AmandaMuses

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  • Daily365, 2015 edition

    Over the last few years, I’ve undertaken a daily project to give myself an excuse to generate more sketches/artwork. In 2010 and 2011 I focused on self-portraits. By 2013 I’d grown tired of portraits of myself and worked on portraits of D’Art the cat. Last year I shifted to hand-drawn sketches, but started late and…

  • Daily Portrait Project, Day 4.4

  • Daily Portrait Project, Day 3.4

  • Daily Portrait Project, Day 28.4

  • Daily Portrait Project, Day 2.4

  • Daily Portrait Project, Day 1.4

  • 2015

    Ok let’s just say it. 2014 was weird. Really WEIRD. Throughout the year there were positive notes and less positive ones and all sorts of sad, depressing, sometimes terrible happenings around the world. But it’s a new year and in a few hours the sun will rise on our next shot at making things better,…

  • Wmotd, Week 52

    This year seems to have flown by…. it’s hard to say 2014 has been a great year given all the tragic news stories worldwide. It feels safe to say that 2014 has been, if nothing else, good n’ weird. Since it’s the last Friday of this weird year, here’s one last installment of “weird music…

  • Wmotd, Week 51

    It’s not even Christmas yet, let alone New Year’s Eve, but let’s admit it, this song is a good listen any time of year. New Year’s Prayer by Jeff Buckley

  • Including children

    I like to go dancing semi-regularly and sometimes I feel like this when dancing: No, I’m not THAT tall, but this is exactly why I don’t wear higher heels when I dance— not because they’re uncomfortable (they’re not, generally) but because the “average” height for men in America includes children, apparently. (And yes, like the…

  • Wmotd, Week 50

    Mental Strain at Dawn by Jack Purvis

  • Wmotd, Week 49

    Emmma Donovan and the PutBacks from Melbourne

  • Wmotd, Week 48

    Haglél by Mugison You can buy/download the whole album from Bandcamp here.

  • Wmotd, Week 47

    Spoonful by Howlin’ Wolf

  • Wmotd, Week 46

    So this week I wanted to share this remix of I miss you by Bjork but honestly the original video directed by John Kricfalusi is more interesting visually.

  • Wmotd, Week 45

    Ok.. so I like the main riff of this song, but the Theremin-y/whistle-y shrill bit(s)? Not so much. Even so, thought it was close enough to share… It’s the sort of track I might listen to on one of my long walks in an attempt to slow down my usually (very) brisk pace. Shapeshifter Blues…

  • Wmotd, Week 44

    Halloween calls for something a little different.. a little silly. At least if you ask me. Car Wash by the Easy Virtue Orchestra

  • Wmotd, Week 43

    Peculiar Fascination by Yasume

  • Wmotd, Week 42: Pure Imagination

    Last year, Fiona Apple recorded a cover of Pure Imagination from the 1971 film, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory as a soundtrack for the film below. The film (and accompanying game) is part of a campaign produced by Chipotle focused on food with integrity. Read more about the film here and here The song…

  • Wmotd, Week 41

    It’s 10/10..Have a lucky day…. Or perhaps you’d prefer the album version of this song…

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