Stories, Tales, Secrets...

I made three mixed CDs for a friend and named them "Stories", "Tales", and "Secrets."  Here's the list of songs and artists I chose to share.  Many of these singer-songwriters I have met and heard in person, some because they live and work in Oklahoma City, while others have traveled here for a gig at a venue or a house concert.  I also wanted to share the recent artistic creations I have been working on, so I gave each CD a cover, and I'll have that same image accompany the playlists below...

"Song I Gave to the Sparrow"

Stories
1. "For the Morning" - Camille Harp
2. "Babylon" - Justin Witte One Man Band
3. "We Are the Same" - Samantha Crain
4. "Salem" - Penny Hill
5. "Everybody Knows" - Kelly B. Band
6. "Cheyanna" - Mike Beck & The Bohemian Saints
7. "Land & Sea" - Rebecca Loebe
8. "Little Birdie" - Michael Huff
9. "The Dam Song" - Samantha Crain
10. "Goodbye Blues" - Easton Stagger Phillips
11. "Don't Hurt My Heart" - Mike Beck & The Bohemian Saints
12. "South" - Camille Harp
13. "California" - Rebecca Loebe
14. "Untitled #3" - Ali Harter
15. "Rising Sun" - Samantha Crain
16. "Be Kind to You" - Forest Sun
17. "All the Pretty Girls Leave Town" - Tim Easton
18. "It's Okay to Be Alone" - Elam Blackman
19. "Keep on Going" - Michael Huff
20. "The Weeping Willow" - Devon Sproule

"Nest"

Tales
1. "This Too Shall Pass" - Danny Schmidt
2. "Dancer" - Jared Tyler
3. "Blackwing Butterfly" - Noelle Hampton
4. "Soul Parade" - Jesse DeNatale
5. "Better Nobody" - Kelly B. Band
6. "Siren" - Rebecca Loebe
7. "Song for John" - Penny Hill
8. "She Run Away" - Mike Beck & the Bohemian Saints
9. "I Would" - Ali Harter
10. "Fortune Teller" - Michael Huff
11. "Scissor Tales" - Samantha Crain
12. "Your Chances Are High" - Camille Harp
13. "Angel on the Floor" - Elam Blackman
14. "Lonely Spires" - Rachel Ries
15. "Working My Angels Overtime" - Justin Witte One Man Band
16. "Life of a Buckaroo" - Mike Beck & the Bohemian Saints
17. "The Wind" - Penny Hill
18. "Band of Angels" - Kelly B. Band
19. "Too Far Off" - Michael Huff
20. "Collapsible Plans (Sugar)" - Tom Freund

"Black Crow"

Secrets 
1. "The River" - Samantha Crain
2. "Flowering Spade" - Sean Hayes
3. "When I Go" - Brett Dennen
4. "Spaces In Between" - Shane Alexander
5. "Happy Ending" - Matt the Electrician
6. "Blues Man" - Michael Huff
7. "Forms of the Truth" - Beth Waters
8. "Strangers" - Kris Delmhorst
9. "Ragdoll" - Gavin Glass & the Holy Shakers
10. "Tribute to Taj Mahal: Cakewalk Into Town" - Justin Witte One Man Band
11. "Santa Fe" - Samantha Crain
12. "Houston" - The Bittersweets
13. "Southern Smile" - Four Year Bender
14. "Meridian" - Rebecca Loebe
15. "Other Hearts" - Michael Huff
16. "Reflecting Light" - Sam Phillips*

I included "Reflecting Light" just because I was completely absorbed in the song while working on these and I thought it appropriate to close with it.

Song I Gave to the Sparrow: poem illustrated

So I finally finished this one today.  I didn't get around to doing much else, though. At least I went to Red Cup and paid up on the kayak.  I had a delicious Frito pie with mixed greens added to it. Yum.  Talked about art for a while, and talked about ashes and memory, too.  But I finally finished this illustration. The camera doesn't capture the subtle pattern in the fabric used for the tree's leaves.  I used three old shirts for this (the tree leaves, the blue background, and black figure).  The tree trunk is felt, so I had to stitch that down instead of using fabric bond and an iron.  It would've melted.  The fabric used for the hills came from fabric scraps I bought at a store. The bird in a nest I had used in one of the Chakra collages. I dismantled them this summer. Oh, the music is from sheet music I found in an antique store and the wooden plaque is recycled from plaques that were once used but headed for the dumpster.

The poem, "Song I Gave to the Sparrow", can be found in the Oklahoma Writing Edition of Sugar Mule.

Illustration: Song I Gave to the Sparrow

I'm working on the second fabric collage to illustrate "Song I Gave to the Sparrow". This one will have some other objects in it, like the paper music and the bird's nest, maybe...

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Black Crow: poem illustrated

Here it is, finished! I debated on beads, buttons, and ribbons but I think keeping it simple is best. The colors aren't showing very well.  That's a full moon in silver satin.  The little bird is blue. There is some mesh netting coming from the man's mouth across the frame... That's how I guessed smoke could be portrayed...
The poem, "Black Crow", is published in the online version of Sugar Mule in the Oklahoma Writing Edition.   A print edition is due to hit the press sometime in November and will be available in December.

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Illustration: Black Crow

I am working on some fabric art ideas that illustrate individual poems from my collection, Rise When the Rooster Crows. This one is for "Black Crow". Work in progress.



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Kayak love

I went kayaking out at Lake Overholser recently. Here's a few pics from the adventure. :)



And then I loved the scene around Overholser - so full of trees and birds and quiet without big city buildings in view.



And then I bought my own kayak from a local musician friend - I love it's story! Here it is on top of my car just after I bought it.



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