Everyone needs to take a minute and listen to this. Composer and Pianist Yoonha Hwang is a remarkable talent from South Korea and he is using YouTube and other Web 2.0 mediums to catapult his career. He covers a variety of popular songs, check out links for other songs here.
This performance is sensational. The song 'Telephone' is one of Lady Gaga's newest off her Fame Monster album. It has already became one of my favourite dance songs of all time but this version proves to be more powerful than just a hot song at the clubs. The drama and emotion it evokes seems well-fitted for a dramatic period movie trailer or something. That's where my mind goes...Gemma Arterton.....Ed Westwick...in Wuthering Heights.
I am a very lucky person. I have a wonderful boyfriend, good friends and lovely family members. You could say I'm so fulfilled in my life that I don't need anything for Christmas. But for some reason that does not seem to be the case. New products arrive and the desire of freedom from want is overridden by the desire of wanting something pretty and sparkly. Here is my list to Santa and Jesus:
PVC Pencil Skirt I know I know, I am a total Lady Gaga copy cat .....and I don't care. I've enjoyed the look of glossy PVC from afar for too long. I have stayed away because of the level of discomfort associated with PVC. Being a early advocate of ballet flats, I usually try to look fashionable while being comfortable. Although I can no longer resist my need for PVC. How fascinating is it to take a sex store fabric and turn it into something fashion forward.
Hot Rollers Curly hair is in! I am not one to spend more than 15 minutes on my hair, but I miss curls. It's time for a return to glamour.
Couture Hat The Paris hat from Lilliput Hats -Couture Collection is divine.
Movie Tickets 'Tis the season for the release of Oscar worthy films. I cannot wait to see A Single Man, I Love You New York & Nine, and I'm curious for Up in the Air, The Lovely Bones and Avatar.
The Book of Negroes After the news broke about a Brampton parent complaining to remove To Kill A Mockingbird off the required reading list at his/her child's school, I was disappointed. But then enlightened by someone suggesting it is a chance for schools across Canada to use books with a different point of view to teach young adults about racism. The Book of Negroes is hailed the most important book about Canadian black history and it about the black experience instead of what white people think about the black experience. Why The Book of Negroes matters, http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/arts/article312208.ece
I am in a artsy mood today. Maybe it's because the lightest snow in history is falling in Toronto. Maybe it's because I scanned them into jpegs, so I might as well do something with them. Here are a few of sketches out of my portfolio:
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