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The Knead to Create – Examining Baking As an Art Form
The artist’s hands knead the mixture until the tactile surface meets approval. Tools are employed to aid this process, some supple and flexible others of dense metal or wood.
Documented are the portions of powders, liquids and binding agents, commonly referred to as a recipe. Randomly applied are the adjustments in technique that account for variables in the temperature, humidity and material quality. Thoroughly engaged in this step of the operation, success is contingent upon this artist’s hands and their masterful movement. Only with precise viscosity can this preparation move on.
Once in a mold-able state, a metal template rectangle in shape is used as a form for the base. The heating station is engaged and the piece is carefully inserted, firing the assemblage and activating its phase transition. Upon removal, a lemon-based gelatin coating is circulated across the now solid substructure. The originator of this technique is undetermined, but estimations trace it within the discovery of fire making and the generation of heat.
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Garden Studios – Music, Art Studios in the Garden As an Alternative
What a growing number of creative people are finding is that a quiet private setting is simply far more conducive to greater amounts of higher quality work. This in turn is leading to a growing number of musicians, artists, architects, designers and writers to rediscover the real value of garden studios and offices as a place of quite refuge away from their main living quarters.
A Quiet Private Work Setting.
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The History of a True American Musical Art Form – The Blues
In the history of music there has probably not been one musical style that has influenced “Popular Music” more than Blues. Blues also is unique in that it is truly an “American” musical art form. As we will discover, the roots of the musical styles of Jazz, Rock, Gospel and musical artists from BB King, Elvis Presley, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones to Led Zeppelin, all were heavily influenced by the Blues.
It is important to note that the term “Popular Music” as I have used it above is a bit misleading. Too often we mention Classical Music and Popular Music as too completely different musical expressions. I am not inferring that they are not very different from each other. What I am saying is that the word “Popular” actually only relates to the time period one lives in.
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