Just Another Day...

Equine talent courtesy Double DD Ranch, Cumberland, Ontario. Enjoy. ~ rox

Musical inspiration 'Just Another Day' by Brian Eno

dedicated to teachers..

who make a world of a difference. thank you. ~ rox

CARGO

driving...music..and poetry...robert frost's the road not taken...enjoy. ~ rox

(musical inspiration 'inspection check 1 by leftism and varied by loco locass)

BLUE MAN SCHOOL?

Multiple Intelligences...Multiple opportunities for growth.

Thank you.

http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1485842900/bctid2270490001

daytone

“There is a point where in the mystery of existence contradictions meet; where movement is not all movement and stillness is not all stillness; where the idea and the form, the within and the without, are united; where infinite becomes finite, yet not” ~ Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)

(musical inspiration 'Angelus' by Libera)

~rox

Festival of light...outside inside..

Nations, like stars, are entitled to eclipse. All is well, provided the light returns and the eclipse does not become endless night. Dawn and resurrection are synonymous. The reappearance of the light is the same as the survival of the soul. ~ Victor Hugo

...image captured by cellphone...country road, on my way back home this morning, after bringing my daughter to school. ~ rox

O its a small world afterall...(re-edit)

Different flag, same planet, One humanity. ~ rox

(musical inspiration Rock Me Amadeus by Falco)

Whats News 2 U?

Omayra Sánchez & Frank Fournier

Omayra Sánchez One among 25,000 victims of the Nevado del Ruiz(Colombia) volcano Nov.14,1985. 23 years ago...she would be 36 today.. Omayra had been trapped in water/concrete for 3 days. This photo was taken shortly before she died and caused controversy due to the photographer’s work (Frank Fournier) and the Colombian government’s inaction in the midst of the tragedy. Frank Fournier, with all due respect, as much as I recognize your work, I couldn't help but ask what attempt was made to save her once she was discovered? This question was even stronger once I viewed the video.

Here is an excerpt from your interview: "I was devastated by what I was seeing, and by my inability to help her. You have to be pretty strong to face this kind of situation. To be so weak and unable to help is incredibly demanding and frustrating. I must say, I had been in difficult situations before, but my religious, ethical and moral values were definitely going through an earthquake of their own. I was unable to help and save this person. She was incredibly loving. She was twelve-and-a-half years old, very gentle and very sweet. She talked about where she came from. She saw that I was a foreigner and she even tried a couple of words in English with me. She even said: "Can you please help me get out of here? I don't want to be late for school; it starts at 8:30." Photographer ~ Frank Fournier's story.

Too often we remember the photograph and sometimes even the people within it but we forget the eye that was behind the lense. Although it seems out of place to thank you for this photograph, I do want to thank you for the ongoing courage you bring to your craft. ~ rox

Warning: This video is difficult to watch as it shows Omayra a few hours before she died. In this video Omayra is worried she will be late for school...



Omayra, you won't be forgotten. ~ roxanne

1500+ Prisoners Choreographed...SoulJa Boy!

In This video, CPDRC inmates of the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center, Cebu, Philippines move to the music of SoulJa Boy & MC Hammer's U Can't Touch This.

"Inmates at the CPDRC are required to go through a workout regimen. While the goal is to keep the body fit in order to keep the mind fit, such may not actually happen if it is not done in a manner deemed pleasurable. Music, being the language of the soul, is added to that regimen. "~ Speak out: The CPDRC experience by Byron F. Garcia, Consultant on Security, Cebu Provincial Government .

On on another note, I once filmed the Huntsville, Texas Prison Rodeo (Maximum Security) for a local PBS TV show. Tammy Wynette was the star attraction.

Reflections on the human condition. ~ rox

A door opens...

enjoy. ~ rox

Thriller lip sync by students in France

Rouen, France 2008

Bravo! Good fun! Love the continuity. congrats! ~ rox

My Carved Pumpkin...Sorry?

Buffy: "I was just thinking about the life of a pumpkin. Grow up in the sun, happily entwined with others, and then someone comes along, cuts you open, and rips your guts out. Fear, Itself ." ~ Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Pretty graphic sound bite Buffy...This was my 1st pumpkin carving...tame...no?

Maybe the Pumpkin Simulator? (thanks to Kathy Ostman-Magnusen's link)

cheers ~ rox

from retro 2 onward...today.

Courage Grants Multi-Media Inventive Sponsors Environment love2infinity Intros Visual Moments Resourceful Inspired SpreadArt Exhibits Happening Maximum Online Original Fun Research Technology Fun Visibility Passion Caring Colourful Education Projects Dreamcatcher Grounded International Growth Engaged Receptive International

whatz goin' on...

inspired by nature's art happening & Fergie's song Losing Ground... enjoy your moments. (they don't call us the Great White North 4 nothing...smile) ~rox

Urban Sprawl, Mr. Roger's & McLaren!

Won't you Be My Neighbor? Composed by Fred M. Rogers sheet music

Patterns, the pace of land development...population growth...consumption...resources.

How has our perspective of 'neighbor' & 'neighborhood' changed since Mr. Rogers wrote that song in 1967 & Norman McLaren's animation 'Neighbours' in 1952?



2008...enjoy.~ rox

Ça prend du courage! It takes courage!

A little Quebec culture to share w/u. Loco Locass...Scroll down Videographie list to 1st video 'M'Accrocher'.

http://www.audiogram.com/index.php?artiste=37&section=disco

OR
YouTube direct:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5cT3cNv8z_U

~ rox

A Tale of Two Candidates?

Could be the best of times, could be the worst of times...

Vote...choose wisely..O..choose wisely...

Either way, his story unfolds... ~ rox

Segue

Dreamcatcher

Purple Rain

OPEN CALL...Have some fun w/this!!

From A Trio to Home Alone to A Duet...Give it a try! I dare ya!! Play a bit and submit! Spread Art Artist Louise Gains from the UK shows a lighter side of creativity with her site and invitation! These are some of my contributions! Let me know if U participate!! ~ rox
http://www.mousespottersguide.com/

WorldWideWeb

The Internet is just a world passing around notes in a classroom. ~Jon Stewart

Maximum Serenity

“When you find peace within yourself, you become the kind of person who can live at peace with others.” ~ Peace Pilgrim (1908 - 1981)

WE

..includes YOU and whether or not we arrive together,

the art is in the travelling. ~ rbf

This artwork was inspired from an old black and white photograph taken 25+ years ago of a young child in South America by photographer/filmmaker Jean Marc Felio.

transmutation

online. reactions. conversions. transitions. change. like metal 2 gold. ~ rox

Paint me a song

Slapshot

For those who have the courage to 'face it' ev'ry day. ty. ~ rox

SpreadArt Intros

Follow the big muddy road...

The path less taken? or not. Went for a 2nd day, walking in the woods alone w/Twister (beagle dog). Hiking in unknown territory, I came upon a divided path. Had to decide which one to take. Continued only to learn that on my way back at the same 'intersection' I couldn't remember which one I had travelled. So I looked for footprints...couldn't tell..So I had to choose one. Was most uncomfortable. In the woods. Lost...Ok zoom out..."I am in Canada"...ok reassuring...kidding..
All in all, I did end up choosing the path that led me to where I wanted to be. I was right where I should be all the time. And so it goes...It ain't news but its reality..
Cheers.. Have a great day/nite. ~ rox

Ode to Mrs. J. G. Dixon

Forrest Deep

morning greets me vice versa. ~ rbf

grounds 4 growth.

O Canada

Campaign fever in the air! ~ rbf

love2infinity

with arms wide open.

It's Imperative.

1+

beyond parameters, darkness, space, depth, the abyss,

there is an abundance of light. ~ rox

what music do u feel would be a good match for this video?

info@SpreadArt.net

nuances ~ carry me

ROM

Colour me news

no comment. ~ rbf

August 9, 2008

Just drivin' it home. Enjoy. ~ rbf

Selective Perception

info overload versus selective perception. to what degree can u take in multiple sources of information simultaneously without feeling overwhelmed. is it a skill? why r some challenged with few sources of info while others thrive on multiple directions at once? this is the same video as before w/dif. audio. enjoy. ~rbf

Sum moments

sum moments, zero to infinity. enjoy. ~rbf

Look In Out

Observations and expressions. Put away your umbrellas and feel the rain. Skim the surface of the water with the palms of your hands, breathe the air, listen to the sounds in the distance, expand your horizon, embrace your connections, live your moments and keep look in out. beauty. ~ rbf.

Hare's 2 Hop'n

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

Ottawa- Observations at Petrie Island

Colours, camouflage, movement, textures, lines, spots, sound, lighting, reflections, scent and tasting rasberries and blueberries...Leopard frog, green frog, bullfrog, hare...living beauty. ~rbf