tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-46145383940000620062024-03-13T09:58:47.602-07:00HowToArtJamaicaArt techniques and ideas: All about Art Jamaica, Jamaica art, Jamaican art, black art, arts in Jamaica, Jamaican artists, contemporary art and international art.Top Rated Blogs in North Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06131455772426898317noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614538394000062006.post-62597234708834513882014-09-17T16:04:00.002-07:002014-09-17T16:04:47.479-07:00Online Musical Instrument Stores: Buying Musical Instruments Online Online musical instrument stores make it easy to find rare
instruments. They also sell lots of popular instruments that are used,
so you can get them for less than the new ones.<br />
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<span data-mce-style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em;" style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em;">These are a few of the retailers that sell guitars, violins, trombones, <span data-mce-style="color: #800000;" style="color: maroon;"><a data-mce-href="http://jtrader.hubpages.com/hub/shamisen-music-japanese" href="http://jtrader.hubpages.com/hub/shamisen-music-japanese"><span data-mce-style="color: #800000;" style="color: maroon;">shamisens</span></a></span> and other musical instruments online:</span><br />
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<li><span data-mce-style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em;" style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em;">Furtadosonline.com</span></li>
<li><span data-mce-style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em;" style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em;">Music123.com</span></li>
<li><span data-mce-style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em;" style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em;">Bonnermusic.co.uk</span></li>
<li><span data-mce-style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em;" style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em;">Musiciansfriend.com</span></li>
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Just
place the items you require in your cart and you will have them shipped
directly to you. No hassle with finding the time to walk through a
store and you don’t have to wait until your schedule clears up before
you can find an item you need.<br />
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You can get a number of musical instruments and gear used, including the following:<br />
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<li><span data-mce-style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em;" style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em;">Base</span></li>
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<li><span data-mce-style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em;" style="font-size: 1em; line-height: 1.5em;">Keyboards</span></li>
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Detailed
product descriptions are available on their site so you can determine
the dimensions of the flute or amp that you may like, or find out how
heavy it is. While shopping on their website, you can call one of their
customer service representatives if you need assistance.Top Rated Blogs in North Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06131455772426898317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614538394000062006.post-26132514495831378712014-01-15T05:13:00.002-08:002014-01-15T05:13:08.604-08:00Jamaican Singer Tessanne Chin Takes the Voice By StormYay! Yay! Yay! That was my reaction after Jamaican singing sensation
Tessanne Chin performed on The Voice for the first time. I regularly
watch The Voice, switching over for that program after watching news on
Jamaican channels. Like many other Jamaicans, I enjoy music and am
attracted to any program that features talented singers.<br />
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I didn’t
know Tessanne would be on that night. When I saw her picture flashed
briefly near the end of the program, as a preview for who was coming
next, I said to my husband, “That looks like Tessanne.” The 28 year old
singer was about to perform on Season 5 and I knew she would represent
Jamaica well.<br />
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Tessanne has been singing for a very long time. Like
many Jamaicans, she is a hard worker who gives her all to whatever she
is doing. I don’t know her personally but I have been a fan of her
musical style for a long time. She has a beautiful voice and is an
engaging performer.<br />
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She came to The Voice accompanied by loved
ones including her father and her husband, Michael Cuffe. Tessanne is
from a musical background. Her father is Richard Chin and her mother,
Christine Chin. Both are talented musicians. Her husband works in radio
and television. Her sister, Tami, is a singer who is married to a
musical artiste as well, Wayne Marshall.<br />
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Tessanne has performed
with Sir Jimmy Cliff and names that period as one of the highlights of
her musical career. She toured with the Jamaican reggae great for three
years.<br />
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Tessanne will be on Adam Levine’s team. All four of the
judges hit their “I want you” button after she performed Pink’s, “Try”.
Personally, I wanted her on Adam’s team because I feel that he is a hard
worker who supports each artiste that he works with. His musical style
is a good match for Tessanne’s. In her own songs, she combines reggae
and rock with other genres of music.<br />
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I hope she wins- not just
because I’m Jamaican but because she’s a talented singer. I know that a
win would really boost her career. God bless you Tessanne.Top Rated Blogs in North Americahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06131455772426898317noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4614538394000062006.post-52446256396241814532013-12-21T09:14:00.001-08:002013-12-21T09:14:09.804-08:00Top Gift Ideas for Photography Enthusiasts and Photo Business OwnersThese top gift ideas for photographers will help you to choose a tool
that a photo enthusiast in your life will appreciate. If someone you
know is considering turning their hobby into a means of earning extra
income, these ideas will help you find a gadget that can help them to
achieve their dream.<br />
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Apart from cameras, there are several devices
that can help a photographer earn money from their work. They can also
offer related services to people who have other documents that they need
help with.<br />
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<strong>Wireless Printers</strong><br /> Wireless
printers are convenient to use. They make it possible to feel and me
more organized and are more convenient to use than wired printing
devices. There are several good brands which are preferred by consumers
who are looking for these peripheral devices.<br />
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The Epson Wireless
All-In-One inkjet printer is suitable for the woman or man who needs to
do a bit of extra printing and earn money. It is a scanner, printer and
copier. It prints pictures and graphics quickly, so jobs get done in
less time.<br />
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Since it is wireless, it’s possible to print images
from a smart phone or tablet anywhere. This device supports Google Cloud
Print. It comes with a 2.5 inch LCD.<br />
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People in certain professions laminate materials often. They usually
have a lamination machine available at work for their purposes. However,
people who need lamination done on occasion for personal reasons
usually look to a copy shop or a photographer. People who are looking to
earn extra money can offer this service in their community.<br />
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A
Fellowes Saturn Laminator is one of the devices in this category that
performs well whether you need a laminator for personal use or want to
earn money from it. It can laminate business documents, school projects,
photos that a hobbyist alters using photo editing software and
children’s school certificates.<br />
Disclaimer: I did not receive sponsorship or payment for writing this review. This article is based on my opinion.<br />
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is one of the island’s better known tourist attractions. People who come to
this part of the island are usually more interested in eco tourism. These visitors
from other countries and other parts of the island are also more likely to
learn more about Jamaican culture, participate in regular daily activities and
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area is as much about work as play. It is named after the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Don</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">Figueroa</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">Mountains</st1:placetype></st1:place> in the
background, which resemble an alligator’s back. When you come to this area, you
are likely to leave with a solid education on the different types of fish that
are to be found in the nearby waters and in the wider <st1:place w:st="on">Caribbean
Sea</st1:place>. If you enjoy fishing with a rod and reel and are interested
in doing it away from home, the south coast is the ideal place to do so.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">The fisherman’s
village is found in St. Elizabeth, an area which is famous for hot, spicy
peppered shrimp and other seafood. St. Elizabeth is on the South coast of the </span><st1:place style="color: #222222;" w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Land</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Wood</st1:placename></st1:place><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"> and Water and boasts beautiful
black sand beaches. If you are not interested in seeing local fishermen at work
but want to sample the freshest seafood, you can get it at a good price from
the women who sell the morning’s catch there.</span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222;">You can sample
Jamaican Appleton or Wray and Nephew rum, or have a Bigga soda or some fruit
juice with a dish of hot and spicy curried mutton, served over white rice. Add
your favorite vegetables and the cool <st1:place w:st="on">Caribbean</st1:place>
breeze and you are good to go. This working coast is 2 hours and twenty minutes
from <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Kingston</st1:place></st1:city>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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If you are like most people, your performance of a piece of music “at first sight” could probably stand some improvement. Oh, to be able to breeze through a brand new piece without all the stops and starts!<br />
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What you may not realize is that sight-reading is an art in itself, separate and apart from pianistic ability. Many conservatory musicians, even many soloists, are not the great sight-readers you might expect. Sight-reading is a special craft within the art of music that won’t come automatically.<br />
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You must work at it just as you work at technique, or interpretation. You could have the technique of a Horowitz on the keyboard, or a Segovia on the guitar, but still be a laughable sight-reader.<br />
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There are many tricks to the sight-reading game, no matter which instrument you play. If these tricks can be used properly, and with regularity, two things will happen: 1) your sight-reading improves, of course, and 2) your over-all technique automatically improves. And if you regiment yourself to a daily sight-reading program, even just fifteen minutes’ worth, your entire outlook on your instrument will change drastically in a matter days!<br />
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If you practice scales, for example, you only improve your ability in playing scales. Nothing more. However, with sight-reading practice, you improve your scale playing technique, your octave technique, your arpeggio technique, because you are using actual pieces, which can encompass all of these techniques and more.<br />
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Let’s talk more of those “tricks” that will get you on the road to better sight-reading.<br />
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First of all, you need a metronome. That’s trick number one.<br />
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What A Metronome Does For Sight-Reading:<br />
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Have you ever played chess, or watched people play chess by time-clock? The object of time-clock chess is that each player has a stipulated amount of time in which to make his or her move. They cannot exceed the amount of time allotted, or else the bell will sound and s/he will be penalized. This is exactly how we use a metronome in sight-reading. We must make our ”move” to the next note, or next chord, within a set time period.<br />
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And that’s the trick that gets our reflexes going. Sight-reading is nothing more than training our reflexes. In order to do this we have to fight the time-clock. In the case of music, our time-clock is the metronome. It’s an absolute necessity if you are serious about becoming a good, or better sight-reader. Besides that, you will find it invaluable for other practice purposes, which we will deal with in the future.<br />
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There are all kinds of reasons for having a metronome. So you might as well invest.</div>
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This form of art consists of a wide variety of mediums including sand painting, wood art, rock carving and even leaf art. This really is a fascinating type of art and possibly among the most interesting types of art the world has ever discovered.
It wasn't until the later 1980's that rock painting was recognized in Western Australia, with these particular paintings known as Bradshaws; these mural paintings were first recorded by Joesph Bradshaw, a Western European explorer of that era.<br />
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A variety of indigenous art forms around Australia
Rock sculptures and engravings. There are many varieties of rock engravings in Australia, with the most famous being the Murujuga in Western Australia. The many kinds of rock engravings and sculptures in fact is dependent upon the nature of rock being used and you will usually find that from one rock to the next, the styles and designs will be different. For instance, the Sydney rock art uses a specific design that can't be located anywhere else in Australia and uses people and animals as symbols for several definitions and ways of expression.<br />
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Rock arrangements<br />
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This really is another interesting type of art that is located in Australia and again, there are different forms over the land. Among the most famous stone arrangements in Australia has to be the circles of Victoria, which is made up of 1m stones which are usually set into the soil and are used to illustrate representations of anglers along with other everyday people of that time.<br />
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Bark art<br />
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Bark paintings are in fact fast changing to the most elaborate and highly revered art forms around the globe. In fact, bark painting is now considered a "fine art" and you'll see some very high costs on bark painting examples sold around international marketplaces in various places around the world. In reality, bark art is still very much, an active type of art form which was first started by the aboriginals many hundreds of years ago.
Modern aboriginal art
One surprising aspect of this style of art is that it's still definitely, a working art form in local Australia. During the mid 1930s, aboriginal artists became recognised as experienced artists in the nation and many of the paintings were sold out in exhibitions around Australian cities such as Adelaide and also Melbourne.<br />
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In the late 1980s, other forms of aboriginal art began to arrive on the scene and now, well into the 2000's, aboriginal art happens to be among the most well known styles of art found in the nation, and indeed all over the world.
There are so many different factors that you can easily write about with regard to aboriginal art and this post just skims the surface.<br />
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Thanks for looking through and I really hope you found this particular article interesting.
If you would like to get more info on indigenous art and different types that can now be found across the globe, please visit http://www.aboriginalartdirectory.com
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The designs exhibited at Miami Fashion week come from international designers, hailing from countries such as Portugal, Serbia, Venezuela and France. Jamaica’s Shenna Carby and other Jamaican designers recently showed their designs at the fashion event.
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Shenna Carby is the current winner of Mission Catwalk, a reality TV show that required contestants to compete using their skills as fashion designers.
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Shenna Carby has natural talent and is a focused person. She has honed her talent in various ways, and trained at the prestigious Garmex HEART Academy in Kingston, Jamaica.
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After winning the Mission Catwalk competition, Shenna went on to display her designs at Miami Fashion Week in the Untied States, where her designs wowed the audience. She showed a glamorous silk gown in gold and orange, and mustard colored dresses in several asymmetrical cuts. She also showed jumpers and other items of clothing designed with her own unique style.<br />
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Shenna’s designs have graced the catwalk at Caribbean Fashion Week (CFW). Her collection was a hit at Caribbean Fashion Week, where she showed a stunning wedding dress.
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Shenna credits Mission Catwalk with helping to propel her career in fashion designing. Shenna’s designs range from casual wear to haute coutre.
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Shenna’s casual line is available from Ammar’s stores in Jamaica. Her haute coutre line is available from Bling Bling exotic fashion store in Jamaica, which specializes in rare crystal jewelry and clothing.<br />
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<br />Nicki Minaj is one of the hottest rappers around today. Although she has been performing for quite a while, her big break came when she was discovered by Lil Wayne, founder of the American rap label Young Money Entertainment. Young Money Entertainment is a brand name of Cash Money Records.
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<br />Nicki Minaj is currently signed to Young Money Entertainment and has been with the record label since 2009. She is regarded as the “first lady” of Young Money Entertainment. In February, Young Money Entertainment hosted a pre-Grammy soiree at The Lot, in West Hollywood. She was one of the rappers honored at the event and received a platinum check for her album, Pink Friday.
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<br />Even though she is a young rapper and relatively new on the scene, Nicki Minaj has already experienced tremendous success in the music industry. She has done collaborations with a number of artistes from different genres, including rap and reggae. She was the first artiste to have 7 songs on Billboards Hot 100 chart simultaneously.
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<br />The remix of the song, Hold Yuh, which she recorded with reggae artiste Gyption, has done extremely well in a number of countries. Her debut studio album Pink Friday has a lot of great songs that her fans will be looking forward to seeing her perform on stage at Reggae Sumfest in Jamaica.
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<br />She will have a lot to offer patrons at Reggae Sumfest on International Night 2, on July 23.
<br />Known as the Greatest Reggae Show on Earth, Reggae Sumfest has always had a wide cross section of recording artistes billed to perform. The music festival has always drawn people from across the world. The reggae beat and the spirit of the people create a musical event that is truly memorable.
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<br />This year, Reggae Sumfest will take place from July 17-July 23. Each night, the show will start in the evening and end in the early morning. The cost to attend each night of the music festival is U.S. $15 .Many patrons choose to buy a pass for all six nights.
<br />Nicki Minaj at Reggae Sumfest-it’s a show that shouldn’t be missed.
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From the Writer’s Workshop that took place at Jamaica Calabash, the collection Iron Balloons: Hit Fiction was published. He prepared the anthology for publication. It is a collection of raw and uncensored writing which features work from a number of Jamaican writers such as Sharon Leach, Konrad Kirlew and Marlon James.
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Colin Channer is the writer of the highly acclaimed novel, Waiting in Vain. The Washington Post selected Waiting in Vain as one of its Critic’s Choice choices.
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Colin Channer has also written the following novels:
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Passing Through
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Jamaican authors such as Lorna Goodison, Colin Channer, Olive Senior, and Pamela Mordecai write on widespread themes. Some put pen to paper with wit, while others are entirely serious in their portrayal of their characters and their discussion of their topic.
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Colin Channer’s work is known for combining sensuality, political affairs and comedy. He has said that he is fond of writing love stories because he likes the idea of love and he is a romantic.
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His essays and short narratives have been published in the New York Times, Renaissance Noire and Essence. Colin Channer’s writing has also been printed in the Times Literary Supplement and Bomb.
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To be sure, Colin Channer has made his mark on the literary landscape in Jamaica and overseas.<br />
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Sundance Film Festival winners in 2011 included Drake Droemus’ “Like Crazy” and Peter D. Richardson’s “How to Die in Oregon”. Who will be the Sundance Film Festival Winners in 2012?
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Sundance was one of the most popular among film festivals 2011. This is because the Sundance Film Festival is seen as one of the most important film festivals that are held every year. Although other film festivals, such as the Venice Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival, have a number of attendees, Sundance is seen as the premier festival for filmmaking.
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Sundance takes place every year in Utah, in the United States. The festival was started by actor Robert Redford over 30 years ago.
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Sundance Film Festival dates for 2012 are January 22, 2012 to January 25, 2012. Movies 2011 will be considered in December for Sundance 2012.
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The Sundance Film Festival dates will mark a significant point in the careers of most people who are involved in filmmaking. Filmmakers usually feel a sense of approval when their film makes it into the Sundance film Festival, because only the best of all quality productions for the season are shown there.<br />
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<br />Pamela Mordecai is a Jamaican writer, better known for her poetry and short stories. Pamela Mordecai is the author of ‘Pink Icing and Other Stories’.
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<br />She is also known as a literary critic and playwright. The Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People in Toronto Canada commissioned one of her plays, “El Numero Uno or the Pig from Lopinot”.
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<br />Pamela Mordecai is active among Caribbean writers and has published several anthologies of Caribbean writing. She has also published several non-fiction works, including textbooks. She and her sister Betty edited the foundational text on Caribbean women’s writing, Her True-True Name.
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<br />Her True-True name contains work written by more than 30 different Caribbean female poets and writers.
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<br />As a poet, she is one of several other Jamaican poets who have been invited to perform their poetry at the well-known Woodstock Poetry Festival in New York. Kwame Dawes and Professor Edward Baugh are some of the other Jamaican poets who have been invited to do poetry readings at Woodstock in the past.
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<br />She was born in Jamaica and first started writing at the age of nine. To date, she has published more than 28 books.
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<br />She and her husband formed the publishing house The Sandberry Press, which is located in Canada, where she currently lives.
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<br />An <a href="http://healthmad.com/health/art-therapy-improving-emotional-psychological-and-physical-health-through-art/">art therapy</a> degree is offered at the following Universities and Colleges:
<br />Pacifica Graduate Institute
<br />Southwestern College, New Mexico
<br />Naropa University
<br />Hofstra University
<br />Adler School of Professional Psychology
<br />Notre Dame de Namur University
<br />Pratt Institute
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<br />There is even a book on the topic. It’s written by Danielle Aubert, who is an American artist and graphic designer based in Detroit. The book is titled “16 Months Worth of Drawing Exercises in Microsoft Excel.”
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<br />Needless to say that roused my curiosity.
<br />Spreadsheet art?
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<br />Spreadsheet art is done by using color to block in the cells in the spreadsheet.
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<br />An 18-600 cell spreadsheet mosaic was created by four persons working simultaneously on a Google spreadsheet. There are 100 rows and 215 columns in a Google spreadsheet.
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<br />There is a time lapse video(and behind the scenes footage) documenting the whole process, available at http://www.google.com/google-d-s/holiday08.html.
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<br />This site also lets you use the original Google spreadsheet used in the video to create your own spreadsheet art, free of charge.
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<br />It also gives you instructions on how to go about creating your own, unique spreadsheet art.
<br />When you’re finished, do share your work there or post it on YouTube so others can see and enjoy!
<br />You can see more of Danielle Aubert’s spreadsheet art here http://danielleaubert.com/home/exceldrawings/index.htm
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<br />This article teaches about basic tools and techniques used in Japanese and Chinese brush painting.
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<br />Brush strokes come in all lengths and widths and with varying levels of curvature.
<br />When exploring brush technique in this fashion, to stay as true to form as possible, it is better that you work with water based media such as watercolours or inks.
<br />1. Lines with tapered ends. When completing a stroke, lift the hairs of the brush off the paper/surface slowly.
<br />2. Remember that a brush can be held against a surface horizontally, it has a tip, it can be moved quickly as well as slowly. Practice all these movements until your hand becomes used to each of them.
<br />3. Quite often a small gap is left between brush strokes. Think of the effect that has on the general appearance of the subject of the painting.
<br />4. When making a vertical stroke, begin at the top and end the stroke towards the bottom of the paper/surface.
<br />5. When making a horizontal stroke, sweep your hand from the left, to the right of the paper/surface.
<br />6. To make the short fat strokes known as dot strokes, apply a dot moving right and pause.
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<br />7. To do ‘flying white’, move the brush quickly, while applying pressure. This will cause the hairs of the brush to separate, leaving white spaces in the ink, and giving an impression of strength and speed.
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<br />8. Practice makes perfect!
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<br />A lot of options are available nowadays. A vast number of highly qualified schools not only offer classes in a particular geographical area, but online as well.
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<br />Some schools offer a mix of both distance and on-site training.
<br />How do you know what to choose?
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<br />The first thing you have to do when establishing which school is best for you is your area of study.
<br />What interests you most about art?
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<br />Is it the practical, hands on aspect?
<br />Is it passing on learning to others, for example, to children?
<br />Is it the vivid graphics that can be found in computer games or computer animated movies?
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<br />All these factors will affect your choice of school, because although all schools may be good, not every school might be an expert in your chosen area of specialization in art.
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<br />The second thing to consider is finances.
<br />Online courses are usually less costly than courses that require you to be on-site.
<br />Many reputable Colleges offer accredited online Degrees and Diplomas.
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<br />After you have narrowed down your list to about five schools, go through it again, checking what past and current students have to say about the quality of the experience and whether what will be provided will help you reach your goals.
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<br /><div><span style="color:#ff9900;"><span style="color:#ff9900;">Masking tape</span> has a wide variety of uses and it is manufactured with different degrees of stickiness for different jobs. </span><span style="color:#ff9900;">The degree of stickiness is called the tack level.
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<br /></span>There are many categories of tape. Some of these are:
<br />Low tack tape, which is used on delicate surfaces. Too much tack will damage the surface, pulling off paint and even plaster upon removal. Low tack tape usually gives clean removal for up to 24 hours.
<br />General purpose tape. This can used on multiple surfaces. It usually gives clean removal for up to 30 hours.
<br />Lacquer tape. This tape is highly adhesive. It is designed specifically for use with lacquer coatings. It works for rough surfaces such as stucco, concrete and wood. It can be cleanly removed for up to three days
<br />Professional finish tape, which can used on multiple surfaces. It usually gives clean removal for up to 14 days.
<br />Some tapes are also different because they are built specially to cover curved and uneven surfaces. If you can get that tape, it will help you cover a curve more easily. 3M’s scotch tape does this.
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<br />Manufacturers, by brand, include Duck, 3M, Scapa, Faithfull, Toolstation and Ultratape. You can also get non-branded tapes. Tapes can be bought at the hardware or over the Internet.
<br />Read the label of the tape. The label will usually state whether the tape is for use on multiple surfaces or only on a specific type of surface. It will also state how long you can get clean removal for, with that type of tape.
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<br />For optimum results:
<br />Select the right type of tape.
<br />Paint away from the tape, rather than towards it.
<br />Keep in mind that all tapes have an optimum period for removal. After that time it will not lift from the surface as easily.
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<br />Remember, in summary, for painting clean edges you want a tape that will
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<br />Be removed without carrying some of the surface with it.
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<br /><span style="color:#ff9900;">Lines are used in a room for many different things.</span> They exist between the ceiling and the wall, at corners, border electrical sockets and form some faux finishes. Horizontal lines make surfaces appear larger than they are and can be used on walls to create a seemingly bigger space.
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<br />As with everything else, the tool chosen for the job can make a difference in the end result.
<br />Low tack masking tape (this has less glue and is less likely to tear off paint upon removal) is helpful, if applied at the edges of surfaces that you want protected from your paint job- but be careful when using it. Paint actually can leak under the edges. Using it doesn’t give the painter license to paint without paying attention to detail!
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<br /><span style="color:#ff9900;">A small brush</span> is handy tool when you want to do corners or fill in distinct areas. By small, I mean three-quarter inch to one and a half inches.
<br />There are certain brushes that have the bristles cut at an angle. These are good to have for going around borders.
<br />You can buy an ordinary brush and make an angled brush yourself by cutting the bristles to an angle as recommended.
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<br />A good synthetic brush will work well with the thicker paints that we usually use in the home. The bristles are stiffer, so that gives more control when handling the heavy paint.
<br />Don’t put a lot of paint on the brush at any one time. Put just enough to make the portion of line you want with a single stroke.
<br /><span style="color:#ff9900;">When painting the edge of a wall</span>, start in one corner. Gradually go down the edge of the wall.
<br />For very wide lines, use a level to draw your lines, then paint.
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<br />Practise using the different brushes. Your skill will increase and the finish of your work will improve.
<br />Have fun!
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<br /><span style="color:#663300;"><strong>Leather</strong> </span>is defined as the dressed hide of an animal. Some leather is softer than others, depending on the animal of origin. For example, the hide of a deer will produce soft leather.
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<br /><span style="color:#663333;">Leather <span style="color:#996633;">emb</span>ossing</span> involves allowing the leather to stretch so that it can hold a mark and leaves a three-dimensional image, of a letter for example, on the leather.
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<br />The type of leather that is usually used for embossing is known as “<span style="color:#009900;">veg tan</span>” or vegetable tanned leather. You can get the leather you want to work with from a tannery.
<br />The yellow pages of your local phone directory should help you to find a local tannery. However, if you choose to, there are companies on the Internet that also sell various kinds of leather. Individuals will sell leather on Ebay.
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<br />The embossing wheel is one of the tools used for creating designs on leather. Tools used for creating designs on leather are usually made of metal. They may be bought on the internet-from companies that specialize in producing those tools, at craft stores, or they may be bought from companies that supply leather or leather products.
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<br />Leather should be heavily <span style="color:#3366ff;">moistened</span> when you are about to begin embossing. This will allow a stiff design to form when the leather dries. Choose a wheel that has on the pattern you desire and attach it to the wheel carriage.
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<br />While gripping the handle firmly, roll the wheel on the “wrong” side of the leather, at the point where you want the design to appear. When the leather dries, the design will be raised on the right side.
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<br /><span style="color:#cc0000;">If the metal is heated, it changes the color of the leather. It also allows for a deeper impression to be created in the leather.</span> Leather craft is an art and work produced today will be enjoyed for years to come!
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If you or your manicurist has good drawing skills, a unique design may also be painted on by hand. If you are going to paint by hand you will need such tools as a liner brush, a small one.
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After you paint on the basic nail color, give it some time to dry. Then, you can begin painting.
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Paint the wider spaces on your design in basic, even strokes with the liner brush. For thin curved or straight lines use a striper brush. The type of brush you use will match the thickness of the line or space you want to paint.
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Nail art pens allow you to create art that looks like an air brushed design. One particular brand has a brush on one end and a drawing tip on the other end.
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Your nails make a great painting surface and you carry the art everywhere.
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How to Stain a Wooden Chair
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Many of us may have an old wooden chair-perhaps in the kitchen or in our workspace-that we would like to give a new look. Any wooden article can be changed in appearance by staining it.
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A stain is a mix of a solvent, pigment and a binding agent. A stain gives protection to wood and also enhances the grain of the wood. Stains are easy to use.
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Stains come in many different traditional and contemporary colors. Imagine your chair with a protective covering the shade of green tea, honey dew or English oak!
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The color you use will affect the look of the room your chair is placed in. If you use a dark color, it will make your room feel more clustered, whereas a lighter color will give more of an appearance of space to the room.
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Projects like this are best done outside, so the dust and fumes from the chemicals you will be working with don’t make you, or your family members ill.
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Remove any old varnish or layer of protection on the chair’s surface. If you don’t, the new stain will not adhere properly to the surface. You can do this with sandpaper. Make sure you wipe the surfaces of the chair clean of the dust left over from sanding.
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Test the color at a spot on the chair that is inconspicuous, so that if it is not exactly what you imagined, you can make corrections or adjustments.
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