know exactly where death's victory and sting are to the morning light of the promises you've hoped are true from your first conscious memory. Everything that felt cold is warmed and soothed, bathed in that glorious and brilliant light. Every cliche and old saying you've heard about eternity is blazingly alive and fills your chest with such hope that you nearly explode. You have an amazing link to a world you believe you've belonged to all along. You realize there has to be more to this story. That you really are a pilgrim here, a spirit preparing for what is really real. You feel a little bit like Tommy Decker and laugh and say, "of course she's happy, it's paradise!" And you don't mind asking that same Spirit who raised Christ up and dwells in you, too, to pass along a message or two for you.
You ask Him to tell her thank you. Thank you for the mischief, the hilarity, the unabashed love. Thank you for the sisterhood. For the stories and the adventures. For the hundreds of times she'd say, "let's sing!" and we'd belt out Alanis Morrisette and the Murmers and Will the Circle Be Unbroken. Please thank her for singing her orders in the drive-thru. And for that time in 10th grade when she did her math homework in blue crayon. I still laugh about that. Thank her for the giggles about her parents' marble fireplace. Thank her for that time at the end of Point Break when she stood up and declared if she couldn't have Kenunu she'd throw herself off a bridge. Thank her for the grilled pb&j's and stirring peanut butter into vanilla ice-cream and for that tuna/cheddar cheese/catalina dressing deal. Thank her for that time we baked a disaster of a cake and she poked holes in it and covered it in chocolate icing that melted right through and everyone declared it was the best cake they'd ever had. Thank her for dragging me down for the alter call at Dave Reever even though we were already saved and our Dads were Pastors in town...thank her for looking at me through tear-stained eyes and saying it was the right thing to do and that maybe us being brave and going down would help someone else feel brave enough to do it, too. Thank her for giving so much to me in every imaginable way. Thank her for being Heather. There will never be another, that's for sure.
Ron, Shirley, Steph, and Tommy...I'm afraid I have the advantage on you. I missed her already. And I know you've got dibs on the first 10,000 years or so, but after that, I want a turn.
|I borrowed this from her Dad. So beautiful!|
Toward the end of the service celebrating her life, I had to take the kids out because Jillian played the potty card. We sat on a couch outside the sanctuary and I had to tell the kids that if Heather was there, she'd undoubtedly have snuck out with us and be giggling and making merry with us. And that we'd be in big trouble afterwards with our parents because they'd probably hear us inside. But that she'd most assuredly charm her way out of said trouble and we'd laugh about it for years to come. Little rays of sunshine started peeking through the clouds right then for me.
At the close of the service, everyone began to sing and when Jillian heard the music, she clasped her hands together, drew them to her face, and said, "Oh Mommy. It's a happy ending. I love happy endings!"
I smiled through tears and agreed.
A happy ending for sure.
P.S. Steph, I agree...blonde. But I'm secretly hoping for red. ;) | artistic |
http://www.backmask.com/blog/page/2/ | 2013-12-09T19:49:04 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386163996875/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204133316-00009-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.94836 | 113 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__119153278 | en | Two months after the release of Backmask’s debut full-length album Dark Fiber as a digital download, the album is finally available on CD for $13.99 from CafePress.com . Don’t feel like shelling out the cash? PureGrainAudio.com is hosting a contest for 5 lucky fans to win signed copies of the CD! Enter the contest here.
Backmask is also in the process of booking tour dates. New dates are being posted to the Backmask MySpace page as soon as they’re confirmed. | artistic |
https://theinsideruae.com/2018/03/29/bcbgmaxazria-owns-spring/?share=google-plus-1 | 2019-07-18T05:40:29 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-30/segments/1563195525500.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20190718042531-20190718064531-00259.warc.gz | 0.882716 | 422 | CC-MAIN-2019-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-30__0__20545545 | en | If there’s something that goes immediately to the top of our ‘lust list’ then it has to be the BCBGMAXAZRIA Spring 2018 collection.
It’s the first with new creative director, Bernd Kroeber at the helm and perfectly evokes his aspiration – to create captivating styles that appear effortless – unites both unique brands, setting forth a distinct vision for their future.
The collection is formed in three parts, each an homage to the sun sunkissed beauty of Los Angeles and aptly titled City of Angels,Victoria Canyon and Nostalgic Beach. It’s no surprise that Kroeber’s hometown is Los Angeles.
The 2018 collection pays tribute to the different elements of the Los Angeles landscape. City of Angels is inspired by the duality of Seaside and City; a juxtaposition between structure and femininity mirroring the juxtaposition of the Los Angeles city skyline to the softness of the coastal ocean waves; featuring an ombre of nautical blues, neutral sand colors and sunrise shades of pink.
The second range, Victoria Canyon, is inspired by nature. Bringing to life the florals blooming in the canyons and utilizing a color palette that is an ode to nature with Sage Greens, Canyon Peach and shades of Dusty Blue. The collection also infuses subtle prints with a handed down vintage feeling. The third part of the collection, entitled Nostalgia Beach, evokes memories of Malibu’s iconic beach scenes from times past. Bohemian prints layer back to neutral colors for a bohemian look and feel.
We love the beautiful flowing maxi dresses and chic jumpsuits in a spectrum of subtle, neutral tones. The sunrise shades of pink manage to nail both femininity and glamour in equal amounts. If we had to choose one piece, it would be one of the on-trend floral designs, paying elegant homage to nature in sage green, canyon peach and that ever-flattering shade of dusty blue.
Spring has Sprung. | artistic |
https://hope-howse.org/articles/gathering.html | 2023-10-03T14:09:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511106.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20231003124522-20231003154522-00108.warc.gz | 0.932261 | 829 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__140670183 | en | By Debbie Ellison
What is a HOPE-HOWSE Gathering?
I enter with a subtle anticipation, knowing that whatever happens here will be a welcome surprise wrapped in a safe and loving environment. This physical space, which is just one tier in the many levels that represent HOPE-HOWSE, is alive with the tremendous spiritual and human energy that hugs my soul as I blend into the warm surroundings. I soak up the peaceful, loving energy like a grateful sponge as my deepest spirit entwines with the other gentle spirits in the room.
Candles light the house, their flames reflecting in the eyes and hearts of each person present. The world is illuminated with the radiance of their brilliant flickering light, symbolizing the higher consciousness and hope that comprises HOPE-HOWSE. The aroma of incense unites with the soothing, peaceful music as the many individuals unite as one soul, one beating heart, individual flames harmonizing into a candelabra of human light and oneness.
Within these walls, there is no judgment, no prejudice, no hatred. Black or white, young or old, rich or poor, ex-con or CEO, Muslim or Jew or Atheist, inside this sacred space, all are equal, all are accepted, all are stripped to their human cores. The only walls are the ones that support the building; there are no walls that separate, imprison, or hide. All are free to be, all are welcome, without exclusion, without division. At HOPE-HOWSE, there is no them and us - there is only "us." What comforting bliss to be accepted just as you are, to be a part of something bigger than yourself, to be many bodies, but one heart. What glory to bathe in unconditional love, to jump unafraid into unknown emotional territory, to bask in the glow of candles and the warmth of human compassion.
A HOPE-HOWSE gathering is a microcosm of the unconditional love and human dignity that HOPE-HOWSE extends to the universe. It is a place where people share their intimate secrets in a non-threatening, supportive setting. A HOPE-HOWSE gathering may be a lively discussion, an intimate sharing, a deep meditation, a teaching of a peace worker or lightweaver, or a program of peace. It may be twenty-five people or two. It is whatever the universe determines it will be at any given moment. It is, as is the work of HOPE-HOWSE, an energy of its own guided by unconditional love, human dignity, and total commitment to be fully present with other human beings. It may happen inside or under a canopy of stars in the glow of moonlight. It may be a mellow experience or an exciting one. There may be silence, meditation, and chanting, or joyous singing, dancing, and playing tambourines, drums, and other primitive instruments gathered around the world. But there is always joy, enlightenment, and hope. A HOPE-HOWSE gathering reflects the uniqueness and compassion that is the greater work of HOPE-HOWSE, the work of simply being fully present for other human beings, listening deeply, speaking and sharing honestly, loving unconditionally, loving thy neighbor as thyself. At a HOPE-HOWSE event, as in the energy of HOPE-HOWSE itself, there are no issues, only humans. And that spark in the heart that connects us as human beings is also the spark that ignites the universe with the hope and love that is HOPE-HOWSE.
Upon leaving the physical HOPE-HOWSE where this gathering has occurred, part of the energy of HOPE-HOWSE leaves with every participant, to be disbursed into the universe to carry on the work and love of HOPE-HOWSE. I leave, as I entered, with a subtle anticipation, knowing that, with faith and love, whatever happens in the universe will be a welcome surprise wrapped in a safe and loving environment. | artistic |
https://seounlocke.com/2021/07/31/how-to-incorporate-goth-fashion-in-your-everyday-outfit/ | 2021-09-28T08:38:57 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780060538.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20210928062408-20210928092408-00457.warc.gz | 0.929176 | 862 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__66834866 | en | Goth fashion is all about embracing the dark aspects of aesthetics and style. Someone who is transitioning to gothic styles and gothic accessories can get overwhelmed by the dramatic changes in their wardrobe.
But there are some ways you can do this transition a bit organically. If you think a drastic change in your wardrobe is a bit much, try incorporating goth styles and elements in your everyday look. This will make the process as normal as it can be are also help you to sort the essentials.
Here are some ways to try introducing goth fashion and ease your way.
Start with the colours
This is the most ‘normal’ way to incorporate goth fashion in your wardrobe. Begin by adding black items to your outfit. Start with black jeans instead of blue, a simple graphic tee, and some choker (black, of course!).
While it is true that you don’t need to eat and breathe black to be goth. But it is the easiest colour to start without getting too stressed. You can also start experimenting with purple, red, or silver. Adding these colours won’t totally freak your parents either!
Makeup is the concern
Makeup is the QUEEN when it comes to achieving the perfect goth look. Always keep your makeup on the basic level of eyeliner, mascara, and lipstick. Focus only on one thing at a time. This will help you to get the style without being overboard.
For instance, create a smoky eye look and keep the lips nude. Try a dark coloured eyeshadow to play a little bit.
Learn about Goth identities
Once you are intrigued by the goth culture, feel free to explore its branches. There are various sub-categories of goth fashion—Victorian goth, cybergoth, gothic Lolita, etc. As a new member, you should explore, try, and then chose the style that best represents you.
Invest in accessories
Accessories are the easiest way to incorporate a new style in your cupboard without chugging out all the savings!
Start adding skull bracelets, hats, bags, rings, and chokers. Invest in fishnets and tight belts to amp up your look. Once you are done with the testers, go for shoes and jackets.
Wardrobe Essentials you need
Here are some wardrobe essentials you need to get started with your transition.
Starting small, skull rings or pewter rings are classic goth accessories. These rings have some dark symbols embedded in them or can be gem-crusted. They are available in a lot of variety, and some people often like to stack them together for a statement.
If you want to invest in a single piece of shoes, then that should be black pair of combat boots. You can opt for high heels or even studded heels. The good thing about combat boots is that they are super comfortable and badass!
Graphic tees are a basic, inexpensive way to transition into gothic fashion. Skulls are very popular symbols of gothic culture. They represent death and mourning. Other than that, dark quotes, patterns of tombs can make them look more attractive.
Black leggings are themselves very versatile. They can be worn while shopping, studying, hanging out with friends, etc. Try a skull t-shirt with black leggings and a statement ring—you have your basic goth look ready!
It might be a little expensive, but a classic black leather jacket is a style staple for gothic fashion. You can pair them with tees, combat boots, hoodies, and it adds a signature touch to the whole look. Think about the Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries!
Black lace dress
Whenever we think about women’s gothic dresses, Victorian-style gowns come to mind. But today, instead of gowns, short black dresses with lace bodies can make you look irresistible. Add a women’s gothic jacket, red lips, and you will own the room!
Are you looking forward to incorporating these essentials into your wardrobe? Explore a world of alternative fashion from Jordash Clothing. | artistic |
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Sacred Site – The Lascaux Cave, France.
The Lascaux Caves are a complex of caves in southwestern France famous for its Paleolithic cave paintings. They are located near the village of Montignac, in the department of Dordogne. They are home to some of the best-known Upper Paleolithic art, estimated to be over 17,000 years old. They consist mainly of images of large animals that lived in the area at the time. In 1979, Lascaux was added to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
At times this card is far removed from the more traditional Tarot, and at others is almost the same card, I think it is the man’s gaze that tells the story and alters the card slightly. In the Waite-Smith deck the look on the main figure is at times one of “is this all worth it” (imo), whereas in this card he seems to have just come out of a reverie, you know that space you go to when you are being creative and nothing will disturb you, almost a meditative state. Then sometimes when this card is drawn he looks to be having a lack of faith in his work.
Keywords: Evaluation, reflection, patience.
Possible deck specific interpretations: If you are doing the best that you can at what you love to do, there is no need to worry about what people think of your work.
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This is a short (2½ minute) clip detailing the Lascaux Cave paintings.
And this an hour long documentary about how prehistoric Europeans came to invent art.
In the next few months I’m going to be taking a walk through the Sacred Sites deck card-by-card. I am totally in love with this deck, I thought it was going to be a novelty when I reviewed and interviewed it, but having used it almost exclusively for a year now I feel there is still so much to learn with this deck. Some of the cards I have heaps to say about, some of them maybe not so much.
Six of Chalices
Sacred Site – Les Saintes Maries de la Mer, France.
Les Saintes Maries de la Mer is the capital of the Camargue in the south of France. This site is linked to the figure of Sara-la-Kali who is said to have been the Egyptian servant of Mary Magdalene, Mary Salome and Mary Jacobe, (Les Saintes Maries). Or, in another tale she was the local woman who welcomed the three Marys on their arrival from Alexandria, Egypt. After they’re arrival the area became known as Nôtre-Dame-de-Ratis (Our Lady of the Boat), the name was later changed to Notre-Dame-de-la-Mer, then, in 1838 the residents settled on the present title.
The image shows a crowd on their way to the town to celebrate Pelerinage des Gitans, or ‘Pilgrimage of the Gypsies’, a Roma/gypsy festival held each year on May 24 and 25. The festival is a time to meet up with friends and relatives that – because of their nomadic lifestyle – have not been seen since previous festivals, a time for giving, sharing and reminiscing. This is a slightly different take on how this card is in other decks where it normally shows just two people sharing a gift or a memory, in the Sacred Sites version a whole crowd is sharing. This could be interpreted as a group or collective conscience, a sharing of ideas that go beyond generations and eventually become inherited memories. Okay, so maybe that’s a bit deep for the average Tarot reading, in a past life reading however it could show that certain traits of a client could be inherited from…. well, a previous life.
Keywords: Sharing, charity, nostalgia.
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Okay okay, so it’s nothing to do with Sacred sites or Les Saintes Maries de la Mer, but they are from France, and they play excellent guitar, they are The Gypsy Kings. | artistic |
https://www.leslieantiques.com/items/1442067/Portrait-Miniature-by-Augustus-Fuller-c1835 | 2021-05-06T10:26:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243988753.91/warc/CC-MAIN-20210506083716-20210506113716-00465.warc.gz | 0.938874 | 325 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__148026452 | en | A fine miniature portrait by Augustus Fuller, done on natural material. The sitter is an attractive hazel-eyed woman sporting sausage curls and wearing a white lace bonnet, a white lace fichu with a centered brooch, and a black dress. Fuller took pains in this painting to the extent of showing details of the dress design with faint white highlights, shown in the second photo.
The condition of the painting is excellent, and viewed in person the miniature is far better than the photo shows. The sight size is 3" by 2 3/8" and the later frame is 3 1/4" by 2 5/8".
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES: 1. Augustus Fuller (1812-1873), born deaf, received instruction in drawing and painting classes when he attended the Connecticut Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb, graduating in 1828. In 1833 he studied with Chester Harding. Augustus Fuller worked as an itinerant portrait painter from about 1829 to 1859 in towns along the Connecticut River Valley, New York, southern New Hampshire, and throughout Massachusetts. Fuller's miniatures are very much admired and in great demand by collectors.
2. An excellent article about Fuller by Michael and Suzanne Payne appeared in the 2017 Winter edition of the magazine "Antiques & Fine Art", and can be found at https://www.incollect.com/articles/augustus-fuller-1812-1873-triumph-over-disability-a-deaf-folk-portrait-painter-in-nineteenth-century-america | artistic |
https://www.two-are.com/work/flower-water | 2023-12-05T21:57:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100568.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205204654-20231205234654-00331.warc.gz | 0.900768 | 367 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__244487523 | en | Flower Water is a new-to-world beverage brand reintroducing a Swiss classic, Elderflower Water, to a wider audience. With additional botanicals like Rose, Orange Blossom, and Hibiscus, the brand offers a refreshing take on traditional flavors. Flower Water was dreamt up after tennis match on a clay court in the Swiss Alps. With this in mind, we developed an identity that is both elegant and sporty, making it the perfect choice for Après-Ski and Après-Tennis alike.
The identity captures the essence of elegance and refinement while also incorporating an energetic and dynamic spirit. We achieved this balance through the use of a bold sans-serif (Söhne by Klim) alongside a baroque Serif (ABC Synt Italic by Dinamo) forming an pairing that is both stylish and approachable. Furthering this tension, we married the use of traditional gold foil with a bold and striking border system, inspired by the grids of a tennis court. Overall, he identity was heavily influenced by ephemera, taking inspiration from sources as varied as ski patches, lift tickets, national parks and fruit stickers.
We developed an iconic Wordmark that feels at once timeless and contemporary. This works alongside an illustrative heritage mark, which lives on a separate, gold foiled label along the neck of the bottle following in the footsteps of brands like San Pellegrino and Topo Chico— classics in the water game.
Design: Briana Garza & Caleb Van Dyke
3D Renderings: Briana Garza
Client: Gabriel Puché & Martin Howell
Typeface: Söhne Halbfett / ABC Synt Italic
Tags: Branding, Digital, Packaging, Art Direction, Illustration | artistic |
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We mix fun in-class and online activities with dynamic and creative methods of teaching that immerse students in not just Spanish, but also Latin American and Spanish culture as they are thrust into authentic situations that focus on speaking, listening, reading, and writing.
The main goal of our program is to achieve maximum progress, while students enjoy their experience. We challenge students without pressuring them by offering creative and diversified activities that bring Spanish to life.
Our camps are designed with fun activities to develop students’ language skills by encouraging them to be creative and thoughtful. We use traditional rhymes, art, music and play to activate imaginations and teach students to appreciate the Spanish language and its many cultures. | artistic |
http://builtec.co.uk/ | 2017-04-30T14:36:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917125654.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031205-00423-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.890145 | 130 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__304749290 | en | Builtec Developments is an inventive and practical building and interior contractor, specialising in the construction and manufacture of creative and innovative interiors.
Builtec Developments is a business combining over 35 years of experience with modern technology and the values of a traditionally run family business.
Over three decades Builtec Developments have created a diverse portfolio of projects for clients in leisure, retail, corporate & bespoke residential interiors.
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Site by K-Design Leamington Spa | artistic |
https://www.signal.co/blog/halloween-2016/ | 2019-10-15T04:13:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986655864.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20191015032537-20191015060037-00387.warc.gz | 0.953949 | 304 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__171145323 | en | Halloween at Signal is more than a holiday, it’s a tradition. Signalites come together to sip on spooky cocktails out of a cauldron and eat ghoulishly delightful goodies, all while showing off their most creative costume creations. This year’s festivities were no different.
To ensure all were in the spirit, on Friday afternoon people gathered to mingle with fellow employees, play trivia and indulge in a few-too-many treats. The celebrations continued during Monday’s lunch with the yearly costume competition, featuring a catwalk and pizza.
“My favorite part about Halloween here has been hanging out with co-workers and celebrating the day,” said Liz Doernhoefer, a member of the Signal Culture Club.
Perhaps the best part of the holiday is seeing what employees wear when they dress up. With so many unique ensembles ranging from a peanut butter and jelly duo to a kangaroo, the judges had a frightful time choosing the winners. A few participants stole the spotlight though, and walked away with spooktacular awards.
Most Committed: Todd Schanbacher with an impressive Mike Ditka impression and outfit.
Most Creative: Ben Vogt and a four-armed costume.
Best Overall: Sara Schroeder as The Cat in the Hat, featuring her twins.
Honorable Mention: Kora Kopieniak in a Guy Fieri Costume.
Check out photos from the celebration below! | artistic |
https://best-antibiotics-otc.com/looking-for-love-and-finding-elote-a-meditation-on-mexican-street-corn.html | 2023-02-01T16:16:48 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-06/segments/1674764499946.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20230201144459-20230201174459-00698.warc.gz | 0.968924 | 1,538 | CC-MAIN-2023-06 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-06__0__211623551 | en | The first time I had elote was in New York City with a man several years my senior — not old enough to be my father, but enough to elicit the occasional curious or knowing glance. I let him believe he introduced me to The Cure and XTC. In exchange, I felt free in a way that’s probably craved by most listless suburban church kids who finally grow up.
While he worked, I slipped into bookstores and thrift shops, where I rifled through discarded photographs and bought some for 99 cents. I looked into the strangers’ faces, which were frozen in time on film — at a retirement party, on an Alaskan cruise, perched on a threadbare floral couch on a shoreside patio — and journaled about what I imagined their lives were like.
I bought cheap coffee in those blue and white Anthora cups (“We are happy to serve you!“) and sat on park benches, where I watched pigeons bully each other over dropped breadcrumbs and popcorn kernels. I watched people pass — laughing until Coke sprayed out of their noses, shouting into their cell phones, crying into their sleeves — and journaled about what I imagined their lives were like.
I wrote in a notebook and thought about a poetry professor of mine who had made me feel like words were magic and convinced me that I could make a living crafting them. It was a relatively radical thought to consider when I’d grown up in a religious tradition where it was taught that women should be seen and not heard, let alone read. When I would occasionally fret about finding a job, as a student in his subterranean office and then eventually as a young freelancer sitting on his front porch, he’d laugh quietly and give me the same line.
“Don’t be afraid of a few lost years,” the professor would say.
“Don’t be afraid of a few lost years.”
For that reason, I carefully labeled the first page of my notebook with the phrase “Lost Years?” and journaled about what I imagined my life would be like. I didn’t know yet that years could in no way be the “lost” ones, as I was still so blissfully curious about everything.
At night, we’d eat. I discovered that I loved oaky Malbec that left my tongue dry and my lips tinged purple; I loved the punchy, vinegary white sauce kept in squeeze bottles on halal carts; I loved thin-sliced pulpo and how, no matter what, one’s lips looked like they wanted to be kissed when they read it off the menu; and I loved elote.
We’d stop at vendors who were just far enough away from the subway station that we were no longer trapped in the hot, stifling throngs of people pushing their way to the street level. About a block or so from the 82nd Street–Jackson Heights station, a woman had built a mobile grill using a shopping cart and a grate wrapped in aluminum foil. She’d use a thick brush to slather an entire row of freshly-peeled, charred corn on sticks with thin mayonnaise in a motion that looked like she was painting a fence. She’d give it a sprinkle of Tajin, then roll it in salty, crumbled cotija.
It piqued all my taste buds, and I liked that I could be on the move while eating. We’d slowly walk up and down the city blocks without any real purpose other than just being out, occasionally stopping on a random corner when we fell deep into conversation. He’d tell me about the eloteros in the Mexican border town where he grew up.
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Each of them had a slightly different method for making elote. Some used crema instead of mayonnaise. Some swore by two squeezes of lime per ear of corn. Some used enough chipotle or chili powder that, in the end, the corn looked more red than pale yellow. “You find who you like best,” he said, “And then you just keep on going back.”
He then explained that many eloteros find a spot, such as a parking lot or street corner, where they’ll just stay put for decades. It becomes their spot. Even if they wheel their cart home for the night, you know that they’ll be back the next day, or at the latest, the day after that.
For so long, I’d dreamed of drifting away in that romantic way that only seems possible when you’re 20, where you think that if you go to a new town or a new city, all the things you disliked about yourself growing up suddenly fade. The idea of that kind of steadfastness was thus both daunting and romantic in a wholly different kind of way.
When the love between that man and I finally faded, his stories of the steadfast eloteros didn’t.
Though the love between that man and I finally faded, his stories of the steadfast eloteros didn’t. In each new city I visited, I found myself drawn toward the unmistakable smell of char-grilled street corn and the stories of the people who worked there.
Chicago, where I live now, is full of these stories.
In 2000, 50 eloteros and a number of the city’s Latino aldermen rallied in favor of an ordinance that would finally make their trade officially legal after existing in a gray area where vendors often found themselves up against hefty fines. It would take more than a decade for the city to acquiesce. Still, the eloteros persevered. (During that time, someone even made a Facebook page called “Chicago’s Cutest Eloteros,” which captured snapshots of vendors all around the city, showcasing, likely unintentionally, how integral to the fabric of Chicago they are.)
I recently read a story about a couple of eloteros in Rogers Park, the neighborhood directly north of my apartment. They had been married for 23 years and worked together daily, selling styrofoam cups of corn, mayonnaise, cayenne and cotija seven days a week from 8 a.m. until just after midnight.
Felipe Vallarta, the husband, passed away in 2021. A few years before he died, he told the local paper: “The truth is, it’s difficult, but when you love the work, it’s beautiful.”
The unchanging schedule, the slog, the schlep — all the things I had feared for so long would deaden me to really living — are the things that can actually make life beautiful. Whether it’s the routine of cleanly slicing boiled corn off the cob in 20 seconds flat, or just trying to survive. Maybe there are no lost years. Maybe they all are, in some way. Maybe we just need to embrace them.
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https://characterlinens.co.uk/disneys-moana-the-must-see-film/ | 2018-02-18T01:32:49 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-09/segments/1518891811243.29/warc/CC-MAIN-20180218003946-20180218023946-00485.warc.gz | 0.924289 | 594 | CC-MAIN-2018-09 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-09__0__22709689 | en | Disney’s new musical spectacular Moana is one of the most anticipated films of the year!
Following the journey of Moana (newcomer Auli’i Cravalho) and her new friend Maui (who also happens to be a God – voiced by Dwayne Johnson), the two work together to save her island – taking her into realms no mortal has ever reached.
Here are some reasons why Moana is a must-see this winter!
And if you are already a Moana fan – you can get the original Moana duvet cover set here.
Disney is tackling Polynesian culture brilliantly
This is the studio that brought real lions into the animation studio for ‘The Lion King’, so you know Disney doesn’t do anything by halves. When it came to creating a new film set in the world of Polynesian culture, directors Ron Clements and John Musker travelled extensively around the area and formed a ‘trust’ to consult on the accuracy and sensitivity of every aspect of Polynesian culture.
The culture of Polynesia has been a huge part of promoting the film too, right down to Dwayne Johnson performing a Polyneisan fire dance on American television!
Moana is the furthest thing from the classic ‘Princess’
No love interest? No problem! Moana is taking her destiny into own hands, proving herself to be one of the strongest female leads Disney has ever produced. Her mission in the film is to save her tribe and lead her people, rather than locking down a Prince for her happily ever after.
She even gains the respect of Maui, a thousand year old demi-God and fights a lava monster!
Not bad for a 16 year old, eh?
It may be the crowning achievement of Disney’s ‘Revival Period’
Any Disney historian or enthusiast worth their salt will know the Disney eras very well.
Starting with The Princess and the Frog, Disney’s revival period has been consistently excellent. Tangled, Big Hero Six, Wreck it Ralph, Frozen and Zootopia have all been huge hits both with critics and at the box office. Disney’s star keeps on shining brighter, and this project, a classic Disney tale with a new angle, may represent the accumulation of the success of the era.
New Disney songs!!
Not just any songs either. Disney have hired Samoan musician Opetaia Foa’I and composer Mark Mancina alongside man of the moment Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer of the huge broadway hit Hamilton.
Want a taste of their work? Disney have been kind enough to give us a whole song – and yes, The Rock can sssssing!
Maybe we will Let It Go of Let It Go and sing something new!
Check out the trailer below! | artistic |
https://allthingsbarnum.com/2016/05/03/the-passing-of-a-legend-and-a-muse/ | 2023-05-29T02:53:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-23/segments/1685224644574.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20230529010218-20230529040218-00770.warc.gz | 0.962864 | 373 | CC-MAIN-2023-23 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-23__0__7771927 | en | This week I learned that one of my personal muses, Disney legend Jack Lindquist, passed away earlier this year. You all know him, even if you don’t think you do – the first president of Disneyland, Jack created the iconic question: “…you just won the Super Bowl, what are you going to do next?”
I had the joy of meeting Jack Lindquist a few years ago at a conference of the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA). Because P.T. Barnum is a member of the exclusive IAAPA Hall of Fame among notables like Walt Disney, Marty Sklar, Bob Rogers, and Jack Lindquist himself, I have the distinct honor of meeting many remarkable, creative innovators. At this particular meeting, I had an hour to sit alone with Jack before his panel discussion began. Jack regaled me with wonderful and hysterical stories of his years with Disney. The successes, the challenges, and even the “goof-ups” – he held nothing back in the opportunity to amuse a companion. His humor was natural and effortless, and he was completely generous with it. I listened intently. It was a priceless hour.
When I head to Disney this month for a family vacation, Jack’s memory will fill me with delight. I do believe that was Jack’s life purpose: to create joy and have that joy endure at the “happiest place on earth.” In 1886, P.T. Barnum wrote that “the noblest art is that of making others happy.” On behalf of the Barnum Museum and Barnum’s legacy of making others happy, we salute a true legend who continues to give joy to the world. You will be missed. | artistic |
http://www.dramafest.ca/register/school-productions/ | 2019-12-11T17:00:31 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-51/segments/1575540531974.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20191211160056-20191211184056-00212.warc.gz | 0.924503 | 308 | CC-MAIN-2019-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-51__0__157901472 | en | Schools participating in DramaFest may choose to prepare and perform up to 2 productions at DramaFest. Schools are encouraged to bring all types of work to perform. Not just final polished productions, but also works in development, staged readings, and workshop presentations of any kind! The cost is $50 per production.
DramaFest this year has 17 production slots available on a first-come first-served basis. After production slots are filled, schools will be put on a waitlist. While our production coordinators will be as fair as possible, there is no guarantee of when or where your school’s production will be placed in the festival.
Schools MUST submit TWO different forms for EACH production as well as email a copy of their script. It is suggested that these three things be handed in as soon as possible, but their hard deadline is Friday, April 10, 2020.
- Technical Questionnaire click here
- Cast and Crew List click here
- Script must be emailed to nsdramafest[at]gmail.com
Should you require clarification contact Bruce MacLennan at Dalhousie’s Fountain School of Performing Arts at 902-494-1496 or by email at production[at]dramafest.ca.
Technical Information Forms
Nova Scotia High School Drama Festival
c/o Dalhousie ‘s Fountain School of Performing Arts
Dalhousie Arts Centre
6101 University Avenue, Room 5-32 | artistic |
https://northendwpgblog.wordpress.com/2014/06/27/st-johns-library-news-shelf-summer-programs/ | 2018-03-20T15:36:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257647498.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20180320150533-20180320170533-00420.warc.gz | 0.897317 | 560 | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-13__0__78800706 | en | The TD Summer Reading Club is back this summer! Come to the St. John’s Library for your free summer reading kit, with everything you need to keep track of your reading for your chance to enter a draw for some cool prizes!
The TD Summer Reading Club started on Monday, June 23, 2014!
Also join us this summer for the following in-library programs:
Friday, July 4—10:30 am-12:30 pm
Family Literacy Fun Day
Join us for a fun drop in program with various stations that celebrate the fun of reading! No registration required for this program. All ages welcome!
Tuesday, July 8—2-2:45 pm
Stop by St. John’s Library and make some summer memories with a program of fun stories and rhymes you won’t soon forget. Make your very own memory book to take home! Children ages 3-5 and their families
Tuesday, July 15—2-3 pm
Let’s Make Music!
Join us for an adventure into the art of noise, through story and wordplay. All you budding musicians will also get to make a mini rubber band banjo for your own experiments in sound! Ages 6-12
Tuesday, July 22—2-2:45 pm
Summertime is the perfect time for fun! We’ll have silly stories, rollicking rhymes, and we’ll show you how to make a paper puppet, perfect for making your own fun at home! Children ages 3-5 and their families
Thursday, July 24—2-3 pm
Let’s Talk Science: Exploration Mars
This space-themed workshop will give kids a basic understanding of space exploration followed by a design challenge! Each group of students will get to design their own rover and lander to see if it will survive Mars’ harsh conditions. Ages 9-12
Tuesday, July 29—2-3 pm
Did you know Leonardo Da Vinci was making designs for airplanes 500 years ago? Here’s a salute to the pursuit of flight! You’ll also get to make your own toy airplane to take home! Ages 6-12
Thursday, August 7—2-3 pm
Interactive Storytelling with the Aboriginal School of Dance
Explore and act out the seven sacred teachings with the Aboriginal School of Dance using music, masks and props! Learn about the wisdom of the beaver, the truth of the turtle, the courage of the bear, and more. All ages welcome!
Now accepting registrations. Pre-registration is required for all programs. Register in person, or call 204-986-4689. St. John’s Library 500 Salter St. | artistic |
https://artsavingwildlife.com/about/ | 2022-09-24T16:46:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030331677.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20220924151538-20220924181538-00075.warc.gz | 0.928082 | 274 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__196563262 | en | Immortalise the beauty of our planet and making sure it stays that way.
ArtSavingWildlife is a community of creative artists, creators, collectors and conservationists raising awareness and funds for the protection of the world’s most endangered species. A celebration of wildlife and landscape art, the online gallery showcases and promotes the work of artists worldwide.
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Sculptures, original paintings and museum quality fine art reproductions are available for purchase through this website. The participating artists have generously offered to donate a percentage of the revenues for these art works to the conservation of endangered species.
With ArtSavingWildlife working as an intermediary, our platform connects nature artists to conservation projects.
Explore original paintings, fine art prints, drawings and sculptures carefully selected by our curation team.
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ArtSavingWildlife provides artists from around the world with a unique, curated online gallery in which to exhibit and sell their work.
We are happy that so many wonderful artists want to be part of this initiative. Please tell us about your work and interest.
For more information, feel free contact us through email@example.com | artistic |
http://www.montessori.cz/website/mainmenu/curriculum/beyond-the-classroom/ | 2017-04-30T03:11:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-17/segments/1492917124297.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20170423031204-00153-ip-10-145-167-34.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.965747 | 771 | CC-MAIN-2017-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-17__0__301752543 | en | At IMSP, movement, creativity and visual and performing arts are viewed as an integral part of the curriculum. We incorporate the arts into cultural studies, history and other academic subjects. In addition, in the Elementary program experienced educators specializing in Visual Art, Music, Performing Arts and Physical Education deliver weekly lessons on their subjects. These engaging, developmentally appropriate lessons generally take place during the second half of the school day.
The Toddlers enjoy a Music and Movement class while our Primary students engage in Art and Music and Movement. The Elementary students participate in Music, Visual Arts, Performing Arts and Physical Education. In addition, we have several workshops each year to introduce students to specialized areas of arts, culture and science; past examples include Textile Arts, African Drumming or Indonesian Music.
Art and Creativity in the Montessori Classroom
In the Montessori classroom, we stress many important characteristics such as Independence, Confidence, Inventiveness and Individuality. Maria Montessori said it was the creative mind that harnessed one’s power to solve problems. Art education attempts to inspire and support those same virtues. This year, we have expanded our art program by having specialists in the artistic field lead monthly innovative workshops. Not only does this give the children the opportunity to expand on their idea of art and who is “an artist”, but it also allows them to explore their own creative abilities. Some children (and many adults) may not identify themselves as creative or artistic, yet everyone has the ability to create and is their own unique artist. It is only a matter of finding one's own style, inner passion, and creativity. The goal of exposing the children to various styles, methods, and techniques, is to allow the students to explore their own skills and personal connection to their creativity.
Art expands far beyond pencils and paint brushes. Exposing the children to textiles, mono-printing, sculpture, recycled art, to name a few mediums, allows the students to connect to their own artistic niche and personal skill set. It allows them to understand art as a multidimensional concept which comes in various forms, shapes, size and textures, just like people. It is not a matter of being like everyone else, but recognizing and harvesting one’s own skill set and ability. They may then enjoy the wonderful experience of expressing themselves creatively! The various workshops give the students a chance to see how each artist is different and has found their own way to explore their creativity as well as the right tools to express themselves.
Art can serve as a tool for the children to get to know themselves in a deep and meaningful way; to discover their ideas, emotions, imagination and individual talents. There is no right or wrong in the creative arts. Thus, practicing can help children to develop tenacity and risk taking in trying new things, creating for the sake of creation without having to identity with a correct answer. Montessori allows the child to discover themselves in all areas of the classroom and art is no different. Art allows them to go into themselves, getting to know their inner and creative self, finding the courage to explore and express that energy. Exploring new methods and points of view, they learn to trust themselves, building a confidence in themselves and their own mental “tool belt.”
Children are given the opportunity to connect to their passions, individuality and innovation in creating pieces that represent their personality, insights and own unique ideas. They are given the chance to connect to others and share with their peers, recognizing each other's differences and vast skills sets. As we continue to explore our own art program, we aim to support the children in becoming unique individuals who trust in their own ability, enjoy the creative process and gain a deep understanding of themselves. | artistic |
https://kre8now.clubexpress.com/content.aspx?page_id=4002&club_id=207031&item_id=1467882 | 2021-06-19T16:10:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487648373.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20210619142022-20210619172022-00522.warc.gz | 0.854692 | 163 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__97099352 | en | Events - Event View
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Make a night out - Resin Tray
Enjoy an evening of creativity and hands-on experience with the beautiful medium of resin. We will provide all the materials and guidance to create a beautiful piece of functional art. No experience necessary. Perfect for date night or a night out with friends.
Friday, July 2, 2021, 7:00 PM until 8:30 PM
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Payment In Full In Advance Only | artistic |
https://tamilecommerce.in/online-business-ideas-tamil/ | 2024-03-02T03:34:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947475727.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20240302020802-20240302050802-00645.warc.gz | 0.931738 | 159 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__104813471 | en | Welcome to our channel! In this video, we delve into the inspiring journey of Uma Maheshwari, a talented artisan and the mastermind behind a thriving inline ecommerce business specializing in handmade palm leaf products. Join us as we take you through the captivating story of how Uma Maheshwari turned her passion for traditional craftsmanship into a successful online venture, touching the lives of people around the world with her eco-friendly and exquisite creations.Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to be inspired by Uma Maheshwari’s remarkable journey! Join us as we celebrate the spirit of entrepreneurship, art, and sustainability that she embodies. Like, share, and subscribe to our channel for more insightful videos on online ecommerce businesses and the inspiring stories behind them. | artistic |
https://helpwithessaywriting.net/i-want-some-onw-to-write-half-page-to-one-page-on-art/ | 2021-10-23T01:38:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323585537.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20211023002852-20211023032852-00400.warc.gz | 0.954617 | 1,223 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__264932649 | en | For the Discussion Forums, you will read the questions/topics and, after completing the reading assignments, should be able to discuss your findings and share opinions. Your posts should reflect academic, polished, respectful writing — think of your posts as essays. Points will be deducted for errors in grammar, punctuation, and spelling.
You are to add to each Discussion Forum at least twice. One post is to be your original thought post on the questions/topics, and the second post is your response to someone else’s post. The response post should be just as substantive as your original thought post. Agreements, praise, and re-stating what either the original author or you wrote in the original thought posts do not count as substance and will not receive credit. It is completely fine to agree/disagree and express your praise for the original author’s points but remember that those statements will not count as substance in your response post. Think of it as a discussion you are having with that student — how might you respond to what she/he said? You might relate some relevant personal experience or knowledge, a memory or idea invoked by their post, describe additional examples of the ideas/themes being discussed, or provide additional relevant information that perhaps the student did not include in their post. What relationships can you make between the content of their post and your own life?
Cutting and pasting information from the text, internet, or any other source is not allowed. Your posts should be written in your own words. This is a respectful forum for discussion. Foul language or posts in poor taste are not allowed. Repeated offenses will earn a zero for the discussion boards, and you may be banned from posting.
1) What is the overall difference between the elements of form and the principles of design?
2) Describe how the two work together to form a composition.
3) Analyze a work of art from another chapter in the textbook (not Chapter 7) to describe how an artist uses both the elements and the principles to create a strong composition. You must be specific and thorough in your explanation to receive credit. Your analysis should include both the identifications and descriptions of the principles, including how the artist used the elements to convey the principles. Go beyond identification and thoroughly describe . See below for more information on that. Make sure to also identify the artwork with its title, artist’s name, and date of creation.
4) Explain how your understanding of the principles of design helps you in experiencing and describing this work of art.
Organize your answers into an essay, making sure that each of the four prompts above is thoroughly addressed/answered.
***For part 3) of this discussion forum, since the visual elements are used to convey the principles of design, I recommend forming your analysis around the principles of design. In order to analyze the principles of design, you will naturally need to identify and describe the elements as well. For example, an analysis of just the unity in Alphonse Mucha’s 1900 lithograph The Seasons: Spring might go as follows:
Principle of Design: Unity
Identification: Alphonse Mucha’s The Seasons: Spring conveys the principle of unity through the consistency in the visual elements used to portray the figure, the natural elements in the scene, the background, and even the frame-like pattern around the perimeter of the work.
[This statement conveys that I know what unity is (a principle of design that can be conveyed through consistency in the visual elements) and that I can identify it in a specific work of art. It is more of a broad, general statement. It does not go into too many specifics yet. Those will come with the description below. Remember that one of the purposes of the discussion forums is an opportunity for you to convey that you know the concepts that we are studying — do not assume that I know that you know what unity is, for example.]
Description: The crisp, thin, black lines used to convey the contours of the figure are also used in the contours of the flowers that the figure holds, the plants that wrap around the figure’s legs, and the plants that are at the figure’s feet. They are a bit thinner in the plants, but the visual connection still remains. This similar line work is also used in the frame-like design that surrounds the scene and even in the pattern of arrows and crosses on that frame. This consistency in the lines helps to unify the work, making it read as a whole There is a similar green color used in the figure’s flowing gown, the frame, and the flowers she is holding. The pink color used in the background is similar in hue and value to the colors used in the figure’s hair, shawl, and the ground on which she stands. All of the colors used in the work are not highly saturated; their intensity has been somewhat decreased. This similarity in colors used throughout the work also helps to unify it.
[These statements delve deeper into the initial observation made in the identification, analyzing and explaining it further. Specifics and details from the artwork are used to help further convey the points I am making. The visual elements of line and color are identified, and the types of each element are described. The art terminology that we have been learning is used to more effectively make my points.]
It is important to note that the uses of line and color are not the only ways that this artwork conveys unity. There are many others. In your analysis, you do not have to include all of the ways in which each principle is conveyed, but pick a couple of the visual elements to describe how that principle is conveyed. Remember also that the above example is an analysis of only the principle of unity. Your analysis should include identification and description of the other principles as well — including, but not limited to — variety, balance, movement, rhythm, scale/proportion. | artistic |
https://www.newtonart.org/paintout | 2019-10-19T22:12:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-43/segments/1570986700435.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20191019214624-20191020002124-00400.warc.gz | 0.950176 | 1,289 | CC-MAIN-2019-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-43__0__170840806 | en | The Newton Public Art Commission is excited to present the Newton Fall Plein Air Paint Out followed by a wet paint art show on Saturday, Sept 28.
Painters of any medium are welcome to enter the event, where they will spend from 9 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. painting outside on the streets of beautiful, historic Newton “en plein air.”
Registration will be from 8:30-9:30 a.m. at Catawba Farms, 1670 Southwest Blvd., Newton. Beginning at 3 p.m., artists will display their paintings in a wet paint art show open to the public in the tasting room at Catawba Farms. Many of the works created during the paint out will be available for purchase. One painter will be awarded a $200 prize. There will also be a $50 prize awarded to the best student piece submitted.
In order to participate in the paint out and wet paint show, a registration form and fee of $20 must be paid by Sept. 26. A late registration fee of $25 will be charged for any participants who register after Sept. 26. Students who present student identification may enter the paint out and wet paint show at no cost. The required registration form is available here.
In addition to the Newton Fall Plein Air Paint Out, artists of all skill levels can sign up for a workshop on Friday, Sept. 27, to learn more about this exciting art technique. (Please note the workshop has now reached capacity. No additional participants may register.) Artist Jean Cauthen will host the workshop, which will focus on tips and techniques for painting landscapes in the great outdoors. The workshop will meet from 10 a.m.-3 p.m in an upstairs room which has stair access only at Whisk & Barrel, 31 North College Ave. The workshop is limited to 10 students. All art materials will be provided. The cost of the workshop is $50, which also includes the entry fee for the paint out and wet paint show on Saturday. Participants must register and submit payment for the workshop by Sept. 25. The required registration form is available here.
Cauthen grew up in Naples, Italy; New Orleans; and the Carolinas. She currently resides in Charlotte. She began her love of landscape painting while living in Newton. Her work often depicts the streets, countryside and factories of Catawba County. She is a former winner of the Piedmont Plein Air “Quick Paint” and second place winner in the Savannah Paint-Out. Jean lectures on art history topics for local groups and classes. In addition to leading travel workshops to France, Italy, Ireland and Costa Rica, she has been granted several artist residencies, including upcoming travel to Chateaux Orquevaux, France. As a teacher, she is known for her patience, humor and enthusiasm. She strives to move students of all levels forward in their understanding of the basics as well as helping them find their own artisitic ‘voice.’ Her work has been exhibited internationally, earned many awards, and has been collected by several corporate and private entities. Her work may be viewed at Dilworth Artisan Station in Charlotte and at www.jeancauthen.com.
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Detailed Artist Information - Workshop
A hands-on plein air workshop will be held at Whisk and Barrel, 31 North College Ave., on Friday, Sept. 27.
Workshop registration is $50. Participants must register and submit payment for the workshop by Sept. 25.
Space is limited to 10 workshop participants.
Participants in the workshop are automatically registered in the Newton Fall Plein Air Paint Out.
Detailed Artist Information - Paint Out and Art Show
Registered artists check in at Catawba Farms, 1670 Southwest Blvd., on Saturday, Sept. 28, between 8:30 a.m. and 9:30 a.m.
Artists must have their canvas or paper stamped at Catawba Farms prior to beginning work to be eligible for entry in the Saturday afternoon show and sale. Work begun in the workshop is not eligible for the wet paint show and sale.
The paint out will be held rain or shine.
Artists may paint at a variety of locations of their choosing within the city of Newton. Picturesque locations will be listed as suggestions for those unfamiliar with the area. Locations may include landscapes, gardens, landmarks, architecture, and street scenes. A map of suggested locations will be provided.
All paintings must be done “en plein air” outside, in natural lighting, during the time frame of the event.
Artists may stamp an unlimited number of canvases, but may submit up to two pieces for the contest, display, and sale. Canvases must be free of images prior to stamping, though a base coat of paint is allowed.
All work is to be done in a two-dimensional medium.
The paint out will conclude at 2:30 p.m. with an exhibition and sale of the art completed during the day in the tasting room at Catawba Farms, 1670 Southwest Blvd., beginning at 3 p.m.
All submitted artwork, up to a maximum of two paintings per artist, will be available for sale at the exhibition and sale. Any unsold art must be collected by the artist at the conclusion of the exhibition.
Open to all registered artists 12 years and older and in two-dimensional medium including oils, acrylics, watercolor, gouache, mixed media, and pastels.
Artists will be responsible for pricing and collecting payment on any work displayed in the wet paint show. The Newton Public Art Commission will not collect commission.
Paint out registration prior to Sept. 26 is $20. After Sept. 26, paint out registration is $25 per person.
Awards will be announced around 4 p.m. during the wet paint art show in the tasting room at Catawba Farms.
Two categories of awards will be presented: Artist ($200) and Student ($50, requires school ID).
Jeff Kiefer, MFA, Director of AFA Visual Art, will serve as judge for the wet paint art show. | artistic |
https://clarewarrencalligraphy.co.uk/ | 2022-08-13T14:42:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571959.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813142020-20220813172020-00093.warc.gz | 0.959453 | 251 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__187665780 | en | HANDWRITTEN FINISHING TOUCHES FOR YOUR WEDDING DAY OR SPECIAL OCCASION, LOVINGLY WRITTEN IN MY MODERN CALLIGRAPHY STYLE
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https://www.jackcartwright.com/our-story-copy | 2024-04-17T19:44:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817171.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417173445-20240417203445-00755.warc.gz | 0.960925 | 409 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__68744606 | en | Hiring a production specialist, Jack Cartwright summed up his company’s philosophy as: “To provide the market with upholstered furniture of modern design, produced with exceptionally high quality and priced within reach of many.”
Back in 1963, a young, ambitious furniture designer called Jack Cartwright founded a company in his own name. His aim was: “To provide the market with upholstered furniture of modern design, produced with exceptionally high quality and priced within the reach of many.”
With a focus on design and exceptional quality, the parallels between the Boss vision and that of Jack Cartwright are easy to see, and in 2015 the JC became part of the Boss Design Group.
Like Boss Design, Jack Cartwright has grown to become a substantial and respected supplier, renown for making quality, comfortable seating that people gravitate to. The Cartwright name has grown across the United States, and for over 50 years the brand has been producing award-winning furniture designs that turn commercial, educational, retail, hospitality, and healthcare environments into destination spaces.
>With a US supply chain, and a team of highly skilled carpenters, joiners, machinists and upholsterers, Cartwright understands that furniture is about more than aesthetics. Functionality and comfort are the key to human-centric furniture and by providing these elements, along with conscientious service and support, Cartwright has built long-standing relationships with customers and partners.
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http://www.onmauimag.com/ | 2017-03-31T00:22:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-13/segments/1490218205046.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20170322213005-00600-ip-10-233-31-227.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.88431 | 121 | CC-MAIN-2017-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-13__0__123321805 | en | Discover the art and soul of Maui with On Maui! Magazine, the indispensable guide for the arts and entertainment scene. On Maui! is an award-winning publication whose lively format and compelling stories keep residents and visitors informed about the arts and entertainment, the people and personalities of Hawaii. Each issue brims with timely information on Maui's local art scene-a virtual Who's Who of Maui's social scene with insights into how culture and the arts complement the Maui lifestyle.
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Publications Maui, Inc. All Rights Reserved. | artistic |
http://digitaluxemarketing.com/2011/09/19/burberry-presents-first-ever-tweetwalk-live-from-london/ | 2013-12-13T07:58:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-48/segments/1386164919525/warc/CC-MAIN-20131204134839-00080-ip-10-33-133-15.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.906074 | 593 | CC-MAIN-2013-48 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2013-48__0__94623909 | en | Burberry partners with Twitter to create the first ever live ‘Tweetwalk’ show, premiering the Spring Summer 2012 collection with instant backstage twit pics of every look, live from London’s Hyde Park show space.
Every look will be shared (@Burberry) before the models hit the runway, allowing followers to view the collection moments before anyone else. Images can be viewed in full using Twitter’s new media gallery photo functionality.
‘’We are thrilled to create the first ever ‘’Tweetwalk show’’ in partnership with Twitter. Twitter is instantaneous and I love the idea that streaming a show can be in many different forms. This collection is all about the most detailed hand crafted pieces and fabric innovation, creating a beautiful physical experience that is communicated digitally in dynamic and diverse ways and I love balancing those two worlds.’’ Christopher Bailey, Burberry Chief Creative Officer”
Burberry was one of the first brands to truly understand Twitter’s ability to connect people all over the world with what’s most meaningful to them. Thanks to their creativity, fashion lovers everywhere will be able to see the new Burberry collection even before those in the front row.” Tony Wang, Twitter
Runway To Retail
The full show can be watched on demand at Burberry.com,
Facebook.com/burberry and on partner sites globally, viewable on mobile devices including the iPhone and iPad.The runway collection is available for purchase exclusively for one week at Burberry.com and at over 45 Live digitally charged in store retail theatre events, bringing the collection to consumers globally, in just 8 weeks with all looks shot in 360 degrees using Red Cam technology.
Burberry will stream in HD through its Facebook page and have created a link for every single one of its 8 million+ fans to stream the show through their own personal Facebook pages; sharing with their friends, broadening the social experience and the show audience.
The Burberry Instagram account will be taken over by British photographer Mike Kus, the most followed British Instagram user with over 121,600 followers, sharing his exclusive images live from the show space.Burberry will be streaming content from the show including red carpet interviews on the YouTube home and brand’s page.
Using iTunes functionality, viewers can download the tracks from the show through the on demand service.Finally, the largest luxury brand on Chinese social media, will also stream the show through Sina and Youku.
Bonus: Burberry Body Hologram
Guests will experience the brand’s new fragrance for women Burberry Body, entering the show space through an immersive, multi-faceted experience featuring a 4 Dimensional hologram of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, the face of Burberry Body – showcased in a scented room using innovative virtual imagery pioneered, by the brand in Beijing earlier this year. | artistic |
https://www.sandraharaja.com/about-me/ | 2023-09-25T10:20:54 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233508959.20/warc/CC-MAIN-20230925083430-20230925113430-00012.warc.gz | 0.948746 | 433 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__186946007 | en | I discovered this beautiful instrument a few years ago and fell in love with its unique sound and versatility. Since then, I have dedicated myself to mastering the kalimba and sharing its beauty and potential with others.
As a kalimba player, I enjoy exploring different genres and styles of music, from classical and folk to contemporary and pop. I find that the kalimba’s gentle, soothing sound is perfect for relaxation and meditation, but it can also be lively and uplifting, depending on the song and mood.
Playing the kalimba is my ultimate passion. I love how this tiny instrument can produce such a big and soulful sound. There is something magical about plucking the metal tines and hearing the beautiful melodies and harmonies that emerge.
For me, playing the kalimba is not just about creating music, it’s about connecting with my emotions and expressing myself through sound. When I play, I lose myself in the moment and become completely immersed in the music.
One of the things I love most about the kalimba is its versatility. It’s incredible how this instrument can be used to play traditional music from different cultures, as well as modern pop songs and other contemporary genres. When I play the kalimba, I feel empowered to unleash my creativity and explore new musical ideas. It’s a truly inspiring instrument that continues to amaze me with its potential for self-expression and artistic growth.
Another thing I love about playing the kalimba is the sense of community it creates. As I share my music with others, I find that it brings people together and creates a sense of connection and joy.
Overall, playing the kalimba is a way for me to express my creativity, connect with my emotions, and share my love of music with others. I am truly grateful for the joy and inspiration this instrument brings to my life.
I’d love to hear about the ways that the kalimba has positively impacted your life. Share your stories with us in the comments below! ♡ | artistic |
https://maryxmas.livejournal.com/3460846.html | 2021-10-25T09:07:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-43/segments/1634323587655.10/warc/CC-MAIN-20211025061300-20211025091300-00087.warc.gz | 0.816189 | 140 | CC-MAIN-2021-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-43__0__277562099 | en | з опису малюнка:
One of our favorite Wonder Woman-inspired prints is the fantastic "We Are All Wonder Women" by Chicago artists and sisters Sarah and Catherine Satrun!
This print is available in the artists' Etsy store
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http://www.polktrainingcenter.org/workshops-2/ | 2018-12-11T19:14:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-51/segments/1544376823674.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20181211172919-20181211194419-00546.warc.gz | 0.856559 | 98 | CC-MAIN-2018-51 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-51__0__248581536 | en | UPCOMING WORKSHOP FOR 2019
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https://icefrostdiary.com/notd-how-to-leopard-nails | 2020-05-28T08:19:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-24/segments/1590347398233.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20200528061845-20200528091845-00350.warc.gz | 0.916445 | 324 | CC-MAIN-2020-24 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-24__0__187005866 | en | I attended the Beauty Xmas Party yesterday and it was fun! Since the theme was black and gold, I decided to do my nails in a subtle caramel gold and add on leopard prints on my thumbs!
- China Glaze Classic Camel
- OPI Black Shatter
- Essie Jazz
- Dotting tool
I wanted to use a darker brown but my other other brown nail polish is OPI You don’t know jacques which is too dark in my opinion. Perhaps I can now give myself an excuse to haul another brown polish?
What is missing from my collection too is a plain black polish. So instead, I used my OPI Black Shatter and the slight shatter effect actually made my leopard spots more realistic, since the lines are less perfect.
Leopard nails are relatively easy to do. Here are the steps:
- Apply your base coat, followed by your base colour.
- Using the brush from your nail polish, dot on the brown polish on your nails. The dots can be of different sizes.
- Use your dotting tool to drag around the black “brackets” on the brown spots. You can draw a “C” shape as well.
- Add some more black solid dots on any spaces between the spots.
- Apply your top coat and you are done!
Im really digging this leopard nails! So here is my nail of the day:
It’s only Monday, but wishing you a great week ahead! I just love the Christmas atmosphere.
Thanks for reading ~ | artistic |
https://hangzhou.wellingtoncollege.cn/academic/the-arts/ | 2021-03-05T22:51:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178373761.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20210305214044-20210306004044-00561.warc.gz | 0.955644 | 589 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__148790603 | en | At every stage of their educational development, we encourage our pupils to tap into their creative potential, take risks and explore new artistic approaches. Our Art and Design facilities empower them to do just that. We offer state-of-the-art facilities for clay work, painting, sculpture, printmaking, drawing, textiles and even 3D printing. Plans are in the works to develop facilities for print and lens-based media as well. Pupils have full access to the latest technological tools and platforms, like iPads and ICT Mac suite. Opportunities abound for our pupils to develop their work alongside passionate and creative professionals and to display and view work in our many exhibitions.
The Performing Arts
Our Performing Arts department aims to make pupils more confident, communicative and empathetic through the study of music, drama, dance and theatre. Taught and run by top industry professionals, our state-of-the-art facilities enable our pupils to get a near-professional experience in all their creative endeavours. There are also opportunities to get involved in the production and technical aspects of running performances and concerts.
At Wellington, your child will have endless opportunities to learn about and make music. It is available in all curriculums, from primary up to IGCSE. In class, we provide a rich experiential environment for our pupils to discover the essential joys and benefits of music. Paid one-on-one instruction is available in a wide variety of instruments ranging from traditional to modern as well. Pupils are also encouraged to learn music composition and production with the help of industry-standard technologies. Additionally, they may further cultivate their talents through our co-curriculum activities programme, which offers musical theatre, choir, orchestra, rock/jazz band, DJ group and much more.
An education in drama has countless benefits. It teaches creativity, communication and teamwork — essential skills in any career. It also teaches historical and cultural appreciation and allows pupils to examine fundamental human issues through an expressive medium. At Wellington College International Hangzhou, we offer instruction in drama for all year groups. We provide a safe, non-judgmental environment and encourage full participation. Our annual calendar of plays and musical theatre productions ensure that our pupils will have ample opportunities to showcase their talents.
Dance combines physical skill with strength and conditioning. It is a powerful outlet for expression and a medium for telling stories. Dance is also an avenue through which pupils can learn about other cultures. Pupils who study dance at Wellington develop meaningful concepts of self, human relationships and physical environments. More importantly, they gain self-confidence as they learn the value of practice and discipline. We offer classes in a diversity of dance forms, from ballet to hip hop, for pupils in a variety of year levels through our CCA/SA program. Opportunities for live performance are available throughout the school year as well. | artistic |
https://the-magicbook.informer.com/ | 2022-08-09T23:33:40 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00226.warc.gz | 0.946065 | 383 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__136718951 | en | The MagicBook 8.0Free
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The MagicBook is a free coloring and paint software tool for your kids. It comes with a nice-looking interface with animated bubbles and funny oversized icons. The program offers various types of brushes and pencils and different levels of difficulty, making it a truly entertaining tool for kids of all ages.
The program has been designed to be safe and easy to use. Its interface opens in full-screen mode, and it stays that way until you – and not your kids – close it. You will not find a button to minimize the program’s window, so that your kids cannot access any other applications installed on your system while you are away. It may not be very practical for you, but it will help you to prevent unauthorized access to your sensitive information. Moreover, you can add a password to the program, so that your kids are not tempted to interfere with your computer on their own.
The program comes with a set of “books”, each containing GIF pictures on a specific theme, which you can load for your kids. Alternatively, you can also load your own GIFs for your kids to color, or purchase an extra set of images specifically designed for the program. The color palette has been designed as an animated set of bubbles, each containing a different color. Kids can choose from a wide variety of brushes and pencils, which will allow them to paint and color their favorite images in an accurate and entertaining way.
The MagicBook combines simplicity and creativity with a safe environment for you and your computer. Thus, providing your kids with a funny and safe canvas for them to expand their artistic horizons will cost you nothing. Literally.
- Nice-looking interface
- Provides various levels of difficulty
- Funny color selection through animated bubbles
- The interface cannot be minimized | artistic |
https://forcingbulbs.wordpress.com/2021/04/01/doing-my-own-napowrimo/ | 2021-04-18T23:50:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-17/segments/1618038862159.64/warc/CC-MAIN-20210418224306-20210419014306-00077.warc.gz | 0.962689 | 498 | CC-MAIN-2021-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-17__0__56743696 | en | Every year for the last decade, I have attempted to complete NaPoWriMo, the month-long celebration of National Poetry Month that challenges writers to use a series of prompts and complete one poem a day. And every year I have not completed the challenge.
So this morning, April 1, I did what I do at the start of every NaPoWriMo: I jumped on the Internet and tried to locate a set of prompts that appealed to my sensibilities so I could start the challenge anew and “finish this time.”
I found myself on the official unofficial NaPoWriMo website (the one run by the creator of NaPoWriMo, Maureen Thomson), and I tried to get into the video posted there as the prompt for the first day of the challenge, but I couldn’t.
Maybe it’s because of the fresh snow covering up everything outside my window (on April 1). Maybe it’s because Derek Chauvin is on trial for murdering George Floyd, and I am terrified that he will be acquitted. Maybe it’s because after failing to receive the first and second stimulus payments from the Fed for Covid relief, and I am holding my breath until I receive this third one. I don’t know.
Whatever it was, the surrealist imagery of that video, even thought is was dancing in technicolor over the soulful jazz of Sun RA, wasn’t doing anything for my imagination.
The most I could think was: This looks like a set of diagrams from a biology textbook gone wild.
As usual, I got frustrated. That is what always happens with NaPoWriMo. Eventually I either get frustrated with the prompts or with myself because I can’t find anything inspiring in them or in my world to help me complete them.
And then I had a brainstorm. Why not approach this year’s NaPoWriMo as a teacher of writing rather than a student of writing?
So I am going to complete NaPoWriMo for 2021 by coming up with a new poetry prompt for each day of this month rather than a new poem.
I am already more excited by this idea than I have been for NaPoWriMo in a long time.
I hope that anyone that reads this post and uses the prompts will share with me any good work that comes out of them. | artistic |
https://www.jellymediauk.com/examples | 2020-11-29T07:20:05 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141197278.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20201129063812-20201129093812-00194.warc.gz | 0.917711 | 258 | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-50__0__89871101 | en | Kate recently undertook a change in direction from working as a stylist and writer within interior magazines to illustration.
Following a course at the City Lit in children’s book illustration in 2016, Kate has been developing her style using pen and ink, colourwash and collage.
To commission Kate, please contact jellymediauk today
Samme likes to have fun and believes in fun projects.
From new beer packaging and identity, to beauty shop windows and packaging, branding and logo design for multiple professionals, to startups and communities, and of course, my own illustrations, Samme continuously thrives to explore and extend his portfolio.
To commission Samme, please contact jellymediauk today
Peter is a Portrait Photographer who takes portraits of the most influential personalities of British society; Actors, Prime Ministers, CEOs, fashion designers, opera stars and generals.
Based in London, Peter has been commissioned all over the world.
To commission Peter, please contact jellymediauk today
Julie is a graphic/web designer and Indesign trainer with over 28 years experience in some of the biggest publishing companies in the UK. Julie has vast knowledge of the print/publishing market and also manages business consultancy.
To commission Julie, please contact jellymediauk today | artistic |
http://lang.cs.tut.ac.jp/conference/ijcnlp2013/instructions_for_poster_presentation/ | 2018-05-25T10:46:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794867085.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20180525102302-20180525122302-00512.warc.gz | 0.954032 | 152 | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-22__0__104278893 | en | Instructions for Poster Presentation
Main conference and workshop posters should be no larger than 900mm wide and 1800 mm high. (A0 size would be an ideal choice.) The poster orientation is portrait. The conference will provide self-standing poster boards and pushpins for mounting.
The main conference poster session is from 15:30 to 17:00 on Wednesday, October 16. The poster session for SIGHAN-7 is from 15:30 to 16:20 on Monday, October 14. Please make sure you are present at your poster during the session. Please make sure you find the time to put up your poster before the poster session starts. For the main conference poster session, you can put it up from 12 noon on the 16th. | artistic |
https://vintagefashionlibrary.lpages.co/my-company/ | 2020-11-27T19:59:37 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141194171.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20201127191451-20201127221451-00081.warc.gz | 0.950294 | 186 | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-50__0__86467644 | en | The mission of the Vintage Fashion Library is to inspire our customers to create unique fashion, and to broaden knowledge of fashion history by offering a wide selection of patterns and reference materials for individual use.
Honesty - I strive to describe your item as accurately as possible, at a price commiserate with value. I will not overcharge shipping!
Service - I am dedicated to great service from the time you ask a question until you receive your purchase. I am always available for questions. My goal is to have you as a repeat customer.
Learning - I am constantly expanding my knowledge base about vintage fashion, and consider myself to be an information student of fashion history. This helps me in knowing more about the products I sell.
Creativity - I am dedicated to contribute the creative minds I interact with, and want to help you along your journey. I work hard to find a wide variety of styles to inspire you. | artistic |
https://www.rosescloud.com/post/2017/07/07/american-days | 2024-02-26T15:26:47 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474660.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20240226130305-20240226160305-00488.warc.gz | 0.95517 | 557 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__50736588 | en | It's summer in the city, and I'm loving it! Temperatures are rising, the days are long, the nights short, and the rosé is flowing. What can I say, this season makes me happy!
Last Tuesday we celebrated 4th of July in the US, aka Independence Day. It's the day when US citizens celebrate the Declaration of Independence of 1776, and that goes hand in hand with numerous fireworks, parties and barbecues. The hubby and I decided to skip the crazy party vibe and visit a beautiful piece of LA culture, The Getty Museum. It's known for the unique architecture, beautiful gardens and amazing art collections. The perfect place to relax and take some beautiful snaps!
Of course, these tropical temperatures need tropical outfits. There's nothing more comfortable and chic than a cute floral maxi dress when it's hot out. It's my go-to summer staple, year after year. The good thing about a floral dress is that it never goes out of style! So if you invest in a beautiful piece you'll enjoy it for years. I wore this stunning mint green dress by Flynn Skye to our trip to The Getty, and I styled it with a pair of statement tassel earrings and a sun hat. I've linked my outfit and some of my favorite statement earrings below.
What are your go-to summer staples?
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Miranda maxi dress by Flynn Skye
Sancho hat by Ale by Alessandra via Revolve
Mia hoop earrings by SHASHI via Revolve
Chloé small 'Drew' bag via Barneys
platform sandals by Gianvito Rossi (these babies are ON SALE!)
Talking about the perfect summer accessory, you've probably seen this stunning watch in a lot of photos lately. I'm really picky when it comes to finding the perfect timepiece, 'cause it's an accessory that I wear every day and has to match all of my outfits. Sooo as I'm obsessed with all things white for summer, this white ceramic beauty was the perfect choice for me. I also want to take a moment here to tell you guys a bit more about this amazing jewelry and watch brand. Alor is a family run business from La Jolla, California. Designer and Chairman Jack Zemer and his wife Sandy Zemer have created an artful collaboration of timeless yet modern pieces in their family business devoted to women. The collection is so beautifully made, and the company also has the most beautiful soul. They give back to charity, donating proceeds from their Affirmations Bangles to support breast cancer. Check out my watch and the complete Alor collection here sweeties.
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http://titelle.com/about.php | 2021-05-18T06:42:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-21/segments/1620243989756.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20210518063944-20210518093944-00521.warc.gz | 0.924343 | 181 | CC-MAIN-2021-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-21__0__117341354 | en | “True luxury lives in original creation.”
Titelle Couture is a corset & wedding dress designer brand dedicated to custom orders from worldwide clients. Unique corsets and wedding dresses are created in Titelle's workspace from sketch, to hand-drawn patterns, hours of sewing and hand-placed embellishments - an elegant and audacious universe looking to fit all shapes, stories and clients personalities. Founded in France in 2009, Titelle moved to Los Angeles in 2011 where she immediately get involved in the rising fashion scene, participating to events such as the LA Fashion Week or the Downtown LA Artwalk, and working with celebrities. Titelle supports the values of arts and craftsmanship, through the quality of a personalized service. Inspired by old techniques, Titelle hands down the art of detail and sophistication through modern designs, as she believes that true luxury lives in original creation. | artistic |
https://corvit.com.pk/graphic-desinging/ | 2023-12-01T15:40:53 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100290.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20231201151933-20231201181933-00338.warc.gz | 0.883817 | 483 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__178185040 | en | Step into the dynamic realm of graphic design and unleash your creativity with our comprehensive graphic design courses. Whether you’re an aspiring designer, a business professional looking to enhance your visual communication skills, or someone passionate about artistic expression, our courses are tailored to inspire and equip you with the tools needed to bring your ideas to life.
- Creative Exploration: Dive into the world of colors, shapes, and visual storytelling. Our graphic design courses provide a platform for creative exploration, encouraging you to experiment with design principles, layout, and typography to develop your unique style.
- Industry-Standard Tools: Master industry-standard graphic design tools such as Adobe Creative Cloud, including Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. Learn to navigate these powerful tools with confidence, enabling you to create stunning visuals for both digital and print media.
- Project-Based Learning: Apply your skills through hands-on, project-based learning. Our courses emphasize practical application, allowing you to work on real-world design projects that build a strong foundation and boost your portfolio.
- Expert-Led Instruction: Benefit from the guidance of experienced graphic design professionals who bring their industry knowledge and insights into the classroom. Learn the tricks of the trade, stay updated on design trends, and receive personalized feedback to elevate your skills.
- Portfolio Development: Craft a standout portfolio that showcases your evolving design proficiency. Our courses guide you in curating a collection of your best work, setting the stage for success whether you’re pursuing freelance opportunities, applying for jobs, or showcasing your talent to clients.
- Community of Creatives: Join a vibrant community of learners, designers, and instructors. Engage in discussions, share your work, and collaborate with like-minded individuals to expand your network and gain valuable insights into the diverse world of graphic design.
- Career Pathways: Whether you’re aiming for a career in branding, web design, advertising, or digital media, our graphic design courses provide a versatile skill set that opens doors to a myriad of creative opportunities. Elevate your career and stand out in a competitive market with our comprehensive graphic design training.
Fuel your passion for design, enhance your skill set, and embark on a visual storytelling journey with our graphic design courses. Enroll today to discover the exciting possibilities of graphic design and take the first step towards turning your creative visions into captivating realities. | artistic |
http://www.davidafsharirad.com/2018/03/another-dimension-anthology-wins.html | 2024-04-14T04:18:15 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816864.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20240414033458-20240414063458-00528.warc.gz | 0.924998 | 162 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__8200347 | en | Thursday, March 22, 2018
Another Dimension Anthology Wins Serling Award
The Serling Award is bestowed annually by the Rod Serling Memorial Foundation. It is "given for achievement in the artistic aesthetic Mr. Serling endowed upon the world."
I am thrilled to have been a part of this anthology. I contributed two pieces: a short story, "The Next Thing," and an essay in celebration of Twlight Zone writer George Clayton Johnson called "Selling Daydreams: The Life and Work of George Clayton Johnson."
Thanks to Angel Leigh McCoy for including me, the other contributors for thier excellent stories and essays, and the Serling Foundation.
You can read about the award and the Rod Serling Memorial Foundation here.
And pick yourself up a copy of Another Dimension here. | artistic |
https://www.queenstreettattoonc.com/ | 2020-09-18T13:20:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600400187899.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20200918124116-20200918154116-00180.warc.gz | 0.95169 | 105 | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2020-40__0__210531709 | en | Queen Street Tattoo
Queen Street Tattoo NC is a private tattoo studio located in the Cargo District in Wilmington, NC. Artists Drew Susi and Ruben Salazar are both veteran tattooers and enjoy creating unique pieces with their clients. Due to COVID-19 we are only allowing appointments to enter the shop at this time. Consultations will be handled via e-mail or on the phone. E-mail the artist you'd like to work with directly to set up a consultation or to inquire about an appointment. | artistic |
http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=4231&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=205681889 | 2016-05-06T01:32:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-18/segments/1461861700245.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20160428164140-00142-ip-10-239-7-51.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.966797 | 482 | CC-MAIN-2016-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-18__0__84468222 | en | On 10th Day in Spain, Men's Basketball Visits Prado, Enjoys Last Look
Saturday was the last full day in Spain for the Princeton men's basketball team, which will head to the airport Sunday morning for the trip back to New Jersey.
The team began the day with a visit to the Prado Museum, viewing works by such painters as Francisco Goya and Diego Velazquez among the museum's seven centuries' worth of art. After the museum visit, the team was able to explore Madrid on its own, and the travel party reunited for dinner near the team hotel.
The Tigers played four games against Spanish professional teams on the trip, most recently on Thursday just outside Madrid. Over the next two months, the team calendar will include individual workouts and the official start of practice in mid-October with the season opener coming Nov. 10 at Buffalo.
Below, the daily blog entry is provided by sophomore forward Bobby Garbade.
Hola from Madrid!
It's hard to believe this fantastic trip is coming to an end. We've spent the last ten days navigating three great Spanish cities and fully engaging in the Spanish culture.
Even with the final couple days approaching, the flow of activities did not stop. This morning we took a visit to see the Prado Museum. With thousands of paintings, the variety of artwork made for an awesome tour. We started off the tour by taking a look at a group of paintings from the very famous El Greco. From there we went to see arguably the most famous painter in the museum, Diego Velazquez. The painting named "Las Meninas" is the most famous of Velazquez's work and it was truly remarkable to see such a famous piece of work sitting right in front of me. After Velazquez, we saw works from Rubens and Francisco de Goya, who is considered the father of impressionism and expressionism (credit to Will Barrett for that fact).
After the museum, we had the day to ourselves. Most of us wanted to finish up on some last minute souvenir shopping and look for a better deal on a Ronaldo or Messi jersey. I know I am speaking on behalf of the team when I say that we all feel so grateful to be on this trip and would like to thank everyone that helped to make this possible.
Adios y hasta pronto! | artistic |
http://www.qtickets.co.uk/article/the-charlatans/ | 2018-08-21T06:16:00 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-34/segments/1534221217970.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20180821053629-20180821073629-00278.warc.gz | 0.943654 | 207 | CC-MAIN-2018-34 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-34__0__129314567 | en | The Charlatans will see out 2017 in style with a November and December tour. Tickets are on sale now.
The Charlatans have announced details of a full UK and Ireland tour for 2017.
Kicking off at Nottingham’s Rock City on November 29th the band play eleven dates in total, taking in Brixton Academy on December 9th before finishing in Belfast on the 11th.
The band, Mark Collins on guitar, Martin Blunt on bass, Tim Burgess vocals and Tony Rogers on keyboards will be joined by The Verve’s Pete Salisbury on drums.
The tour supports the release of The Charlatans’s acclaimed current album ‘Different Days’, which features guest appearances from Paul Weller, Johnny Marr and New Order’s Stephen Morris.
Tickets to the UK tour are on sale now.
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Please click the button below to continue with your purchase on their website. | artistic |
https://miut.es/discography/dune/?lang=en | 2024-02-29T21:49:52 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474853.43/warc/CC-MAIN-20240229202522-20240229232522-00448.warc.gz | 0.938257 | 192 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__158654132 | en | On the desert planet Arrakis, water is the most precious asset and mourning the dead, the symbol of maximum prodigality. But something makes Arrakis a strategic piece for the interests of the Emperor, the Great Houses and the Brotherhood, the three great powers of the galaxy. Arrakis is the only known origin of melange, a precious spice and one of the most coveted goods in the universe.
Duke Leto Atreides is assigned the rule of this inhospitable world, inhabited by the untamed Fremen and monstrous sandworms hundreds of meters in length. However, when the family is betrayed, his son and heir, Paul, embarks on a journey to a destiny greater than he could ever dream of.
Fascinating mix of adventure, mysticism, political intrigue and environmentalism, Dune became, from the moment of its publication, a cult phenomenon and the greatest science fiction epic of all time. | artistic |
http://swiss-lgbtiq-panel.ch/outreach/ | 2021-09-21T17:54:30 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780057225.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20210921161350-20210921191350-00537.warc.gz | 0.720337 | 416 | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-39__0__96595444 | en | We believe that the insights of the Swiss LGBTIQ+ Panel and the study on the Marriage Equality Referendum have high practical relevance for LGBTIQ+ and cis-heterosexual individuals, people in the educational context, LGBTIQ+ and other non-profit organizations, practitioners, and policymakers aiming at promoting the health and integration of LGBTIQ+ individuals. Therefore, Tabea Hässler and Léïla Eisner are giving talks/workshops at various institutions (Outreach) and interviews for the media (Press).
If you are interested in a talk, workshop or interview with Tabea Hässler and Léïla Eisner, please write an email: email@example.com
Talks and Workshops
Overview of all our outreach activities: Talks and Workshops
- GLL association (school project): Overview of the Research of the Swiss LGBTIQ+ Panel. Talk.
- City of Lausanne (Department of Security and Economy): Ad hoc Consultation on LGBTIQ+ inclusion and hate crimes
- Art Museum in Langenthal: Art (video) show “Liberty, Love, and Loneliness” (Philip Ortelli) for the Kiefer Hablitzel/Göhner Art Prize (Switzerland, March-June 2021). Interview and participation.
Overview of all our mentions in the Press: Press
- Building Bridges Towards Equality, Tabea Hässler, Beyond Conflict (06.2021)
- “Unsere Erkenntnisse sollen genutzt werden”, Tabea Hässler und Léïla Eisner, Display April 2021, S. 48-50
- Hass gegen LGBTIQ+: Beleidigungen, Spott und Ungerechtigkeiten, Tabea Hässler and Léïla Eisner, SRF (11.04.2021) | artistic |
https://bookofthedarned.wordpress.com/2012/08/18/that-still-small-undead-voice/ | 2018-04-22T18:00:34 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-17/segments/1524125945637.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20180422174026-20180422194026-00341.warc.gz | 0.966375 | 1,093 | CC-MAIN-2018-17 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-17__0__4564059 | en | Because most dark fantasy contains elements of both, this is an oversimplification, but you can roughly classify such stories as belonging to one of two genera: atmospheric fiction that primarily employs hairs-rising-on-the-back-of-the-neck uncanniness (many classic ghost stories and some recent dark fantasy such as Caitlin R. Kiernan’s novels The Red Tree and The Drowning Girl) or gore-and-splatter festivals such as the vast majority of zombie films and the cheesier horror novels.
While some of the stuff I write includes a few grisly scenes that I would advise tender-minded adults and children to skip, in my own reading I prefer the more subtle, atmospheric tale. The character development in the atmospheric stories is generally much better, and, at its best, contains the finest prose you will find in our genre. Stephen King dedicated one of his books to Shirley Jackson, author of The Haunting of Hill House, because Ms King “never had to raise her voice.”
Ms Jackson’s most famous novel, published in 1959, was contemporary fiction at the time, but the story would be harder to write now except as a period piece. (By the way, if you want to see a film version, seek out the black-and-white original The Haunting, not the appalling, dumbed-down remake from a few years back.)
Our society has changed a great deal since Ms Jackson wrote her masterpiece – some of the comments of the male characters would elicit more than strained smiles from contemporary women — but the primary reason that it would be harder to relate the tragic tale of Eleanor at Hill House as contemporary fiction is that our over-connected lives now lack two important ingredients in classic atmospheric horror: quiet and isolation.
To select an example of atmospheric horror that was consciously done as a period piece, consider the plight of the the young Edwardian solicitor in Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black, which is a good example of classic atmospheric horror. (The film, by the way, does not entirely follow the book in that the film version caters to the cheerful, even-the-dog-makes-it sensibilities of American audiences, particularly by tacking on a happy ending that wasn’t there in the original material.)
His employer sends the protagonist on a journey to sort out the complicated financial affairs of a deceased, elderly client. This task will take some time because the old woman’s filing system was to stuff important papers into random spaces throughout her large, cluttered, and dimly lit home, Eel Marsh House, which is located along an especially bleak stretch of British coastline.
The only time you can get to the house or depart from it – something you will want to do, hurriedly, if possible – is at low tide. At all other times, the property is an island.
Not only is the place difficult to get to or leave, but the residents of the nearest village, which isn’t all that near, shun it.
As in life, in fiction bad decisions drive everything, so the solicitor decides to stay in the house by himself while he sorts out his client’s financial chaos. Before long, of course, he starts to hear the sounds of other people– or, at least, what used to be people — in a place where he knows he is utterly alone. Enter the uncanny.
But would this work as a contemporary story? In the Edwardian era, our solicitor-protagonist would not have a television continuously blaring cheerful idiocy the way middle-aged and elderly people do now. He would not have white ear buds blasting bad music into his ears as the contemporary young do.
The past was a different country. It was a damn sight quieter. Our protagonist would hear those soft, impossible, uncanny footsteps. A modern character might not.
And he would be alone. He wouldn’t be able to take a picture of what rises from the graves and use his smart phone to post it on his Facebook page. He wouldn’t be able to tweet to his thousands of “followers” and insist that someone show up in a helicopter with a news crew and a pizza and get him the hell out of there. If he could do those things, his situation would be no more scary than one of those “reality” shows about “ghost hunters.”
The classic atmospheric story works best in quiet and isolation. In that way, the old-style tales are rather like reading and writing fiction.
You can watch a movie or go to a play or a musical performance and share the experience. To read fiction is to take the script, the short story, or the novel and stage it in your head in a way that can’t be shared. You and I may read the same book, but we will stage quite different versions of the play in our heads.
Reading a book is still, thank God, a private experience, one of the few remaining on this over-connected planet where corporate software monitors and records our every click and keystroke and gesture.
I appreciate a writer who writes for that solitary reader who wants to unplug and drop out and not talk to or be watched by anybody, at least for a little while. | artistic |
https://www.k9wk.com/guide-on-how-to-go-about-interior-design-at-home/ | 2022-10-06T17:43:43 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-40/segments/1664030337853.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20221006155805-20221006185805-00066.warc.gz | 0.947739 | 644 | CC-MAIN-2022-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-40__0__138918518 | en | Continue ahead and read about some great money-saving interior design projects you can work on yourself.
An excellent suggestion when it comes to home renovation is always considering the room’s usage. If you are decorating a den that will be used often, don’t make the mistake of using elegant furniture or flooring that will wear too easily. You would not be able to use those colors in a den.
You can also put some new and innovative designs in your rooms. Keeping up with trends makes your room feel modern and relevant. Remember though, pieces that are on trend should be used sparingly. A leopard print lamp shade can be replaced with little hassle if it goes out of style. It’s harder to replace an animal print sofa.
When designing a child’s room, furnish it from a child’s perspective. It can be easy to forget that children won’t be seeing their room the same way you see it. Everything should be easy to reach and easy to store. Aim to view the room like your child would. Most importantly, make sure you eliminate possible hazards.
Many experts have advice when it comes to designing your home. You should consider what they are saying, but you shouldn’t completely rely on them. Following the advice of others instead of listening to your own desires will leave you with a home the reflects the interests and tastes of someone else.
A lot of the time, a simple redesign in a kitchen involves changing out the cabinets. Wood can be replaced by glass for a more modern, airy feel to the room. You can even add accent pieces in the open glass cabinets to give a nice visual appearance.
If you are thinking about painting a room, do not get in a rush! Rushing could cause you to make some poor color choices. Get several paint samples, and apply them to the wall you wish to paint. Then, wait a couple of days. Get an idea of how the different samples appear in different types of light. You may find out that a color you loved at first, is not the right choice after all.
Mirrors are a great way to open up small spaces. Mirrors give the effect that the room is larger, which can help you improve the look of your interior. Invest in mirrors in order for you to be able to facilitate the interior design project you are doing.
Placing a mirror opposite a window is a wonderful way to open up your space. The mirror will reflect light off of the window and into the room. This will make your dull, dark room brighter.
You should try painting your ceiling white if you are trying to create the illusion of space. This shade of high-gloss paint is specially formulated to reflect light effectively. When you use it, you will see a great difference in how well a room lights up.
Your furniture doesn’t necessarily have to face the television set. You might be better served by having a social area with a couple chairs in a different part of the room. This can be a nice little respite area where you can sit and have a cup of tea with some friends. | artistic |
http://xbeautifulxinxblackx.tripod.com/id20.html | 2019-05-19T20:46:33 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-22/segments/1558232255165.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20190519201521-20190519223521-00142.warc.gz | 0.968766 | 353 | CC-MAIN-2019-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-22__0__82831096 | en | In 1995, after a year of inactivity, Malice Mizer recruited Gackt as their new vocalist. With a new concept created by Mana,
the band's music became more progressive and complex incorporating even stronger classical, electronic and using instruments
like accordion remembering French popular music of the 19th century. Visually, the band abandoned their 1980s goth look for
colourful historical costumes always with a gothic feel. In 1996, Malice Mizer released their second album, Voyage ~Sans Retour~.
The band became increasingly popular and in 1997 signed with Columbia Records, where they released a number of successful
singles, a short film (Bel Air ~Kuuhaku no Shunkan no Naka De~ de L'Image), and, in 1998, their third album, Merveilles. The
band even had their own radio show around this time. In January 1999, at the height of Malice Mizer's success, Gackt was requested
to leave the band and after just four months he released his first solo album. Malice Mizer left Columbia and returned to
A few months after Gackt's departure, drummer Kami died of a subarachnoid hemorrhage on June 21, 1999, leaving behind
a handful of songs, which the band eventually released as part of the EP/video boxset Shinwa. Kami was never replaced; from
that point on, Malice Mizer would only use support drummers (namely Shue, who is not shown in the band's later and final music
videos, nor credited) and Kami would be credited as "eternal blood relative" on all their future releases. | artistic |
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Over time, the mechanism inside the piano becomes slacker due to wearing of parts and compression of felt. This slack can be adjusted for by regulation (tightening of the mechanism). | artistic |
http://agbsearch.com/about/our-team/ellen-meyer | 2017-09-19T17:01:22 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-39/segments/1505818685912.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20170919164651-20170919184651-00265.warc.gz | 0.966348 | 283 | CC-MAIN-2017-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-39__0__54295741 | en | Ellen Meyer joined AGB Search in 2017. She has spent 34 years in higher education administrative leadership roles with 21 years as a college president at institutions including Watkins College of Art, Design & Film, Atlanta College of Art (Woodruff Arts Center), Rhode Island School of Design, and Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She is a seasoned administrator in the fields of higher education curriculum development, executive and faculty recruitment and management, strategic planning and partnerships, fundraising, financial planning and oversight, exhibitions, facilities design and construction, and trustee and community relations. She was most recently the president at Watkins College of Art, Design & Film in Nashville, Tennessee where she was appointed president emeritus.
Ms. Meyer has served on the Commission on Accreditation for the National Association of Schools of Art and Design; on the boards of the National Black Arts Festival, the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design, and the John C. Campbell Folk School (Brasstown, N.C.); as president of the Mid-America College Art Association; and as chair of the board of the Atlanta Regional Council for Higher Education.
Ms. Meyer holds both bachelor and master of arts degrees in art history and theory from the George Washington University. She has also completed graduate work in management at Georgia Tech and in ceramics at Antioch University. She is an alumna of Leadership Atlanta, Leadership Nashville, and Leadership Music. | artistic |
https://jasonberryauthor.com/2018/11/24/city-of-a-million-dreams-a-love-letter-to-new-orleans/ | 2023-12-04T01:09:19 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100518.73/warc/CC-MAIN-20231203225036-20231204015036-00118.warc.gz | 0.96614 | 1,314 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__52988778 | en | By Ed Conroy | Houston Chronicle
In his poem “Gulf Music,” former poet laureate Robert Pinsky writes, “The past is not decent or orderly. It is made up and devious. The man was correct when he said it’s not even past.”
While Pinsky was writing in part about the 1900 hurricane that leveled Galveston, he was writing about New Orleans, too.
It’s entirely appropriate, then, that Jason Berry should quote Pinksy — and pay indirect homage to William Faulkner — at the outset of his fascinating, expertly researched and masterfully written history of the city that care forgot.
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, when some pundits made bold to suggest there was no point to rebuilding the town because of climate change, no doubt many New Orleans natives thought there were far too many people who had forgotten to care about their city at all. Berry, who has been living in and writing about the people, music and politics of the Crescent City for much of his adult life, was by no means among those naysayers. Through his research and reporting, he already knew its pivotal importance as a crucible for the evolution of American culture.
He distinguished himself with his 1986 history of New Orleans music, “Up From the Cradle of Jazz,” as well as through his groundbreaking 1992 book, “Lead Us Not Into Temptation,” which uncovered a pattern of sexual abuse of minors in rural Louisiana. His 2011 book, “Render Unto Rome,” won the Investigative Reporters and Editors Award.
With “City of a Million Dreams,” Berry has turned his considerable reporting prowess toward profiling the city he loves like no other with an abundantly evident, ardent passion.
He begins this extraordinary book with an emotionally moving recounting of famed New Orleans songwriter and performer Allen Toussaint’s funeral on Nov. 20, 2015, when 1,600 people packed the Orpheum Theatre. Numerous musicians and civic leaders saluted Toussaint and his music before the Preservation Hall Jazz Band marched everyone out to the street to send his casket off in a white hearse for what, Berry notes, Jelly Roll Morton once called “the end of a perfect death.”
Poetry, death and transformation, music, dancing and marching are very much at the heart of Berry’s “City of a Million Dreams,” which takes its title, fittingly, from the jazz song by Johnny Wiggs and Raymond Burke.
The result of over a quarter century of Berry’s indefatigable research, this 332-page, extensively footnoted and annotated work captures the reader’s attention with a cavalcade of astoundingly detailed accounts of the exploits and adventures of a cornucopia of outstanding people who have left an enduring mark on New Orleans and the conflicts that have forged its distinctive urban culture.
To Berry, all of New Orleans’ colorful people and their culture have roots in a place once known as Congo Square, named, ironically, for the executioner.
As he puts it, “There was a time, deep in the city’s past, when the reach of African memory cradled a large field that lay behind the rampart of the town. Today, a wedge of that space occupies a corner of Louis Armstrong Park within the Rampart Street wall. The evolution of that land and its African rituals carried a quaking drama of memory and resistance. A culture of spectacle pushed against the city of laws like tectonic plates beneath the earth.”
Perhaps Berry’s greatest achievement in writing this book is to create a seamless, holographic tapestry out of the many disparate threads in New Orleans’ history, tying together stories from its Spanish, French, American, Confederate, Reconstruction and post-Reconstruction periods, during which it reinvented itself in line with the mythology of what 19th-century white supremacists called the Lost Cause — through the civil rights movement and desegregation all the way to Katrina and the city’s rebirth.
Berry pulls no punches in describing the New Orleans of the past as a place where vice was long plentiful and profitable, where police were easily bribed, where political gangs of Irish and Italians clashed with upper-class whites, where city government was a vassal to the governor and state legislature and where school desegregation in the 1960s was fought by many locals, tooth and nail.
At the same time, though, Berry twists his literary kaleidoscope little by little as the book progresses to help the reader see how the culture of jazz, elaborate funeral parades and second lines with their brass bands, indigenous Afrian-American spirituality and the gloriously surreal pageantry of Carnival, with its exotic krewes and their parades, all evolved from the very slave dances through which the people who built the early city expressed their hope for a better future — in this world, and the next.
But Berry also sees New Orleans as a city redeemed by its own art, culture and spirituality. As he puts it, “Music and dancing coursed across the racial divide like a current of electricity charging both cultures.”
He sees that current moving now to inspire its leaders to fully confront the legacy of racism and white supremacy. He eloquently recounts how former mayor Mitch Landrieu and the city council removed the statues of Robert E. Lee and other Confederate heroes from places of glory, at considerable personal risk.
“City of a Million Dreams” is an inspiring response to those who would have left New Orleans to decay away in the wake of Katrina, a tale of resilience and progress in the face of great odds.
Toward the end of the book, Berry describes the colorful 2014 funeral of Black Indian Big Chief Larry Bannock of the Golden Starhunters, where his fellow Indians paraded in their beaded and feathered finery. A man watching the parade yelled, as the hearse rolled by, “Big Chief don’t never bow down!”
Berry convincingly makes the case that, thanks to the collective energy, over three centuries, of all the people whom he has chronicled and celebrated, and many more, neither will New Orleans.
Ed Conroy is a writer in San Antonio | artistic |
https://enjoue.de/click-here-for-english-site-version | 2023-10-04T15:46:26 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233511386.54/warc/CC-MAIN-20231004152134-20231004182134-00665.warc.gz | 0.923451 | 332 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__295328391 | en | Get the party started!
Enjoué strikes the right note at every stage of your event: classy jazz tunes provide a mellow backdrop for your cocktail or dinner, our swinging live disco and pop tunes get everybody on the dancefloor, and if you want a dazzling finale to your evening, we'd be delighted to send you on your way with a few memorable DJ-sets featuring live saxophone.
From light piano background, through sophisticated jazz to lively pop disco music, you can mix and match to create the right mood.
Tell us what you want and we will tailor a personalised program that fits your unique event and reflects your taste! We also take care of the technical side and provide the music system for a great, professional sound.
Enjoué is a versatile 5-person band of highly qualified musicians from Berlin and Leipzig with a wide experience in a variety of musical genres and events: weddings, celebrations of all kinds as well as corporate events.
Classic disco & soul hits to modern pop tunes with swinging saxophone solos will make even the shyest guests grace the dancefloor!
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The silky voice of our singer, Karin Peters, bringing classic jazz & soul standards to life, will enchant your guests during a dinner or cocktail party.
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Perhaps you are still hesitating between a band that brings you the joy of authentic live music and the crisp beats of a DJ with added live saxophone. We have the expertise to fulfill both of these wishes so that you can have it all and your event becomes an all-round unforgettable experience! | artistic |
http://dancersgallery.com/summer-camp/ | 2018-01-20T13:20:11 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084889617.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20180120122736-20180120142736-00349.warc.gz | 0.967628 | 469 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__257410698 | en | Dancer’s Gallery was heaven on earth for my daughter. She danced there from the age of 3 until she was 14 years old. The teachers are wonderful. The atmosphere makes you feel comfortable to drop your child off at class and run an errand. My daughter would live there if she could! Ms. Christie was not only one of her instructors she became family. I feel privileged that my daughter had the chance to attend! Dancer’s Gallery helped make my daughter the confident young lady she is today.
I have been a part of Dancer’s Gallery for 18 years and it’s been the most amazing experience. Miss Christie is one of the most amazing people I’ve ever had the pleasure of knowing. Miss Christie and her entire staff go above and beyond for their students. This new studio in Cooper City is amazing. You feel like home when you walk in there. I wish Miss Christie and the entire staff of Dancer’s Gallery all the best in their new home.
Dancer’s Gallery is the best studio ever! It feels like home. This beautiful arts center is the best place you can ever find in Florida with the best instructors, the best training and the best people.
From the minute you walk in here, it feels like a family environment. My girls have been dancing here for over 3 years and I have enjoyed seeing them fulfill their dreams in dance.
My daughter has been growing up with Dancer’s Gallery since she was 3. She now teaches the next generation of artists. Her career in the arts flourished into: Dancing, Acting, Singing, Modeling, a Marlins Mermaid, Choreography, and has featured as a dancer in the movie “Rock of Ages”. I attribute her talented skills to the training, discipline and opportunities offered in this wonderful environment.
“ Dancer’s Gallery is the best dance studio around. Their facility is like no other and they offer a huge variety of performing arts for children and adults. Each instructor brings their own style and offer a lot of freedom of expression while focusing on technique. I love it there and love the fact that my two boys and daughter can share the experience of dancing at Dancer’s Gallery. BRAVO! ” | artistic |
https://www.martinwilsonwrites.com/bio | 2019-09-19T12:40:18 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-39/segments/1568514573519.72/warc/CC-MAIN-20190919122032-20190919144032-00026.warc.gz | 0.968594 | 305 | CC-MAIN-2019-39 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2019-39__0__135268503 | en | Martin Wilson was born in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
He lived there until he finished high school and entered Vanderbilt University, where he earned a BA in 1995, majoring in English. After graduation, he moved to Austin, Texas, where he worked as an editorial assistant at an educational publishing house. In 1996, he moved to Gainesville, Florida, joining the MFA program of the University of Florida. While at Florida, one of his short stories won a Henfield Foundation/Transatlantic Review Award. After earning his MFA in 1998, he moved back to Austin and, once again, began working for the same educational publishing house as a copyeditor and, eventually, as a managing editor.
In 2003, Martin moved to New York City, where he still lives and works as a publicist in the book publishing industry. His short stories, essays, and book reviews have been published in One Teen Story, Tin House, Virgin Fiction 2, Pieces: A Collection of New Voices, Rush Hour, Publishers Weekly, Austin Chronicle, and other publications. His debut novel, What They Always Tell Us (Delacorte Press/Random House Books for Young Readers, 2008), won the Alabama Author Award for best young adult book. The novel was also a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award, an Indie Next Selection, an ALA-ALSC Rainbow List Selection, and a CCBC Choices Book.
His newest novel is We Now Return to Regular Life (Dial Books, 2017). | artistic |
https://marcocoffen.com/creative-activities-that-can-promote-better-mental-health/ | 2024-02-23T05:55:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474361.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20240223053503-20240223083503-00327.warc.gz | 0.938969 | 756 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__52921226 | en | In the hustle and bustle of modern life, we often find ourselves burdened by stress, anxiety, and the weight of daily responsibilities. As we pursue success and happiness, we tend to overlook a fundamental aspect of our well-being: our mental health. While seeking professional help and adopting healthy lifestyle choices are vital, we mustn’t underestimate the transformative power of creativity in nurturing the soul and fostering better mental health.
Engaging in creative activities can be a breath of fresh air. Whether it’s an artistic endeavor, exploring the world of music, expressing oneself through writing, or connecting with nature through photography, each creative pursuit offers a unique channel to rejuvenate the soul. Below are some activities that can offer an escape from stress, foster self-expression, and stimulate the mind in unique ways.
The Therapeutic Power of Art
Art has long been recognized as a therapeutic outlet for emotions and thoughts. Whether it’s painting, drawing, sculpting, or even coloring books, these activities can help individuals express their feelings and gain a better understanding of their inner selves. Engaging with art allows us to release emotions that may be difficult to put into words, acting as a form of non-verbal communication and healing.
The Healing Melodies of Music
Music has an incredible ability to touch our souls and uplift our spirits. Playing an instrument, singing, or simply listening to music can reduce anxiety, stress, and depression. The act of creating music triggers the release of dopamine, the brain’s “feel-good” chemical, providing a natural mood boost. Music can also foster a sense of community and belonging, whether through joining a choir or attending concerts.
The Power of the Pen
Writing can be a powerful form of therapy, allowing individuals to externalize their thoughts and feelings onto paper. Journaling, poetry, and creative writing can help us process complex emotions, organize our thoughts, and gain clarity on life’s challenges. The process of writing can also boost self-esteem and confidence as we see our own growth and self-awareness reflected on the pages.
Dance Your Stress Away
Dance is not only a fun and engaging activity but also a therapeutic way to improve mental health. Moving to music can release endorphins, which act as natural stress relievers. Dance also encourages mindfulness, as participants focus on their body movements and immerse themselves in the present moment. Whether it’s ballet, salsa, or freestyle dancing in your living room, the benefits of dance on mental health are undeniable.
Connecting with Nature through Photography
Photography is a creative outlet that can encourage mindfulness and a deeper connection with the world around us. Taking photographs of nature, people, or everyday objects allows us to slow down and appreciate the beauty in our surroundings. Engaging in photography walks or nature hikes can also promote physical activity, which is beneficial for both mental and physical well-being.
The Joy of Crafting
Crafting encompasses a wide range of activities, from knitting and crocheting to woodworking and DIY projects. Engaging in these activities can be meditative and calming, reducing stress and promoting a sense of accomplishment. The repetitive nature of crafting can also induce a state of flow, where individuals become fully absorbed in the creative process, leading to increased focus and a sense of timelessness.
As with any mental health journey, it’s essential to listen to your own needs and preferences. Experiment with different creative activities to discover what resonates with you the most. Remember, the goal is not to become a master artist or musician but to harness the therapeutic power of creativity to foster better mental health and lead a more fulfilling life. | artistic |
https://www.thecambridgesockcompany.com/blog/company/the-cambridge-sock-company-city-guide-reminiscing-with-xu-zhimo.htm | 2024-04-12T20:58:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296816070.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20240412194614-20240412224614-00589.warc.gz | 0.966303 | 682 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__199309908 | en | The Cambridge Sock Company City Guide: Reminiscing with Xu Zhimo
As summer approaches, it’s the perfect season to roam Cambridge’s cobbled streets. This afternoon we’ve pulled on our favourite pair of Wainwrights, to wander the Backs, following in hundreds of famous scholars’ footsteps.
One such alumnus is trailblazer of modern Chinese poetry, Xu Zhimo. His short stint in Cambridge as a visiting scholar inspired both his love of romantic verse and some of his most celebrated works. Although he’s a cult literary figure in China, he’s relatively unknown in this country despite the fact that his best-known poems celebrate the quiet beauty of the city of Cambridge.
His most famous work, 再别康橋, which translates to Second Farewell to Cambridge is learnt by schoolchildren across China to this day. Written in 1928 on a return trip to Cambridge, it depicts an idyllic scene by the River Cam and expresses the poet’s deep nostalgia for his 18-month stay in Cambridge. It was during his first period there Cambridge that Xu became enthralled by the city and by poetry, eventually becoming a close acquaintance of many members of the prestigious literary circle, the Bloomsbury Group.
Take a stroll along the Backs and you’ll find the Xu Zhimo friendship garden. The memorial was constructed in 2018 at King’s College Backs and opened by Xu’s grandson, Dr Tony Hsu, to celebrate both the poet and the contribution Chinese students have made to the university community. The garden’s design was inspired by Taoist and Buddhist principles, incorporating traditional English trees with plants from Xu’s hometown, Haining.
Poetry fans should pay particular attention to the area’s willow trees. Xu celebrated these trees on the banks of the River Cam in Second Farewell to Cambridge, likening the ‘golden willows’ to ‘young brides in the setting sun’. Although the original trees were removed due to disease, the current plants stand in the same place as Xu’s beloved willows. Before the original trees were removed, healthy cuttings were sent to several places in China where the poet had spent time including Haining and his alma mater, Peking University. The importance of willows in Xu’s poetry is also reflected elsewhere in the garden, including on a crescent moon bench with willow leaf decorations and seven pots glazed with ash from the diseased tree.
Xu’s college has also kept his memory alive by raising money to help fund places for international students and by releasing recordings of his poems set to music. It also hosts the Xu Zhimo Poetry and Art Festival every year, which is one of the UK’s biggest celebrations of British-Chinese cultural exchange.
In the 100th anniversary year of the poet’s first stay in Cambridge, now is the perfect time to see the city through Xu’s eyes whilst exploring the Backs. Our Mohair and Alpaca socks are the ideal companion for all your city wanderings, ensuring complete comfort whether for a full day of sight-seeing or a mere evening stroll. | artistic |
https://bonne.com.au/pages/about-bonne | 2024-02-27T11:24:51 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474674.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20240227085429-20240227115429-00489.warc.gz | 0.978368 | 155 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__129497619 | en | When it comes to fashion, Bonnie Ashley - Creative Director of Australian textile brand Bonnie and Neil - is known for her unique and colourful wardrobe. Over the years she's been asked many times "where did you get your dress from?" but often these pieces were ones Bonnie had designed herself, made by a tailor.
Following a life long passion for gorgeous textiles and beautiful dresses, Bonnie started working on her own Australian luxury resort wear label two years ago.
Inspired by nature, craftsmanship, femininity and colour, Bonne is a flattering range of wearable printed dresses with silhouettes that are designed to be as comfortable to wear on holidays as they are in the city.
The inaugural collection of linen dresses is inspired by vintage florals and traditional English gardens. | artistic |
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Certificate (2007) in Organizational Performance Management, Georgetown University
B.A. (2003) in Sociology, Yale University
FACULTY / POSTDOCTORAL DEPARTMENTAL APPOINTMENTS
Sociology, Paul McGhee Division, New York University (2014 - )
Sociology, Hofstra University (2012 - )
Social Sciences, Fashion Institute of Technology (2013-2014)
Technology Management, Polytechnic Institute of New York University (2011-2012)
Sociology, Columbia University (2009-2011)
Downtown Superstars: Inside Three Generations of New York Fame examines social and aesthetic lineages among Andy Warhol’s Factory Superstars, Michael Alig’s Club Kids, Lady Gaga’s downtown collaborators, and New York culture today.
I have interviewed Michael Alig, Lady Starlight, Marla Weinhoff (Haus of Gaga), Brendan Jay Sullivan (DJ Vh1), Justin Tranter (Semi Precious Weapons), Breedlove, Darian Darling, Chew Fu, Marty E. (Dirty Pearls), Ladyfag, Becka Diamond, Susanne Bartsch, Steve Lewis, Fenton Bailey (World of Wonder), Keoki, James St. James, Richie Rich, Kenny Kenny, Amanda Lepore, Astro Erle, Kabuki Starshine, Flloyydd, Sophia Lamar, Walt Cassidy (Waltpaper), Desi Santiago (Desi Monster), Ernie Garcia (Ernie Glam), Lollipop, Christopher Comp, Zaldy, Miss Guy, Rob Roth, Linda Simpson, Sushi, Artie Hach, Armen Ra, JoJo Americo, Perfidia, Penny Arcade, and the Warhol Superstars Holly Woodlawn, Bibbe Hansen, Jane Forth, Ultra Violet, and Billy Name, among many others.
My book project was discussed in the New York Times profile of Alig following his release in May 2014.
• RECENT AND UPCOMING PANELS
Panelist, “Music, Fashion, and the Power of (Queer) Nightlife,” American Studies Association, Los Angeles, November 2014, organized by Madison Moore
Organizer and Moderator, “Style, Sexuality, and Spectacle,” NYU, October 2014, with Patricia Field, Bibbe Hansen, Andrew Barret Cox.
Moderator, “The Pleasure Ritual,” THE FUN Conference on Nightlife as Social Practice, The Museum of Arts and Design, November 2013
Organizer and Moderator, “Auras, Apps, ARTPOP: A Gaga Discussion at FIT,” FIT, November 2013 with Kristin Lieb (Emerson), Roland Betancourt (Yale), Alexander Cavaluzzo (FIT)
• PUBLICATIONS RELATED TO BOOK:
“The Golden Kid.” (in Spanish) Crom Magazine. (cover story / profile of Michael Alig).
My Summer with Michael Alig. BlackBook Magazine.
Prison and Pop. Music and Law (Sociology of Crime, Law, and Deviance, Vol. 18). (Mathieu Deflem, ed.), p. 179-195.
Memory, Monsters, and Lady Gaga. Journal of Popular Culture 46(4): 725–744.
Occupy, Gaga. Social Text.
The Techno-Magic of Darian Darling. Vitrine: a printed museum 1(2).
Showtime for Anna Copa Cabanna. Vitrine: a printed museum 1(2).
The Art World’s Blonde Spot. New York Art Beat.
A Starlight Review. Vitrine: a printed museum 1(1).
Empire Girl. Vitrine: a printed museum 1(1).
Road to a Brave New World. Vitrine: a printed museum 1(1).
Inspired Identities and the Imagination of Jane Forth. New York Art Beat.
What Lies in Her Wake. Gaga Stigmata.
Feeding the Future: Bibbe Hansen and the Finding of Fluxus. New York Art Beat.
Fragments of Fashion’s Future by Nicola Formichetti. New York Art Beat.
The Beautiful Memories of Veronica Ibarra. New York Art Beat.
Star Gazes: Re-performing Warhol’s Screen Tests. New York Art Beat.
Starry Nightlife. New York Art Beat.
Born Superstars. Gaga Stigmata.
Mugler She Wrote. FLATT Magazine.
Cherry Vanilla and Other Pop Flavors. FLATT Magazine.
Gotham and the Glitter Way. Gaga Stigmata.
Gloom and Glamour in Gotham. Magazine Americana.
I have produced a stage adaptation of the Valerie Solanas SCUM Manifesto in collaboration with the actress Jocelyn Saldana and a forum on wearable art in response to the Metropolitan Museum’s PUNK: Chaos to Couture exhibition. As parts of an ongoing performance series produced in collaboration with Lady Starlight and Jason Martin, I have also curated three performance nights in Manhattan.
OTHER WRITING ON CULTURE
(with Frédéric C. Godart) Network-domains in Combat and Fashion Organizations. Organization 17(2): 283-304.
Voices and Visions of Lower Manhattan: Organizing Civic Expression in Post-9/11 Public Hearings. Journal of Civil Society 3(2): 119-135.
The Bursting Grids of Steven Bindernagel. TWELV Magazine.
The Other Pop. New York Art Beat.
Anna Evans Is Not Dead! Vitrine: a printed museum 1(2).
The Kost of Transformation. New York Art Beat.
Hally McGehean’s Laminated Luxe. New York Art Beat.
Electric LaChapelle. New York Art Beat.
Kelly Cutrone: Televising Her Revolution. PopMatters.
Rivington Was Ours: Lady Gaga, the Lower East Side, and the Prime of Our Lives (Brendan Jay Sullivan, 2013). PopMythology.
The Star as Icon: Celebrity in the Age of Mass Consumption (Daniel Herwitz, 2008). Social Semiotics 21(1): 145-146.
America’s Medicis: The Rockefellers and Their Astonishing Cultural Legacy (Suzanne Loebl, 2010). PopMatters.
Starstruck: The Business of Celebrity (Elizabeth Currid-Halkett, 2010). PopMatters.
Crash: Cinema and the Politics of Speed and Stasis (Karen Beckman, 2010). PopMatters.
The Music Instinct: How Music Works, and Why We Can’t Do Without It (Philip Ball, 2010). PopMatters.
The Autobiography and Sex Life of Andy Warhol (John Wilcock, Christopher Trela, ed., 2010). PopMatters.
Andy Warhol (Arthur C. Danto, 2009). Journal of American Culture 33(2): 156-157.
The Contemporary Hollywood Film Industry (Paul McDonald & Janet Wasko, eds., 2008). Film & History 39(1): 87-88.
WRITING ON ORGANIZATIONS AND THE MILITARY
Career Patterns in the U.S. Army Officer Corps. Public Organization Review 11(2): 109-134.
Career Rhythms of United States Army Officers, 1870-1960. Doctoral dissertation.
(with Harrison C. White & Frédéric C. Godart) Produire en contexte d’incertitude. La construction des identités et des liens sociaux dans les marchés. Sciences de la Société 73: 17-39.
(with Harrison C. White & Frédéric C. Godart) Mobilizing Identities: Control and Uncertainty in Strategy. Theory, Culture and Society 24(7-8): 181-202.
• Reprint: Stewart R. Clegg (ed.). 2009. SAGE Directions in Organization Studies. SAGE Publications.
Possibilities for Partnerships? The Minerva Controversy. Social Science Research Council.
Political Sociology and U.S.-Latin America Relations: Rhetorics or Research? American Sociological Association Political Sociology Section Newsletter 11(4): 12-13.
Mike Bloomberg: Money, Power, Politics (Joyce Purnick, 2009). Journal of Urban Affairs 32(5): 647-648.
Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts: The American Military in the Air, at Sea and on the Ground (Robert D. Kaplan, 2007). Armed Forces & Society 35(4): 754-756.
The War Diaries: An Anthology of Daily Wartime Diary Entries Throughout History (Irene & Alan Taylor, eds., 2004). Journal of Military History 71(3): 972-975.
From Warfare to Welfare: Defense Intellectuals and Urban Problems in America (Jennifer S. Light, 2003). Acta Sociologica 49(4): 467-469.
Sexuality and Society (lecture)
Sociology of Gender (lecture, seminar)
Introductory Sociology (lecture)
Modern Urban Culture (independent study)
Gender, Media, and Fame (independent study)
Creativity and Innovation in New York Culture (honors seminar)
Youth, Crisis, and Culture (lecture)
The Family (lecture)
Sociology of Culture (seminar)
Social Media (seminar)
The Culture Industry (lecture)
American Society (lecture)
Organizations in Modern Society (seminar)
The New York Times
The Washington Post
The Daily Beast
BlackBook (“Goodnight Mr. Lewis” column by Steve Lewis)
BlackBook (Press for “Wearable Art from Warhol to Westwood”)
Hyperallergic (MAD nightlife conference)
Hyperallergic (Nightlife screen tests)
The Hofstra Chronicle
Interviewee, Glory Daze: The Life and Times of Michael Alig (documentary film, 2014)
Fresh Beats (International Association for the Study of Popular Music)
Minding the Campus (Center for the American University, The Manhattan Institute)
National Association of Scholars
The Last Magazine
The California Aggie
The Columbia Spectator
HONORS AND FUNDING AWARDS
Peter Rollins Grant for Early-Career Faculty, Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference (2012)
Co-Principal Investigator, Seed Grant: Innovation and Identity in Cultural Fields, Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy, Columbia University (2010-2011)
Charles Tilly Memorial Scholarship Prize, Department of Sociology, Columbia University (2009)
Elise M. Boulding Award, American Sociological Association Section on Peace, War and Social Conflict (2008)
Consortium Research Fellowship, U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, awarded by Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metropolitan Area (2007-2008)
Fox International Fellowship, Yale University Center for International and Area Studies (2003-2004)
B. Edward Bensinger III ‘51 Prize, Yale University (2003)
George E. Pataki ‘67 Scholarship Trust Award for Public Service, Yale Westchester Alumni Association (2002)
Managing Curator, Vitrine: a printed museum (2012)
Contributor, New York Art Beat (2010-2012) | artistic |
https://xxetexx.com/artist/guiamm/ | 2024-04-22T09:57:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296818105.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20240422082202-20240422112202-00631.warc.gz | 0.983272 | 474 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__38494323 | en | Berlin based Spanish dj and producer Guiamm, started in the late 90’s his dj career in Valencia, his hometown. In 2001 became part of LIO, an underground techno collective, organizing many free parties as well as club parties. In that time Guiamm was very influenced by the London techno and Acid techno scene and was often present at free parties and teknivals from different collectives and sound systems over the spanish territory.
In 2003 became a member of Komakino, one of the main techno Sound systems of Valencia. While they were still making the Free party scene bigger, Guiamm started to be part of the Main Techno clubs and parties of the city, exporting the underground techno sound to the club scene. He started to be a regular on the line ups of the city. Moving slowly to a harder style, started to use the AKA Guillemotik, playing and producing Hard Techno.
It was in 2006 when he founded his first vinyl label, Painkiller rec. together with his brother in arms Dj Txuki. They released 4 vinyl releases as well as many Digital releases in other labels. Dj Txuki and Guillemotik played together for years, as a duo, called painkiller, playing four turntables and two mixer sets at many parties and festivals around Spain.
In 2014, on a way back to their roots, Guiamm and Txuki founded his second label: Electronic Punk Music, in 909 London, an english community and digital music store. 2 years later, in 2016, Guiamm made one of his most important steps forward, moving to Berlin. He started to play often in important clubs of the city such as Mensch Meier, Sisyphos, Bucht, and releasing tracks in labels like Sisyphon or Techsound. In 2020, and after playing often and being an active part of the xXETEXx parties he became an official member of the german collective.
His sound evolves around different Techno substyles, but always plays overwhelming dynamic sets. He is working at the moment on his hardware live set, as well as on the release of his new label, which will be out soon.” | artistic |
http://epiphanychurchvacaville.org/message_print.php?messageID=51554 | 2018-03-21T04:54:10 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-13/segments/1521257647576.75/warc/CC-MAIN-20180321043531-20180321063531-00383.warc.gz | 0.924924 | 847 | CC-MAIN-2018-13 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-13__0__6109382 | en | Music Director Job Description
Church of the Epiphany
Job Description: Music Director
The Music Director works under the direction and supervision of the Rector.
- The ability to play the organ, piano, keyboard and sing.
- The ability to read music proficiently and sight-read music as needed.
- Knowledge of music theory and music history.
- Knowledge of The Episcopal Church theology, traditions, liturgy, music, and lectionary cycles.
- Ability to direct a choir while accompanying them.
- Ability to support the Rector’s leadership, and the congregation and choir’s needs and expectations.
- Ability to work collaboratively with a variety of people in the choir and congregation.
- Ability to select a variety of music to suit many levels of musical ability in the choir and the diverse musical tastes of the congregation.
- Ability to make a commitment to be present and assist at all regular services and special services other than planned vacations and illness.
- Completion of The Episcopal Church “Safe Church Program.” The church will pay for the costs to complete this program.
- Select the music and hymns to be used at the 9:15 A.M. & 11:00 A.M. Sunday services and all other services where music is included.
- Provide organ, piano or keyboard accompaniment for the 9:15 & 11:00 services including hymns, liturgical music, preludes and postludes.
- Plan, direct and lead rehearsals the musicians before the 9:15 a.m. service and accompany them during the service.
- Plan, direct and lead the Adult Choir rehearsals and accompany the choir when they sing anthems. (September through May)
- Set up and take down the sound system for the 9:15 service.
- Put hymn numbers on the board for the 11:00 service.
- Maintain a filing system of church music and ensure that the choir loft area is maintained and organized.
- Ensure that choir robes are clean, serviceable and organized.
- Ensure that the church abides by appropriate copyright laws in the selection, printing, playing and singing of service music.
Duties as needed or requested:
- Coordinate with the Rector and Worship Committee.
- Act as liaison between the Rector and the Youth Choir.
- Provide keyboard accompaniment for the Youth Choir for rehearsals and anthems as needed by the Youth Choir Director.
- Plan choral music for special services throughout the year including Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas, Epiphany, Holy Week and the Easter Vigil.
- The Music Director may be asked, if he/she is available, to provide organ or keyboard accompaniment for special services including funerals, memorial services, weddings, Bishop’s visit and any other special services as requested by the Rector. If the Music Director is not available then a substitute will be hired.
- Purchase new music as needed or requested.
- Arrange for maintenance of musical instruments.
- Write the Music Program Report for the church’s annual report.
Vacation and Sick Leave: The Music Director is entitled to 4 Sundays of vacation annually and 2 Sundays of sick leave. The Music Director is to arrange for a substitute organist when he/she is going to be absent, except in cases of sudden illness or personal emergency.
Salary: The Music Director is paid a stipend of $13,630.00 annually for approximately 10 hours of work a week. The Music Director may be asked to play for funerals and weddings, but if he/she is not available another organist will be hired. If the Music Director plays for these occasions then he/she will be paid an honorarium of $150.00 for the service and an additional $50.00 if he/she plays for a rehearsal.
To apply, please contact the Very Rev. Mack Olson at email@example.com or call the church office at 707-448-2275 | artistic |
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https://onix-systems.medium.com/4-common-mistakes-that-graphic-designers-make-1e5dd15a8f90?responsesOpen=true&source=---------7---------------------------- | 2021-02-26T06:36:55 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178356232.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20210226060147-20210226090147-00103.warc.gz | 0.930553 | 411 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__206906723 | en | Graphic design is a serious work that involves a lot of aspects, such as researching a company’s business and representing its brand message. Good graphic design balances text and images to show a clear message.
Any mistake in a design such as a logo, business card, website, brochure, etc. can even potentially damage the prospects of a company. This is because most of the consumers make buying decisions directly or indirectly on seeing a logo, brochure, website, blog, packaging, and other designs. These designs have colors, shapes, etc. elements that evoke some intended emotions from the consumers. For example, a casually designed logo may indicate the audience about the unprofessional approach of the company. But a well-thought-out graphic design can turn a company and its business into a trustworthy brand in the eyes of the target audience.
Here are some of the most common mistakes made in graphic design:
- Fonts boom. It happens when a designer uses a lot of fonts of different types, sizes, and colors, etc. It is always better to stick to minimalism with fonts since it adds continuity and strengthens brand identity.
- No proofreading. This one, especially when combined with the fonts issue, creates a deadly combo. The visual part of the design may be genius, but poor spelling and grammar will ruin everything.
- Colors boom. As with the fonts, a mishmash of the colors will surely attract attention but most likely in the wrong way leading to ineffective design.
- Neglecting versatility. When working on graphic design, especially when it comes to a logo, designers should ensure its multi-purpose. How does a design look in one color, full-color and black-and-white? How does it look on different backgrounds? Will it fit on something small but still be distinguishable?
High-quality design avoids mistakes to get the expected message across without confusion. Be patient and pay attention to details, and you’ll deliver projects that please clients every time. | artistic |
https://moglea.com/pages/faq | 2024-04-17T08:42:56 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817146.37/warc/CC-MAIN-20240417075330-20240417105330-00466.warc.gz | 0.962359 | 667 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__195335312 | en | Chad and Meg Gleason met at Iowa State University while pursuing careers in furniture and graphic design, respectively. They fell in love and were married before their last year of college. They spent countless hours scheming about the possibility of working together someday. Sadly, the Great Recession had other plans (the year was 2008). Instead of moving to NYC after graduation as planned, they took the more promising opportunity to join Chad’s family’s farm business in Chad’s hometown—Audubon, Iowa. Chad worked with his father and brother on their grain and livestock farm while Meg started a letterpress stationery business called Moglea in the basement of their farmhouse.
The Moglea name was created during a very memorable car trip around Lake Michigan in 2009. The name is a mix of the GLEA from the Gleason’s last name and the M from Meg’s name. The name represented the letterpress stationery business initially but Meg wanted the name to be very non-specific, making sure that the brand could incorporate any design object that the Gleasons created under the Moglea umbrella.
In 2012, Meg exhibited the first Moglea stationery line at the National Stationery Show. Meg sought to bring paper goods to the wholesale market that used unique production processes that she hadn’t seen other lines using. That first line used hand applied paper collage, brightly colored hand painted neon edges on super thick card stock, and cards dipped in Kool Aid and natural dyes. The line was so successful that a larger studio space outside the home was needed for Moglea. Chad designed and helped build the first Moglea studio on the same property as their farmhouse in 2015. The studio was built adjacent to a river so it was designed with stilts to avoid any possible flooding. Through the design of the studio, Chad’s passion for designing furniture was reignited. He eventually exited the farm business in order to help design and direct Moglea in 2016. Their goal was to create a line of furniture and other home goods under the Moglea name.
A design business is challenging to keep staffed in a small town, so the Gleason’s decided to move Moglea to the much larger city of Des Moines in 2018. Located in the west end of downtown Des Moines, the DSM studio contains all operations of Moglea —design studio, wood prototype shop, pressroom, production studio and fulfillment. Chad and Meg are still creative directors for the line.
Moglea's artful stationery is created by using hand-applied production processes to add one-of-a-kind elements to each product. The production team thoughtfully applies layers of paint to extra thick sheets of paper before cutting them down, yielding completely unique compositions. Each piece is finished on one of their antique presses where it is foil stamped, printed or die cut using traditional letterpress printing processes.
The Moglea line is a joyful exploration of composition, pattern and color. For each new release, Chad and Meg intentionally focus on adding unexpected production processes or visual ideas to the current collection. The result is a product line in which each piece feels like a work of art that is meant to be shared. | artistic |
https://mastersofscale.com/how-to-unite-a-team-around-a-shared-mission-yo-yo-ma-on-spark-fire/ | 2022-12-09T16:37:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446711417.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20221209144722-20221209174722-00138.warc.gz | 0.975589 | 4,826 | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-49__0__247555325 | en | REID HOFFMAN: Hi listeners. It’s Reid. You may have noticed we’re in your feed a day early. That’s because what you’re about to hear is a special crossover episode with our sister podcast, Spark & Fire. And it features cello virtuoso Yo-Yo Ma.
Spark & Fire brings you stories of creative journeys, from first-class artists and innovators at the top of their game. These are stories of building from the ground up — with all the entrepreneurial thinking you hear on this show, applied to creative fields. And it’s hosted by our own executive producer, June Cohen.
Season 2 has just launched.
So what you’ll hear now is one part of a Spark and Fire episode that we think will resonate with our community of entrepreneurs and business leaders. But you can listen to Yo-Yo’s full episode right now. Find the link in our show notes, or at sparkandfire.com. Make sure to subscribe, so you never miss a show.
We’ll be back to our regular schedule next Tuesday, with a new classic episode of Masters of Scale.
YO-YO MA: You go to a public beach, it’s filled with people. You go a hundred yards away, it’s fewer people. You go 500 yards, it’s absolutely almost nobody. Now, any one of those people that are at the entrance of the beach can go to the place that’s 500 yards away, but they don’t. And that’s the tension that we all have as human beings. We want to congregate together. We want to be part of a group, but we also want something special. By making that extra effort and walking those 500 yards, you get to something special, but not everybody wants to do that.
HOFFMAN: That’s world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma. And across his career, he’s built a reputation for always going that extra 500 yards. He’s recorded more than 90 albums and won 18 Grammys. And he’s played for audiences all over the globe.
But the story you’re about to hear isn’t about what Yo-Yo accomplished on his own. This is about Yo-Yo co-founding the musical collective The Silk Road Project, named for the ancient trade route that ran from China to the Mediterranean. Silkroad brings together musicians from wildly different traditions to write and perform original music. Performers don’t always speak the same language — musically or literally — but in this ensemble, they manage to come together and create something totally original.
There’s a lot entrepreneurs and business leaders can learn from the Silkroad story, which was originally captured on our sister podcast, Spark & Fire.
Right now, what you’ll hear is a taste of that episode — how Yo-Yo recruited the right people, leveraging his network to form a team. And you’ll see how that team had to improvise and pivot while building the Silk Road MVP. These are all essential lessons of entrepreneurship. And I’ll come back in key moments to talk about them, throughout the show.
Now, here’s June Cohen, to welcome you to Spark & Fire.
[SPARK & FIRE THEME MUSIC]
Why Yo-Yo Ma started the Silk Road Project
JUNE COHEN: How do you build a creative vision? Look for signs that the world is changing, and then look for the scouts who can help you lead the way.
MA: In 1996, someone says to me, “You got to think of something to do for the Hong Kong changeover. It’s British colonial rule. It’s 150 years of humiliation, so we’re going to kick the British out, and this is the return of Hong Kong, it’s going to be … “
And I thought, “I can’t participate in that because, obviously, Britain and China are more than that moment of history.” Because I loved archeology, I knew that there was a set of huge bronze bells that were discovered in 1978. There was something in the technology of the alloy that when you play it, it actually has two tones, which nobody’s been able to replicate since that time.
I thought, you know, they’re 2,500-year-old bells. If we could play this piece with the bells, with a children’s chorus from Hong Kong, then you have 2,500 years of history, and you have the future. All of this fueled the Silk Road because it gave experience of saying, “okay, well, we know about these traditions and that traditions, and what else don’t we know?”
In 1998, we formed the Silk Road Project. We raised money so that we could find the scouts that would go to Central Asia, that would go to Mongolia, that would go to China, that actually know the territory, can gain the trust of the local people. They went for years, scouted and found composers, and then we commissioned them to write pieces, find the musicians, and bring them over.
HOFFMAN: What jumps out to me from Yo-Yo’s story is how the moment he got the idea for the Silk Road Project, he started thinking about how to recruit others to his mission. He would need scouts, who would be trusted by local communities. He’d need to fundraise to support this multi-year project. And he’d need all of these stakeholders to recruit from their networks, communicating that same passion for the mission.
In fact, let’s hear some of that passion from a few Silkroad members, in their own words. We’ll start with founding member, Wu Man. She’s a pipa player, one of the best in the world. (And if you don’t know what a pipa is, that’s a great reason to check out the full episode of Spark & Fire in their show feed!) Here’s Wu Man, describing her own recruitment story, back at the very beginning of Silk Road’s journey.
Why Wu Man and Joseph Gramley joined the Silk Road Project
WU MAN: The first time I met Yo-Yo. We played a lecture concert together. That was about: what is traditional, what is contemporary? What is East, what is West?
During that very interesting lecture concert, Yo-Yo told me he wanted to found this group called Silk Road. He said, “Well, I just want to have a band. The band is like mixed instrument, mixed musician, all from a different country, that kind of international band, so we can tour.” And then I look at him. I said, “Wow, that’s kind of my dream. That’s my mission. I want to do that too.” So of course I said, “Wow, let’s do it.”
HOFFMAN: Yo-Yo recruited Wu Man by sparking her passion for the mission — that is, to assemble a one-of-a-kind international band. Then Wu Man took that spark and recruited another key co-founder, percussionist Joseph Gramley.
JOSEPH GRAMLEY: I play basically anything you can shake, scrape, or strike. I was trained to play in an orchestra. I went to Julliard, and I should have ended up in an orchestra, and for a while, that was my dream, but as I started to play more instruments from around the world, I started to branch out and play a lot of new music, a lot of global music, a lot of world music.
We went to lunch one day. It was myself, the famous pipa virtuosa Wu Man, and the composer Bright Sheng.
We were at a table near the back, and that was when Wu Man mentioned this project I had never heard of. “Hey, Joe, we’re doing this project with Yo-Yo Ma, and we are interested in finding percussionists who play both Western and non Western instruments. Now, listen, Joe, there’s no pay, and you’re going to have to stay with a host family, maybe sleep in the guest room, maybe sleep on the floor. Would you be interested in joining us?”
I found myself two months later driving every instrument I owned — Chinese opera gongs, tam tams, which is just a massive gong, the marimba bars, they’re made of rosewood from Honduras. They were very delicate. I’ve usually rolled them up in a blanket, and I put them on the front seat, so I could take care of those two little bundles of joy. It’s a beautiful drive. Big blue sky, bulbous, round, full green trees up the highway. I could hear the rattle of the gongs and the tam tams in the back of the car. I was nervous. I was excited. I didn’t know what I had gotten myself into.
HOFFMAN: That feeling of “I didn’t know what I’d gotten myself into” is so familiar to entrepreneurs, leaping into the unknown. Yo-Yo was essentially asking these best-in-class musicians to co-found a startup. But their first proving ground wouldn’t be in a garage in Menlo Park, or a dorm room at Stanford or Harvard. Where Joseph was headed in his car full of delicate instruments was to the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, nestled in the Berkshire Hills.
The Silk Road Project’s first gathering
COHEN: Tanglewood, the first gathering of the Silk Road Project.
GRAMLEY: Tanglewood is an arts center in Western Massachusetts. They have now three or four concert halls. There’s a lake nearby. There are rolling hills. It’s absolutely beautiful.
MAN: Tanglewood. It’s like, oh, my gosh. As a young musician, just landed in this country, and playing this weird pipa instrument, and then wanting to go to a Tanglewood. It’s like a dream place, heaven.
MA: The Western musicians all volunteered. They were interested because they’re curious.
GRAMLEY: I arrived to Tanglewood, and I unloaded. And then I went to meet the bus. The bus hadn’t yet arrived from JFK.
MA: Drivers volunteers would get lost and finally get to the house at midnight.
GRAMLEY: And then I see, from about a hundred meters away, the bus turns into the parking lot, comes straight towards us, then parks right in front of all the people. It turns out these folks were our host families.
MA: We had no money, so people opened up their houses. This was like a family affair.
GRAMLEY: And then, people started to introduce themselves to each other. At this point, there was a massive language barrier.
MAN: I met so many musicians, composers from Mongolia, from Azerbaijan, China, Japan, Turkey, Iran — and so many musicians and composers there.
GRAMLEY: We went from there to a group picnic at one of the host families’ homes. There began just the process of getting to know each other.
MA: You know, my poor family. I have to apologize and thank them. Jill went out the day before and bought pounds of rice and rice cookers. The Mongolians, turns out, eat quantities of meat that you would not believe. Steaks, three pounders, gone. Sixteen eggs. Halal. There were non-meat eaters. People only eat rice. They’re in strange territory, so we have to win their trust. We have to give them the things that they operate from. And did we know? No. Did we find out quickly? Yes. Was it scary? Yes.
MAN: I can feel that happiness there. We know something’s going to happen. We’re going to try something very different.
HOFFMAN: What is so vivid in this story — besides the image of musicians tearing through heroic quantities of meat and eggs — is how Yo-Yo and his co-founders leveraged their networks to recruit people to the cause. Host families opened their doors. Drivers volunteered to make runs from the airport. And musicians hopped on planes and traveled halfway around the world.
This incredible gathering was only possible because each new team member reached out to their networks, recruiting more and more people to the mission. The result was a flywheel of excitement, gathering speed. It gave the Silk Road Project momentum as they headed into their first rehearsals at Tanglewood.
Whether you’re a start-up, or a newly formed orchestra — once the team is assembled, the real work begins, and new challenges rise to the surface. That’s what you’ll hear as June leads us into this next segment.
How The Silk Road Project addressed language barriers
COHEN: The first terrifying rehearsal. How do you overcome group fears? Find a common language and listen for that transcendent moment.
MA: At Tanglewood, the great challenge was fear. The fear that it would be a disaster and that things would fall apart, it wouldn’t work, people hated the music, and it’s a bust. That would be a legitimate fear.
We had a lot of pieces to rehearse in 10 days. Tanglewood, they were very generous with giving us rehearsal space and barns.
MAN: Like, wow, how can we rehearse there? You’re just in this box. There’s no floor, it’s just dirt, it’s just the grass. It’s very much like summer camp.
First rehearsal was tough because there are a lot of different languages going on. We have so many translators as well. It’s like in, I don’t know, the UN.
GRAMLEY: The language barrier was something that we addressed on a case by case basis, depending on who was in the group and which common languages they might have. For example, I played in a group with Kayhan Kalhor, who’s Iranian. He had studied in Canada and spoke … his English was good at the time, but he also spoke Italian, and I spoke Italian, so we would use that commonality to then translate for other people. One of the violinists spoke Russian and English and that was incredibly helpful for the artists from Central Asia, because they had spoken Russian there. It was our way in.
MAN: After the worst rehearsal, all the mosquitos, I remember so clearly the first Tanglewood workshop, the mosquito just bit me the whole body, but that was so memorable, and that’s the happiest time for me. After a few days, we don’t need a translator anymore. The room started empty, and there started to be only musicians there. I was very moved by that.
GRAMLEY: I was in a rehearsal at the East barn, and all of a sudden, I heard this voice and a style of singing I’d never heard before. So we literally all stopped. It was the voice of Congrazole Gongbatar, a Mongolian long song singer who had such power that her voice went from the West barn all the way up to the East barn and forced us to stop our rehearsal. And we just listened.
MAN: Somehow we just communicate without language. We understand each other. That’s the beautiful thing.
HOFFMAN: This moment, where the need for translation stops and your team starts understanding each other fluidly is a magical one in any scale journey. It’s a moment every global business aspires to, as well as every coding team, design team, and product team.
When everyone in your organization is dialed-in on a mission, it helps every team member get on the same page. And the more everyone works together, the easier fast communication becomes.
But of course, even when your team is communicating perfectly, that doesn’t mean the road ahead will be smooth. Anytime you’re trying to innovate something the world has never seen before, there are going to be some setbacks.
Learning the music of The Silk Road Project
COHEN: How do you inspire a group to go beyond what they thought was possible? Honor every contributor. And laughter always helps.
GRAMLEY: A lot of times, if you’re not ready by the first rehearsal, it’s too late just because there’s such limited time to learn this music. I had the music now for about three weeks. I was playing six new commissions. The majority of the pieces had multiple percussion instruments.
I would practice late into the night. I’d get up in the morning before rehearsal to practice my parts. I was a little anxious about if I was going to be good enough, if I was going to be able to keep up with artists that Yo-Yo Ma had selected.
MAN: You have to learn the piece quickly, and some pieces are very contemporary. It’s just very microtonal, very new, it’s so hard.
GRAMLEY: The music was really hard. These composers who Yo-Yo commissioned really threw a lot at us. So the notes were hard; the notes were fast. I’d never played in ensembles with these instruments. I had never heard of some of these instruments.
MAN: And also play with so many different people from different countries and different instruments, which a lot of instruments you never see before, that’s quite challenging.
MA: We wanted to honor traditions. Persian tradition is very specific. Mongolian long song tradition is very specific. It’s amazing. Also very loud.
MAN: The pipa sounded very different with this huge percussion and how we balanced.
GRAMLEY: Now I need to balance my sound with that instrument. I need to morph and merge my groove and my time with artists who have a different sense of groove from their culture. We had to find the musical connection to successfully bring to life the visions of the composers. That was the hardest thing. There were moments when one might think, this is not going to work. You might be panicked. You might be in the middle of a piece of music, and you have to stop because people are in different places, and you’re never going to get back on. A lot of my training in chamber music, in Western classical music, comes from the musical score, and you study the score, and then if there’s an issue, you can jump to where that is. Not possible with the music of Silk Road because it’s so new.
The first open rehearsal was in the brand new Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood. That was a dry run. Mostly, it was the host families, maybe 75 to 100 people, all seated up pretty close. It was a very relaxed atmosphere. There was a lot of laughing, but there were more than a few times where folks had to stop or someone would look across the ensemble, and someone was in a completely different spot, and they’d have this moment of, “uh, what do we do? Who do I go with?” And we smiled, and we laughed, and Yo-Yo would say something funny and bring us all back together.
MA: Not having control of your environment and somehow staying focused and resilient. If you control something too much, you’re delivering a product, and that’s not what live performance is about.
HOFFMAN: If you’re listening as an entrepreneur, what Yo-Yo just said might sound a bit strange. Because the “product” of the Silk Road Project was, in fact, the live performance! Including all the imperfections and hesitations along the way.
When Yo-Yo says the word “product,” what he means is something that feels manufactured and uniform. And in any field, when you’re building something new, there’s tension between creating a structured and stable environment for your team, and leaving room for accidental discoveries. Too much control, and you stifle innovation. Too little, and you risk falling into chaos.
You can hear how that tension continued, from the “dry run” rehearsal into Silk Road’s first performance for the general public.
GRAMLEY: We had grown close over two weeks. We had struggled with the music. We had worked really hard.
MAN: You have to learn many pieces in 10 days. And then on the last day, you have to present those piece in the concert with a public audience, and they’re all musicians. That’s kind of nervous, like college exam day.
MA: At the end, we were having all these managers and presenters come in from around the world to create a moment where we can actually show what these things were.
GRAMLEY: Managers were there, agents were there, conductors were there to hear this music for the first time. What was at stake was a belief that this music needed to be heard and that if we didn’t play it well, we might lose the opportunity to play it again. If we played the music well, would people accept it? Would they want to hear more of it? To see if it could tour.
MA: They’ll have to figure out how to market this idea for their local audiences to see whether we were trustworthy enough to make the leap.
HOFFMAN: The Silk Road Ensemble had done their best, and gone on a series of sprints to get ready for the performance. They were about to debut their minimum viable product to the music world. Everything was on the line.
And it’s at this moment that we’re going to leave their story. To find out what happens next, subscribe to Spark & Fire, presented by WaitWhat. You can hear the full Silk Road episode, and others by legendary creators, telling their stories of their most iconic works. Each lesson is its own study in scrappiness and grit, applied to fields we don’t always get to cover on this show, from graphic design to stand-up comedy.
Season 2 is out right now. Spark & Fire is a WaitWhat original in partnership with the BBC.
Find the link in our show notes, or at sparkandfire.com.
I’m Reid Hoffman. Thank you for listening. | artistic |
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My name is Cory Miller and photography is my passion.
I live in the city of Westerville, Ohio with my beautiful wife, Lauren and our chocolate lab, Whitman.
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I shoot primarily 35mm and medium format film. I make my own handmade silver gelatin prints in my darkroom and process them for maximum archival permanence. | artistic |
http://blossomandlace.blogspot.com/2010/10/quest-for-millinery-supplies-in-london.html | 2018-05-24T06:21:58 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-22/segments/1526794865928.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20180524053902-20180524073902-00356.warc.gz | 0.959993 | 740 | CC-MAIN-2018-22 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-22__0__151732968 | en | I'm just back from a week-long course in London for work and whilst there managed to slip off to as many of the haberdashery departments, ribbon shops and millinery stores I could squeeze into evenings and weekends. My idea of heaven! Here's what I came across....
MacCulloch and Wallis, 25-26 Dering Street [Oxford Circus Tube] http://www.macculloch-wallis.co.uk/
This place doesn't look like its changed much in 50 years. Its a real mis-match of 4 floors of fabrics, trimmings, appliques, ribbons, buttons, bindings, and so on. You definitely have to hunt or ask if they have it. I picked up some crin, sinamay fascinator bases, arrowheads, single feathers, feather trimmings and buttons. Unfortunately they didn't stock sinamay rolls or veiling when I visited. Worth a visit; set aside some time for a browse.
Atelier Millinery, First Floor, Kingly Court (off Carnaby Street) [Oxford Circus Tube] http://atelier-millinery.com/
If I was ever to own a millinery shop, this would be my ideal one. I literally had a smile on my face when I came across it. Small and perfectly formed, located in an open, quirky three-storey building off Carnaby street, Atelier Millinery is a friendly and inspiring place to visit. I came across some beautiful antique veiling, vintage ribbons and unusual appliques. Definitely worth a visit for the trimmings for that extra-special piece and for inspiration for your next design. The shop offers classes also (there was a 1-to-1 ongoing whilst I was there). Friendly and helpful staff. Check out the vintage and beading stores in Kingly Court also.
VV Rouleaux, 261 Pavilion Road, Sloane Square [Sloane Square Tube] and 102 Marylebone Lane [Bond Street Tube] http://www.vvrouleaux.com/
The creme de la creme of the ribbon and trimming shops, VV Rouleaux is certainly not cheap but what it does offer is a huge range of high-quality ribbons and trimming, coupled with some quirky and interesting appliques for your projects. I picked up some gorgeous velvet ribbon that I'll make into bows, some fabric butterflies and birds and strings of beads. I've definitely picked up some ideas from looking in the window displays alone, including an idea for how to complete a birds nest hat I had been hoping to make for some time... You'll likely come across some interesting characters browsing here also.
John Lewis, Several branches around London. I visited 300 Oxford Street [Oxford Circus Tube] and Peter Jones, Sloane Square [Sloane Square Tube] http://www.johnlewis.com/
The Oxford Street branch of this famous department store was far superior in terms of supplies to Peter Jones which was quite disappointing. I was quite surprised that I managed to pick up a few bits and pieces in the Oxford Street branch. I had wandered in here for a different purpose and left with some beautiful cream and black lace, some braiding to line the inside of the headpieces and some beaded appliques. The lace was on sale which was an added bonus. Helpful staff and a nice buzz about the place on a Saturday morning.
Overall a successful trip - now to the making! Photos of the creations to follow once I get my camera working! | artistic |
https://catherineleematthannafin.bandcamp.com/releases | 2022-08-19T16:20:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573744.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819161440-20220819191440-00438.warc.gz | 0.896333 | 495 | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-33__0__211429950 | en | "Five Shapes" is a suite of duo improvisations for oboe d’amore and percussion, recorded at Salem, Oregon’s Hudson Concert Hall on August 16, 2014.
released June 1, 2015
Formed in early 2013, the Lee/Hannafin Duo—Catherine Lee (oboe d'amore) and Matt Hannafin (percussion)—combines an austere New Music sensibility with the openness of free improvisation and the elemental power of world double-reed/percussion traditions.
Dr. Catherine Lee has performed extensively as a solo, chamber, and orchestral musician on oboe, oboe d’amore, and English horn, in settings from classical to contemporary to free improvisation. She is principal oboe with the Salem Chamber Orchestra; has played in the oboe sections of many orchestras, including the Oregon Symphony, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Portland Opera, and Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal; and has performed in ensembles led by improvisers John Gruntfest, Gino Robair, and Tatsuya Nakatani. She holds a Doctor of Music in Oboe Performance from McGill University and a Master of Music and Performer Diploma from Indiana University, and is a member of the music faculty at Western Oregon, Willamette, and George Fox Universities.
Matt Hannafin is a New York–born, Portland-based percussionist active in contemporary solo percussion, free improvisation, and Iranian classical and traditional music. His teachers included composer La Monte Young, Indian vocal legend Pandit Pran Nath, Persian tar and tombak master Kavous Shirzadian, and percussionists Jamey Haddad and Glen Velez. An active solo performer, he’s also played with a wide range of collaborators, including shakuhachi master Jeffrey Lependorf, Sun Ra altoist Marshall Allen, trumpeter Nate Wooley, multi-instrumentalist Omar Faruk Tekbilek, Borbetomagus guitarist Donald Miller, and electronics players Brian Moran and Doug Theriault. He’s appeared at venues and festivals around the USA, from the United Nations General Assembly Hall to the Miami Iranian Cultural Festival to CBGB’s.
Information at www.catherinemlee.com | artistic |
http://harryhausen.com/ | 2016-06-28T16:43:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-26/segments/1466783396949.33/warc/CC-MAIN-20160624154956-00163-ip-10-164-35-72.ec2.internal.warc.gz | 0.941163 | 2,425 | CC-MAIN-2016-26 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2016-26__0__108817570 | en | Groundbreaking visual effects artist Ray Harryhausen refined and elevated stop-motion animation to an art. His Dynamation technique of matting animated creatures into live-action settings revolutionized the use of stop-motion visual effects in feature films.
Ray Harryhausen's creations aren't the most realistic in the realm of special effects, but Ray's touch is instantly recognizable. His creations are absolutely alive; in each frame his creatures move, twitch, breathe, act with personality and pathos. Few other low-budget monster movies of the time match the technical competence and respect for the subject as Mr. Harryhausen's films.
The Ray Harryhausen Creature list emphasizes Ray's work in feature films. Not included are his early Mother Goose shorts; test reels and unrealized projects; some stop-motion effects shots (like the discus toss in Jason and the Argonauts); live-action effects (like the Iguana stand-in dinosaur from One Million Years B.C.); miniatures (including the Mysterious Island balloon); makeup & prosthetics, and animated replacements for humans caught in creatures' clutches. Ray Harryhausen deserves further credit for his groundbreaking work in composite effects, demonstrated to great effect in The 3 Worlds of Gulliver.
Joe, the title character, is a tamed gorilla brought to Hollywood. Ray Harryhausen assisted his mentor Willis O'Brien (King Kong) on Mighty Joe Young and animated most of Mighty Joe Young's performance.
A fictitious species of dinosaur, awakened from a 100,000 year hibernation in the Arctic Circle by an atom bomb test.
A 200 foot long, radioactive, mutated Octopus that wreaks havoc on San Francisco.
"Engineered by nature in a freakish manner so that she can hardly support her weight in land," as described in The Animal World.
"Mortal enemy of the Bronty," as described in The Animal World.
"The prehistoric sun incubates one of the few remaining Bronty eggs."
From the film: "A dinosaur of gentle nature, even though 20 feet long and 10 tons weight."
This sceraptosaur battles with both a stegosaur and another sceraptosaur.
"One of the species fated to disappear from the face of the Earth," as narrated by The Animal World.
"Deadly enemy of the Triceratops," as narrated by The Animal World.
Saucers soar, land, battle, and smash buildings into stop-motion animated rubble.
The crash-landing of the first Venus expedition on its return trip.
Never named in the film, the Ymir is a native of Venus. Returned to Earth as an egg, the Ymir rapidly grows to monstrous proportions in Earth's atmosphere and runs amok.
The Ymir tangles with this elephant on the streets of Rome after escaping from captivity at the zoo.
Mr. Harryhausen imagined the mythical cyclops as a goat-legged, horned, wild creature. Two cyclopses appear in the film: The first is defeated by Sinbad, and the second is killed by the fire-breathing dragon that guards Zokora's cave.
Princess Parissa's waiting woman Sadi, transformed into a dancing serpent woman by Zokora's magic.
Discovered while seeking a Roc eggshell, a critical ingredient for the potion to restore Princess Parissa to her proper size. This hatching is attacked and consumed by Sinbad's famished pirate crew.
Payback for the slaugter of her Roc hatchling.
Brought to life by Zokora's magic to steal a magic lamp, this skeleton swordsman fights Sinbad in Zokora's cave.
Guards the cavern entrance to Zokora's liar, slays a cyclops, and attacks Sinbad's crew before being slain by giant crossbow.
Lost in Brodbdingnag, a land of giants, the newlywed Gullivers are menaced by a giant squirrel.
The king of Brobdingnag forces Gulliver to battle his "miniature" crocodile in a fight to the death.
Attacks the castaways on Mysterious Island. After the battle, the castaways cook the defeated crab in a convenient hot spring.
A giant, scrawny, prehistoric bird that threatens to trample the castaways of Mysterious Island.
The nautiloid cephalopod is a gigantic prehistoric mollusc. The cephalopod attacks Captian Nemo's diving crew as they attempt to raise a sunken pirate ship.
This bee drives two members of the Mysterious Island party into its giant honeycomb and seals them in with beeswax.
Massive statue on the Isle of Bronze who guards over a treasure chamber of the gods. Talos comes to life when Hercules steals from its treasure.
Two harpies are assigned by Zeus to torment the blind prophet Phinneas for abusing his power of prophecy. Phinneas agrees to help Jason in exchange for the harpies' capture.
Jason slays the mythical Hydra to steal the Golden Fleece. The Hydra comes from a different myth (the twelve labors of Hercules), and appears in Jason and the Argonauts short two heads (the Greek myth had nine).
Seven "Children of the Hydra's Teeth" fight with Jason and two of his crew. Four are defeated in swordfights, and three plunge to their deaths following Jason off a cliff into the sea.
A hypothetical United Nations moonship service module lands on the moon's surface.
A Victorian era spacecraft, patterned after a diving bell and covered with railroad bumpers, powered by Professor Cavor's anti-gravity paint.
Both a moon cow and moon bull appear (both are the same stop-motion puppet), each a gigantic centipede-like beast with fierce mandibles and bad tempters.
Kate Calendar is observed in an X-ray observation chamber by the Selenites.
Insect-like inhabitants of the interior of the moon (most appearances of the Selenites were costumed actors).
The leader of the Selenites, encased in a crystal sphere. The Grand Lunar is sentient, and interrogates Professor Cavor.
This Brontosaur makes a brief appearance as Tumak wanders the wasteland after being expelled from his tribe.
A giant prehistoric turtle menaces the Shell people, who drive it into the sea.
Attacks the peaceful fishing village of the Shell people, but is impaled and killed by Tumak in a ferocious battle.
Gives chase to Tumak and Loana when they strike out on their own.
Attacks a Triceratops during Tumak and Lona's journey. In the chaos, Tumak and Lona are separated.
A Pterodactyl that suddenly drops from the sky and flies off with Lona in its talons.
A flying reptile that attacks and kills the Pterodactyl to steal Lona.
The mother Pterodactyl attempts to feed Lona to her ravenous offspring before being attacked by a Rhamphorhynchus.
A brief animation of T.J. performing a stunt on her horse: Diving from a tower into a water tub.
Named "El Diablo" by its captors, Eohippus is a miniature prehistoric horse. Its escape leads to the discovery of Gwangi.
Attacks Lope when he, Professor Bromley, and the cowboys first enter the forbidden valley.
A small dinosaur chased by cowboys while searching for El Diablo in the Forbidden Valley before being captured & consumed by Gwangi.
The title character of Gwangi is an Allosaur from the Forbidden Valley, an isolated spot where prehistoric life still flourishes. Gwangi is captured by a travelling Wild West show, but escapes and wreaks havoc.
Attacks Gwangi while Professor Brombely watches, and later interferes during the lasso-ing of Gwangi.
This performing elephant panicks and is slain by Gwangi after escaping from its cage.
A small humanoid, bat-winged creature who serves as an extension of Prince Koura's eyes and ears. The Homonicus is spontaneously generated from blood and sorcery.
The figurehead of Sinbad's ship, brought to life by Prince Koura's magic to steal Sinbad's navigation charts.
Six-armed statue of the god worshiped by the Lemurians. The statue comes to life with a potion from Prince Koura, and fights Sinbad's entire crew with a sword in each hand.
"God of the Single Eye," who resides in a pit leading to the Fountain of Destiny. The centaur represents the powers of evil, and is defeated by Sinbad with the aid of the Griffin in the film's climax.
Representing the powers of good, the Griffin battles the Centaur to defend Sinbad.
Three torch-wielding ghouls are summoned by Queen Zenobia to kill Sinbad and his crew. They are defeated by Sinbad's quick-thinking action when he crushes them under a pile of timbers.
Queen Zenobia puts a curse upon the future Caliph, Prince Kassim, turning him into a Baboon. Sinbad transports Prince Kassim to the land of Hyberboria to restore him.
A golden mechanical Minotaur created by Queen Zenobia for muscle in her pursuit of Sinbad.
After miniaturizing herself to spy on Sinbad, Queen Zenobia's restoring potion is consumed by a hornet while Melanthius interrogates her.
Named Walrus Giganticus by Melanthius, this giant beast attacks Sinbad's crew as they trek across the ice to Hyberboria.
Encountered by Sinbad's crew in Hyberboria. Melanthius identifies the Troglodyte as an ancestor of humans, and it accompanies Sinbad's crew to the shrine where Prince Kassim can be restored.
A Sabre-toothed cat, encased in ice and later possessed by Zenobia to kill Sinbad after losing her son in the Shrine. The Guardian does battle with — and defeats — the Troglodyte, but is later killed by Sinbad.
Carries Princess Andromeda's spirit away to Calibos, where she is given a new riddle to ask potential suitors. (The penalty for guessing the wrong answer is death by burning at the stake.)
The last of the winged horses. Perseus captures Pegasus to follow the Giant Vulture that abducts Princess Andromeda. The airborne Pegasus animations were accomplished by Jim Danforth.
Deformed by Zeus as punishment Calibos' unrequited love for Princess Andromeda drives him mad. In dialog scenes, Calibos is played by actor Neil McCarthy.
A mechanical owl created by Haephestus as a replacement gift for Perseus after he loses his helmet of invisibility in Calibos' swamp. Most shots of Bubo were animated by Steve Archer.
The two-headed dog which guards the entrance to Medusa's lair on the Isle of the Dead. Dioskilos animation was accomplished by Steve Archer and Jim Danforth.
The mythical serpentine woman whose gaze turns men into stone. Perseus must obtain her head so that he can defeat the Kraken and save Princess Andromeda.
Three giant scorpions are spawned from Medusa's dripping blood after Calibos punctures the bag containing her decapitated head.
The last of the Titans. Goddess Theta demands that Princess Andromeda be sacrificed to the Kraken, claiming offense when Princess Andromeda's beauty is compared to her own. | artistic |
http://www.thecircuscafeandrestaurant.co.uk/2019/04/24/how-to-market-your-dance-studio-online/ | 2021-02-26T12:41:20 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-10/segments/1614178357641.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20210226115116-20210226145116-00382.warc.gz | 0.958017 | 598 | CC-MAIN-2021-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-10__0__176903193 | en | Dance is a universal art since the old times. Dance studios with online presence with hosted websites are popping up in many parts of the world, and several people are investing in dance and dance studios as a revenue-generating activity. The competition is also getting stiff with many people launching dance studios every day. It is common to see a dance studio without students. If you are in this competition, there are several ways you can market your dance studio. Print advertising is becoming outdated and digital, and online marketing is taking over. Here are ways you can use to attract students to your dance studio through online platforms.
Create A Website
One way to market your dance studio is through a website, but you should make sure you use a reliable web hosting company. It is rare to see someone walking around town looking for a dance studio. Instead, people resort to Google. Create a website that is easy to use where people can tour your studio and register at the comforts of their home. The website should also be compatible with mobile platforms since many people are always on their phones.
Choose a theme that relates to the concept of dance, and ensure you update the website regularly. Also, remember to make sure you choose a web hosting company that has excellent 24/7 support to resolve any issues that might arise. Make the website a one-stop shop where people can access all the information about your studio.
Use Social Media
Today, many companies have official social media pages. Social media is no longer a place where people just socialize and share pictures; it has become a very useful marketing tool. You should also have social media pages including the most popular such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. They make it easy for you to spread the news about your studio.
Use Email Marketing
Email is a valuable marketing tool for your dance studio. Collect emails and create an email list where you can promote events, prices, updates, newsletters and any other information you would like to put out there.
You should subscribe to an email marketing service. Some web hosting companies offer email marketing services which you can use for when your email list grows to a big number.
Do not fill your clients’ inboxes with emails they might get overwhelmed with and start trashing them. This will not help market your dance studio effectively.
Create A YouTube Channel
Many consider YouTube as a social media platform, but for marketing dance studios, it would be very effective to make it a marketing tool on its own.
A YouTube channel can help you demonstrate what your dance studio teaches. You can create a series of documentaries to show the development of a rookie dancer developing to become a pro. YouTube is somewhere you can upload tutorials and give people a taste of what you teach your students.
Online marketing is a blessing to many businesses, and you should not ignore using it to market your dance studio. Use the best online marketing strategy and market your studio for all dancers to know. | artistic |
https://seattleareaarchivists.org/2017/01/28/join-mipops-at-the-movies-on-february-17th/ | 2023-11-30T06:59:17 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100172.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20231130062948-20231130092948-00318.warc.gz | 0.867679 | 261 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__221997298 | en | Moving History Returns: Saving Our Magnetic Media
An Archival Screening Night
February 17, 2017
8:00 PM (Happy Hour at 7:00 PM)
Northwest Film Forum
1515 12th Ave, Seattle, Washington 98122
Moving History is back with new selections from Seattle-area heritage organizations, including dance troupe the Sally Sykes Group, Scarecrow Video, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Public Schools, and the Wing Luke Museum, as well as previous participants King County Archives, Seattle Municipal Archives and the University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections. Featured moving image material includes glimpses of rare feature films, historic Seattle, oral history interviews, dance performances by Pacific Northwest artists and much more (emceed by Spencer Sundell).
This archival screening night is presented by Moving Image Preservation of the Puget Sound (MIPoPS) to showcase analog videotape digitized with funds from 4Culture.
Seattle Municipal Archives and University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections will also feature selections digitized from 16 mm film.
For more information about MIPoPS, please visit our website: mipops.org
To view video digitized by MIPoPS, check out our collection on Internet Archive: archive.org/details/mipops | artistic |
http://gvzs.blogspot.com/2007/07/portland-july-2007.html | 2018-07-17T21:28:25 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-30/segments/1531676589902.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20180717203423-20180717223423-00351.warc.gz | 0.957863 | 753 | CC-MAIN-2018-30 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-30__0__125946441 | en | We took a quick trip to Portland for a wedding, and got in some good exploring in a new city.
We stayed at a great downtown hotel called Hotel DeLuxe. It is done up old Hollywood glamour style--lots of marble, gold tapestry, and sparkling chandeliers. Every floor is dedicated to a director or group of directors. We stayed on the 'rebels' floor. It is a gorgeous place.
Driving in Portland was no problem, parking on the other hand was too complicated for us. After lunch, we stuck to walking.
We had lunch at the Bijou Cafe, an all organic bistro:
BVZ had the house specialty, the Bijou Burger....
I had the vegan tomato soup and heirloom salad.
In Washington Park we visited the Japanese Tea Gardens. Unbelievably beautiful and tranquil. It was early on a Friday afternoon and we literally had the place to ourselves. Such a nice change from the SF gardens, where you are elbow to elbow with all of the noisy tourists. The garden is a masterpiece, each plant deliberately placed in the perfect place.
Across from the tea garden is the International Test Rose Garden, where hundreds of varieties of roses are grown with extra loving care. Free to the public, it is a delight to all the senses. Undeterred by the rain, we stopped to smell the roses, and enjoyed hot coffee in a serene, grassy, amphitheater.
After the gardens we gave ourselves a self-guided tour of the heart of Portland, through downtown and along the riverfront. Of course stopping in many of the local pubs along the way.
We ate dinner that night at Clarklewis, a trendy, red brick, exposed kitchen space with modern art and a great wine list.
Dinner was extraordinary, food that rivals anything we've had in San Francisco lately. The perfect piece of salmon...
Chicories salad with dried prosciutto...
Diver scallops in a cucumber medley....
And a mint chocolate plate of heaven.
After dinner, we did some bar hopping and got right in the middle of a block party that was going on outside Powell's bookstore in anticipation of the midnight release of the Harry Potter book.
We ended things back at the hotel, at Gracie's Lounge for a nightcap and some jazz.
Saturday morning was all about exploring our surroundings. We took a great walk to Pioneer Square and beyond, stopping to admire the local art scene...
We found the very popular (ie, hour long wait) Mother's Bistro and Cafe.
Breakfast was outstanding.
On Saturdays and Sundays all of downtown Portland comes together for an open air market. There is beer, meat on a stick, and dozens of local artisans peddling their goods. We got some high grade catnip toys for Loretta from a woman who had spent way too long around high grade catnip.
We ended our afternoon tour of downtown Portland with a stop at Powell's City of Books, a place that restores my faith in humanity. Literally ACRES of books, and books, and more books. You need a GPS device to make it from one end to the other. It is awesome.
Later that evening we met up with the entire VZ clan for cocktails and dinner before heading to the wedding site.
The wedding of BVZ's cousin Lee and his beautiful bride Sarah was lovely and romantic (although you probably can't tell from my horribly blurry pictures). After a touching ceremony, everyone celebrated with dancing and a stellar dessert reception. All in all, a wonderful evening. | artistic |
https://www.gemscopenhagen.dk/ | 2021-06-20T01:01:32 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-25/segments/1623487653461.74/warc/CC-MAIN-20210619233720-20210620023720-00463.warc.gz | 0.901552 | 113 | CC-MAIN-2021-25 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2021-25__0__64587207 | en | A PASSION FOR SUPERIOR GEMS
At Gems Copenhagen, we have an exquisite selection of gemstones, learning opportunities, appraisal and the possibility for designing jewelry.
We take great pride in preserving ancient and traditional Indian methods of cutting, polishing and handling our gemstones.
Gems Copenhagen is your place for finding your dream gemstone, and a place where innovation and exquisite design comes to live.
More than gemstones
Alongside selling gemstones, Gems Copenhagen also designs jewelry, cuts gemstones, offers appraisals as well as courses. | artistic |
http://cosmologicsmagazine.com/eloise-blondiau-responsible-writing-in-toni-morrisons-a-mercy/ | 2018-01-19T11:30:13 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084887973.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20180119105358-20180119125358-00627.warc.gz | 0.966761 | 1,839 | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2018-05__0__115670487 | en | When questioned about the audience for whom she writes, Toni Morrison replies: “Only me.” This is not to say her writing is a self-serving practice. In fact, Morrison primarily sees the act of writing as a social obligation in an age of despair. In a recent article for The Nation, she recalls the wisdom of a friend: “This is precisely the time when artists go to work—not when everything is fine, but in times of dread. That’s our job!”
Morrison feels socially obliged to write for “only me,” because she—as an African-American woman—is an audience whom many writers have ignored, and continue to ignore. In an interview this month, with the New York Times she says, “What I’m interested in is writing without the gaze, without the white gaze […] In so many earlier books by African-American writers, particularly the men, I felt that they were not writing to me.” In her fiction, therefore, Morrison does away with the problematic assumption by writers that the reader is white and male, and in so doing undercuts the white privilege that violates—in countless ways—the lives of people of color.
By averting the white gaze, and writing instead for an African-American woman, Morrison affirms that her own experience of life is a valuable one; “African-American culture and people—good, bad, indifferent, whatever […] that, for [her, is] the universe.” By limiting her audience to herself she also claims responsibility for her work, and so harnesses the potential of her writing to enact social change. She explains, “After all, this is my work. I have to take full responsibility for doing it right as well as doing it wrong.”
By averting the white gaze, and writing instead for an African-American woman, Morrison affirms that her own experience of life is a valuable one.
Writing responsibly is a theme about which Charles Johnson, author of National Book Award-winning novel Middle Passage, has written at length. In Turning the Wheel, a collection of essays, Johnson describes ‘responsible’ fiction and why it is necessary. “Truly responsible storytelling […] then, may do no more than rotate around various perspectives, treating each truth as if it were the truth (which it is for a character) and settle on no position at all […] We are responsible for the way the world appears before us […] and for the impact our vision has on others.”
Morrison’s 2008 novel, A Mercy, like the entirety of her work, is responsible fiction according to Johnson’s standards. She eschews one-dimensional characters and narratives in favour of a varied complexity. “It’s important not to have a totalizing view. In American literature we have been so totalized—as though there is only one version […] I try to give some credibility to all sorts of voices, each of which is profoundly different.”
Morrison’s embrace of complexity does not, however, make A Mercy an easy read. The reader must navigate her way through the book on her own, passing through, taking on the perspectives of numerous characters. Florens the slave-girl, Lina the Native American orphan, and Jacob and Rebekka—their white colonial owners—are just four of the minds Morrison would have her readers inhabit.
Morrison’s demand that we find our own way through the narrative is the novel’s triumph; it is what gives A Mercy the potential to enact lasting change in her readers. She provides readers with an authentic vision of the world—alternately free and enslaved as it is—and so invites us to struggle with the questions such a vision raises.
By focusing on the distinctive situations of her characters during the early development of America, Morrison obliquely calls attention to the continuities between that time and our own.
In some ways, Morrison’s representation of freedom and slavery in America is highly specific to the 17th century period within which A Mercy is set. Florens casually comes into the ownership of Jacob Vaark, a Dutch tradesman, as payment for a debt by the owner of an estate called Jublio. Lina, too, is a slave belonging to Jacob and his wife Rebekka; she is one of the few survivors of a tribe devastated by measles. In spite of these historical details, Morrison’s representation of slavery and freedom is in no way limited to this era. By focusing on the distinctive situations of her characters during the early development of America, Morrison obliquely calls attention to the continuities between that time and our own.
Jacob did not originally see himself as a slave-owner.When, early on in the novel, he is offered a slave, Jacob winces: “Flesh was not his commodity.” Once he learns about the pecuniary gains of using slaves in sugarcane farming, however, his discomfort melts away. “There was a profound difference between the intimacy of slave bodies at Jublio and a remote labor force in Barbados. Right? Right.” The ease with which Jacob enslaves people who are far away speaks to a form of enslavement that so many of us endorse today: the ongoing slavery of sweatshop workers and farmers—whose existence abroad is well known, who are grossly underpaid. Morrison shows us that the neither the thought processes that perpetuate slavery, nor slavery itself, are phenomena constrained by the temporal limits of the 17th> century.
In a fashion typical of her “responsible” writing, Morrison does not limit her depiction of slavery to the laborers. Jacob himself is enslaved to capitalism, and to the idea that owning things will bring him a definitive happiness. We see this as we watch Jacob build three houses, each bigger than the last. His wife Rebekka tracks the course of Jacob’s increasing greed: “It was some time before she noticed how the tales were fewer and the gifts were increasing, gifts that were becoming less practical, even whimsical. […] ‘We don’t need another house,’ she told him. ‘Certainly not one of such size.’ ‘Need is not the reason, wife. Understand me […] I will have it.’”
Florens, too—who suffers the cruel status of a slave in the Vaark household—is also denied freedom in ways other than her literal slavery. In an argument between Florens and the Blacksmith, her beloved, he refuses to speak to her any longer because she is a slave. Florens begs him to stay, saying, “I am adoring you […] You alone own me”; he replies, “You have become [a slave]… a slave to that.” In her infatuation with the Blacksmith, then, Florens has again been enslaved—but this time, to this man, by choice.
In her depiction of slavery as pervasive and multi-faceted, Morrison calls into question the form of freedom. All her characters, legally enslaved or not, suffer the absence of freedom. The book closes axiomatically: “to be given dominion over another is a hard thing; to wrest dominion over another is a wrong thing; to give dominion of yourself to another is a wicked thing.” Dominion in A Mercy is the same as slavery when it is seized or given up, whereas freedom appears to be the result of achieving, or receiving, dominion over another.
Her emphasis on dominion—a strikingly religious term—harks back to Morrison’s own relationship to her writing, which must be written with only herself in mind. Writing, she says, “is control […] It’s mine, it’s free.” She has been given dominion over her words, and Morrison retains that control by acting from a sense of responsibility.
It is by exercising dominion over her writing, then, that Morrison engages her freedom. Freedom from the white gaze; freedom to open up new and revelatory ways of seeing for her readers; freedom to enact social change. Because, in her own words: “There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.”
Eloise Blondiau currently studies religion, literature, and culture at Harvard Divinity School. Her interests include social justice, contemporary literature, and madness.
Toni Morrison, interview by Elissa Schappell with additional material from Claudia Brodsky Lacour, The Paris Review n. 134, Spring 1995.
Image from Flickr via la Biblioteca de la Facultad de Derecho y Ciencias del Trabajo. | artistic |
https://silenteyesecurity.com/what-are-the-benefits-of-having-a-wide-dynamic-range-in-a-camera/ | 2024-02-24T12:14:23 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-10/segments/1707947474533.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20240224112548-20240224142548-00045.warc.gz | 0.924728 | 2,737 | CC-MAIN-2024-10 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-10__0__62952107 | en | Having a wide dynamic range in your camera can be a game-changer when it comes to capturing stunning photographs. With a wide dynamic range, you have the ability to capture a wider range of both bright and dark areas in your photos, resulting in images that are rich in detail and true to life. This means that even in challenging lighting conditions, such as a bright sunny day or low-light setting, you can still achieve beautifully balanced and well-exposed shots. So, whether you’re a professional photographer or just a hobbyist looking to take your photography to the next level, incorporating a wide dynamic range into your camera can truly elevate your shots to new heights.
Highlight and Shadow Details
Having a camera with a wide dynamic range enables you to capture more detailed highlights and shadows in your photographs. With a wide dynamic range, your camera can accurately capture the bright areas without overexposing them, allowing you to retain the texture and color in those areas. Similarly, the camera can also capture the details in the dark areas without losing them to shadows. This means that you can capture a scene as close to how your eyes see it, with all the intricate details in both the brightest and darkest areas.
Reduced Noise in Shadows
One common issue with photographs taken in low-light or high-contrast situations is the presence of noise, particularly in the shadow areas. However, cameras with a wide dynamic range are designed to handle such situations better. By capturing more detail in the shadows, they also reduce the noise that can often be seen in those areas. This means that even when shooting in challenging lighting conditions, your camera will produce images with cleaner, smoother shadows, and less distracting noise.
High Contrast Scenes
Preserving Details in Bright Areas
One of the challenges in photographing high contrast scenes is retaining details in the bright areas. The human eye has a remarkable ability to perceive a wide range of brightness levels, but cameras often struggle to capture the same level of detail in both the bright and dark areas of a scene. However, cameras with a wide dynamic range excel in preserving details in the brightest areas, maintaining the texture and color that might otherwise be lost in overexposed highlights. This allows you to capture the intricate details of a scene, even in situations where there is a stark contrast between the brightest and darkest areas.
Retaining Details in Dark Areas
On the other end of the spectrum, a wide dynamic range also enables you to retain details in the dark areas of a high contrast scene. Instead of losing the details to black shadows, a camera with a wide dynamic range can capture those details and deliver images that showcase the textures, shapes, and colors found in the darker parts of the scene. This gives you the ability to capture scenes with a full range of tonal values, resulting in more visually engaging and compelling photographs.
Improved Image Quality
Enhanced Color and Tone
Wide dynamic range cameras not only excel in capturing a wide range of brightness levels but also greatly enhance the color and tone in your photographs. With their ability to capture more highlight and shadow details, these cameras can accurately reproduce the colors and tones present in the scene. This results in images with more vibrant and true-to-life colors, as well as a wider gamut of tones. Whether you’re photographing a vibrant landscape or a subtle portrait, a camera with a wide dynamic range will bring out the richness and depth of the colors, adding an extra level of visual appeal to your images.
More Flexibility in Post-processing
Another significant advantage of cameras with a wide dynamic range is the increased flexibility they provide during post-processing. Since these cameras capture a wider range of brightness levels, you have more room to adjust the exposure and tonal balance in your images without sacrificing detail or introducing noise. This gives you greater control over the final look of your photographs and allows you to achieve the desired mood or style. Whether you prefer a bright, airy aesthetic or a moody, dramatic look, a camera with a wide dynamic range provides you with the flexibility to achieve your vision in post-processing.
Better Handling of Backlight
Avoiding Overexposed Subjects
Backlit scenes can pose a challenge for photographers, as the bright background often leads to the subjects being underexposed or silhouetted. However, cameras with a wide dynamic range excel in handling backlight, allowing you to avoid overexposing your subjects. With their ability to capture a greater range of brightness levels, these cameras can properly expose both the subject and the background, resulting in well-balanced photographs. This means that even when shooting against a bright light source, such as a sunset or a window, your subjects will be properly exposed, preserving their details and ensuring they are the focal point of your image.
Maintaining Background Details
In addition to properly exposing your subjects, cameras with a wide dynamic range also excel in maintaining the details in the background of backlit scenes. In traditional photography, shooting against a bright background often results in a loss of detail and texture in the background, as the camera tries to properly expose the subjects. However, with a wide dynamic range camera, you can capture both the subject and the background with rich detail. This provides a sense of depth and context to your photographs, allowing the viewer to appreciate the entire scene, including the background elements that add to the overall story or atmosphere.
Greater Flexibility in Challenging Lighting Conditions
Balancing Exposure in Mixed Light
Photographing in mixed lighting conditions, such as a room with both natural and artificial light sources, can be tricky. However, cameras with a wide dynamic range offer greater flexibility in balancing exposure in such challenging lighting scenarios. These cameras can accurately capture both the bright natural light and the warmer artificial light, ensuring that the final image maintains the correct tonal balance and color accuracy. This means that you can capture scenes without one light source overpowering the other, resulting in a more visually pleasing and natural-looking photograph.
Reducing the Need for Additional Lighting
Cameras with a wide dynamic range also help reduce the need for additional lighting equipment in challenging lighting conditions. With their ability to capture a wide range of brightness levels, these cameras can perform exceptionally well in low-light situations. They can retain the details in the shadows while accurately capturing the highlights, allowing you to shoot in low light without the need for additional flash or continuous lighting. This enhances your shooting experience, making it easier to capture candid moments or work in environments where using additional lighting might be impractical or distracting.
Wide Range of Shooting Scenarios
A wide dynamic range is particularly beneficial for landscape photography, where capturing the full range of brightness levels in a scene is crucial. Whether it’s a sunset over the ocean or a snowy mountain range, landscapes often contain a vast difference in brightness between the sky and the land. A camera with a wide dynamic range allows you to preserve the details in both the bright sky and the darker land, resulting in breathtaking images that showcase the natural beauty and grandeur of the landscape.
Indoor photography can present its own set of lighting challenges, particularly when dealing with mixed lighting from various sources. With a wide dynamic range camera, you can capture indoor scenes with accuracy and fidelity. Whether you’re photographing a well-lit room or a cozy candlelit setting, a camera with a wide dynamic range ensures that the details in both the bright and dark areas are preserved, resulting in photographs that accurately represent the atmosphere and ambiance of the indoor environment.
Photographing in low-light conditions can be demanding, as the lack of available light can result in noisy and underexposed images. However, cameras with a wide dynamic range excel in low-light photography. By capturing more detail in the shadows and accurately exposing the highlights, these cameras allow you to shoot in low light with confidence. Whether you’re capturing the city lights at night or the stars in the night sky, a camera with a wide dynamic range helps you achieve sharp, noise-free images, even in the absence of ample illumination.
Reduced Requirements for Multiple Exposures
High Dynamic Range (HDR) photography is a technique where multiple images of varying exposures are blended together to create a final image with a wider dynamic range. However, cameras with a wide dynamic range can reduce the need for multiple exposures in HDR photography. With their ability to capture a wide range of brightness levels in a single frame, these cameras can deliver HDR-like results without the need for extensive post-processing or merging multiple images. This saves time and effort while still allowing you to achieve the desired tonal balance and detail in your photographs.
Bracketing is another technique used to capture a wider dynamic range in photography. It involves capturing multiple images at different exposures and then combining them in post-processing. However, cameras with a wide dynamic range reduce the need for bracketing by capturing a wider range of brightness levels in a single exposure. This means that you can capture a scene with optimal exposure and detail in a single shot, avoiding the extra steps and potential issues that come with bracketing. This simplifies the shooting process, allowing you to focus more on capturing the moment rather than spending time capturing multiple exposures.
Increased Dynamic Range in HDR Imaging
Capturing a Wider Range of Brightness Levels
Perhaps one of the most significant benefits of having a wide dynamic range in a camera is the ability to capture a wider range of brightness levels, particularly for HDR imaging. HDR imaging aims to capture the full tonal range of a scene, from the darkest shadows to the brightest highlights. A camera with a wide dynamic range excels in this aspect, allowing you to capture images with a broad range of brightness levels, resulting in stunning and visually captivating HDR photographs.
Creating More Realistic and Eye-catching Images
By capturing a wider dynamic range and preserving highlight and shadow details, cameras with a wide dynamic range enable you to create more realistic and eye-catching images. When viewing a photograph, our eyes are naturally drawn to areas of brightness and contrast. By accurately reproducing the highlights and shadows, a wide dynamic range camera allows you to create images that immediately grab the viewer’s attention. Whether it’s the play of light and shadow in a portrait or the dramatic contrast in a landscape, a wide dynamic range camera helps you capture images that are visually impactful and captivating.
Preservation of Highlight and Shadow Detail
Retaining Texture and Color in Bright Areas
Preserving the texture and color in bright areas is crucial in photography, as overexposing those areas can lead to loss of detail. However, cameras with a wide dynamic range excel in this aspect by retaining the texture and color in the brightest areas of your images. This means that even in challenging lighting conditions, you can capture scenes with bright highlights, such as the sun or artificial light sources, without sacrificing the detail and richness in those areas. The result is images that accurately represent the scene and allow you to appreciate the intricate details even in the brightest parts of the image.
Maintaining Detail in Dark Areas
In addition to retaining detail in bright areas, cameras with a wide dynamic range also excel in maintaining details in dark areas. In photography, the shadows can often hide interesting textures and details that add depth and complexity to an image. However, with a wide dynamic range camera, you can capture the details in the shadows and ensure that they are not lost to darkness. This allows you to bring out the subtle nuances and textures in the dark areas, giving your images a sense of depth and dimension.
Advancements in Sensor Technology
Improvements in Pixel Design
The wide dynamic range capabilities of modern cameras are made possible by advancements in sensor technology, particularly improvements in pixel design. Sensor manufacturers have developed sensors with high pixel counts, which allow for better capturing and differentiation of light intensity. Additionally, advancements in backside-illuminated (BSI) sensor technology have improved the overall performance of cameras, resulting in higher image quality and better handling of dynamic range. These advancements in pixel design and sensor technology provide photographers with the tools to capture images with a wide dynamic range and high-quality detail.
Increased Signal-to-Noise Ratio
Another advantage of advancements in sensor technology is the increased signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in cameras with wide dynamic range capabilities. SNR refers to the level of desired signal (image detail) compared to the level of unwanted signal (noise). With improved sensor technology, cameras can capture images with less noise, even in challenging lighting conditions. This means that even when shooting in low-light or high-contrast scenes, you can expect cleaner and more noise-free images, allowing you to focus on the details and overall quality of your photographs.
In conclusion, having a wide dynamic range in a camera offers numerous benefits for photographers. From better exposure and handling of high contrast scenes to improved image quality and flexibility in challenging lighting conditions, cameras with a wide dynamic range excel in capturing a wide range of brightess levels. The preservation of highlight and shadow details, advancements in sensor technology, and reduced requirements for multiple exposures further enhance the overall image quality and creative possibilities. Whether you’re capturing landscapes, shooting in low light, or exploring HDR photography, a camera with a wide dynamic range empowers you to capture stunning, true-to-life images with enhanced depth, detail, and visual impact. | artistic |
https://getitdone.de/artists | 2023-10-01T15:01:06 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233510903.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20231001141548-20231001171548-00665.warc.gz | 0.9736 | 484 | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-40__0__104045979 | en | Pamela is not only one of the Forbes 30 under 30, but also Europe's fitness icon. She is a woman full of power and energy - her creative mind blooms with new ideas. Her long blond hair and perfectly trained body have a high recognition effect. She inspires her community daily with her positive vibes, daily fitness guides, and creative food ideas. Day by day, she shares glimpses of her fitness routine, healthy recipes, and daily life.
Noel is THE dance icon on TikTok. He inspires an audience of millions with his signature dances and his amazing afro.
His personality and talent have earned him a loyal fan base and his videos always reach a high number of views and shares. His presence on TikTok, Instagram and Youtube has also earned him a place on the international social media scene.
Avemoves - the dancer with the mask. Not only is his mask a recognizable feature, but also his extraordinary dance moves. In a very short amount of time, Avemoves managed to become one of the most relevant dance creators on social media. He uses his influence to collaborate with other top-notch artists, bringing trends to life. Avemoves is one of the biggest faces for the brand Adidas.
Millane is one of the biggest German TikTokers with international content. Her content is very personal - she talks a lot about her faith, values and inspiration. She expresses her creativity in her famous Outfit Inspirations Reels and TikToks. Besides fashion, she also inspires her community with GRWM's, beauty hacks and comedy videos on TikTok.
Emilia is a real power woman who motivates her community daily to become the best version of themselves. She's always here to give some tips and tricks when it comes to fashion, lifestyle, as well as fitness and health. Her ambition is to constantly deliver high-end and authentic content. The result is an above-average performance and a broad target group.
Lisa is Germany's Booty Queen - her biggest passion in life is fitness, she even has her own fitness supplements. Being the power woman that she is, she inspires her community to work hard for a healthy and sporty lifestyle. Day by day, she shares impressions of her workouts so everyone can follow along. She is not only committed to her female community, but to many men as well. | artistic |
https://sp.misocc.gov.ph/2015/12/a-night-of-dances-pgmo-conducts-dancesport-competition/ | 2022-05-25T10:54:50 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-21/segments/1652662584398.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20220525085552-20220525115552-00663.warc.gz | 0.938777 | 307 | CC-MAIN-2022-21 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2022-21__0__227366708 | en | A Night of Dances: PGMO Conducts Dancesport Competition
The night glittered with all the sparkling costumes and dazzling moves from the participants of Dancesport Competition last November 25, 2015 at the Provincial Cultural and Farmer’s Training Center as part of the commemoration of the 86th Provincial Anniversary and 6th Pas’ungko S’g MisOcc Festival.
The competition was categorized by level – elementay, secondary, and college/open level. The preliminary rounds were divided into four dance derbies. In each dance derby, a kind of dance was assigned to every level. The contenders danced cha-cha, samba, rumba, and jive. After the declaration of the top 3 contestants in every level, Provincial Vice-Governor Aurora Virginia M. Almonte conveyed her delight upon seeing the talented dancers in Misamis Occidental. She also shared how the biggest stars of today such as Jennifer Lopez started their career through dancing. Of course, she also stressed its health benefits.
In the final rounds, the top 3 contenders from the elementary level danced cha-cha, samba for the secondary level, and jive for the college/open level. Awarding of prizes was headed by Provincial Governor Herminia M. Ramiro together with Vice- Governor Almonte, Schools Division Superintendent Jonathan dela Peña, and Chairperson of the Dancesport Committee, Ms. Elma Gula. Thereafter, a dance for all ensued. | artistic |
https://musiclanguagestudios.com/in-memory-of-rod/ | 2024-04-20T20:18:09 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2024-18/segments/1712296817674.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20240420184033-20240420214033-00030.warc.gz | 0.990869 | 487 | CC-MAIN-2024-18 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2024-18__0__120873581 | en | On the evening of February 9, 2016, Rod Webster passed peacefully in his sleep, after having lived a rich 87 years. He is survived and missed by his wife, Laura; his sister, Edith Stiles; his children, Bob, Tim, Matthew, Becky, Sarah, and Chris; grandchildren and great-grandchildren; as well as numerous nieces and nephews. He is also predeceased by his first wife, Faith (with whom he raised his family and shared a musical life), and his sister, Dorothy Befus.
From his childhood at a small farmhouse in Westcott, Alberta, to his job delivering telegrams during WWII, Rod gained the tenacity and compassion that would guide his personal life. His ear was as equally attuned to socio-political nuance as it was to music, and he pursued a knowledge and understanding of both with equal vigour, caring deeply for his fellow humans, especially the disadvantaged. He passionately believed and practiced the message of Schiller’s “To Joy”: “All men become brothers.” (Although Rod would have resisted this gendered language in favour of human equality.)
Professionally, Rod had a long and distinguished career:
*Public school teacher in Saanich for 10 years
*Music Director at Fairfield United Church for 10 years
*Director and arranger for the Varsity Singers (later named the Amity Singers) for 7 years
*Director of the Victoria Choral Society for 17 years
During his 21 years as Head of the Ear Training and Theory department at the Victoria School of Music, and the subsequent Conservatory, Rod developed a music pedagogy that went beyond theory as it was then taught, recognizing music as a language, a way of being rather than just a mental concept. The result was a program called Music Language, which became his life work, continued now by Laura.
As a music teacher for over sixty years, Rod has nurtured the development of many teachers, performing musicians, and lovers of music. Through them, his musical legacy lives on.
Rod requested no service to be held, but that his ashes be spread at Brotchie Ledge in the Juan de Fuca Strait, between James Bay and South Fairfield, where he lived much of his life, and overlooking Dallas Road, where he loved to walk. | artistic |
https://asurams.edu/news/2023/burnam-target-winner.php | 2023-12-05T15:41:39 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100551.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20231205140836-20231205170836-00318.warc.gz | 0.960494 | 536 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__121703915 | en | Albany State University Student’s Design Featured in Target Stores
Albany State University (ASU) senior visual and performing arts major, Cameron Burnam is one of three winners of the 2023 Target HBCU Design Challenge. Burnam’s design is featured on t-shirts sold in Target stores nationwide.
“The entire ASU campus community celebrates Cameron’s national debut and Target’s recognition of his work as part of its Black History Month Celebration,” said ASU President Marion Ross Fedrick. “Our goal is to provide students with access to opportunities that will ensure their success. Cameron is an excellent example of the game changers and innovators whom we are preparing to live out their dreams and compete in the global marketplace.”
The design, which features an illustration of six women with varying hairstyles and skin tones atop the word “CULTURE,” showcases the power, strength, and diversity of black women.
Burnam credits ASU for preparing him for a successful career as an artist, saying, “All my art professors have been there to guide me and push me creatively. They help me realize my place in the art world. They give me the confidence and support one could only hope for from professors.”
His inspiration comes from analyzing artwork on social media. “Seeing all the different styles, techniques, and mediums that these artists use pushes me to improve and helps me find my own style,” added Burnam. “I can use my art to speak on matters that are important to me.”
As a graduating senior, he is looking forward to attending graduate school, starting his career, and posting more of his art on social media.
The HBCU Design Challenge is part of Target’s eighth consecutive celebration of Black History Month, an effort that focuses on “celebrating and elevating the voices of Black artists, creators, entrepreneurs, team members and communities through authentic storytelling, content, and products that honor the cultural influence and intersectionality of the Black community.” The campaign builds upon the company’s commitment to spend more than $2 billion with Black-owned businesses by the end of 2025.
In addition to the design being added to the collection, he also received a cash prize, an exclusive one-hour consultation with Target senior design leaders, and the opportunity to apply for a six-week paid virtual apprenticeship with the Target Owned Brands Product Design team.
The shirt with Burnam’s design can be purchased at Target retail stores or online. | artistic |
http://calendar.boulderlibrary.org/event/3031435 | 2017-10-23T20:59:35 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-43/segments/1508187826642.70/warc/CC-MAIN-20171023202120-20171023222120-00190.warc.gz | 0.896412 | 231 | CC-MAIN-2017-43 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2017-43__0__182413311 | en | The Build a Better Book Project is all about developing and making stories using anything but written words. These stand alone weekend workshops will utilize different maker technologies to develop multi-modal means of story telling. Technologies covered: 3D design and printing, laser cutting, simple machines, electronics, and pop-up books.
This week: 3D Printing
Have you ever read a picture book and wondered what it would be like if you couldn’t see the pictures? What if you could feel the pictures instead? Work with engineers and artists to design and produce 3D-printed elements to enhance the picture book experience. We’ll learn about 3D design using Tinkercad and print our designs on the 3D printer as we create new tactile elements for children's books. Tech Focus: Tinkercad, 3D printing
Appropriate for ages 11-18. Space is limited, registration required.
All attendees must fill out our Acknowledgement of Risk and Release Form prior to use of makerspace.
This program is funded by the National Science Foundation. Documentation during the program will be used for research purposes. | artistic |
https://www.alchemylandscaping.com.au/ | 2023-12-02T19:24:08 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100448.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20231202172159-20231202202159-00398.warc.gz | 0.959776 | 221 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__108464122 | en | WHat we offer
Alchemy Landscape Design and Construction can service all of your hard and soft landscaping needs to make your dream garden a reality.
Our professional team are dedicated to creating gardens tailored to your lifestyle through hard work and attention to detail, communicating with you through every step of the design and construction process.
Alchemy Landscaping was born from a desire to create stunning gardens that become an integral part of your lifestyle. With more than 50 years combined experience in the landscaping industry, our designers, construction managers and head landscapers assist you through every step of the design and construction process to achieve the result you desire.
Alchemy Landscaping prides itself on hard work, honesty and communication with our clients. Working in partnership to create your perfect space.
WHAT our clients say
"Alchemy created our garden from the design process all the way through to completion of construction and couldn't have been happier with the final result. Xavier and his team were nothing but professional throughout and their workmanship and attention to detail went beyond our expectations".
Valued client- Melissa | artistic |
https://shelleydavidow.com/events/ | 2023-12-10T13:42:24 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679102469.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20231210123756-20231210153756-00582.warc.gz | 0.855162 | 702 | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | webtext-fineweb__CC-MAIN-2023-50__0__4029152 | en | Sunshine Coast Libraries Writing Workshop
17/07/2022 Nambour RSL
Proudly presented by Sunshine Coast Libraries in partnership with the Sunshine Coast Creative Writing Institute, the fun and interactive memoir writing workshop will be held at the Nambour RSL on Sunday, July 17, at 9am.
Aspiring writers are invited to join the hands-on session with award-winning authors Paul Williams and Shelley Davidow.
The six-hour workshop will reveal trade secrets on memoir writing, learn techniques to use dialogue to develop characters and how to push the plot along.
2017 -2019 Events
Sunday, July 31, 2019 Noosa Alive! Book Launch of High Infidelity and Panel Discussion
Sunday, July 31, 2019 Noosa Alive! Your Writing Life Workshop. Details here:
Saturday, August 17, 2019: QLD Writers Centre 10.30 a.m-1.30 p.m: Writing Your Life. Also available via LiveStream. Details here:
Saturday, August 18, 2019: QLD Writers Centre 10.30 a.m-4.30 p.m. Finding Your Voice. Details here:
Thursday November 29, 2018: Outspoken – author event. Sharing the stage with Kerry O’Brien in Maleny QLD.
September 13-15, 2018: Lines in the Sand Writers Festival, Hervey Bay, QLD
Tuesday September 11: Literary Lunch at the Grandview Hotel, Cleveland, QLD
Sunday August 26: Sydney Jewish Writers Festival. Panel ‘Making Peace with the Past’ and creative writing
workshop ‘Finding Your Voice’ Book here https://www.shalom.edu.au/event/sjwf/
Saturday, June 17: Lord Mayor’s Writers in Residence event: author talk Brisbane Square Library.
Tuesday March 28: Outspoken – with philosopher and author AC Grayling in Maleny QLD. For more info and bookings: http://www.outspokenmaleny.com
Friday March 17: 9-4pm Sydney NESA teacher professional development day: The Stressproof Classroom
Wednesday February 22: 4.30-6.30pm Twilight Seminar at the University of the Sunshine Coast The Stressproof Classroom
Saturday February 11: Sign up for the resilient parenting online forum. http://yourmusicalchild.com/parentingwithresilience/
Saturday, October 29 (6pm) Playing with Words – book launch an evening of word fun and book signing with Shelley Davidow and Paul Williams Homegrown Cafe, Palmwoods QLD
October 15th – Writers Speak, Springfield, QLD
March 16th 2016 6pm – Annie’s Books on Peregian, QLD: book signing and author conversation
March 17th 2016 1-2pm University of the Sunshine Coast Art Gallery, QLD: book signing and author conversation
May 1st 2016 10 am The Avid Reader, Brisbane QLD: author conversation and book signing
July 19th 2016 Noosa Long Weekend, QLD: author discussion ‘in conversation.’
July 25 & August 3rd ‘Finding Your Voice’ workshops at Noosa and Cooroy libraries (both events sold out).
August 27th & 28th 2016 Sydney Jewish Writers Festival, NSW: author discussion
September 10 & 11 2016 Brisbane Writers Festival, panel discussion, book signing, author conversation | artistic |
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