Crafting a Lyre

Music is one of the mysteries of life that captures my soul. About a month ago I took my viola to an instrument crafter to have him tune up my instrument. His shop was tiny and tucked upstairs in a high-end strip mall in South Eugene. It was cluttered with violins, violas and cellos. I could see his workbench in the back of the shop where he sanded and shaped the wood pieces into beautiful works of musical art. I left in awe of his craft, and interested to say the least. 


Tonight I signed up for a class at the UO Craft Center called "Lyre Making." The class teaches you in 18 hours of instruction over a period of 6 weeks how to mold, shape and glue both hard and soft woods into a lyrical masterpiece, otherwise known as a lyre. 

The lyre is an instrument dating back to Biblical times, from which many other stringed instruments were inspired.

By mid-May I will be the owner of my very own handcrafted lyre. What excites me about this is the idea that I could one day craft a viola, and play it. Here is a picture of the beauty to which I speak:



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I have a solo

Swameette
Swameette

So this weekend I have been performing all over the place!


I am not usually a performer, on a regular basis I mean, so it has been fun and stretching for me. Monday I sang my heart out in Karaoke, yesterday I was a mystical swameette in a magic show, followed by a garbage banging STOMPer, and tomorrow I have a viola solo for worship at the college church service I go to -- CCF (Collegiate Christian Fellowship). I am excited, but kinda nervous to hit the high notes on my viola. I REALLY like the song we're starting with because it's in a minor key and it sounds somber. 

Here are some pics from the last two performances....enjoy ;)

Gypsy lipsHit that!STOMP marchTHE face


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Verbs

These are some nouns that have become verbs in my life...and I like it!


  • Art
  • Sesh
  • Vox
  • Google
Used in a sentence:

"Hey Linds, do you want to art today?"

"We're going to sesh it out."

"Let's just vox tonight."

"I don't get it. I'm going to google that!"


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Freshin' up the flourish

Ok blog fans, I have the desire to freshin' up my blog for the spring, and in my book that means color....SO.....I am going to be updating my background. I want all to know that "flourish" is still one of my favorite words, and the essense of how I desire to live, so don't be fooled....the flourish still lives in my core!  

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The Daily Com-Post

compost it!
compost it!

Compost Facility Overtakes T-house Kitchen

Eugene, OR 
February 8, 2008 --

A large bin of veggie scraps and fruit peels was spotted today under the sink at 20th and University Street. Witnesses said that the unidentified bin, formerly known as "compost," devoured all organic matter in sight. If you, or anyone you know, encounters this beasty bin,  please inform local organic gardeners everywhere!

Reported by Genna Berube


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My essense...

After stumbling upon the flourish as my blog image, I finally decided to look up the meaning of flourish and I have decided it is my essense. I strive to flourish....

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Flourish: the definition of....

flour·ish  (flûrsh, flr-)

v. flour·ished, flour·ish·ing, flour·ish·es
v.intr.
1. To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive.
2. To do or fare well; prosper.
3. To be in a period of highest productivity, excellence, or influence: a poet who flourished in the tenth century.
4. To make bold, sweeping movements.
v.tr.
To wield, wave, or exhibit dramatically.
n.
1. A dramatic or stylish movement, as of waving or brandishing: "A few ... musicians embellish their performance with a flourish of the fingers" Frederick D. Bennett.
2. An embellishment or ornamentation.
3. An ostentatious act or gesture: a flourish of generosity.
4. Music A showy or ceremonious passage, such as a fanfare.

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Flourishes in abundance...

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quattro

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flourish tre

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tre

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Flourish due

due
due

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