Mermaid and The Lion

My favorite time of the year!  

Loving the heart of a child and the magical worlds they envision!

Voices and Dance within the Americas

This morning I was searching through my archives for a file to print and happily stumbled upon these images of Judith Sanchez Ruiz and James McGinn that had been overlooked during the first round of editing. They are from a promo shoot for a Works & Process performance Voices and Dance within the Americas that is running this Sunday and Monday at The Guggenheim. 

I'm so looking forward to this!  Here's a description of the performances I pulled from The Guggenheim's Site:  See three new Works & Process commissions inspired by the Latino multicultural landscape in the Americas. Ballet Hispanico’s Artistic Director Eduardo Vilaro has paired Cuban choreographer Maray Gutierrez and Peruvian American composer Gabriela Lena Frank to create a work that explores identity and cultural fusion. Cuban American artist Anthony Goicolea joins choreographer Jonah Bokaer for the multimedia collaboration TRiCK, created especially for this program. Cuban choreographer Judith Sanchez Ruiz and Korean visual artist Sun K. Kwak premiere I will Stay with You Even if You Are Not Here, a collaborative work inspired by the life and work of Cuban visual artist Ana Mendieta, with original music by Cuban pianist/ composer Adonis Gonzales. Wendy Perron, editor-in-chief of Dance Magazine, will moderate the discussion.

Knight In Shining Armor

We're ready for the Medieval Festival today in Ft. Tryon Park!

If The Eyes Had No Tears

"The Soul Would Have No Rainbow 

If The Eyes Had No Tears"

-Minquass Tribe Proverb

This summer as we were traveling across the states working on a personal photo project I came across a book of Native American Proverbs by Guy A. Zona.  This one struck a chord deep within me and has often brought a sense of peace on the days I find myself struggling. 

Yesterday as the rain began to let up after many days, I glanced out the window and saw this beautiful rainbow.  I quickly grabbed my camera and ran out to try and capture it, looking for that shot that would be dynamic, powerful, vibrant.  Returning home I pulled the image up in Photoshop and began to try and work my "magic" tweaking the curves, toying with the contrast and hues but each time I would check my adjustments against the original image I found myself drawn more to it's natural subtle hues and contrasts.  A simple reminder that Nature has it's own intrinsic beauty and magic, as do our Rainbows and Tears.