December 31, 2008

Kwanzaa Day 6

Kuumba
(Creativity)
To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than we inherited it.

Happy New Year

December 30, 2008

Photo by Sharon Lee
Wilkinsburg, PA

Kwanzaa Day 5

Nia
(Purpose)
To make our collective vocation the building and developing of our community in order to restore our people to their traditional greatness.

December 29, 2008

Photo by Sharon Lee
State College, PA

Kwanzaa Day 4

Ujamaa
(Cooperative Economics)
To build and maintain our own stores, shops and other businesses and to profit from them together

December 28, 2008

Photo by SharonLee
Scotia Range, central Pennsylvania
Kwanzaa Day 3

Ujima
(Collective Work and Responsibility)

To build and maintain our community together and make our brother's and sister's problems our problems and to solve them together

December 27, 2008

Internal Dialog
2004
acrylic on masonite
48" x 48"

Kwanzaa Day 2

Kujichagulia

(Self-Determination)

To define ourselves, name ourselves, create for ourselves and speak for ourselves

December 25, 2008

There has been only one Christmas - the rest are anniversaries.

~W.J. Cameron

Peace Always


Sharon

December 14, 2008

Big Gulp
2008
acrylic on organic cotton and hemp
38" x 38"

From what I have learned (and please excuse me that the information comes to me slowly) Myspace is used for several purposes: youth, music and comedian networking. It's interesting to quote the pharmaceutical industry the "off label" uses that can be construe as technology progresses and expands. It took me the better part of the day to get a simple Myspace page up and running and I expect to be making many changes in the near future.

Peace

Always

December 10, 2008

Day Without Gay

Peace Always,


Sharon

December 6, 2008

Day without Gay

In response to Prop 8, the removal of civil rights for the gay community, on December 10, 2008 the gay community will take a historic stance against hatred calling in to work "gay" donating that time for community service.

If you are unfamiliar with basically the past election passed anti gay legislation initiatives in California, Arizona Florida, and Arkansas. Whether you are LGBT or LGBT friendly support equal rights and show the world how wide the gay community's influence is in a country that professes equal rights.

Peace Always

Sharon

October 6, 2008

At some point of the day I do a quick summary of what I did during the day and if it translates to something that can be written in this blog. Nothing, it seemed to me at that moment had any bit of creative relevance, in fact I was shocked that a full day could go by without any creative impulses.

At first glance a day sans art:

Drove 2 hours to deliver a piece of camera equipment (free lance job)
Take-out at Thai Restaurant
Pick up painting at Frame Shop and drop off two photographs to be framed
Walk in Woods

That's it. That is the summary of today. However, during my last activity I thought more about my day.

Drove 2 hours
This is through the most beautiful part of Pennsylvania during leaf changing season. Past several Amish communities and lots of roadside veggie and fruit stands. Color Inspiration!

Take-out at Thai Restaurant
Nothing creative.

Pick up painting at Frame Shop and drop off two photographs to be framed
Actually I spent well over an hour trying to chose mats for two photographs I was to frame. Both of these photographs are of Todd Rundgren. Playing with textured and colored mats is fun and should be tried at least once by all.

Walk in woods
what can I say "Color Inspiration!!!"
and there was that bear....


Peace Always

Sharon

P.S. The Smokey the Zombie Bear series is now avaiable for sale on Ebay, Smokey the Zombie Bear I , Smokey the Zombie Bear II, Smokey the Zombie Bear III, Smokey the Zombie Bear IV