Christmas Week
With just two days before Christmas, I thought I’d continue with a mix of Christmas oriented murals, wintry scenes and music.
I usually don’t like modern murals with biblical or religious oriented murals, but these are very well done by Keith Goodson for Champions Church in Winter Haven, Florida. He seems to have found the right balance between realism and stylistic portrayal that appears alive and dynamic.
Another Christmas-like mention for this week would have to be the cover of The Washington Post‘s Book World, which makes a comeback at this time annually, whereas it used to be a regular Sunday section feature but was dropped in 2009. I thought this “embroidered drawing” made by hand cutting paper by Andrea Dezso is wonderful. I love its intricate nature and fragile existence. It’s a beautiful scenic snowflake. I had to scan this because I was surprised when I did a search on the Post’s site that I could not find it or any mention of the artist — not good to leave the artist out, and I normally give The Post credit.
I will give the Post credit for listing some classic and non-traditional Christmas music that we can all enjoy up through the new year and maybe even recycle for the next. Any of these would be good way to Kick-Start this Christmas Weekend, so here are a few to enjoy if you want something different.
1) Flaming Lips — A Change at Christmas
2) Bob Marley — Sound the Trumpet
3) James Brown — Santa Clause Go Straight to the Ghetto
4) The Pretenders — 2,000 Miles (and the video below)
Pretenders – 2000 miles
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And since I just have to end on a classic — from the days of ole:
5) Dean Martin — Let it Snow (here’s hoping for another blizzard)
And with a final tribute to the season of lights, I was delighted to discover this photo by Syamsui Bahri Muhammad that shows the silhouettes of the many people visiting Malaysia’s i-City (cyber center in Shah Alam). I also find it interesting to learn that about 9 percent Malaysians are Christian.
If you’d like to see classic Christmas Memories from Casart coverings, click this link.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
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I'm an artist, wife and mother of two boys. I started my illustration business, The Occasional Palette over 35 years ago, when my oldest son was an infant. Once my children were in school, I began painting decorative, faux finishes and murals through my second business, Casart, now over 30 years old. My third business, Casart Coverings, is a springboard from my second. Click on the link on the sidebar to see innovative, custom, designer wallcovering, removable and reusable wallpaper and coordinating decor.
