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Pictures, Perfumes & Acoustics, Oh My!

“O great creator of being grant us one more hour to perform our art and perfect our lives.” ~ Jim MorrisonSunday the…

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Components of Great Art

“Art arises when the secret vision of the artistand the manifestation of nature agree to find new shapes.” - Kahlil GibranMy muse and p…

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The Sensuous

“What would happen if there were a glad acceptance of the sensuous in all forms? If we could rediscover our hands, eyes and ears, our tongues and noses, and then enjoy them without embarrassment.”- Ben ThompsonImage at left ©Greg Spalenka www.spalenka…

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Dermisphere

We just received a little booklet in the mail from Art Center College of Design for a new show titled “In the Dermisphere” opening Friday, October 12, 2007 / 6-10pm. The exhibition focuses on the skin as an outer covering referred to as the dermisphere…

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Canada: Sensorium, Scent

“Smell is a potent wizard that transports you across thousands of miles and all the years you have lived.” ~ Helen KellerThe sense of smell has been critical to the survival of human b…

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Canada: Sensorium, Taste

There are almost 10,000 taste buds located in our mouths, which can distinguish five different types of flavors: sweet, salty, sour, bitter and unami. We are all familiar with the tastes of sweet, salty, sour and bitter, but, what is unami? Unami recep…

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Canada: Sensorium, Sight

In the northern realms of America the sense we tend to rely on the most is our sense of sight. Of all the senses in our collective cultural sensorium “vision” is used to assess and determine situations. Looking back in history it was the modern printin…

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Canada: Sensorium

The next few posts will delve into my sensorial experiences in British Colmbia over the last few weeks. This tour will take place through the five senses.

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