A small but mighty group of eight met last Saturday in St. John's Church in Elora for our first workshop, and our minds buzzed with wonderful music. It ranged from a psalm to a rousing entry into the Hall of the Mountain King, from the dreamy voice of Eric Clapton in Autumn Leaves, to the glissandos of Rhapsody in Blue.
Here one of the tables has welcomed a visitor who was passing through the hall, was intrigued by the process and had to sit down to listen for a while . . .
This is me explaining describing why I chose a painting by Delauney from 1913 as a reference when designing a sponsored square of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring. Look for the finished square coming soon on this blog.
In this one, Barbara looks as if she is miles away, and she is - remembering the time in her childhood when she first heard her chosen piece of music. She was ten at the time, and was sitting knitting in an apple tree watching her grandfather work in his garden, (while her brothers threw windfall apples up at her - and missed). I am recording her thoughts for her notebook.
That's the thing about listening to a piece of music that really speaks to your soul - it transports you to a different place, and the physical act of translating that into something you can look at - with colour and objects that mean something to you - it can be a deeply contemplative thing to do.
Why not try it for yourself! E-mail me at rooster@quican.com. See you soon, and keep that music playing!
Susan
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