‘Waves’ is an interactive installation that utilizes a basic construction of a long piece of elastic string and two motors to visualize the presence of people close it. The string between the two motorized chambers reacts to the people presence and movements, it twirls to produce a sine-wave simulation that eloquently resembles both the [...]
Illustrator Lili Chin knows her dog well. Using her own pup, Boogie as a model and inspiration, she has illustrated Doggie Drawings, a series of cute and informative dog-related posters. They were commissioned portraits created as a fundraiser for Boston Buddies terrier rescue. via
What did the Holocaust sound like? For many who came to the death camps, it sounded of violins. The exhibit of 18 stringed instruments from the Holocaust, “Violins of Hope,” is now on display at University of North Carolina, Charlotte: College of Arts + Architecture. Israeli violin maker Amnon Weinstein, who lost relatives in [...]
The second song I wanted to share is by a country singer whom I just discovered when a friend of mine emailed it to me. He felt that this song summed up where he and I were at in the search for spiritual truth. I couldn’t agree more. A wise friend, indeed. The song titled, [...]
Today, I will share two songs, quite different in style, I found to be very meaningful and inspirational in their unique way. The first is the almost universally admired Pink Floyd. On May 2nd last year in London, the former member of the band, David Gilmour joined Roger Waters to perform ‘Comfortably Numb’ during [...]
We know the power of music to move us profoundly and beautifully. It is always a thing of beauty to observe someone completely absorbed in music and experience pure joy, become alive. Here is an old gentleman in nursing home reacting to hearing music from his era. See, a thing of beauty and wonder. [...]
If you have a child who is a fussy eater or if you just want to have some fun with foods, consider “Funny Food: 365 Healthy, Silly, Creative Breakfasts.” for inspiration. The book authored by Bill and Claire Wurtzel provides a year’s worth of creative food ideas. No doubt those around you will be [...]
Hwang Byungki is one of Korea’s most celebrated composers and performers of traditional Korean music. Here, he is playing a stringed instrument called kayagŭm. The New York Times has once written that Hwang’s work “suggest[s] the musical equivalents of mystically inspired watercolors, [which] musically illustrate the concept of translucency with finely spun webs of [...]