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Back in March I related the tale of how the Brimstone Butterfly had been persuaded by my Filmmaker friend to shoot some footage for a short film he had been commissioned to make. It was destined for a Video Arts Festival in Amsterdam. As the film was so well received it encouraged my friend to submit a revised version to a number of other festivals around the world. To date it had been shown, or will be shown shortly, at all of the festivals listed below.
A clip of me features prominently in the trailer for the Milan Festival. I am shown wearing one of my silk brocade corsets made to a traditional Victorian design. Given that wearing a new steel boned corset is akin to breaking in a leather shoe, I really suffered for my art.I was amused to see re-reading my original post chronicling the origins of the filming that I had been adamant that I would not be shown in a corset. But I was eventually persuaded to "corsets" (sic) worth it.
The Filmmaker re-edited the film according to the artistic demands of the different festivals. Consequently, I have no idea which version is shown where other than the original one, which inspired all the others. However, certain key images are included in all of them, such as the footage of me gazing enigmatically out across the wharf in Woolwich whilst the wind gently wafts the veil of my 1910 hat around my face. Likewise, all the films include footage of me in a corset and slipping out of my 19th century kimono, which I bought years ago from Liberty in London. The kimono is a highlight of my own take on the late 18th century best selling satire "Voyage autour de ma chambre" I suggested I wore the kimono in the film as it provided a strong visual link with some earlier footage taken in the Far East.
Somewhat to my alarm the Filmmaker is very keen on portraying the different textures of human flesh. That is all very well when showing a man's rugged features but less flattering when a High Definition lens is filming unflinching close-ups of my own skin. Indeed there was one shot which I failed at first to recognise as being the skin on my own face.
The Filmmaker had to get releases from various modern composers so their music could be used on the soundtrack. Unfortunately he was unable to get permission to use some of the haunting music he had used in the original film. The composer insisted that the film should not be shown commercially, which meant it could not be appear on a DvD collection of the event. Other composers have been found in his stead all of whom have signed waivers.
If my friend becomes a famous commercial director in years to come, I will always know that I played a small part in his success. Anyway, he had better become famous. I want this film to me showing at his retrospectives around the world for generations, thereby ensuing my own tiny fragment of immortality.
London Spanish Film Festival
Shortlisted Finalist Selection
Rushes Soho Shorts Festival
TenderFlix Film Competition, Shortlisted Finalist Selection, Soho Curzon, London, UK
Festival Baumann
Finalist; Barcelona, Spain
Flash Forward Film Festival, Milan Italy
Shortlisted Finalist Screening
CologneOff 2011 International New Media Festival
Ongoing international Screenings, Shortlisted Finalist Selection
VisualContainer TV, Milan, Italy
Online Independent Artists Television
(A)FEFV Festival de Cine, Krk, Croatia
Art & Culture Laboratory [KUL]
CAZ Project Space Gallery, Penzance, UK
Digital Peninsula Finalist Selection
Proyector2011 Festival Internacional de Videoarte, Madrid, Spain
Special Mention Finalist
IDISM Concepts Expose, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Commission based project - Electronic – Sound Arts Commission based project
Our film is also scheduled to appear in the 24th edition of the Festival Les Instants Vidéo in France in November. Not bad for a little film made in a hurry and on a shoe string back in March.
As part of the London Spanish Film Festival my friend's film, Tour(Scape) will be open the selection being shown on Tuesday 4th October 2011 at 6.15.
The screenings will take place at
Rich Mix:
35 – 47 Bethnal Green Road, London E1 6LA
020 7613 7498.
This is how the official programme describes his film:
UK/China | 2011 | col | 7 min
Dir. Cristóbal Catalán
with Hanson Irgen Gioro and Caro Riikonen
"A dark trip into memories of ourselves and 'others' in a world of shrinking geographies".


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Surveillance and Security Lessons From the Petraeus Scandal
When the CIA director cannot hide his activities online, what hope is there for the rest of us? In the unfolding sex scandal that has led to the resignation of David Petraeus, the FBI's electronic surveillance and tracking of Petraeus and his mistress Paula Broadwell is more than a side show—it's a key component of the story. More importantly, there are enough interesting tidbits (some of which change by the hour, as new details are leaked), to make this story an excellent lesson on the government's surveillance powers—as well as a reminder of the need to reform those powers.
Metadata is king
Ms. Broadwell apparently attempted to shield her identity by using anonymous email accounts. However, it appears that her efforts were thwarted by sloppy operational security and the data retention practices of the companies to whom she entrusted her private data.
The New York Times reported that "[b]ecause the sender's account had been registered anonymously, investigators had to use forensic techniques—including a check of what other e-mail accounts had been accessed from the same computer address—to identify who was writing the e-mails."
Webmail providers like Google, Yahoo and Microsoft retain login records (typically for more than a year) that reveal the particular IP addresses a consumer has logged in from. Although these records reveal sensitive information, including geo-location data associated with the target, US law currently permits law enforcement agencies to obtain these records with a mere subpoena—no judge required.
Although Ms. Broadwell took steps to disassociate herself from at least one particular email account, by logging into other email accounts from the same computer (and IP address), she created a data trail that agents were able to use to link the accounts.
The Wall Street Journal similarly revealed that "agents spent weeks piecing together who may have sent [the emails]. They used metadata footprints left by the emails to determine what locations they were sent from. They matched the places, including hotels, where Ms. Broadwell was during the times the emails were sent." NBC added further details, revealing that "it took agents a while to figure out the source. They did that by finding out where the messages were sent from—which cities, which Wi-Fi locations in hotels. That gave them names, which they then checked against guest lists from other cities and hotels, looking for common names."
Based on these reports, it seems that Ms. Broadwell did at least avoid the common mistake of sending sensitive emails from her residential Internet connection. However, she did not, it seems, take affirmative steps to shield her IP address (such as by using Tor or a privacy-preserving VPN service). Instead, she apparently logged in to her email accounts from public WiFi networks, such as those in hotels. Had she sent just one email, she might have been able to at least maintain plausible deniability. However, each new hotel (and associated IP login record) reduced the anonymity set of potential suspects. By the second or third hotel, it is likely that the list of intersecting names from the various guest lists contained just a single name: Ms. Broadwell's.
While the details of this investigation that have leaked thus far provide us all a fascinating glimpse into the usually sensitive methods used by FBI agents, this should also serve as a warning, by demonstrating the extent to which the government can pierce the veil of communications anonymity without ever having to obtain a search warrant or other court order from a neutral judge.
The guest lists from hotels, IP login records, as well as the creative request to email providers for "information about other accounts that have logged in from this IP address" are all forms of data that the government can obtain with a subpoena. There is no independent review, no check against abuse, and further, the target of the subpoena will often never learn that the government obtained data (unless charges are filed, or, as in this particular case, government officials eagerly leak details of the investigation to the press). Unfortunately, our existing surveillance laws really only protect the "what" being communicated; the government's powers to determine "who" communicated remain largely unchecked.
Digital "dead drops" don't protect you from government surveillance
For more than a decade, a persistent myth in Washington DC, fueled by several counterterrorism experts, has been that it is possible to hide a communications trail by sharing an email inbox, and instead saving emails in a "draft" folder. This technique has been used by Khaled Sheikh Mohammed, Richard Reid (the shoe bomber), the 2004 Madrid train bombers, terrorists in Germany, as well as some domestic "eco-terrorists." This technique has appeared in federal court documents as early as 2003, and was described in a law journal article written by a DOJ official in 2004. It is hardly a state secret.
Apparently, this method was also used by General Petraeus. According to the Associated Press, "[r]ather than transmitting emails to the other's inbox, they composed at least some messages and instead of transmitting them, left them in a draft folder or in an electronic 'dropbox,' the official said. Then the other person could log onto the same account and read the draft emails there. This avoids creating an email trail that is easier to trace."
The problem is, like so many other digital security methods employed by terrorists, it doesn't work. Emails saved in a draft folder are stored just like emails in any other folder in a cloud service, and further, the providers can be compelled, prospectively, to save copies of everything (so that deleting the messages after reading them won't actually stop investigators from getting a copy).
Ironically enough, by storing emails in a draft folder, rather than an inbox, individuals may be making it even easier for the government to intercept their communications. This is because the Department of Justice has argued that emails in the "draft" or "sent mail" folder are not in "electronic storage" (as defined by the Stored Communications Act), and thus not deserving of warrant protection. Instead, the government has argued it should be able to get such messages with a mere subpoena.
I hope that this scandal will finally kill off this inaccurate myth about hiding emails from the government. General Petraeus should have known better—placing documents in an email "drafts" folder is not an effective way to hide things from the government. It wasn't 10 years ago, and it certainly isn't anymore.
More broadly, this scandal centers around email, and it's a reminder that the legal protections for email fall far short of what they should be. We need to modernize our privacy laws—for example by passing the proposal that is now before the Senate Judiciary Committee—and we need protections that cover metadata of the kind that was apparently so central in this scandal.
- November 13, 2012
- November 13, 2012
If the law does not protect us, we have to protect ourselves. How?
- use encryption to send/store information (use GPG, Truecrypt)
- use Tor (preferred) or a VPN to hide your location
- setup your own mail server (use old laptop + Linux + mailserver)
- support ACLU and EFF
- use webmail or communication services such as Google, Hotmail, Facebook, Twitter since they are easily persuaded by people flashing badges to hand over all your personal info
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Great article. True, the 'what' is protected more than the 'who' but only slightly more so and why depend on surveillance laws being adhered to in the first place? That seems like misplaced trust.
As an additional precaution, email encryption can protect the 'what' from 'preservation orders' and data retention policies provided that you aren't subsequently tricked into revealing your password ( via java applet spoofing for web-based) or giving up access to your PGP private key (via keyloggers, cameras used against point-to-point).
- November 14, 2012
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The FBI Headquarters building in Washington, D.C. is named after J. Edgar Hoover. His legacy is alive and sick in the bureau today.
Some people react to the sight of FBI credentials as if they were some form of Jedi mind trick. Agents are often given access to private records without any subpoena or "letter" being necessary. After all, how could a true patriot refuse the FBI?
To be fair, we must understand that in many cases improper requests are not a result of bureau policy. They result from the actions of an individual agent who is either lazy, self important, or possessed by a "snoops" mentality that over rides regulations, procedures or common decency.
The FBI over the years has attracted individuals with bizarre notions of what is "right or wrong." Their personal political beliefs dictate their actions and they do not hesitate to ignore the law in their zealous pursuit of citizens they don't think are 100% American.
The FBI is embarrassed by the Petraeus fiasco. They are being blamed for taking down the CIA Director and ruining a brilliant career. When the FBI is attacked, they retaliate quickly. I would not want to be Ms. Broadwell right now. The FBI is going to shift the blame to somebody and she looks like she is in the cross-hairs. Hoover would have mixed emotions over the sight of agents carrying boxes of records and computers out of Ms. Broadwell's home. He would love the boxes of personal belongings but he would not live seeing agents in blue jeans and sneakers.
- November 14, 2012
Great read. When the WSJ article mentions that they were "monitoring" the accounts, it isn't clear to me how much access the government had. Specifically, did the government have access to the actual drafts saved in the shared Gmail account used by Petraeus and Broadwell? Otherwise, how did the government make the link to Petraeus if they only had the Gmail account name and a list of IP addresses used to access it? How much information does the subpoena reveal?
- November 14, 2012
R Elliott
It should be clarified that this scenario has nothing to do with e-mail per se, but instead relates to any data stored on a Google (or other vendor) server and accessed via the Web. As such, Google Docs and "cloud" business data (including customer, financial, and medical records) are just as exposed and just as much a "dead drop" as an e-mail drafts folder. The ramifications of "cloud" data searched for one purpose cascading into hundreds or thousands of adjacent unrelated records is a vastly greater danger.
- November 14, 2012
I think someone should go after the FBI for broadcasting people's private lives all over the media, using privileged information gathered during an investigation to humiliate not only those being investigated, but also their families and friends!!! Yes, investigate that there were no crimes or leaks as that is what keeps us safe, but what we are seeing today has gone beyond the most extreme lack of professionalism, it is making a mockery of our rights to privacy.
The FBI had a very clear mission- to find out of there was a breach of national security, not produce episode after episode of "entertainment tonight" using privileged information- this turned into a massive slander using people's real lives as 'entertainment'!! When was acceptable for the FBI to broadcast every detail of an on-going investigation (as is with Gen Allan) or disclose personal private information gained using privileges given to the agency only to protect us, in a case that has been closed where it was deemed that no crime has been committed (as in the Petraeus case)?? What does this mean to the rest of us?
One of the consequences of this fiasco in addition to stepping all over our rights as Americans, it is forcing anyone with a brain to not go to the FBI when being harassed, meaning, in the long run, to end the problem, they would have to take the law into their own hands.
I will also point out that the FBI has failed time and time again to identify those who are leaking highly classified information to the press in what could very well be called treason over the past 4 years (I don't belong to either party, but the FBI never identified exactly who told the Pakistanis about the doctor that helped us get Bin Ladin for instance? or the double agent who infiltrated Al-Qaida in Yemen? among other top secret classified information to the press, aiding our enemies.)
If someone does not put a stop to this ASAP, or if the FBI cant control their people, there should be very significant legal consequences for these buffoons to face-as they are beyond 'out of line" and have over stepped their boundaries so far, they have gone off the edge of a cliff, as have everyone involved in this cases' civil rights!
Last, how quickly do we give lip service "supporting our troops" to feel good about ourselves, but cant wait to drag them and their families through the muck, disregarding their years (that are probably factors in this mess in the first place,) fighting for the horrific wars our elected officials decided to throw us in. Gen Petraeus fixed an impossible situation in Iraq that is a direct result of our broken policies, and Gen Allan is IN Afghanistan right now, trying to keep as many Americans and Afghans alive until we can get out. Will anyone have a shred of respect for their sacrifices, even if they might be human and make mistakes like the rest of us? Just some food for the thought.
- November 14, 2012
watch the video on google or bing or utube invisible military gear the one that has the Army tank and go from there you will see how our world is screwed!
- November 15, 2012
"Ironically enough, by storing emails in a draft folder, rather than an inbox, individuals may be making it even easier for the government to intercept their communications. This is because the Department of Justice has argued that emails in the "draft" or "sent mail" folder are not in "electronic storage" (as defined by the Stored Communications Act), and thus not deserving of warrant protection. Instead, the government has argued it should be able to get such messages with a mere subpoena."
When did the Department of Justice make this argument? Can you provide more information or a cite? Thank you.
- November 15, 2012


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Below you will find further details about the Friends - about what we have been doing and what we have been spending money on. You can see what events we have coming up on the website Calendar page. We would love you to get involved ad help us raise even more money.
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Australian online bug tracking startup BugHerd has secured AU$1 million in Series A funding, with Sydney's tech-focused Tank Stream Ventures (TSV) and Starfish Ventures joining forces with the US-based 500 startups to back the young company.
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I guess it's only natural that we now have a motion poster for a SAW movie. Creative and memorable (not to mention bloody) posters have been a trademark of the series, but as the years and movies went by it became harder and harder to create yet more posters that maintained the level of quality of the series and didn't just feel like the same old. So it makes sense to embrace the motion poster concept in order to have some more freedom to try to come up with something new.
And it's a pretty good motion poster, although I wouldn't say it's clearly better than the average motion poster. Then again the average motion poster has been pretty good, probably due to the fact that not every movie feels compelled to create one.
The complete lack of blood, or even of any hint of it, is perhaps a little surprising. A little. The series' posters seem to have been trending towards a sell more oriented around Jigsaw (or around the idea of him) over the last few movies. This is another step in that direction. And I have to say, I don't mind the change.


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We tend to use light and comfortable euro-blade paddles such as the Werner Shuna or the amazingly powerful Lettmann Ergonom Pro. We also have a number of Greenland paddles in wood and carbon, should you wish to try the traditional technique. The Greenland paddle is ideally suited to all except the roughest of conditions and is particularly gentle on the body.
We'll select a paddle to suit you once we know your size and strength.
Spray decks are provided to fit each boat and a buoyancy aid with pockets is also provided. All paddlers are required to wear a buoyancy aid when on the water with us.
Helmets are necessary for paddling in rougher water on some of our journeys. Your guide will advise when these should be worn. A helmet is important to protect your head in the event of a capsize near rocks or from being hit by another boat if you've had a swim. We'll indicate which trips require helmets to be carried and we will provide these.
We provide a long-sleeved paddling cag suitable for many trips. For advanced trips on rougher water, where a swim is likely or the waters are cold then a dry suit is necessary. Many experienced paddlers have their own but we can rent you one if needed at a reasonable rate.
Most of our Scottish and Swedish trips involve wild camping. In Devon and Cornwall we work from paddler-friendly fixed base campsites.
We don't provide camping equipment as standard but are able to rent you a Hilleberg or Mountain Equipment tent, sleeping mat and an MSR Dragonfly or Trangia stove with fuel at reasonable rates. Sleeping bags are personal and we expect you to bring your own. Please ask us if you're not sure about what equipment to bring.


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Welcome to Optimal Performance Clinic located in downtown Vancouver. We are a multidisciplinary clinic located in downtown Vancouver comprised of highly skilled and experienced professionals that pride ourselves in providing one-on-one patient centered care.
It's our philosophy that a true team approach can provide a level of assessment and treatment that is unsurpassed by any single professional. With this mindset, we are able to offer an individualized, comprehensive, and successful treatment plan for every patient. We center our treatment plans around YOU, with a focus on recovery, prevention, and performance enhancement based on a biomechanical model. Our integrated team has had success in assessing and treating the majority of soft tissue (muscle, tendons, and ligaments), nerve, joint, and bone injuries throughout the entire body. This approach has given us great outcomes for so many of our patients.
Optimal Performance Clinic currently works with numerous athletes in the National Hockey League (NHL), National Football League (NFL), Canadian Football League (CFL), Athletics Canada, as well as National and Olympic Athletes in numerous sports. Our team of professionals also have experience providing treatment at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games, Commonwealth Games, NFL Super Bowl, and Track & Field World Championships, over the last two decades. We all aim to utilize this experience with elite athletes to provide the best care possible for all patients – including the office worker and the weekend warrior.
Thank you for choosing us as your healthcare clinic in downtown Vancouver!
We always warmly welcome new patients into our office. Please feel free to call or email us if you have any questions or book an appointment directly online.
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Restore proper tissue function by correcting normal mobility/ glide between soft tissue & nerves with this hands on technique.
A whole body biomechanical (movement) assessment used to diagnose muscle, nerve and/or joint injury.
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Naturally and painlessly relax muscles, reduce inflammation, regulate hormones and calm the nervous system.
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Reduce pain, eliminate whole body tension, speed up recovery, and improve global movement performance.
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The grocery store sells rotissery chicken that I like a lot, except that it is a little pricey. Sometimes they have it on sale. I spoke with someone that works behind the counter and discovered that they put the chicken out in the morning and then if it hasn't sold, they mark it down at about 3 PM.Since I've been retired, I have been in the habit of just buying raw chicken. However I find that it pays to check the price of the rotissery chicken. Occasionally it is marked down or on sale and I've seen it actually be cheaper than the price per lb for raw chicken!
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Inbound Customer Retention Agents
St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador
Posted On: November 06, 2019
We're glad you're here! Apply today to get ahead
The Ideal Associate enjoys providing exceptional customer service, someone who thrives in a fast paced environment, loves working with computers, and loves talking on the phone.
How to Apply:
- Click on Apply
- You will get a text message to your mobile phone to complete a quick questionnaire. This MUST be completed in order to be considered!
What WE offer YOU.
➤ $13.50/hr + UNCAPPED Bonuses paid out Bi-Weekly *After 90 days of employment- wage increases to $14/hr! Our average associate makes an average of $17-18 per hour- bonus inclusive!
➤ Opportunity to earn additional Incentives/Prizes
➤ Fun office culture. (Hot Chocolate Day/Raffles/SP Talent Shows- just to name a few)
➤ We have great benefits: HEALTH + DENTAL + VISION (We've got you covered!)
➤ There is plenty of room for GROWTH
➤ We will give you fully PAID training- Classroom style/engaging environment with great support.
Your typical day at work:
As an Inbound Retention Specialist for an elite telecommunications company, you will be receiving calls from loyal customers who are inquiring about their cell phone services, you will make them lucrative offers best suited to their needs. In addition, you will also make sure that the customers are getting the best value for all their products and services. The goal is to keep the customer with the company!
- Addressing the customers concerns/needs in a professional manner
- Express understanding, patience, empathy working through the problem with the customer
- Working in a timely fashion to meet all established deadlines
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RENEXPO Water and Energy, Trade fair with conferences
Belgrade, Belexpocentar 24th - 26th of April 2018.
The biggest and most important International Trade fair with Conferences for Water management and Sustainable energy in Southeast Europe!
For 5th time Belgrade becomes central meeting point for Water and Energy professionals and businesses. RENEXPO® gathers key players in energy and water sector from all over Europe with aim to promote and contribute to development of Western Balkans market. 120 companies from more than 25 countries, 700 conference participants, and 2000 professional visitors will participate 3-days networking platform. Trade fair has strong partners in Water section: European Water Association, Ger man Water Partnership, Netherland Water partnership, Hungary Water Cluster, Bulgarian Water Association, Romanian Water association.. We invest in people by bringing together Companies, Institutions, Government, Authorities, Trade, Industry, Municipalities, Science, NGO... We invest in knowledge with more than 15 future oriented and cutting edges conferences, workshops, seminars..... Western Balkans represents new and in-development region with huge potentials and natural resources which is attractive for serious investors.
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Packing a carry-on for a trip involving air travel isn't rocket science, but you would be surprised how many people forget to throw even the smallest (but often the most important) things into their bag.
The first thing to remember is that your carry-on can't be more than 10kg. Though you can often sneak through with a heavier bag (I do it all the time), there is always the risk of getting caught and having to pay to check your heavier items.
Liquids, gels, lotions, etc. in containers larger than 100ml/100g/3.4oz are NOT permitted, so assume that when I mention these items I am referring to the small version of them.
Though many people consider their carry-on to be what holds their source of entertainment or simply a vessel to throw all of the things that they could not fit in their checked luggage in, I approach it in a slightly different way.
To me, the carry-on is your survival kit in case your luggage gets lost.
It needs to contain everything that you would need to survive a full day and even a few nights at your destination.
Here's what I suggest:
- Any Prescription Drugs you might need
- Tylenol, Motrin, Advil, etc. (cures for headaches, back spasms)
- Prescription Glasses/Contact Case with solution in it (if you wear glasses/contacts)
- Sunglasses
- Deodorant
- Toothbrush, toothpaste, dental floss
- Makeup (for the ladies, it's nice to have just a few items — powder, blush, lip gloss — to freshen up with when you get off the plane)
- Bathing Suit (if headed on a beach vacation)
- Change of Clothing (usually underpants and a fresh shirt will suffice)
- Socks (even if you are wearing sandals, these will keep your feet warm on the plane)
- Scarf/Sarong (use as a blanket on the plane and a shawl/scarf if your destination in cooler than you are dressed for)
- Blue or Black Pen (for filling out landing documents, jotting down directions, etc.)
- Paper Map (wireless may not be available or your smart phone might die)
- Passport
- Money, credit cards, debit card
- Accommodation information (you will need to fill out the address of where you are staying on your landing documents, and you want to be able to access it quickly when you arrive at your destination)
- Book or magazine (just in case the inflight entertainment doesn't work)
- Headphones (having to buy headphones on your flight sucks)


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text: We really hate winter (doesn't everyone?), but if there's one thing that we can never wait for, it's the amazing excuse for a whole updated wardrobe filled with every type of boot known to woman*. Our boot collection has been inspired by the most influential of catwalks and fashion events, and has been carefully curated for you – our customers who demand high fashion, at high street prices. From the chunky heeled, to the peep toe and onto the hardware adorned - in every colour imaginable; for ankle boots, knee & thigh high boots, Chelsea boots and last but least; festival-ready Wellington Boots.


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PAINT FOR OUR TROOPS! Proceeds are to raise money towards care packages to send overseas to our soldiers!
Think warmer thoughts! Maryland artist Vivian Davis will lead you step-by-step to recreate an original acrylic painting, "Night Path" for you to take home and hang on your wall! Great fun for groups of friends or family!
- Doors open at 3:45 pm. Painting starts at 4 pm.
- $40 per person with advance payment. All materials included.
- BYOB and SNACKS!
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1xRUN Thru Interview
The Muse by Heiidi Tailleferr
1xRUN: Tell us a little about The Muse original piece, is it still for sale?
Heiidi Tailleferr: The Muse is painted on an original photo printed canvas, of a model lying on her side. The background, boy on a horse and body elements were painted overtop an an acrylic underpainting, then oil afterward, leaving a small photographic portion exposed. The intention was to juxtapose painted with photographic imagery but in the end even the photographic face and arms were painted over in oil as well. I usually base my work on sketches beforehand, but this piece was mostly painted directly onto canvas using many photographic references for each element in the work. The original painting of the Muse sold in 2009 for $10,000 via Joshua Liner gallery.
1xRUN: Can you tell us how the idea and execution came about?
Heiidi Tailleferr: The Muse was created in 2006 and was inspired by a relationship I was in with a charming elegant, attractive, and intelligent heir to a huge fortune who was not able to open up emotionally because of heartbreaking childhood traumas and subsequent adult relationship woes. He was also unable to let go of the relationship dynamic with me, into which he poured abusive and toxic resentment as well as love, attachment and admiration. Suffering from Aspergers syndrome did not make matters easier as it inhibits the normal course of connection, communication, and reactivity, and in the image, as the child cries longingly for a woman he both detests and adores, it is he who is in fact the Muse. The piece from start to finish took approximately three weeks to produce.
1xRUN: What is unique about this piece?
Heiidi Tailleferr: The Muse was part of a new phase in the evolution of my work, which started to include aspects of the human condition combined with the ubiquity of technological advancement throughout the world. In contrast to previous works which highlighted robotics and a hybridization with living beings, this piece marks a move up to include more philosophical questions on universal human struggles.
1xRUN: Why should people buy this print?
Heiidi Tailleferr: People should buy this print because I feel it is one of the best works I have done up to date. It is elegant in its composition, content and form, as well as well-executed. So much of my work now rests on the importance of content rather than technique, and this piece is wonderfully oblique in its delivery, offsetting the immediate obvious assumption that it is the woman who should be the Muse, but most of all because of the real life scenarios which inspired it to begin with.
1xRUN: Describe this piece in one word for us.
Heiidi Tailleferr: Symbolist.
1xRUN: When did you first start making art?
Heiidi Tailleferr: My first experience as an artist was at the age of two, alongside that of my older brother who was equally complicit in tagging our bedroom wall with the contents of the diaper pail. We used Fisher Price figurines to stamp tiny circles that flowed in swirls along with finger painting, from which time I could not escape the passion of my true vocation.
1xRUN: What was your first piece?
Heiidi Tailleferr: By the time I was six, I went door to door selling more seasoned and mature drawings for a quarter. My only customer was Mrs Ducros, Susan Ducros (another babysitter)'s mother and officially my first collector. After that I took an almost twenty year hiatus before selling again to any appreciable measure, and happily by then my work had ripened itself into several thousand times more worth than those meager beginnings.
1xRUN: What artists inspired you early on?
Heiidi Tailleferr: Classical renaissance painters, as well as surrealists such as Dali, also Hijame Sorayama, who is a Japanse airbrush artist who depicts women and animals as highly polished chrome figures.
1xRUN: What artists inspire you now?
Heiidi Tailleferr: I would have to say I am inspired by the loose and figurative/abstract feel of Mars-1, as well as that of Oliver Vernon. I am trying to find a looser expression in my work, while maintaining the hybridization and philosophical direction I take overall.
1xRUN: Do you listen to music while you work?
Heiidi Tailleferr: I listen to a lot of radio. My circumstance is really odd, I am a kind of celebrity in Montreal and there are endless social dramas in my life which, thanks to technology, get flouted online easily and become somewhat of a telenovela. But i know many people who are well connected, and at some point the dramas I experience were made known to several radio hosts from our national radio station (CBC 1 and 2), and communiques get tweeted in and cleverly rehashed over the airwaves as a means of broadcasting innuendo and the like. It sounds incredible and unlikely, but much of it is broadcast out of a very tiny town in the Maritimes (Halifax) and as towns and cities shrink and networks overlap, it is as likely as if it were happening through college radio broadcasting over campus. Otherwise the studio is quite silent, or I listen to courses on any number of subjects on cd.
1xRUN: If you could collaborate with any living artist who would it be?
Heiidi Tailleferr: I would love to collaborate with Victor Muniz, even though our work is worlds apart.
1xRUN: If you could collaborate with any living artist who would it be?
Heiidi Tailleferr: I would collaborate with Artemisia Gentileschi, she was a female painter during the late Italian renaissance who achieved renowned in an era when female painters were not the norm or easily accepted. She often painted striking and beautifully rendered images of women in circumstances of power or surrender, identifying with the complexities of the feminine character.
1xRUN: What was the first piece you bought?
Heiidi Tailleferr: The first piece of art I bought was by a Montreal artist named Genevieve Guenette, who makes these really cool wood blocks styled in a variety of playful motifs. The one I have is a drain set in a seeming square section of bathtub, with hair slowly sliding down the drain and it's all covered with a thick layer of clear resin.
1xRUN: What was the last piece you bought?
Heiidi Tailleferr: The last piece of art I bought is a Chris Mars print, called Community Pillars.
1xRUN: What else do you currently have in the works?
Heiidi Tailleferr: Right now I have a show coming up at Copro Nason gallery in early 2013. I'll be showing a new series of doll sculptures based on the theme of EROS along with several oil paintings. The dolls are meant to encompass the vast spectrum of love with it's endless distortions and well meaning intentions, by varying a single repeated model in color and costuming, and featuring a specific concept on Love each time. It is also a study in Hermetic Philosophy (Kabbalah), since it came about as a year long project to fashion Love out of the ethers, since the work seems to become a reality one way or another. One major feature of Kabbalah is a principle of manifestation (the book The Secret is a commercial spin off of Kabbalistic principles).
This point is key, since it came in the wake of an initial targeting campaign and attempted assault (apparently homicide) in 2010, which unfurled into serious false vilification to motivate further attempts, which were finally brought under control by chance encounters with intermediaries who knew my would-be assailants (one of them was like a bodyguard so to speak). My approach with the dolls was at first sardonic, sad and forlorn as I recounted past foibles in love; the Unjustly Maligned, the Forsaken, the False Illusion, Homicidal Love, to overflowing Romantic Sentimentality, Self Examination, Justice, or Divine Adherance. The possibilities are literally endless, and they have became a Kabbalistic tool and exercise in correcting /controlling my circumstances and exercising manifestation capacities, as I attempt to paint a more conscious ideal and not just underline the tragedies and hypocracies of life. They are slated to be produced as collectible art dolls eventually, though that project that is still in the works.
1xRUN: Where else can people find you across the internette?
Heiidi Tailleferr: Website – Facebook – Twitter – Behance –


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Grant Rest, O Lord, to the soul of Thy departed servant, the Bishop Daniel!
Bishop Daniel Alexandrow, Russian Orthodox Bishop of Erie and the Old Rite, reposed on Monday, April 26, 2010. Bishop Daniel of Erie was born Dimitri Borisovich Alexandrow on September 15, 1930 in Odessa, Russia into a soldier's family. His maternal grandfather was governor of Alaska during the Russian Empire. In 1938, Dimitri Alexandrow's father was arrested by the Bolsheviks and executed. In 1944, during the occupation of Odessa by the Romanian army, he became a member of the choir in his church. That same year he emigrated with his mother to Romania, later moving to Austria. After the war he lived in a camp for Displaced Persons at Feldkirchen, later moving to Geneva, Switzerland.
In 1949 Dimitri Alexandrow moved to the United States and settled in New Jersey, where he met and befriended Pimen Sofronov, the famous Old Ritualist iconographer. Sofronov taught him how to paint Orthodox icons and the two of them spent several years travelling to many parishes, beautifying them with the images of Christ and the saints.
He graduated with honors from Holy Trinity Seminary in Jordanville, New York in 1958 and was ordained to the priesthood by Metropolitan Philaret of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (ROCOR) in 1965. While serving as a priest, Father Dimitri continued to paint icons and also demonstrated a mastery of architecture, designing various churches including the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Washington, D.C.
In 1974, Father Dimitri played a major role in healing a 300-year-old schism in the Russian Orthodox Church. Since the 17th Century, followers of the Old Rite of the Russian Orthodox Church had been anathematized for refusing to accept reforms that had been introduced in 1653. Father Dimitri introduced a draft that was soon ratified by the Synod of Bishops, lifting all anathemas against the Old Ritualists. It was this act that would lead the Old Rite Church of the Nativity in Erie, Pennsylvania to reunite with the rest of the Russian Orthodox Church in 1983.
In 1988, the Synod of Bishops chose to consecrate Father Dimitri as the first bishop in 300 years to be ordained for the Old Rite. He was first tonsured as a monk and given the name of Daniel. On August 26, 1988, he was consecrated as the Bishop of Erie and the Old Rite and the Church of the Nativity in Erie became his cathedral.
During his tenure, Bishop Daniel ordained three deacons and one priest. He also concelebrated the consecration of Bishop John of Caracas and Venezuela. He was a world-renowned iconographer, architect and translator, and was an expert in an ancient style of church singing known as Znamenny Chant.
A hierarchal funeral service will be held on Wednesday morning. Hours and Liturgy will begin at 7:30 a.m. and the funeral service will follow immediately thereafter at 9:30 a.m. He will be buried at St. John the Divine Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Church of the Nativity Endowment Fund.


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Hamleys Jordan is the market leader in toys since operating in 2008. In addition to retailing an immense range of the prominent Hamleys branded toys, there are also more than 200 other brands available.
The company strives to constantly provide customers with innovative products, and through demonstrations and role play, a truly magical shopping experience for the entire family.
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Thursday, June 18, 2009
Tropical Parfaits make my day when paired w/exciting news!
This morning I was really craving fruit and yogurt so I decided to use up some of the Mangoes I still have left from the Bikini Bootcamp challenge to make up a "Tropical Parfait". (Should've added pineapple too - next time!)
1 medium mango, chopped
1 banana, sliced
1/2 c TJ's 2 % greek yogurt
2 Tbsp Kashi Honey Almond Flax Crunch
Sprinkle of organic unsweetened coconut
Dashes of cinnamon
Drizzle of Sweet Cactus Dark Agave Syrup
Layers and layers of fun to eat!
Dark Agave Nectar is more like brown sugar - deep, rich and amazing on greek yogurt!
I made sure I got a little Mango Goodness + Banana + Agave Sweetness + crunch in every bite!
This was such a fun breakfast to eat that was dessert like ~ rich, creamy, sweet, crunchy and just plain YUM! It will definitely hold me over for hours with the protein and fiber so I shouldn't need a morning snack.
Today is the last day to win some Holey Donuts. Click HERE before it's too late!
Have a Terffic Thursday all ~ I am off to do Body Pump at lunch and find two more uses for that fabulous Southwestern Turkey that we had last night! See you all later!
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- AnonymousJune 18, 2009 at 10:28 AM
That *almost* looks too decadent for breakfast!ReplyDelete
that parfait looks awesome! i can't wait to hear about the interview :)ReplyDelete
i am lovin' that parfait - now all you need is some palm trees and the ocean and it would be perfection =)ReplyDelete
OMG! This parfait is calling my name for breakfast! So appealing :)ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 18, 2009 at 2:15 PM
I can't wait to hear more about that interview!ReplyDelete
WOW, seriously awesome mixture on that parfait. I have to say, greek yogurt is so magical! ;)
Niiiiiiice parfait! Kashi Crunch is the best cereal known to man!ReplyDelete
Theangrydieter ~ The fruit is there to make it look healthier, right? :)ReplyDelete
Brandi ~ I am soooo excited to share the interview with you all. Now I just need to get it all typed up.
Jenny ~ So true - can you send some my way?!
Gera ~ You should definitely try it out!
Heather ~ I absolutely agree - I LOVE Greek Yogurt -it makes every meal amazing!
K ~ Kashi crunch rocks - it has such a crunchy, nutty flavor!
heck yeah a good night of sleep is worth a lot...seriously after a few nights of not great sleep I'd be willing to pay quite a bit for it!ReplyDelete
Mmm that parfait looks so good!!ReplyDelete
RunToFinish ~ I totally get that! When I am run down, I'd pay just to have everything get done so I can sleep.ReplyDelete
April ~ The parfait was amazing - you should try it!


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I bet you didn't know that wine is 6,000 years old, but it is. It dates to the Neolithic period — which means it's 6,000 years old. And it was made by accident. Did you know that?
Some wild, Middle Eastern yeast got with a few stored-away grapes and fermented their sugar into alcohol. The Egyptians found out about it and refined the process. Then the Greeks fell in love with it, made a god to celebrate it, and passed it to the Romans who spread it across Europe to the Spanish who brought it with them to the New World. They might've also brought rats, but at least they knew how to party.
I'm not getting paid to be here. Truth be told, I heard through the grape vine that you're a little freak, so I'm just here to check you out. YOLO, you know? So, show me what you're made of! If you need a little courage, take a drink. Call it a serving of fruit if you must.
Inebriation over inhibition, I always say. That and life is better when you're laughing. Whatever. Let's just drink and see what happens.
If you're wondering how to drink me, the answer is room temp in a common cup. No frills. No crystal! I don't need room in the fridge — I'm comfy on the counter. If you care about your counter, wrap me in a paper towel so I don't stain it. I can get a little messy.
Oh and please, dear lord, don't buy a "decanter" or whatever it's called just for me. All you need is a corkscrew and a cup. Enjoy me as I am. I'll get the job done.
Listen. You don't drink me. I drink you. I'm speaking metaphorically, of course, but you can't do anything about it. You're going to serve me and that's the end of it. You can share me if you'd like. I'm strong and you might not be able to handle my greatness all at once.
I know what you're thinking — "Wow. It's rare to meet a bottle with such confidence, and at the top of its game." Indeed, I've fought hard to get here. I've earned my way from grape to glass. Go ahead. Have a taste.
You look like you could use a bottle of wine, so here I am. I'm here completely and only for you. You can whine if you want. I'll try to console you. Or you can just cry. That's cool. I'm made for quaffing.
Life can be a pain. Trust me, I know. I've been stepped on — walked all over, in fact. I've been squeezed dry and put in a barrel. Believe me when I say we'll get through this — whatever this is — together.
The best idea is, of course, the idea that is mine. I've been told I have talent. I'm creative. I've taken that praise to heart, but really, I'm only creative under the right circumstances.
Obviously, you must aerate and decant me. And before that, I need to be horizontal at 55°F in a damp, dark room — preferably a wine cellar, but I understand budget constraints. And don't shake me around a lot, okay? Just remember that as long as everything is how I want it, I'm flexible and brilliant.
They call being stuck in a bottle for this long "aging" like it's a good thing. Can you believe that? As a grape I loved sunshine, fresh air, the rolling hills and the way the farmer would swing by and squeeze me a little.
Back then, I just wanted to plop off and roll around in the dirt. Once I got picked, I thought my wish was coming true. But that was years ago. Ever since then, I've been stuck in confinement. So please get me out of here. Set me free.
Most people use a corkscrew. But if you're holding me, you're not most people. Corkscrews work, you're thinking, but they're not revolutionary. So, which daring alternative will you choose?
Maybe you'll take a knife to my neck, wedge it between my cork and glass, defy some physics and pop me open. That'd be macho, but maybe too trite. You might chuck golf balls at me until I crack and then you'll pour me into a blue solo cup. All I can tell you is rules are for fools.
There, I said it. And truth be told, I've loved you as long as I've known you. You're beautiful and funny and sweet and that's all I want. And I think you love me, too. I see you looking at me, uncorking me with your eyes. I've been watching you check out those other bottles and you haven't looked at them that way.
Listen, I know this is fast. And I'm usually more cautious. But, when you know, you know. You know? So, pick me up, baby.
Superheroes. They're fun to look at with their six-packs, cat claws, extra-human powers and knee-length capes. But at some point we've all asked ourselves if six-packs are worth it, if superheroes are even real. No, they're totally not real. But heroism is. And it's more attainable than you'd think.
Take me, for example. I didn't come in a six-pack because it takes more courage to stand out than to blend in. That's my act of heroism. And you could be a hero, too. All you need is a drop of courage. Lucky for you, courage comes in bottles.
Have you ever noticed that whenever something awesome happens, people say, "it's magic"? It's hilarious how they think they're kidding but always wonder if they shouldn't be.
Well, if magic isn't real, then I'm just a bottle of tinted water. If magic isn't real, then my next trick isn't possible. It's a vanishing act: The more of me you drink, the less of me there is. Ready?
What's your favorite song? Wait. Let's go at the same time. On three… One. Two. Everything is Awesome! No way, me too! Back on the vine, we used to sing it in harmony. Imagine that – the whole vineyard in a beautiful chorus. They say music helps plants grow.
The song is right though. Everything is totally fine. I'm a fine wine. See? And you, you look fine, too. We're both fine. Let's raise a glass to how fine everything is.


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Is marijuana addictive yes or no?
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When it comes to cannabis, one question often pops up: is it addictive? Although many consumers say no way, there are some that will tell you it is. As it turns out, there are a few reasons why someone could become addicted to marijuana. The chances are slim. However, the possibility is very much real.
According to a study done by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, roughly 9 percent of cannabis users will become abusers.[1] Moreover, another studie suggests higher numbers, especially among individuals who are more likely to develop dependency.
On the contrary, there are also millions of people that use cannabis and benefit from doing so without becoming addicted. From controlling anxiety to relieving pain, marijuana is very much medicinal. So, who is likely to become addicted to cannabis and why?
According to Dr. Alex Stalcup of New Leaf Treatment Center, one of the strongest predictors of addiction is genes.[2] In fact, there are studies of identical twins brought up from different families that confirm this speculation.[3] To point out, they have higher rates of addiction co-occurring than fraternal twins raised apart. In other words, if one twin becomes addicted, the other is at greater risk to become addicted as well.
However, it turns out that ties to the family can help prevent addiction. Carl Hart, Ph.D., an associate professor of psychology at Columbia University, mentions some criteria that he looks for when it comes to addiction: "When we look at the criteria for addiction, it has a lot to do with people tempering their behavior. It has a lot to do with responsibility skills ...[4]
It's not perfect, but when you look at the people who are addicted, and you look at people who have jobs and families, they have responsibilities, they're plugged into their societies, they have a social network, the addiction rates within those kind of groups are dramatically decreased from people who are not plugged in with jobs, families, social networks."
Furthermore, those who aren't addicted often have options as well. During an interview with Healthline, Gantt Galloway, Pharm.D., executive and research director of the New Leaf Treatment Center, and senior scientist at the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute, said,
"Most of us have a lot of choice in life of things that make us feel good."
"Those who have fewer choices, who perhaps don't have as rich a set of social interactions because their family life is difficult or because they have emotional problems that are stopping them from forming close friendships ... those people may find drugs such as marijuana more attractive and be at greater risk for addiction."
"For a lot of individuals, marijuana is pleasurable, reinforcing, and reliable," Galloway added. "If you're talking about someone who has a chaotic home situation, someone who isn't doing well in school, who isn't getting praise for good school performance, those people may be at higher risk to use marijuana and to have problems with it."
As a matter of fact, the theory of having choices can help prevent addiction is supported by animal studies. What they have shown, in particular, is that when you put rats into a box with a lever that releases drugs like opiates or cocaine, rats will continuously push on the lever. However, when you bring them into a "rat park" full of toys and a couple of rat pals, they prefer drug-free water over the laced water.
Another factor worth noting is mental illness, which plays a great role in addiction risk. Mental illness has both genetic and environmental causes. Dr. Stalcup also confirms the idea,
"Drugs work very well, at first, for mentally ill people. If you're anxious, it'll go away with a couple of hits, a beer. It's like magic. But then, the tolerance sets in. So, not only do they need to drink more to relieve the anxiety, but every single time they try to stop, the underlying anxiety comes back worse. We conceptualize it as a biological trap. It works at first, it turns on you, it stops working, and then you still have a problem."
"Stress [also] responds very well to drug use. The same trap occurs. Someone is working hard, they come home, they have a few drinks. And it works. They can relax, chill out, not worry about the day. After a few years of that — and the fuse can be very long — now they're drinking three or four drinks after work.
Eventually, they're having a bottle of wine and a couple of drinks, and the stress just isn't managed like it was before. Now, they depend on alcohol not to get more stressed."
Dr. Stalcup also says that about 50-60 percent of cannabis abusers that his clinic treats have some form of mental illness. For the most part, he sees individuals with anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, and PTSD.
For those with PTSD, cannabis helps prevent the nightmares that many sufferers experience. Moreover, PTSD frequently appears from yet another predictor of addiction: trauma. Especially, a sexual trauma that occurs at a young age. According to Dr. Stalcup,
"Trauma in general, sexual trauma specifically, is a grossly underappreciated and potent risk factor for addiction."
All in all, becoming addicted to cannabis is possible. However, it's something that can take months and even years to develop, unlike dependence to opiates. Equally important, you should always recognize your relationship with cannabis and the fact that someone else's experience may differ from yours.
Although there are individuals more likely to become addicted to marijuana, such as those with a mental illness, there are still people who use cannabis and have no problems quitting or cutting back. The simplest way to discover if you're addicted to marijuana or not is to attempt not using for a period.
If you find this amount of time challenging, you may be addicted. However, you may also discover that it's easier than you thought.
- ^ National Institute on Drug Abuse, Is marijuana addictive?, retrieved December-24-2018
- ^ New Leaf Treatment Center, The neuroscience of addiction, retrieved December-24-2018
- ^ National Institute on Drug Abuse, Twin studies help define the role of genes in vulnerability to drug abuse, retrieved December-24-2018
- ^ Healthline, Marijuana can be addictive: who gets hooked and why, retrieved December-24-2018


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January 8, 2015, Natchitoches, La–The Orville Hanchey Gallery, located on the campus of Northwestern State University, will host Luminescence, an exhibition of new paintings by artists Tony McDonald and Andrea Pramuk, on view and open to the public January 8-29, 2015. There will be a closing reception 5:30-7:30 pm on January 29.
Austin artist, Andrea Pramuk, will feature 20+ abstract paintings created specifically for this exhibition over the past year. Originally from Baton Rouge, it's a special treat for her to show in Louisiana and with artist Tony McDonald, one of her father's long time friends and former students (Edward Pramuk, 2014 Art Legend recipient and Professor Emeritus at LSU). Her last exhibition in Louisiana was with her father at Ann Connelly Fine Art in Baton Rouge in 2005.
This collection ranges drastically in scale including a number of miniatures that were created during winter months, so there is a predominant feeling of ice, cold, snow melting, warmth by fire, etc. Pramuk's work in general might remind you of the earth and its elements: cloud formations, the cosmos, forests, geological formations and the vastness of the ocean. Always conscious of her surroundings, body, environment and art become a natural and primal extension of the other, symbiotically. The resulting ephemeral imagery has a certain weightlessness and fragility about it that she finds endlessly compelling, and meaningful.
Andrea Pramuk also has a 2nd career as Marketing Director for Ampersand Art Supply, manufacturer of wood panels for artists, located in Buda, Texas. All of the paintings in this exhibition are created on Ampersand's diverse surfaces, mostly Claybord™. Over the years at Ampersand, Andrea has become a specialist in art materials. Her paintings are made using unique and unorthodox combinations of media: watercolor, inks, metals, oils, and wax. As a result, the surfaces of her paintings can have luminescent qualities like human skin at times. She is extremely sensitive to paint applications from stain to thick opacity, and uses this to create conversations within each painting.
A regular in the East Austin Studio Tour, Andrea Pramuk most recently participated in a group show in November with artists Judith Simonds and Polly Lanning Sparrow at Slugfest Gallery. Coming up, you will find large-scale reproductions of her work featured in Elle Decoration Magazine – UK – February issue. At the same time, Minneapolis-based AREA Environments will introduce an exclusive collection of wall coverings based on her original paintings. Pramuk's original work is collected internationally by direct sale only. Reproductions of her work are currently placed in many corporate, residential, hospitality and retail environments such as Hyatt, Marriott and Crate and Barrel. Connect with Ms. Pramuk in social media for current news, upcoming events, works-in-progress and other musings related to art, food and music.
Tony McDonald's paintings and sculptures have been exhibited at the Alexandria Museum of Art, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art in New Orleans, and he is a regular participant in the Tom Peyton Memorial Arts Festival in Alexandria, Louisiana for the past several years. This new body of work continues his exploration of dream and myth imagery.
Join both artists at the closing reception of Luminescence on January 29 5:30-7:30 pm. It's free and open to the public. Please take time to RSVP on the Facebook event page.


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Composite Realism
My gallery of Composite Realism features art that combines two different styles: realism and abstraction, in a search for unity and harmony.
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About Thaneeya's Composite Realism
I am always seeking connections between things - between ideas, events, objects, histories, narratives, locations. By finding connections, differences are honored and celebrated amidst a spirit of harmony and unity.
As both an abstract artist and a photorealist artist, I sought a way to combine these two disparate styles into one, and termed the result "Composite Realism". Most of my art that falls into this category depicts animals or nature, which represent the here and now.
Every piece of art ever made introduces a new version of reality, emanating from the artist's personal perspective. The version of reality I propose through these artworks is one in which substance and spirit supercede boundaries, connotations, and limitations, presenting a fertile world swimming in endless possibilities.
Ever since my late teens, my favorite artistic pursuits were thematically centered around concepts of spirituality, travel, cross-cultural identity, and an ongoing search for the meaning of existence. Since then, I have created a range of artworks that express this quest for unity and understanding. The images often involve animals, people, plants and/or other living beings painted or drawn in a representational manner. By combining such photorealistic elements with other stylized artforms, such as abstraction, I create a world in which the visible world peacefully intermingles with the invisible worlds swirling within.
One of the main series that arose includes my Deep Thinkers series of 6" x 6" colored pencil drawings, in which various animals are juxtaposed with evidence of human thought, in the form of mathematical equations, quotes, definitions, musical scores, etc. These pieces depict a zen-like transcendent bridge between conceptual thinking and animalistic consciousness.
The other main series is termed Synchronal Variety - acrylic paintings that combine decorative abstraction and meticulous photorealism in a contemporary wabi-sabi aesthetic.
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