I've always loved to sing children's music. Kids' songs would pop into my mind throughout the day. I would either hum or sing them under my breath. I have some favourites which will always be with me.
Here is a list in no particular order.
1) Mr. Sun
2) I'm a Little Teapot (I love to do the actions for this song)
3) This Old Man
4) Teddy Bear Picnic
5) Oats, Peas, Beans and Barley
6) The Happy Wanderer
7) Getting to Know You
8) Alouette
9) One Bottle of Pop
10) Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah
Of course there are many more songs. Also, I love other songs that are not considered to be children's songs.
1) Here comes the Sun
2) Dancing in the Street
3) The 59th Street Bridge Song (Below, I am singing this song. Snort. I was so excited.)
Last year, I was playing with my Olympus sound recorder and captured this a recording that reminded me that I loved to sing children's music. I decided to make a short video using a picture of me back in 2011. I'm not sure what is going to happen in my life but songs keeps coming up. The only thing I can do is share them.
I am finally sharing the original video of my song "Music as Sandpaper". (I do believe that sharing is important.) I am working on the musical score and need some help with it.
So here it is. You'll noticed that I started to sing something else first. That normally happens to me when I'm excited. I become bouncing and sing random things. Snort!
I haven't posted for a while. My life seems to keep shifting and changing which is a good thing.
I am writing privately about my mother's death but I'm not ready to share openly my feelings or thoughts about it.
However, I do want to share some art that I created since last summer. I continued to work with pencil crayons and created these two pieces.
Embryo
Cultivation
Over the months, I found working with soft pastel to be quite fun. I allowed the colours to flow and I created this.
Dancing
I decided to try using darker colours. I moved quickly with this piece and it formed into something I did not expect.
Couples Dance
After creating the two piece above, I try to consciously create flames. I had no idea how it would work. I added layers of orange, red, and yellow. Once I stared into the flames, I saw a pair of kind eyes coming out of them. That's why I drew eyes in the picture. When I stared at the piece after it was done, I felt overwhelmed with emotions. I could not look at it for the longest time. It was too surreal. I realized later that it was about passion with compassion, life force and love.
Compassionate Eyes
Weeks went by and I focused on studying Life Skills Coaching. After a week of intense learning, I took time to do more art. This was created.
Removing the Clutter
During the Fall of 2014, I attended a college program and had no time to do any personal writing or art work. I focused on the studies where most of my writing was geared to assignments or presentations. Of course I wrote in my journal but that's for me.
On January 11th, 2015, my mother passed away. At my mother's funeral, I sang a song I wrote back in 2014, "Watching Over You". (Again, this is all I want to share about mom's death at this time.)
Weeks after my mom's death, I pulled out the art supplies and went to work. This piece took time to create. At first, I thought I was creating a peacock yet something else emerged.
Eyes on You
At the end of the January, I was debating continuing my classes. I was not sure if it was the right direction for me. I decided to stay on course. I wrote in my journal during that time. I wanted to make a tree that shown my roots and new directions. I found that my art decided to morph into something else. Whenever I create art, morphing art normally happens.
Untitled Piece
I have more art pieces that I created during that time but they are not completed or do I want to share them at this time.
In July, I started to do art work again, which I want to share. I found that nature really calls out to me. I had some amazing experiences with dragonflies and wanted to draw one. This is what was created instead.
Rebalancing
Recently, I visited the Petroglyphs Provincial Park where I saw two feminine symbols that inspired me. This piece below is my most recent creation.
Taking Root
I'm sure there will be more to come, until time next. Much love!
We are not always glamorous and we sometimes need to wear our sweats and sing.I love to sing and I wanted to hear it for
myself. It was taped on October 8, 2010.
When you make up songs it lifts your spirit.It releases tension and also brightens your
being.If you’re already in a good mood,
music burst out with a one-two punch.AWESOME!!!
I took a walk in my neighbourhood and there were sparrows flocking in the trees around me. I taped them singing on a voice recording device. As a tribute to sparrows I created a short video with pictures. This was my first attempt using the Windows Live Movie Marker program. Enjoy.
A few days ago, I walked down to the beach and watch the waves come in. It was extremely calming so I decided to film it. You will hear the wind, the waves and me breathing. Before I headed home I lied down on the cold sand and watched the clouds pass by. A few dogs decided to greet me by licking my face and I giggled with delight. Please enjoy the short video. Love and peace.
