yael naim

OK, I promise this will be my last post for today :)
But I just have to post two more videos of Yael.
I love her voice and her music style. No, I'm not
a music critic nor a music connoisseur (I'm just
a singer in a choir :)), but hearing her voice
simply makes me think of Björk and
Emiliana Torrini. I love their music too.
It might be the coloring of their voice, which
makes them seem to be connected to me.

In Puppet I love the atmosphere she has created
by using the music box and the accordion -
it's a mixture of folklore and fairytale for me.
I feel, as if I was in a circus, hearing that song.


In Toxic I love the great intervals she used.
The intro here reminds me of Emiliana,
even though Yael's voice is deeper and she has
her own style. It also reminds me of my study time,
when I often went to jazz pubs to listen to live music.
Maybe that's why I love her music? Because of
the good memories :)

new soul

I simply love the song and the video clip
of Yael Naim's New Soul (and dreaming of
the MacBook Air *lol*) - perfect for spring!
I think, I have to buy her album :)

decisions and releases

I hate to decide and I can rarely let anything
loose. But life is full of decisions and releases.
Childhood, parent, friends, jobs, kids,...
Oh yes, especially kids!! I realize, that I still
need to get used to it, that things never
stay the same, since he was born. I often
forgot about it. I have to practice with
smaller decisions and releases
(without procrastinating!!), to be able
to handle bigger ones...

Ha! What a thought just to decide, whether
I'll let my fish swim with his friends or not.
But my creations are just like my children.
Anyway.. I've made my decision on this.
I'll enjoy him here for another day and
he'll swim across the ocean tomorrow ^_^

my fish

There was an action started by Etsy
to make a Swimmy inspired fish.
Many fishes have already started
their journey towards Brooklyn.

My first fish was made of a cardboard
with my paper-mâché experiment on it.
I really don't like the result. Because of
the junkmail and the gouache color I used,
it looked like dried tomato sauce *lol*


Today I've got a flash to make a collage.
The gills was a coincidence - a lucky one!!
This time I love the result SO much,
that I'm not sure, if I really want
to send it to Etsy. My heart is set on it
and I won't be able to make it once more,
cause of the images I've taken out of
the magazines.
Oh well,... let me sleep on it first.

The background is made in Photoshop.