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thursday, june 24, 2010

Solo and Duet in the Butterfly Zone at the Heritage Center Gallery in Lexington, KY

Gallery Hop and studio progress!

Well, the Gallery Hop was a success! I have never been to a more fun opening! My husband, Vijay, read poetry from his recently published poetry book and we all enjoyed the company of neighbors, friends, and new acquaintances!

Below are images of my work in the Butterfly Zone at the Heritage Center.

My husband loves to entertain

And of course, Mr. Brooks, the owner and entertainer! And my husband during his reading.

It's raining in Kentucky today and I've been working on my stencil designs.

I'll be updating you soon!

All the best,
Carolyn Singh

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thursday, june 10, 2010

Gallery Hop June 2010

You are all cordially invited to come to the Gallery Hop at:

the Heritage Center Gallery, 651A West Short Street, Lexington, KY

sponsered by the Sisohpromatem Art Foundation.

The Opening is June 18, 2010, 5-8pm.

Their phone is 859=259-0222 and their website is www.art4edu.org.

My stuff will be hanging in the Butterfly Zone.

"Gallery Hop evenings are all action: live artist performances and impormptu art, music, poetry and song making by inspired Hop guests."

Hope to see you there.

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sunday, june 06, 2010

working on exhibit

I am almost ready for the upcoming show at the Heritage Center Gallery in Lexington. Details will be posted as soon as I get them : like the title of the show. It is opening during Gallery Hop June 18th in Lexington.

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thursday, may 27, 2010

Pearls, Pearls, Pearls

My loyal suppliers and good friends at King's Ransom sent me these divine pearls for me to pick over. Unfortunately, they are so rare and so expensive that it would put them out of reach of most of my buyers. But I'm still dreaming about them.

If you are interested in any of these pearls contact me at carolynsingh@hotmail.com and we'll talk

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friday, may 21, 2010

Excerpts from Light in the Morning

These are selected short poems from Vijay Singh's first book of poetry.

SUN LIT FIELDS
rising in arc over the horizon, the sun lit the field
like the sea in tide, it spread at lightning speed
as it had once done in my native land, so far away
seventy seven million years yet seems like yesterday
part of you yearns to go to days past, other part wants to stay
there is no choice; the goddess of adventure has you in her sway
besides, you can never return to where you started, they all say
so, time to shake these sweet remembrances, best be on my way

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THE JEWEL
never was there a need to fight the cosmic current
so embrace the time, this jewel, the present moment
look at the light now, so luminous, ubiquitous
let it free you, fly you into space infinite, continuous

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BY THE RIVER
by the river, the other day
i sat to meditate and pray
focussed solely on the flow
suddenly i was carried away
there was just sweet movement
all moved yet all seemed to stay
completeness in harmony all around
nothing left to do, nothing left to say

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DANCE
is it the wind
that dances the eagle
or is it the eagle
that dances the wind
round and round they go
in circles large and small
in the precious ecstasy of just being
for a long while, time come to a stall

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UTAH AND NEW MEXICO
mountain hugged by river
round the neck at gooseneck
four hundred million years
creek in the hills
roaring down the catwalk
seventy million years
our father made these
and bid our hearts
pump one hundred years
did the creator
play a joke
or did we fail
to know time

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ECSTASY-TIME PRODUCT (LEFOM)
If N be the number of ecstatic events in a lifetime and In be the intensity
of ecstasy in the nth ecstatic event, which lasted for Tn seconds, then
a Lifetime Ecstasy Figure of Merit (LEFoM) can be defined as the
summation of N products, each product being equal to [In xTn ]. Higher
the LEFoM, more joyful, blissful and more valuable the life ; probably,
also more meaningful, if there really is a meaning or purpose apart from
the play itself.
In is a measure of the harmony with the surrounding reality, reality of
the body and mind, of the air that breathes, breeze against one’s face,
the music, the sounds, light of the day. It is the opposite of “Vikalpas”,
which are thought-constructs that continually churn in the mind, keeping
us from living fully in the present.
Note that if just ONE In is so large that it tends to infinity, then a very
large LEFoM is obtained even if Tn is a fraction of a second and N is
only 1. Thus it is that the quality (intensity) of time trumps the quantity
of time.

If you are interested in more of his poetry there are examples on www.xlibris.com, it can also be purchased through xlibris.com as well as www.barnesandnoble.com and www.amazon.com

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thursday, april 22, 2010

Update

For those few who follow this blog - I have not forgotten you. I have been very busy working on a painting currently sporting the title, "In God's Country". It is very intricate and is taking a lot of time to work out the kinks. I am still in the first phase of working out the basic rhythm of the thing. When I get it to a point that photographing it would make any sense, I will post some so you can follow along.

I have also been working on getting to the claywork I had planned for this year. I had to move my studio when we built the "Mother-in-Law suite" and it has taken quite a lot to get it set up. I think I have found most of the things I think I need, so I am rady to go.

Also, Jenny and I have been working on getting the cards printed for the gift shop. That has been a rather steep learning curve for both of us. We may be ready to offer something next month. And, of course, we are keeping up with putting new things up in the Etsy site: LusterWear.etsy.com. So, take a look when yoy are in the mood.

Hope all is well with you. I also hope you are enjoying the Spring as much as my cat, Oscar, is. I have never seen a grown up of any species express such joy in rolling around in the sweet, sweet sunshine!

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friday, march 26, 2010

A collection of thoughts

I have finished these two after the opening and decided to share them with you. After tax season I am going back to working on BIG pictures. I have been invited back to the Gallery Hop for the June show9Opening June 18th) and I will be submitting work to that, hopefully ten pieces! We were able to get a sufficient amount of space.

The Big pictures will be continuing my 'storm' theme. I am excited for the results.

Warm and Happy Greetings!

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friday, march 05, 2010

Spring is Coming!

Spring is coming! It's been spotted in Seattle!

WOW! A ton of things happening! First, my computer is completely useless and refuses to cooperate. So, thankfully I am able to use my assistants laptop to stay connected. The poetry project approached so quickly, I didn't have time to finish the painting. When I signed up for the project, I contacted the curator, Christine Kuhn, and asked her if it would be acceptable to submit drawings and she agreed that drawings would be fine. So, I did pull a piece together with some smaller mixed media drawings I had been working on and combined them in one piece. Here's a shot of the six individual drawings and to the right the finished piece before framing:

Here is the piece in the gallery. Didn't the frame turn out great?! Thanks to The Great Frame Up. Please pardon the tilt and the glowing bulb on the left photo. Photographing in situ is often difficult to pull off.

The Gallery Hop on the 19th was spectacular!! Here's a preview:

Mr. Brooks, who works at the Heritage Center and heads the Sisohpromatem Foundation has asked me to have a potential exhibit in the gallery later on in the year.I am putting together a presentation for him to consider. We will see what happens. If not here, somewhere else.