This is the final behind the scenes piece at Chromapoesy. The pictures were taken this morning from my home on Conifer Mountain. Here is my music workspace; I compose a little at the piano but mostly at the computer desk on Finale software. My shelf contains all my sheet music and various instruments from around the world. The flute case and stand are on top. The piano is where I practice singing for performances. On top of the piano to the far left are the ashes of my beloved dog, Buddy. The dog in the pictures is the first dog I’ve ever had from puppyhood, she’s a German Shepherd/Golden Retriever mix named Jody (after my grandmother). The home theater and 16mm film camera/projector are included as I am often inspired by soundtracks and film to write music. Also, I’m a huge cinephile, you can find my film recommendations here http://chromalexicon.com/recommended-cinema/. Pictures from outside the music area are included as nature is another source for all my creative outlets. Thank you for peeking into what it takes to write, paint, compose, sing, and create at Chromatopia. There’s a link here to listen to one of my cinematic compositions Lago di Garda: http://chromasymphonic.com/2011/06/26/lago-di-garda/. For my books and other work spaces follow these links http://chromapoesy.com/2011/11/07/studio-pictures/ & http://chromapoesy.com/2011/11/04/the-great-book-caper/.
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Semantic noise also seems to haunt every communication system. A man may sincerely say, ‘I love fish,’ and two listeners may both hear him correctly, yet the two will neurosemantically file this in their brains under opposite categories. One will think the man loves to dine on fish, and the other will think he loves to keep fish (in an aquarium).Witold Gombrowicz
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Language casts sheaves of reality upon the social body, stamping it and violently shaping it… Language as a whole gives everyone the same power of becoming an absolute subject through its exercise. But gender, an element of language, works upon this ontological fact to annul it as far as women are concerned and corresponds to a constant attempt to strip them of the most precious thing for a human being – subjectivity. Gender is an ontological impossibility because it tries to accomplish the division of Being. But Being is not divided. God or Man as being are One and whole. So what is this divided Being introduced into language through gender? It is an impossible Being, it is a Being that does not exist, an ontological joke, a conceptual maneuver to wrest from women what belongs to them by right: conceiving of oneself as a total subject through the exercise of language. The result of the imposition of gender, acting as a denial at the very moment when one speaks, is to deprive women of the authority of speech, and to force them to make their entrance in a crablike way, particularizing themselves and apologizing profusely. The result is to deny them any claim to the abstract, philosophical, political discourses that give shape to the social body. Gender then must be destroyed. The possibility of its destruction is given through the very exercise of language. For each time I say ‘I’ I reorganize the world from my point of view and through abstraction I lay claim to universality. This fact holds true for every locutor.
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All the things that really matter to us are impossible…Writing poetry is impossible. I don’t know how to write a poem. A poem – there has to be a part of it that is not my own will; it comes from somewhere that I don’t know. There is so much that comes out of what we don’t know and what we don’t have any control over. I think that one of the only things we can learn as we get older is a certain humility. – from Doing the Impossible
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Very cool. Love the old projector/home theater pics. That’s some view from your deck, I know snow all too well, but probably wouldn’t mind it as much if It looked like this. Love the red piano. And I can’t tell, pic doesn’t zoom in enough- which Hindu Goddess is depicted on your screensaver, I’ll guess Lakshmi, since you mentioned her the other day, but the arm positioning reminds me of a Shiva pose-anyhow just curious. Really enjoyed your series of Behind The Scenes. Thanks for sharing them:)
The screensaver is Lakshmi entwined with a blue Vishnu; I may use the picture for a post in the future, great catch! I bought the Bolex at a used camera market ages ago and got the projector at an art organization’s annual thrift sale. I painted the piano (also picked up at a fundraiser) with leftover house paint a few years ago. It was my gift to myself for my 30th birthday. Thanks for perusing the shelves, studio, and workspaces.
Thank you for the wonderful window into your world.
/me waves to the dog and thinks that a conifer mountain sounds like a great part of the world with real air and sensible trees. =) I have seen quite a few of your movies. Amelie, the colours, the Japanese animations, the Chinese stories. Also many I have not so perhaps I should take the list to the video store or library. =)
You’re welcome, yes the mountain is a gorgeous part of the world, within a very short walk we have vistas of Pikes Peak and mountain ranges. Glad to hear we share some taste in movies; hope the list will inspire some new adventures.
Anna — what a wonderful find in this post. LOVE your spaces. Nice computer desk. And the red piano is so AWESOME!!
What a lovely back deck and place to inspire.
xoxo
Jannie, how could I have forgotten to reply to you here? Late December was so hectic with the road trip so I apologize. Thanks, I painted it about 4 years ago, I’ve had it for about 8 (one of those incredible garage sale finds for $250, made in Colorado in the late 1800s). I too love my work spaces; they provide innumerable flashes of inspiration.
Anna,
I loved seeing your ‘places’, the nooks and crannies where you spend your days.
We found an old piano and hopefully in ten years’ time I can upload a piece of playing. [not likely].
The Bluthner’s black will soon by covered by a cheery colour, like your pink and my fingers will start walking soon. Your sloes post was such an inspiration. To think that there is something like 7000 miles between us. Thank you, Anna, for radiating feeling on this scale.
Thank you, we had a fun time of show and tell, each poet sharing a bit of their space and books. How exciting you’ve found a piano! All my best :).