Body Art

Really people!! William was born in 1470 in Indiana, USA? Really? Then died in 1472? But then some of you think that he married Elizabeth in 1454 but was not born until 1470. Amazing!!! and had children with the wife before he was born? Hold up a minute you other people that are laughing you have William born in 1484 and dying on Bosworth Field in 1485. He was in battle at the age of 1?? Oh yeah and married with children?? Twice married in some cases. How does that work??? The rest of you have him listed as the brother of his own son. STOP with the copy and paste!!!!

I understand that it is exciting to be able to tell people that your 17th great grandfather died in battle but you have him living in Indiana 14 years before the battle in a country he had no idea existed. One more thing, I am very certain that Richard was not born in England in 1398 and that he died in Colorado in 1804.

This ghost hunting is becoming a tangle! Folk in their eagerness to get as much done in their "14 free day trial" as possible are just plowing through the country side with not a care. Not everybody came here via the Mayflower or were heroes during the war of 1812 nor are related to the Earl of Essex.

Last night at our January Live Artz we had to Body Paint Artists paint wintery Norwegian scenes on two models. They were given amazing headpieces painted on to look like silvery crowns including jewels and bits of opal. Their eyes were painted and their lips while a shimmery blizzard with swirling glittery snowflakes danced across their necks, faces, shoulders and torsos. Dark pine trees stood like guardians in the distance, while a leafless oak slept soundly encased in the deep quiet. Aurora Borealis swept up and over them leaving a trail of ghostly light lingering on their shoulders. Liz and Lisa you are both amazing artists and your canvas, the models, were stunning!

A local musician entertained with his art, singing many original pieces of music. Dylan was a joy to have with us. Their is such passion in his playing and singing.

The person who received the drum set for Christmas who lives in my building is slowly improving. He is by no means good but he has developed a wee bit of rhythm and is not carelessly banging away on each drum because it is part of the set. Although he breaks out into what can only be describes as the drum solo form Wipe Out being totally wiped out at what appears to be random moments he does not play for long or past 10:00 PM.

I am plotting an adventure for my Birthday. It is not a trip to Bali this year but it will be soon, or Mexico or Aruba, Antigua, Bahamas where my people once lived and owned plantations and commenced to pirating and other nefarious deeds....

Speaking of this I must get back to Oxford where I am learning about dear cousin Bernard Gilpin and several of my people. From what I am discovering they should name the library The Gilpin or at least the art wing.

Cheers