Korean Friendship Bell - San Pedro, CA

Korean Friendship Bell

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CHINESE NEW YEARS: Year of the Rabbit

 

(Chinese New Year is on 3rd Feb. 2011)
 

 

Chinese New Year starts with the New Moon on the first day of the new year and ends on the full moon 15 days later. The 15th day of the new year is called the Lantern Festival, which is celebrated at night with lantern displays and children carrying lanterns in a parade. The Chinese calendar is based on a combination of lunar and solar movements. The lunar cycle is about 29.5 days. In order to "catch up" with the solar calendar the Chinese insert an extra month once every few years (seven years out of a 19-year cycle). This is the same as adding an extra day on leap year. This is why, according to the solar calendar, the Chinese New Year falls on a different date each year. New Year's Eve and New Year's Day are celebrated as a family affair, a time of reunion and thanksgiving. The celebration was traditionally highlighted with a religious ceremony given in honor of Heaven and Earth, the gods of the household and the family ancestors. The sacrifice to the ancestors, the most vital of all the rituals, united the living members with those who had passed away. Departed relatives are remembered with great respect because they were responsible for laying the foundations for the fortune and glory of the family. (Wikipedia)

HAPPY NEW YEAR! (again) - DAY 0

After an after action review of the olde goals for 2010 they are 

tossed out and in with the "New Goals for 2011" These goals 

will stay on track with my five year plan, for life, art, friends, 

spirituality, family, love, liberty, and pursuit of more happiness.

Beautiful Dayze

 

Lately, I have been having some of the most amazing days with Denise and Latoya.

Aural / Visual Pairing

"Beyond Here...." DB8S © 2010
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While attending to my images, often I am listening to music, and normally the music is a reflection of the type of images I am attending to. If it is my minimalist work it is normally slow classical, new age, or even a mellow instrumental, however if it is busy urban work it ranges from in your face hip/hop to aggressive rock.

Stimulating my aural and my visual at the same time pleases me often and I try to do it daily.
 
Tonight, I found Imogen Heap-"Hide And Seek" the appropriate music for me with this image.
"Listen and Observe"

Imogen Heap - Hide And Seek  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYIAfiVGluk 

This image is not for adoption.

Days or Moments

I avoid counting the days in my life yet focus more on the moments in my life.

Thanks to my friends, family, loved ones and especially Denise for all the support.

Sometimes........

Regardless of how you feel, if it is a priority.... "Make it a Priority!" - Darnell Bates

"Disney_2297" DB8S © 2010
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"Disney_2295" DB8S © 2010
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"Disney_2298" DB8S © 2010
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"Disney_2296" DB8S © 2010
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