6/2/09

RTT is great...but can you dance to it?

We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance. ~Japanese Proverb

I sooo love Random Tuesday. It's the bebop of blogging. Welcome to the jam session! Grab a button & play along

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After 60 years clarinetist Stanley Drucker is retiring from the NY Philharmonic. He will have played in over 10,200 concerts. I caught this story in the shower this morning. He talked about backstage poker games in the 40s & other cool stuff. Learn a bit about Stanley at NPR.

Check out this vivacious gal from ArtFreebies


But she should be wearing this!!


Or anything else from BoringSidney

Take a minute & check out this fab etsy shop (great photos too)

The Lituus is back! WooHoo! Ok, so you can't see the mild sarcasm. Actually this is very cool.

I nicked the photo from Physorg.com. There's also an article & slide show on the recreation of this extinct musical instrument .

Last Wednesday's Melange challenge prompt was Dance. To play along, just CLICK HERE & link to your dance themed art.While you are there, visit the other lively pieces .

I was fussing with a collage for the challenge, but The Muse & I both wanted to lead. After stepping on each others toes, she elbowed me in the ribs & we went our separate ways. In the meantime here's an ACEO I made a while back.


She looks kind of unpleasant so I've decided she's really a Gorgon. Her sisters are here too.


These pieces are in layers & the top layer is a gold frosted paper.


They're all a little "off" - that metallic paper is a bear to photograph. It is kinda cool in hand though. Hold it one way you see the image. Tilt it a bit & all you see is the frosty gold & text.

Popped over to godchecker.com (great site by the way) & tossed Medusa into the search. I'd forgotten that she was once a lovely lady before a jealous Athena got a hold of her. Apparently her sisters, Stheno & Euryale, are super nasty AND immortal. Don't want to be running into them down some dark alley.

The Un Mom

Somebody else who scares me a little, but in a good way, Is Keely The Un Mom. She's sort of the conductor (or is it high priestess?) of the Random Tuesday Thoughts orchestra. And the only person I (really don't) know who is taking on ninjas, chocolate cake, and dead mice all at once today.

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12 comments:

  1. That is one vivacious gal all right! Love it!

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  2. Only you would have found a Lituus for your RTTs! You always find the neatest links, etc.! It's unbelievable that Stanley Drucker spent 60 years with the NY Philharmonic. Five years anywhere seems like a long time to me!

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  3. I have to say you are one of the best bloggers out there! You always find these amazing links.
    Great job!

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  4. everytime i check your blog - which hasn't been many i'm ashamed to admit - i always get a little bit mad at myself for not properly stalking you.

    i also feel a little bit more cultured when i leave your blog.

    great randomness.

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  5. Do you sometimes feel like you had a previous life, say, 300 b.c. in Rome? Absolutely fascinating to see your ACEO and other art with a modern style so close to ancient art! Coooool.

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  6. You got me to go to the UnMom! Great stuff..love your blog too.

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  7. That was very cool reading about Stanley. :)

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  8. I agree with Pam, you do indeed have the BEST blog. Love the "dance" lady. Always love your work.

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  9. Ahhh I feel quite breathless after waltzing through your post...so interesting...off to check out the links...

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  10. so we might as well dance... yeah maybe that is the solution...

    Grate dress, would love to have one of those.

    Metallic paper sounds interesting, king of hard getting good a good look at it on the photos, but I'll love to hear/see more about your experiences with it!

    EWian

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  11. Oh I love the dancing girl! You can totally see the fabric blowing in the wind.

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