tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63457337173850367692024-03-13T23:14:56.037-07:00BeatnheartBeatnhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825208509765183528noreply@blogger.comBlogger230125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345733717385036769.post-49298768475153765662016-02-09T13:29:00.005-08:002016-02-09T13:38:12.373-08:00I need this now...Ira Glass<h1 class="quoteText" style="color: #181818; font-family: Merriweather, Georgia, serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px 0px 15px; padding: 0px;">
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase, they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know its normal and the most important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you will finish one story. It is only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take awhile. It’s normal to take awhile. You’ve just gotta fight your way through.”</span></h1>
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Here is my page on the Fawm site...I think you can listen to the songs without signing on to the site...<br />
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Beatnhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825208509765183528noreply@blogger.com46tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345733717385036769.post-82843168911193538102016-01-29T12:31:00.002-08:002016-01-29T15:50:53.466-08:00 A brand new Fawmer is a Fawmling.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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I have signed up for Fawm, which stands for February Album Writing Month. It is a songwriting challenge that invites the participant to write 14 songs in one month. This is quite a monumental task for me to take in hand, seeing as I have only just started to write my own songs and am very new to the actual recording process. I think. however, that this will move me forward into becoming a better songwriter.<br />
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The challenge begins on February 1st. I have already signed up for a "skirmish" which means you have to write a song within one hour of opening time...Yikes! I do feel that this will be nothing but a win-win for me...it will propel me forward and get me past fear and procrastination.</div>
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I have already connected to some real nice folks...Fawm is a lot like the blogging community. They are kind, caring people with similar interests and goals. I have had a lot of my questions answered by total strangers, people who have taken the time out of their busy schedules to contact me -some who I hope in time will become friends. You can also collaborate with other songwriters...something I would love to try, but due to my limited recording facilities and file sharing </div>
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Garageband, which is built into my computer is a maze...really difficult...I haven't even been able to record my music... Wish I could. I did manage to make a pretty freaky Techno Trance song which is a bunch of loops, sounds and me singing like a banshee, with lots of echo and effects...Kinda Kool! But for this challenge, I will be using a simple app on my iPad called Spire. It records 4 tracks and ought to work just fine for me at this stage of the game....it is, after all, about the writing of the songs, so the production of the actual recording, at least for me, is not as important as finishing the challenge, meaning getting those 14</div>
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Beatnhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825208509765183528noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345733717385036769.post-40361539235494428402015-12-14T08:42:00.003-08:002015-12-18T16:19:17.899-08:00I Want to be Adored<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After many years of dreaming, practicing, writing, throwing away and trying again, I have written a song that I finally had the courage to get professionally recorded...</div>
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My friend Jay Perris was kind enough to invite me to his recording studio and after spending a day</div>
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I Want to be Adored....I have a dream...a big far fetched crazy nearly impossible dream of being accepted at The Holiday Music Motel songwriters week coming up in February called Love On Holiday. To do this I have to submit orignal songs. I Want to be Adored is my first submission...</div>
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I really jumped off the ledge into the unknown this time...I opened up an account on Soundcloud...I made my "album cover"!! I just kept at it, one step at a time...when I got frustrated with the music I switched to working on the cover. One tune down, two more to go...</div>
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<br />Beatnhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825208509765183528noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345733717385036769.post-1143445621576995442015-11-11T14:38:00.000-08:002015-11-14T15:45:54.382-08:00Happy Veterans Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Beatnhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825208509765183528noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345733717385036769.post-58106457077094787472015-10-12T12:47:00.001-07:002015-10-12T12:47:34.253-07:00Long Beach Open Studio Tour<a href="http://lbopenstudiotour.com/">Long beach open studio tour</a> kept me so busy making earrings that I didn't even post it here...<br />
Had a really time...GeriatriX got to play on Sunday and that was very cool...<br />
Realized I had no interest in promoting my jewelry...I did' even hand out cards...Music seems to be my main thing now...<br />
I did have some nice sales however and to some very nice people...Husbands buying their wives a little something....<br />
No Pics...I was too busy....Beatnhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825208509765183528noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345733717385036769.post-367561894176584222015-09-15T12:53:00.003-07:002015-09-15T12:57:50.771-07:00The GeriatriX I am in a ukulele group with a couple from the Long Beach Ukulele Club...An old friend of mine jumped on board to play bass with us and his contribution has added so much...Nothing like a seasoned bass player to take things to another level...<br />
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Beatnhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825208509765183528noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345733717385036769.post-80931319571946175902015-04-24T14:49:00.001-07:002015-04-24T15:20:32.556-07:00The Monarch Butterfly needs your help<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The wonderful people over at <a href="http://shop.greatergood.com/">THE GREATERGOOD SHOP</a> and Novica are promoting their new GreaterGood shop and are offering you, my readers, a $50 gift certificate.<br />
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At <a href="http://shop.greatergood.com/">THE GREATERGOOD SHOP</a> every purchase you make gives back to a<br />
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You can decide where your money goes by selecting from various categories within the shop.<br />
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How about <a href="http://shop.greatergood.com/animal-rescue/">ANIMAL RESCUE</a>? one that is near and dear to my heart.. <span style="background-color: white; color: #555555; font-family: , "helvetica neue light" , "helvetica neue" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;">Purchases here have funded the value of more than 450 million bowls of food for rescued animals!</span><br />
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Or <a href="http://shop.greatergood.com/rainforest/">RAIN FOREST</a> everything you buy from this section helps saves and protects the Rain Forest...How awesome is that! <br />
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Take a look at the fabulous clothing options in the <a href="http://shop.greatergood.com/clothing/">Apparel</a> section. Of course I gravitate to shawls...<br />
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Just think you could get this for your very own while helping a worthy cause...<br />
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In case you are not familiar with <a href="http://shop.greatergood.com/">THE GREATERGOOD SHOP</a>, this fabulous shop sells handmade items made by artisans all over the world. This provides a opportunity for them to make a living at doing what they do best, make glorious products that are not only quality merchandise but shopping here is a win-win situation for all of us..<br />
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HOW ABOUT THIS <a href="http://shop.greatergood.com/itemdetail/?pid=G53937">PEEK A PURR SWEATSHIRT</a>??<br />
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And now with the new sister store, you know your money is going to a good cause. Every purchase helps people, pets and the planet..YOU CHOOSE where you want your money to go.<br />
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Maybe someone in your family suffers from <a href="http://shop.greatergood.com/alzheimers/">ALZHEIMERS</a>...Shop in this category and your purchase gives much needed dollars toward research of this horrible disease.. <span style="color: #555555; font-family: , "helvetica neue light" , "helvetica neue" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px;">Purchases here have funded over 185 hours of Alzheimer's research.</span><br />
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HOW ABOUT <a href="http://shop.greatergood.com/literacy/">LITERACY</a>?<br />
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<a href="http://shop.greatergood.com/itemdetail/?pid=G50000">how about this cool mug?</a><br />
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Wouldn't this Herbal Healing Salve be something you would want around the house for those unexpected emergencies?</div>
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<br />Beatnhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825208509765183528noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345733717385036769.post-14484690176245541992014-10-30T12:43:00.002-07:002014-10-30T13:04:20.896-07:00Still Here with rainbows in my room<br />
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it kept me guessing as I ran around touching my many crystals hanging in all my windows ( I was obsessed with Haley Mills and especially the movie PollyAnna...So the crystal fascination is from that movie)...I had to find the one that was causing this amazing and enchanting happening...</div>
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It was the CD sitting on my worktable...I had just got it in the mail from a friend in Sturgeon Bay...The CD was by Chris Aaron, an amazing guitarist, blues artist from Madison and associated with the Holiday Music Motel and SteelBridge Songfest ...Chris just passed away two weeks ago .. The rainbow.... eerie but oh so magic.</div>
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My time right now seems to full of rest and tv viewing...I am well aware..not very cool but I think it is just what I need right now...mostly I am watching Netflix and loads of British television ...also I just discovered Doctor Who...I know, where have I been, but I am watching some back series and catching up...I love the show...I'm glad I finally discovered it..so witty clever and great acting...</div>
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Well the store closed down...not for lack of business, but because the building was sold to make way for condos...I panicked at the time, wondering what I would do next. The idea of selling at flea markets again surely did not appeal to me...loading up the car, getting up at ungodly hours in the morning, sitting in the hot sun all day and then at the end of the day packing all that stuff up again...I just couldn't face it anymore. I looked at various other places to sell and none were very good...I was in one of the best places in the city and nothing would compare to it ....so I decided to retire from the business all together...The store did re-locate, this time in Venice, but my heart was telling me to back off...it was time to retire and move on to something else.<br />
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I had spent 30 some years looking, digging, driving, packing, shipping, cleaning and repairing thousands and thousands of things...I was very successful at it and enjoyed it...but the idea of still doing it had lost its glow...It was also getting harder to find things at good prices...prices so good that it warranted shipping the stuff long distances, many times from England and France, at a great cost and lots of wrapping and bubble wrapping to insure its safe arrival here.<br />
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Beautiful Mr. B helped me this weekend to get my torch set up and it is located in his studio...who would have ever thunk that he and I would be working on metal side by side...certainly not me.<br />
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First I hammered this rectangular shield shape and used an old made in Paris metal stamp to create the lines, hammered the whole thing on the concrete studio floor and then made the dimples with metal punches...<br />
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Beatnhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825208509765183528noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345733717385036769.post-3024377035022347802014-01-23T15:05:00.001-08:002014-01-24T17:59:46.619-08:00New work...cause I'm tired of destashin....Well I did a dang good, no, great job of cleaning my studio/kitchen table...<br />
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The cleaning does continue ....I have drawers to clean out yet...tabletops with crap on them...I have bits and pieces to assign to new places where I can find them without a mad insane search. All the things that I know I will never use are pretty much at their new homes or are on their way....two destash boxes are still listed ..filled to the brim with good things...They are just not me anymore When I first started with jewelry making I went cuckoo with supply buying without any plans....so you end up with a lot of things that don't work together...Also my style has changed and basically I love to make everything myself or get it from someone else who does. I have found that the more stuff I have around me, the more confused and unhappy I am...It takes away from my focus....My AADD kicks in big time and I become frustrated. The clean up will help to remedy a lot of the problem...I can feel it helping already. Clean space uncluttered mind. I am hoping it will help me to get over some of the slumps I have been feeling lately.<br />
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I am pleased with the way these turned out...I did my super distressing technique...they came out looking old, worn, and dull finished ...just the way I like them...Polymer can look shiny, cheap and well, looking like plastic...I hate that...so I work and work on them until that goes away... they end up looking like old wood. Several layers of paint and then a waxing and buffing.<br />
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Now this is from a man who swore he didn't like cats..."I'm allergic to them" is what he always said.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px;">When I graduated from high school way back when, there was no question in my mind that I would go to college.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />It was never really brought up, encouraged or even asked about...What was I going to do? No one asked...no one cared.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />I personally hated school, high school in particular, and the idea of going to school another four years just was out of the question...but I remember graduating and thinking" now what?" It was assumed I would work in a factory or get married even though I never had boyfriends, so it's not like marriage was looming on the horizon.<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />So what did I do? I worked in a factory for a week, where I cried every lunch hour. I got a ride to the job with a neighbor lady who had been working there for 20 years....the thought of this kind of a life...endless repetitive boredom was not for me...but I was lost and didn't know what to do....<br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" /><br style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" />I did meet a boy and fell in love and after being with him for about 6 months he told me he was going to California and did I want to go with him...Well my bags got packed that night and to the shock and dismay of my poor parents, i hitch hiked the 2,500 miles in the middle of a March snowstorm to Venice, California.</span></div>
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<br />Beatnhearthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14825208509765183528noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6345733717385036769.post-21719354899639638982013-07-03T16:46:00.004-07:002013-07-04T11:07:04.129-07:00Polymer Clay MadnessIt all started simple enough....I saw a tutorial on distressed polymer clay headpins by Ginger Davis-Allman from <a href="http://thebluebottletree.com/new-tutorial-rustic-beads-and-components/"> The Blue Bottle Tree</a>. I bought some of her headpins previously and thought, hey I can do this, they are so cool, just what I need and want ...so I bought the tutorial and downloaded it on the spot.<br />
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And another thing I learned...is how time consuming, frustrating, did I say time consuming making beads is...I had no idea...So next time you have to send you hard earned cash to Greybird Studio, Ragged Robyn, ScorchedEarth, Numinosity, Sara at DivineStudio2, Happyfish, Shipwreckdandy...be thankful these hard-working gals are doing it all for you and at a real bargain for all the time involved in the making of hand-made beads. </div>
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Jackson with my friend Tony Menzer, bass player extraordinaire</div>
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and the guy who turned me on to the festival via a facebook post...</div>
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My photo of Jackson Browne which I thought turned out rather well...</div>
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This man is unreal...still super cute and his voice is the same...not wrecked but</div>
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perfect and the songs....well you know...I don't have to tell you about those classic tunes...</div>
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pretty much part of the soundtrack of many of our lives...</div>
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Will I go next year? phht...you betcha kiddos...this festival is mellow,</div>
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the talent just off the charts awesome and I'll say it again, one of the best things I ever did...</div>
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The musicians of the 2013 Steel Bridge Songfest in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin..</div>
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Here is the webpage ...check it out...</div>
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