Posted by Stan Stewart (Sawyer) on February 19, 2011 under Stan Stewart | 
Wind whistles trees,
Caverns, Trestles,
And houses along
Its way.
It carries its part well.
It knows it by heart
Or improvises;
Carefree and winsome.
Yes, I do think
The wind makes up
Its song as it goes
Along.
Not too many variations
To my ear, at least.
And yet never boring.
Drifting in and out,
Wind wafts
To the rhythm of
Its own creation.
Making an ensemble
Of itself.
A symphony for
It’s own delight.
~ by Stan Stewart
Copyright 2011 by Music for the Moment, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Posted by Stan Stewart (Sawyer) on September 16, 2010 under Stan Stewart |
I just improvised a birthday song for a friend. It was so much fun that I thought I’d share it with you all. My “birthday” and any day gift to you. Enjoy!
(improvised lyrics to the tune of Skylark)
Birthdays are like any other day, these days.
And they come and go with ease and grace:
I watch them flow into the moon
While it brings brightness to your face.
May you have a birthday like none e’er before
May your time on earth be blessed and more:
May you have ev’rything you dream.
(bridge)
And on your birthday true,
may you be filled with inspiration’s kiss,
let this year be the
one that takes you to the sky!
It will lift you high.
Strange as it sounds it’s gonna make you fly, so
(back to verse)
Ride on, to a year that beats this birthday song;
To a path that opens up ahead
Like you’d been there all along –
With your heart so strong!
(final major seventh chord)
Bless you…
(copyright © 2010 by Music for the Moment, Inc., all rights reserved or reversed depending on my mood, etc., blah blah blah)
Posted by Stan Stewart (Sawyer) on November 18, 2009 under Stan Stewart |
There is so much in my “art world” to be excited about right now. Mandala Design Works has three shows coming up. Two in Pennsylvania and one in Seattle! Wellspring East annual holiday show and Lelavision shows take place the weekend of December 4-5. Mudworks Dutot show starts the weekend before that and continues for three weekends. I’ll be playing live, improvised music at various times at the Dutot on the two December weekends. Hope you’ll drop by to have a look and a listen.
At all three of those shows you can see and buy our inspirational jewelry, mandalas, photos, music CDs and other handmade artwork. Each artist has new material since our last show and some of these are not up on the web site. Given the custom nature of handstamped jewelry and personal mandalas, this may be your only chance to see these pieces of art.
Meanwhile, Anita has released The InterPlay Inspiration Deck. These 21 round cards are a testament to her incredible creative talent. Each one has a word or phrase (an InterPlay principle) to inspire your moment. Of course, that’s not all. The word on the card is illustrated with an ingenious colorful picture on one side and imaginative story on the other. You will be inspired by this deck. I’m not just saying that. I keep a deck at work and it’s been an inspirational life-saver. Stories coming here soon.
For today, I drew the card for Practice with the great story about the goddess who “knows what is best for you … She knows that to change your life, you just need to change your practice.” I don’t know about you, but I need to be reminded about the stuff I already know. Thanks for the reminder, Anita. It’s great to get these reminders with a picture, a color, a story and the tangible, tactile sensations of the card in my hand.
So, check out Anita’s new InterPlay Inspiration Deck and come see our art at an upcoming show.
Bless you. Bless me.
InterPlay Inspiration Deck on my desk with the Practice card drawn
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