Life in 6 Songs: Vol. 21 (Maedez and Paul)

Posted on July 28, 2014 by maedez

I’m featured on this week’s Life in 6 Songs! It’s a wonderful, fun, and enlightening series. Do check it out if you have the time.

A Year in Books/Day 212: The White Blackbird

Title: The White Blackbird A Life of the Painter Margarett Sargent by Her Granddaughter
Author: Honor Moore
Year Published: 1996 (Penguin Books)
Year Purchased: 2004/2005
Source: A bookstore in Buffalo, New York
About: I love stumbling across books about people whose names and faces don’t register. It is fair to say that I am obsessed with the obscure and the odd and the oddly obscure, especially when the subjects in question are creative and rebellious women. Anyone determined to live a life of artistry has to break some barriers. Deterrents come in many forms, but we all have expectations that we must push past in order to have the freedom to create. Continue reading →

Posted on August 29, 2012 by maedez

Title: Audrey Hepburn An Elegant Spirit
Author: Sean Hepburn Ferrer
Year Published: 2003 (Atria Books)
Year Purchased: 2003
Source: Barnes & Noble
About: Audrey Hepburn always seemed so decent. Not goody-goody, but all of those superlatives most of us wish we were (and only sometimes are): compassionate, patient, kind, loyal, curious, gracious, humorous, dignified and empathetic. Decency of character is not something I require of actors, writers, musicians or anyone else whose work I admire; in fact, many of the people I love-those whose talent pierces my core- are at least a bit morally scruffy. Continue reading →