Judy and I went painting at the botanicals this morning. It was so cool and full of nurturing energy. I think I will go again tomorrow morning early. I painted a few more kids for the exhibition and this is a sample of Judys work. She has just been accepted into ANUs Art School. Love her attitude.
To quote my nephew Hamish who introduced me to this band " These people are better at being friends than normal people because they dont push people away "
Ever had the feeling that something is not quite right? Well when I entered my car last Saturday there was a "definite" smell that I couldn't quite put my finger on. Well thats because I couldn't reach the offending stinker. I normally only use my car on the weekends because I walk during the week. So the previous weekend I went shopping and stocked up on the fruit and veg. Somehow a potatoe had escaped from the shopping bag and lodged itself under the drivers seat. When I opened the door, I thought to myself "smells like a dead cat around here". Driving out the underground car park the light and the smell really was hitting me hard so I stopped on the street to search. I looked in the usual spots, like the storage containers built in to the car, then on the back seat and then under the drivers seat where I spied something that looked like regurgitated mince, like a cat might make. I actually had to come up for breath at this point closing the door. I was stumped as to what kind of animal it really was. I'm thinking rat, ferret, blue tongue lizard and by the time my imagination was in full flight I decided to solve this mystery for good. Gloved my hand in a plastic bag that was loose in the back and in I went like a Cornish Miner. Yuckky!! it was all soft and warm and that's when I spotted the green shoots. I can tell you I was relieved to know it was vegetable matter.
Im loving this medium and this time I played with the image in Picassa. Im batteling with myself about enhancing images, not sure how that pans out with copyright. Ill have to do some research on that subject.
I'm still having flashbacks about that performance last night. There is so much to ponder.
Today at belly dancing I was able to squat for the first time in 10 years. I'm so wrapped that I can do that now, Ive been practicing at home on and off all afternoon. Belly dancing is really difficult for me because of the dyslexia but I'm not giving up. I just take a while for my body to be able to speak the language of dance. The birthing scene in last nights performance...............theres no words for that.
Just got home from seeing this wonderful group perform. This is the best live stage show I have ever seen. Lord of the dance with Micheal Flattely comes a dull second.
It creeps up on you and before you know it there are the shivers the tears and lots of emotions fleeting by. Most of the dancing horizontal to the ground, the music haunting, props simple but complex at the same time. Themes such as blankets, busted car turned on its side, use of sticks, huge elastic bands and the gliding scene of water was indescribable.
Costume simple and tasteful, no actual "star soloist" keeping with Indigenous culture. No rampant sexuality. If I had to use two words to describe it it would be energetic harmony. So gentle but strong.
Last night Angelica introduced me to this artist, architect and paid a great compliment to me saying she thinks my art style is in this fashion. So when she left I looked him up on the computer and I just love his philosophy and work. Here are some pearler quotes and links.
"Just carrying a ruler with you in your pocket should be forbidden, at least on a moral basis. The ruler is the symbol of the new illiteracy. The ruler is the symptom of the new disease, disintegration of our civilisation."
"The straight line is ungodly. "
"When we dream alone it is only a dream, but when many dream together it is the beginning of a new reality.”
" I will not build home where by nature and the human's soul will suffer" (this might be a solution for building homes the Indigenous people on the NT might want to live in)
And he once gave a lecture completely naked........
Judy and I went painting at the botanicals this morning. It was so cool and full of nurturing energy. I think I will go again tomorrow morning early. I painted a few more kids for the exhibition and this is a sample of Judys work. She has just been accepted into ANUs Art School. Love her attitude.
