Artful Adventures

CD Debut Party-for Harps!

Last night, we attended a CD debut party/concert at The Flying Pig for Watercolor Harps, Tammy Naze & Cheryl Murphy, accompanied by a cello player (I'm so sorry-can't remember the name!) who played an earthy sounding cello that was made in 1914! 

They've just released 2 CD's, one based on the color green and the other based on the color blue.  It's an intriquing concept, at least it was for me.  When I think of any given color, I think of emotion, a visual of a colored object, possibly a memory, a piece of art that I've made, but have never thought of color in terms of sound.  But that's exactly what they've done!  If you click on this link and scroll down a bit, they give a much better explanation of the process than I can. 

The CDs were made with the intention of being played so when you listen to them, you relax and are transported to the sounds of spring, the inspiration for the About Green cd, and the sounds of Lake Michigan inspired the cd About Blue, both of which are for sale at The Flying Pig. 

Notice the peaceful, serene looks on both Cheryl's and Tammy's faces while they worked their magic, running their fingers over the strings of the harps?  It was a unique experience to have seen & heard in person, I'm so glad that we went.  We bought one of the cd's already, and the 2nd one will probably be gotten real soon.  It might be just the kind of music I need in the studio!.  They' have more cd'd in the works, as they work their way through the color palette-can't wait to hear more colors!

When they asked for a volunteer from the audience to come up and try a harp, Pat was more than willing!  Her smile says it all, playing the harp is cool, and we were warned, addicting, as well!

No concert here would be complete without hearing the bullfrogs singing from the pond that's adjacent to the stage.  For those who have performed in the past and have never heard a bullfrog before, their reaction is hilarious!  But then I think it's hilarious that there are people who have never heard a bullfrog:)  Tammy was waiting for them to accompany them last night though, and for once they didn';t cooperate-go figure!

And to make the day even better at The Flying Pig, yesterday morning the Press Gazette not only published an article on them, but had the headline, big as life, right on the front page-cool!  You can read it here, and I hope you do read it.  As often as I speak of this place, the article manages to capture it very well.  If you're still with me, stay tuned for another post, maybe today yet, for news of a new award-I'm excited!

Lesson Learned:)

 This frog has a set of lungs, making a noise that sounds like something that's coming out of a good sized critter, but in actuality, he's about the size of a quarter.  Some things in life can be deceiving like that.  For example, when I type a post, it can take forever sometimes because I can edit myself, type, delete, change a word or a phrase until I can make myself sound reasonably intelligent.  Keeping that in mind, backtrack to last week when a local reporter & photographer came out to the house to interview me as part of what we hope will become a weekly series of articles about Kewaunee County artists who belong to ArtBeet, a non profit group formed to promote the arts in Kewaunee County.  So they came out, we spent a pleasant hour or more together chatting, and I patiently waited for the article to come out in the paper, which it did today.  (click here if you'd like to read it)  The facts are there and pretty much correct, but I had to laugh at myself when I realized as I was reading it, that nobody had edited me!  It reads like I talk-open my mouth & the words fall out, blunt & to the point, not much sugar coating:)  And I always assume that everyone has the same sense of humor that I do, in this case I can only hope that they just might.  Lesson learned, read all those marketing books that are laying around, listen to the advice freely given by those that know, such as Alyson Stanfield, and be prepared!   Now keep in mind I know all this stuff, but I didn't practice it and pay closer attention to what I was saying.  So there goes any pretense of being anyone other than what I really am-just me!  I quess that's ok though:) The important thing is that they wrote an article about me (thank you, thank you!) and that I was reminded again that there's always something to learn before you leave that proverbial nest & grow wings strong enough to fly.  One more thing-always remember to look at the camera & smile:)