Mood:
happy
Status:
planting veggies this memorial day weekend
Updated:
Monday, May. 31 - 09:38 PM
Location:
New York
About Me:
I am a singer & arranger for The Spirites Consort (which are Enchanted Folk members & listed in my friends). I am also a visual artist & I tend to make fantasy images, so I thought it was fitting for me to have my own site here. I work all of the time & I am a bit overwhelmed with trying to keep up with two occupations. I try to do my art in the morning and music in the afternoons. It doesn’t always work out especially when I have to be in the recording studio for long stretches or preparing for a gig or getting pieces ready & framed for an art show. I somehow keep my sanity by making art in the same "genres" as my music.
Music:
I tend to be drawn mostly to acoustic music (music that doesn’t always need electricity to be heard). I perform in a variety of styles: Renaissance, Medieval, Celtic, cross-over, classical, folk, new age and originals. I play guitar in our band. I also play a little recorder, Celtic harp & cello too.
Movies:
Some favorites are: Amadeus, Impromptu, Romeo and Juliet (Zefferelli version), The Seventh Seal, The Marquise of O, Jane Eyre (2006 BBC version), The Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin), Dersu Uzala, Kundun, The Weeping Camel, 400 Blows
TV:
BBC (or Masterpiece Theatre) "costume" dramas, PBS histories
Books:
Reading includes: biographies and histories, research, current events, art & music books and the classics (Shakespeare, Dickinson, Virginia Woolf, Dostoyevsky, Henry James, Tolstoy, Proust, Zola, etc)
Hobbies:
hiking & backpack camping, growing food
Vices:
too many unfinished projects
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a new insect Fae called Diamond Trump
Friday, July 29, 2011, 6:47 PM
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I call this faerie, "Diamond Trump, the Insect Faerie". It's a play on words, of course. This is one of the most bizarre faeries I have made, but sometimes I'm in the mood for something weird and off-beat. I can't seem to upload the close-ups of her on this page without the photo going to the top of the page (which I don't want), but you can see them on my blog here. I have her available in my Artfire on-line store. I wish I could make some more faeries. I'm just so busy (sigh). new Faerie art and major concert
Monday, February 28, 2011, 3:47 PM
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I haven't posted here in a very, very long time. I haven't been doing many faerie pieces lately. But I did one in time for St. Patrick's Day. Here is a close-up of the faerie:
close-up of faerie for "Shamrock with Faerie" I'm selling these as greeting cards in my Arfire shop. I'll have them available in my Etsy shop soon too, but my Etsy shop is being delegated to seasonal items (i.e. rotating seaonal items) whereas my Artfire store is year-round and will feature more items. One of the reasons why I got distracted from painting faeries is that I have been performing a number of concerts in recent months. One of them was at Troy Music Hall to a crowd of about a thousand people. The hall is quite ornate and Victorian; it is where the Baltimore Consort (a traditional Renaissance ensemble) performed for most of their CDs. It has excellent acoustics. I tried to capture this photo off of Troy Music Hall's website, but only got a sliver (you can always see the entire picture through this link, which takes you to their website):
We had the concert video-taped. Hopefully, I will have some clips up soon. I hope to have another faerie piece up soon here (I have had one piece on my drawing table since November). WEBSITES AND LINKS Pumpkin Faerie
Wednesday, September 22, 2010, 6:56 PM
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(note: copyright watermarks do not appear in actual painting) The original is 14" x 18.25" in watercolor and ink. This one has everything in it: pumpkin wings, autumn wind, a jack-o-lantern, a moon, bluejays, oak leaves, acorns, a nest and a Celtic inspired border. She is up for sale in ye olde online store. You can see more details in the painting by going here and clicking on the images to the right (when you get to the page). This one took forever: I have been harvesting, applying for a jured art show at Lower Adirondack Regional Arts Center, painting frames (for a gallery show), playing gigs, applying for grant-funded concerts, putting food by (freezing, canning, making lots of pesto) and getting distracted by smaller art works-in-progress. Whew! I'm exhausted! But I am looking forward to quieter fall days when growing a food garden isn't so time consuming. WEBSITES AND LINKS mini paintings during heat spells
Saturday, August 14, 2010, 9:59 AM
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This is the kind of art I have producing during heat spells. The top 2 are ACEOs (2.5" x 3.5"), the next row are OSWOAs (4" x 6") and the last 2 are an odd size of 3" x 5". I don't have air conditioning & I refuse to give into it because: 2. it costs a lot relative to the benefits you actually receive & you never become accustomed to the heat when you have to be out in it (as I sometimes do for outdoor concerts). 3. shady trees, losing weight, swimming, keeping windows open at night & closed during the day, north facing porches, loose white cotton clothing and a hand-held fan are the best alternatives AND FAERIES AND TREES GO TOGETHER! yippie! Anyway, during dog days, I put off the more ambitious projects & focus on smaller endeavors, such as painting miniatures on a little board I can place on my lap & bring to a lake. I have these for sale as original paintings in my Etsy store (for now, though I may bring them to a gallery if they don't sell there). Now that it is cooler, I will go back to the more ambitious art I started before summer got into full swing. WEBSITES AND LINKS Tree with Heart and Sun
Wednesday, July 21, 2010, 3:21 PM
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This is my latest piece in the series of trees with knotted roots and knotted border. Except this time, I decided to try to knot the sky too. I like the idea and I haven't seen anyone else try this before. I may try some others in the near future. Feel free to comment. I would love some feedback on this new style. These pieces take a very long time to create which is why I'm not posting often!
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Thanks Lise :) Hope all is well with you...I've been keeping busy with lots of new artwork....always a good kind of busy! Susan Schroder
May 7, 2011
3:43 PM 
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Thanks Lise! Yes, I have been a volunteer Art teacher in my kids schools for about 20 years (Wow...has it really been that long!!!). Plus, I also occasionally do presentations to High school students about Photoshop. (I get Paid for that!!lol!) Susan Schroder
December 15, 2010
10:32 AM
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Thank you so much Lise, it is the kind words & support from people like yourself that has kept us going! x Amanda
August 16, 2010
3:20 PM
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Thanks for the comment on my picture, Lise. I posted that one here not too long ago when EF's Sleepy wrote a poem inspired by that picture, so, I thought it would be nice to have it posted here....that's why it wasn't there before :) I'm not too good at updating pictures and blogs here and, well, everywhere on the internet! I wish I was better organized at that sort of stuff...(sigh...) Susan Schroder
February 13, 2010
11:24 AM
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Thank you Lise. I appreciate the comment and love your new designs. It's great that you're finding time to do more art. Scot
October 28, 2009
5:17 PM
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Thanks! (I just know there are little goblins at work here causing a bit of mayhem from time to time....deleting messages, messing up notifications and more **hehe**) Susan Schroder
October 15, 2009
9:50 PM
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Oh Good, I'm glad it helped. And lots of artists and musicians have both kinds of pages. Susan Schroder
September 4, 2009
8:26 PM
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Hi, Lise! So, you used to sing at Alldays and Onions? I was asked to donate some of my work for this fundraiser by one of their current regular performers, Kelly Maguire. I met her through the open mic she hosts at Flavour Cafe in Troy, NY. I've attended a couple open mics so far, reading examples of my speculative verse. Alas, I won't actually be able to attend the fundraiser in Bennington. However, Kelly did promise to let me know what happens with my art/poem combo. I hope somebody feels it's worth buying a raffle ticket for my work! RHFay
June 16, 2009
7:58 PM
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I Love your new "bizarre" faerie! I agree...sometimes something weird and off-beat is just what we all need :) I just saw your eloquent post on Drew's blog. I think it really reflects the way many people here probably feel. I am sorry to hear of the distress you've had but happy to hear things are better. It is my hope too, that EF does not disappear but I am so grateful to all of the friends that I have met here. I hope we are able to meet in person someday!
Susan Schroder12:34 PM