Drake's Summer Sixteen pop-up shop was great promo and an interesting way to reach out to fans and give out exclusive merchandise. If only they could have done something about the wait times and a lot of people unfortunately got left out.
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Welcome Back to LLF's Poetry Corner!!!
Here in Colorado Springs(CO) there is a community of poets and artists called "Poetry 719" and they host poetry events called "Hear here". I have been attending open mic nights and events for a few months and during each night there is a featured Poet to round off the night. Last night (04/14/2012) I was fortunate enough to experience the one of a kind work of Dominique Ashaheed (Featured Poet)...
Introducing one of the greatest overlooked Artists in Britain's history, Mr. William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827). It's interesting how the artists perspective is still relevant and can be similarly interpreted today. That is one thing that I've noticed about great art is that it stands the test of time.
I find something unique about Blake's poetry work and the way it speaks to me. I have chosen two poems from his work to share that I happened to enjoy and think many of you would enjoy as well...
Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and so today I decided to write about what that means to me. MLK Day marks the celebration of a man who dedicated his life to making others lives better. The battles he fought, and the non-violent manner in which he fought them changed America forever and gave people hope all around the world.
I never had a chance to hear/see Dr. King speak, and though he died many years before my birth I cannot deny that my life is significantly better because of what Dr. King did in his life...
Leftmore is the "band" name of singer/songwriter, Joe Ziegler, from Broomfield, CO. Wielding nothing more than an acoustic guitar and a pair of vocal chords named Rock and Roll, Joe travels the country far and wide to play shows just about anywhere. Independently booking tours since June 2008, Leftmore has carved out an intimate niche in the songwriting world...
First of all, shout out to all of you living.life.fearless!!! We thank you for the growing support and we look forward to hearing more of your stories, so that we might be able to share those experiences with the #LLF community, to relate to, share, and learn more about ourselves and each other. =)
Now back to the main event! Our first Artist Spotlight!
Introducing
Ceramic Artist and Assistant Professor at Doane College: Eric Stearns...
Hey all! Its me again, Artist D. Walker and I'm here bringing you one more of my original poems. (Don't worry, it wont be my poetry every time.)
So I'm currently in the process of writing several poems for my Contemporary Art class.
I think they are coming out pretty well so I thought I might share with you some of what I've come up with so far.
After you read the poem, please take a few moments to leave me some feedback.
Write a comment on how it made you feel, or what things you can relate to in the writing etc.(this goes for all the posts on our site).
I love to get feedback and responses because it helps me grow, so whether you like or dislike it please tell me whats on your mind( why you like it or dislike it, and what it's doing for you). This is a community so sharing is very important and the fact that you visited the site means you are important to me (and the LLF Team)...
Welcome back to living. life. fearless! and to the first of many posts in Poetry Corner. In my intro post (...Platform 9 and three-quarters) I mentioned that among art,video and music, I would also be sharing poetry. Poetry is a form of literary art where language is used for it aesthetic qualities(emotional tone). My perspective is that poetry can be insightful but also fun; when i write i try to puzzle piece feelings, words, and my ideas together until i feel confident in the result. This is an original poem that I wrote this past week that i titled " Lessons Learned"; I will be posting both my original poems and work by other poets, both amateur and professional. This poem represents how I have been feeling about life, and the things I feel I've come to understand about it...
It has been quite some time since the last Blog or VLOG that I have posted……but I’m back in action,...
In the post, "Art Work", I introduced myself as an artist and talked about what Art is to me, then I talked about being chosen for two Art exhibits and showed you the Paintings that were displayed. The work shown last time was a collection of paintings that didn't necessarily relate to each other; This time I'm displaying a specific body of work that was developed to be more cohesive by using similar content, materials, and formal elements...
Welcome to living.life.fearless! and the first Video blog !!!. We have been wanting to make videos for site for a while now and Im excited to say that we have made our first video.
In this video , I (Artist Dareece Walker) have decided to create a painting Celebrating the work of Don Cornelius and "Soul Train". In the future, I will plan on discussing more information and answering questions on the video but for this video I just wanted you all to enjoy the painting =)
Though I didn't get to grow up with "Soul Train", Its impact on pop culture and my own life indirectly, is undeniable and well worth recognition...
This time on Poetry Corner I chose to share with you a very influential poem to me, written by one of my personal all-time favorite poets, Langston Hughes. Written over 60 years ago, I feel this poem is still very relevant to today. America is and has always been in a state of change; it is up to us as the people (We are America) to make change..."To Make America" The poem may seem slightly long but each word is important so please enjoy the read...
Like many other people in the world, I have a tendency to be Lazy.
...or is that just me?
For those of us who do tend to be Lazy, getting out of this habit can be hard, and has proven on more than one occasion to cause more problems than solutions. Some would argue that there is no reason for being lazy at all, but I beg to differ. There may not be good reasons for laziness but there are definitely reasons. I've noticed that I think too hard about a situations level of convenience and/or uncertainty of something new, so even if I know I have to do it I still wait...
Being an artist is tough, but so is anything when your self-employed. I'm not saying I survive on my Artwork alone, I'm saying my goal is to be able to survive on my Artwork alone.
As an Artist, I'm always on the job. I don't wake up and put on my Artist uniform and then go to work, my minds constantly working on improvements and new ideas for art. Even if I'm working at a retail store I'd still be working 2 jobs at the same time.
But calling art my job is a bit misleading. You can quit a job, or change a career, but I am inclined to make art forever. You could say I've discovered my destiny. Its been interesting getting to this point in my development but I've loved every moment...
Pressure to be the best.
Ever feel like there's too much pressure or competition, or that you're not good enough for something? Like you have to be the best? I've been feeling that way lately....Like theres too much stacked up against me.
Then I realized it was all just in my head...
Right now you're at a train station, and imagine that it can take you anywhere. Your mind is the train station. However, you want to go to a magical place where things you never thought were possible happen all the time. The only way to do this is to take a path unseen, a path blocked by a wall, a wall of disbelief. You must charge fearlessly through the wall of disbelief and there you will find a world of new possibilities (essentially what I'm saying is that you can't see the magic if you don't believe in it). Everyday we make choices based on the options allotted to us; Platform 9 and three-quarters represents a choice to pick a different option that most others don't see.Think of me as a professor from Hogwarts, I am on the other side, waiting for you to break through the wall and hop on the express to the world of magic; where dreams and fantasy become reality...
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