New Song Sunday - Gypsy Love

Gypsy punk band Gorgol Bordella's latest album Transcontinental Hustle is a frantic, verging on chaotic, but ultimately passionate explosion of sound. It's so rich, that I find it difficult to listen to the whole thing in one setting; but they are absolutely top of my 'I gotta see this band live' list. Here's one of the catchier tunes from the album:

...and for your visual pleasure, this "Gypsy" treasury featuring yours truly and other talented etsians (curated by westbournegrove):

Waking the Muse

This curation is inspired by a friend of mine - a wonderfully creative person, who's creative well has hit a dry spell. It happens to all of us at some point; for me it's a never ending cycle.

I gravitate towards water & trees, writing helps, going to galleries/museums or reading something completely different - and sometimes, just doing nothing in a new place is the perfect thing. Oh, and driving down a highway to nowhere in particular while singing at the top of my lungs is a good one too ;)

What do you do to wake your muse?

see my curation here (expires Friday April 2nd):

featured artists:
kgcrafts, WeeBindery, StaRedesigns, danb26, Lori411, ChatterBoxArt, bythewayside, meltemsem, handmadeempire, Mermaid Treasures, funwallart, & MyraMelinda


Thanks for the inspiration Lynn!!

Pictures & Tears Treasury

I got this wonderful book at the library yesterday by James Elkins, an artist & art historian, called Pictures & Tears.

"Museums are full of images meant to affect us deeply--not just pique our curiosity but move us to tears. Yet we resist. It is common to cry in the theater, at the opera, at concerts, or while reading books...crying in front of paintings was commonplace in the Middle Ages...Why have the last hundred years been so dry by comparison?"

When was the last time art brought you to tears?

Come see my tribute treasury on etsy.com, hurry (it expires Sunday March 21st):
{treasuries are member curated galleries}

featured artists:

5erg, PeggyWolfDesign, thegreenefairy, jerseymaids, strandsoflight, lori411, DvoraSchleffer, mkendall, dbabcock, lightleaks, susansheehan, and dimdi