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Stoney - Sheffield Rock Star

Here's a video on a friend of mine - Mark Stoney. I really enjoy his music. It has a wide range – from the battle scenes, the victories, the failures, and what we learn in between. Sometimes tender & intimate, at other times wide & deep, but always singing to hearts with honesty, humor & hope. ... A great display of fireworks!

Nice work Stoney! Glad you're getting to help the Sheffield musicians get a stage to be heard on too! :)

Labels: friends, music

Behold - beautiful note cards

My friends Jeanette & Sam opened up a business - Behold Cards selling beautiful note cards with photography that Jeanette has taken. ... joyful, special, unique, colorful, travel, latin american, mexican, brazilian, spicy, bold, playful, intimate, grand, beautiful views & perspectives on life.

If you're looking for colorful, joyful, artistic note cards to send out - as thank you cards, invitations or personal note cards, check their site out. They're reasonably priced & they would love to be connected with people who might enjoy their cards. If you like any of Jeanette's photos & would like to use them for a project, you can contact her too. She's a talented & wonderful photographer.

Labels: art, friends

Mangola taking shape

I would like to share with you some news about an art event/production I am helping to put together – here in Austin, Texas – called "Mangola." Our objective is to create an event that mainly reflects the identity of Austin – through film, fashion, music and visual art. It will encompass several venues and be open to the public.

I am hoping to join others in a chance to explore some topics close to my heart and express it creatively. I know it will take quite a bit of time (outside of my full-time job), but I would like to invest some of my time and energies into this. I think it will be a worth-while production because we have a high-caliber team of creative people –15 artists and creative leaders from America and Europe – with diverse perspectives and experiences in art/event productions.

I'll be working on this for quite a while in my off-time, and I'm taking a trip in a few weeks to Europe for a Mangola planning/production meeting. I'm really looking forward to what transpires at the meeting and the shape of things to come. I'll probably post some photos of the trip within the next month.

{If you enjoy some of the artwork I do and would like to help support us in getting this going, you can visit our fund-raising site: https://www.fundable.org/groupactions/mangola}