A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ALL THE AMAZING ARTISTS & MUSICIANS
that are featured on this web-site and who gave me permission to feature their sacred and amazing art or music!!
In deep gratitude to each one of them and to all those
whose names were unable to be located!
FEATURED MUSICIAN:
MARINA RAYE
Native Heart Music by Marina Raye
Songs on this site:
Song of Gratitude from Marina’s Liquid Silk CD
Medicine Woman from Marina’s WomanSpirit CD
Light Dancing from Marina’s Keepers of the Light CD
Marina Raye is world-renowned as the “Feminine Voice of the Native Flute”. What makes her original compositions so special is their deeply emotive quality which celebrates the essence of peace and harmony. Marina’s music is used by many in the healing professions to invoke a state of tranquility and a sense of closeness to nature.
Marina was born in Africa where she spent her first ten years. She draws inspiration from her deep love for the Earth as she shares her vision of the awakening of peace in every heart. Trained as a classical musician, Marina has been called a sonic shaman because of her mastery of the native flute. Her instruments are hand-crafted by her husband, flutemaker Charlie Oakwind. Marina and Charlie live in western North Carolina, in a solar-powered home. They are committed to living gently on the Earth.
She can be reached at: Toll Free: (888) 460-1010
Email: marina@marinaraye.com
http://www.marinaraye.com
FEATURED VISUAL ARTISTS
ANDREW GONZALEZ
A. Andrew Gonzalez, of San Antonio, Texas, is an award-winning figurative artist whose work has been exhibited in several countries. Born on October 13, 1963, and raised in a creative family, Andrew’s art education is largely self-taught. His artist father, Anthony A. Gonzalez, encouraged his early interest in drawing and painting but gave him no formal training.
The paintings of Gonzalez are created with airbrushed acrylics on panel or canvas. Forms, values and highlighting are created by lifting pigment with an abrasive eraser, followed by the application of transparent layers of pigment. Influenced by idealism in the mystical, visionary and esoteric traditions, the artist describes his work as a contemporary Tantric or Transfigurative Art that explores the dramatic union of the sensual and spiritual. His work is akin to a revival of classical neoplatonic ideals centering on the figure as temple and vessel sublimed by transformative forces.
“Raised in an artistic family, the tools for creative expression were a familiar part of my world. As a child, drawing gave me playful access to the exciting contents of fantasy and imagination. This playful communion with fantasy would later mature into the creative exploration of the patterns of my soul, and the celebration of the forces of life.”
He can be reached at: E-Mail: a_andrew_gonzalez@yahoo.com
http://sublimatrix.com
CHARLES FRIZZELL
Born 1944 in western Kentucky, Charles Frizzell has been creating artwork all his life. After graduating from Murray State University in 1967 with a B.S. in Fine Arts, Frizzell headed west, settling in Colorado in 1969. He now lives and works in a small central Colorado town noted for its artistic atmosphere, the Royal Gorge, and the Arkansas River. Charles has out-the-door access to some of the most beautiful scenery in Colorado, as well as the Arkansas River and the Bighorn Sheep canyon.
A member of the International Guild of Realism, Frizzell’s art is collected internationally, and the list of honors and awards he has received in regional and national exhibitions is extensive. He has been honored with many solo exhibitions in galleries throughout the southwest, as well as participating in numerous group exhibitions.
He can be reached at E-mail: charles@frizzellstudios.com
http://www.frizzellstudios.com
