Rhiannon Giddens has a new album out on Nonesuch Records label called, “Hope is the Thing with Feathers.” Here is the title track. It is not only the music but the video, which shows the artist creating the album cover using multi-media collage, that strikes a chord with me. From the Nonesuch newsletter: Rhiannon Giddens…
#FFF 76 MMA’s 97th Michigan Contemporary Art Exhibition
In addition to the female animators exhibit going on at the Muskegon Museum of Art is the Annual Contemporary Art Exhibit. This year is its 97th. Granddaughter had a lot to do with the pace we went through, so little time for photos. Will try to get back there while it is still going and…
#FF — Shattered Impasse
Shattered Impasse Each night it’s the same dream. I’m at a crossroads, where options are presented with faded, though legible signs. Just as in waking life, I’m paralyzed, unable to make a decision. “Get your fat ass out of bed and make my breakfast!!!!!” His roar from the kitchen rouses me. My warm feet feel…
Female Animator Exhibit at Muskegon Museum of Art
This past Sunday some of the family went canoeing and some of us went to the Muskegon Museum of Art. One of the exhibits was about female animators. It included many drawings, colorings, and biographies by them. They had kiosks set up that showed some neat early ones, including “silhouette animation.” They also set up…
Breathe Deep
Breathe Deep One becomes many,building, pausing;alone again, praying,falling, melancholy,subdued, sustained. Incremental lightconversations of whathope might look like. Warmth spreads, grows,turning eyes skyward.There! Daybreak! Tears stream each cheek,air perfumedwith roses and birdsong.Breathe deep. Kim is today’s host for dVerse’ Poetics Tuesday. Kim says:Now listen to ‘Adagio for Strings’ conducted by Gustavo Dudamel and played by the…
Tao-Talk 