By Erol Ozsever Ragtime. Blues. Jazz. Rock ‘n Roll. Motown/Soul. Funk/Disco. Hip-hop. The list goes on. Almost every movement of American popular music is in some way–and often a large… Read More
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“No Pride for some of us, Without liberation for all of us!” – Marsha P. Johnson
by Lea Umberger I must admit that I met someone new this year as I did a little research for the Listen Up Film Series June film selections. The search… Read More
THE SPARKS PROJECT – We Go Forth
PAULA KRAMER THE SPARKS PROJECT Blog #4 Moving from a hands and feet on project to a digital presentation that will do justice to the artistry of our performing, visual… Read More
The Rise of the American Memoir
My problem with memoirs isn’t that they are untrustworthy in terms of memory, but they seem to revel in “people behaving badly.” The shock-value, the Schadenfreude, the humble-bragging (this is how much cocaine I did!!! This is how much people I’ve slept with!!!) is what I hope to critique in my novel… Read More
The Sisters Grimm
Part sass, part satire, the Sisters Grimm skitters across the landscape of language to probe the puncturing of innocence, to dismantle the sinister sensuality of the childhood scold. Drawn with a sensual line and somber color, this series of drawings of young girls with large heads and diminishing bodies probe the puncturing of innocence, as they dismantle, with a child’s inherent wisdom, the rebukes from adults. Then gaze back at you with a stare you cannot avoid. With humor and with irony, they wink at us from across the divide of language, questioning why such statements are perpetuated and how are they to be interpreted…. Read More
New Painting – The Young Bird (blog post #8)
New Painting – The Young Bird By Steven Kenny Finally had time to finish a new painting in between commissions! Albeit, a small one — 10 by 8… Read More
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“The Meaning of Art (you’re killing me over here!)
GI Bill- Ode to My Father copy So, my lovely friend tells me she is making a Zoom presentation to about 30+ people, a serious, engaged… Read More
A Musician’s Life Part VI
According to my calculations, it is Week 11 of the Pandemic. As we enter Phase 2 of lessening the quarantine regulations, I am inspired to get back to some kind… Read More
A world of color….
By Lea Umberger If you are following along from the past posts of Let Me Introduce Myself and First, Comes the Research , Ladies and Gentlemen, Start your Pencils, you may have… Read More