Music
True Blood
I’m a big True Blood fan, the HBO series. I didn’t think I would be but it grabbed me from the opening movie. I recently came upon this Wiredrive website explaining the art of the main title design and exploring process of creating the opening title by Digital Kitchen. The font was based on Southern roadside signage. The swamp and other scenes were filmed directly in Louisiana. Church scenes were filmed in Chicago and the the bar scenes were filmed in Seattle. It all comes together beautifully. I find it brilliant the way they have have been able to mix themes of death, ruin and rebirth. I can’t help but…
Sand Music
This video showing Diego Stocco’s beach/sand music just shows that art is everywhere and can be created from many materials that surround us that we take for granted. It’s the artist who sees their possibilities: Click this link for Kick-Starting your Weekend with Chris Botti — some more relaxing music: Back into My Heart is the best: http://www.amazon.com/gp/recsradio/radio/B0000CABGZ/ref=pd_krex_listen_dp_img?ie=UTF8&refTagSuffix=dp_img
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Art4Others…Art with Heart
In 2006 I was involved with a group of talented decorative artists and artisans who gave freely of their time to transform a house, under the guide of Adrienne VanDooren, who founded the concept for The House That Faux Built. It was a big success, the first of its kind and a wonderful coffee table type book was produced. All the proceeds went to funding the building of a home through Habitat for Humanity in New Orleans. Finally, the house has been fully funded and the construction has begun. Now artist can give back another way, by becoming involved in the onsite project and hosting events in their own hometown…
