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I am a mind bursting with creativity, always dolling up plans for the future and oddly enough, finding the channels to actually make them reality. I love to love, I love to travel, I love to spark debate. I am a very opinionated person who is in the midst

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Arts & Humanities > Art Appreciation Art history: Understanding pop art: 4 of 9
Next to "Pop Art" in the encyclopedia, there will most likely lie a color picture of Andy Warhol, complete with his brief, italicized description. The artistic phenomenon paralleled in Britain and the United States, like many of the pop culture materializations of the mid-twentieth century. But none surpassed Warhol as the l... More..
Arts & Humanities > Making Art Portrait painting tips: 5 of 11
Picture This: Portraiture Portraiture is like an artistic homonym summarizing a person's nature, almost like a realistic caricature. Portraits are about the relationship with the sitter. The artist captures the persona of the subject, and that psychological awareness emerges through the painting. Portraits are not a new arti... More..
Travel > United States Travel destinations: Sarasota, Florida: 3 of 6
Tides of Change: Sarasota's Growing Skyline Sarasota's architectural renaissance spanning the last 50 years has been both intricately planned and blissfully subliminal at the same time. An oxymoron, one might say; by no definition can premeditated design be found accidental. However, in examining the mindsets of the very div... More..
Arts & Humanities > Art Appreciation The art of restoring oil paintings: 3 of 6
Art conservation is healing an artistic malady. The work of art is secluded from further loss or damage, chemicals stabilized, structure rebalanced, colors revived and time clocks rewound. Each patient is diagnosed, and a method designed for its conservation and restoration. What differentiates one from the other is the cons... More..
Arts & Humanities > Playwrights & Plays History of the opera: 1 of 2
A Tale of the Opera Opera. n. An extended dramatic composition, in which all parts are sung to instrumental accompaniment, that usually includes arias, choruses, and recitatives, and that sometimes includes ballet. dictionary.com If elevator music was chosen to induce relaxation while traveling vertically, the intensity of o... More..
Hobbies & Games > Crafts (Other) How to make a writing utensil: 1 of 2
How to Make a Bamboo Pen Since the days of the pharaohs in Egypt and Mesopotamia, brushes dipped in inks have been used to transcribe stories and imagery on parchments, papyrus and silk. Though writing implements have obviously metamorphosed in the past 2000 years, there is something artistic about creating a pen and ink dra... More..
Arts & Humanities > American Literature Symbolism of flowers and music in Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen, by Alix Kates Shulman: 1 of 1
Flowers and music, both emotional symbols, appear at significant moments throughout Memoirs of an Ex-Prom Queen. While Alix Kates Shulman's protagonist, Sasha, prefaces her tale with acknowledgment of the lack of chronological order, the flowers and music place poignant markers on Sasha's emotions and development. Each menti... More..
Entertainment > Film Making & Production What it takes to make a movie: 1 of 1
Filmmaking 101 Cinematic adventures have dramatically changed face since Thomas Edison invented the motion-picture camera in 1889. Though to the viewer, it is blissful adventure in another world, to the filmmakers, it is a great process. The production cycle can be broken down into five stages: development, pre-production, p... More..
Home & Garden > Home Interior Choosing interior design color combinations: 11 of 19
If you face an abode of chalky white walls that lack the mirror of creativity you feel, fear not; painting personality into any room is only a few brushstrokes away. Transform your living space into sheer elegance, calming neutrality, or revitalizing brightness with specific palettes. The subliminal visual impact of color in... More..
Style & Beauty > Hair Care Hair care tips for winter weather: 8 of 13
Luscious locks of hair are a crowning glory to every woman. Wintry obstacles like dry cold weather and even more drying indoor heat can sap hair of necessary hydration. Knowledge of your hair type, simple home remedies and maintenance tips can promote lustrous tresses even in the winter months. 1. Wrap hair loosely in a silk... More..