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Graffiti on the HaBima theater front wall, in the memory of the Israeli comics artist Dudu Geva, who passed away on 15/02/05
At the Birmingham Social Media Cafe on October 29th 2010, we asked people what they were optimistic about.
It's a spin-off from newoptimists.com. We asked scientists 'what are you optimistic about?' — and their answers are now in a brilliant book.
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Phoenix Rising
Lyrically abstract, this piece engages the intimacy of the paint and light and poetic use of color that I associate with renewal and re-birth. Sensuous and optimistic, this work suggests that everything is moving as it should and invites the viewer to relax and enjoy the flow of things.
- Mike Grady, Curator of Phoenix Rising: Alchemy & Rebirth
Acrylic on canvas
10”x24”
$666
Lisa Rasmussen | Artist Statement
(thin places) an exploration of the in between or betwixt
My personal quest is to reunite art and the spirit. Akin to the alchemist’s work, which is the transformation of gross material into spiritual substance, I see my art as artifacts of my ever-transforming consciousness.
My art and its process represent a humble quest to resurrect divination in my personal journey and into the community at large. As an artist my work gives the viewer a personal glimpse of my internal revelations. While creating I become a shamanic cave painter, an archeologist, an alchemist, and sorceress.
I speak of divination in its broadest sense, meaning that through my art and process I find myself in a continuum of discovering the unknown within myself and in the world that I live in. The motives and impulses behind my creative process are my shamanistic belief that through the process of creation, I align with dynamism and the divinity that is animated in all of life. Like Tibetan art, which symbolically describes levels of awareness, I intuitively explore the three levels of sacred art in my work: the outer, the inner, and the secret—-The outer being the physical object; the inner being the ritual that occurs during my art making; and the secret, where through the process of my creation and through my reflection on the finished work, the unknown becomes known.
Art is my personal ritual and teacher. While creating I employ my two mental allies, instinct and intuition, to create a composition of chaos and order. My allure with “thin places” has taken me to sacred sites around world and has also led me to explore transpersonal psychology and my own personal shadow through dream work and Jungian analysis. My art is a record of my deep interest in mysticism and the natural world, as well as a passageway into my own mythical inversion of reality. In essence it is my deep exploration into non-ordinary reality and the mysteries of the unknown.
Lisa Rasmussen | Artist Biography
Lisa Rasmussen is a painter, art advocate, environmental artist, and educator. She was born in Wisconsin and has her ancestral roots in Scandinavia and Ireland. Lisa comes from a working class family who has always supported her to follow her heart and her dreams to become an artist. Her late mother, Mickey, was Lisa’s Muse; she fostered in her the practice of art as being a form of expression and personal healing. Early on Lisa developed a thirst for travel and distant cultures. A key conceptual element of her artistic process is the study and travel to ancient cultures and sacred sites around the world. Some of her travel adventures include Nepal, Peru, Ireland and Brazil. She has also lived and taught English in the mountains of South China. She also studied antiquities, the art of the Renaissance, and ceramics in Florence, Italy.
Painting is a very visceral, physical, and metaphysical process. Rasmussen’s paintings have been called abstract expressionism, with a spiritual twist. Her paintings reflect her holistic worldview and her deep connection with the natural world. For Rasmussen, art making is a transcendental experience. When she paints, Rasmussen taps into a force greater than herself: a force that creates through her. Each painting is a product of her dance with divinity. Through her process she hopes to invoke in herself and the viewer a deeper connection to the world within and around us through reflection and inspiration.
Rasmussen was named “Graduate Student of the Year” during her MFA commencement exercises in recognition of the strength of her paintings and her use of her artistic gifts to transform the lives of victims of abuse. Rasmussen is the co-founder and co-director of the ArtCart and of Annual Art Break Day - the mission of both these projects is to empower individuals and communities through ART and its process.
Lisa is also the co-founder, Director, curator, and transformative arts facilitator at Art 4 All People: Sanctuary of Arts and Consciousness in Malibu. Art 4 All People believes that art is profoundly connected to personal and cultural transformation. We are an arts and consciousness gallery, workshop and retreat space that is located in an idyllic contemporary art beach house in Malibu - dedicated to building relationships among artists, collectors, and agents of change. Art 4 All is new-paradigm organization that believes art viewing, collecting, and creating should be a holistic and inviting experience, accessible to all people.
Rasmussen’s work has been featured in numerous media outlets and currently she shows in galleries in San Francisco and Malibu. Currently she lives in Santa Monica with her three cats.
Rwanda’s private sector players are optimistic of business and investment opportunities that will come with Rwanda hosting the upcoming Commonwealth Business Forum (CBF) that will take place during this year’s Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting (CHOGM 2020).
This was revealed today in a breakfast meeting organized by RDB (Rwanda Development Board) and the Private Sector Federation (PSF) to engage members of the private sector on the opportunities that they stand to take advantage of by participating at the CBF.
CBF will bring together between 1,000 to 1,200 business and government leaders from all Commonwealth countries for a dialogue on practical ways to enhance trade and investment.
The forum will be structured around plenary sessions and interactive workshops over three days, and will also facilitate B2G and B2B discussions at the very highest levels, addressing key themes that affect the 54 diverse Commonwealth member nations.
Speaking while making her remarks, Clare Akamanzi, the RDB Chief Executive Officer said:
“I have every confidence that you agree with me that CBF 2020 presents a unique platform for us to market Rwanda as the best destination for investments. Indeed, we look forward to the private sector signing deals and partnerships on projects that will contribute to the sustainable economic growth of our country through profits, jobs, and increasing Rwanda’s exports. Just to give you some context, over 2.4 billion people live within the Commonwealth Marketplace, and this year will see US$ 1 trillion worth of trade realised within the Commonwealth for the very first time. This means that we have a limitless market for our Made in Rwanda products and services and there shouldn’t be reason not to export more quantities to these countries.”
Robert Bapfakulera, the PSF Chairman said:
“It is important for us to ensure that the CBF leaves a lasting and positive legacy, with Rwanda at the centre of Commonwealth trade for its two years as Chair-in Office. To achieve this, the private sector must be fully prepared to optimise the Commonwealth trade opportunity-for business, investment and trade. CBF is an extremely unique platform for us to meet strategic partners and do great business.”
CHOGM 2020 will take place in Kigali from 22nd to 28thJune and will have four main forums which are Commonwealth Business, People’s, Women and Youth forums.
Good Of Arriva to Bring 4705 (YJ59BHW) to Whitley Bay Rally... as with most LED'd Redcar Vehicles it has Stockton Destinations aswell
Rwanda’s private sector players are optimistic of business and investment opportunities that will come with Rwanda hosting the upcoming Commonwealth Business Forum (CBF) that will take place during this year’s Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting (CHOGM 2020).
This was revealed today in a breakfast meeting organized by RDB (Rwanda Development Board) and the Private Sector Federation (PSF) to engage members of the private sector on the opportunities that they stand to take advantage of by participating at the CBF.
CBF will bring together between 1,000 to 1,200 business and government leaders from all Commonwealth countries for a dialogue on practical ways to enhance trade and investment.
The forum will be structured around plenary sessions and interactive workshops over three days, and will also facilitate B2G and B2B discussions at the very highest levels, addressing key themes that affect the 54 diverse Commonwealth member nations.
Speaking while making her remarks, Clare Akamanzi, the RDB Chief Executive Officer said:
“I have every confidence that you agree with me that CBF 2020 presents a unique platform for us to market Rwanda as the best destination for investments. Indeed, we look forward to the private sector signing deals and partnerships on projects that will contribute to the sustainable economic growth of our country through profits, jobs, and increasing Rwanda’s exports. Just to give you some context, over 2.4 billion people live within the Commonwealth Marketplace, and this year will see US$ 1 trillion worth of trade realised within the Commonwealth for the very first time. This means that we have a limitless market for our Made in Rwanda products and services and there shouldn’t be reason not to export more quantities to these countries.”
Robert Bapfakulera, the PSF Chairman said:
“It is important for us to ensure that the CBF leaves a lasting and positive legacy, with Rwanda at the centre of Commonwealth trade for its two years as Chair-in Office. To achieve this, the private sector must be fully prepared to optimise the Commonwealth trade opportunity-for business, investment and trade. CBF is an extremely unique platform for us to meet strategic partners and do great business.”
CHOGM 2020 will take place in Kigali from 22nd to 28thJune and will have four main forums which are Commonwealth Business, People’s, Women and Youth forums.
I approached Jill while she was walking her cute little dog, Olive, on 13th Ave. close to Granville St.
Jill would describe herself as optimistic.
For some reason, the phrase I used to open one of my Daily Inspiration posts a few weeks back drew a fair bit of attention; I started out with this observation:
Yup, here I go with that optimism thing again, but I'm optimistic about my optimism!
And so here I go with that optimism thing again. After all, it's Friday!
Let's talk about how you can feed your optimism machine - it begins with the attitude you start with each and every day. For me, that's the process of writing my Daily Inspiration - often begun the afternoon or evening before, I spend my time first thing each morning composing and organizing my thoughts. I'm now writing 4,000 to 6,000 words each morning while I enjoy my coffee and before I start anything else. It's my moment of meditation, quiet reflection - I'm setting my mind for my approach to the day.
Once my post is done, I'm ready to take my optimistic soul into the rest of the day. But first, I need to chase the sunrise! I use to charge into the office after breakfast to get things done - but not since 2016. Now, most mornings when I'm not on the road, I'm either first on the tee sheet for golf (7 am!) at my home club; or when golf season comes to an end, I'm out for my early 7km (5 miles) walk. I'm chasing the sunrise!
With the late sunrises now taking hold in the Western Hemisphere, and in these last days before the end of Daylight Savings Time, much of the walk through the forest is in the darkness. But I'm chasing the sunrise - and am often rewarded with moments of splendor as it peaks through the dark sky. I find another moment of inspiration at that moment!
The other day, I was rewarded with the view seen in today's quote. Halfway through my route, there is a large clearing - and I caught this moment as the sun tried to make its presence known through the massive fog barrier which has settled in over our region for the last several days. What does this have to do with the future? It's the start of another day! What does this have to do with innovation? Innovation is all about having a sense of optimism as to what comes next. What does this have to do with inspiration? Everything!
My Youtube Short video that day caught the sunrise fog:
The thought that came to my mind at that sunrise moment? How blessed I am to have the opportunity to see such a sunrise! How wonderful a gift I have received to be able to focus on my optimism! And how wonderful that I can share this sense of joy and optimism with others - I think I'm now reaching about 50,000 people through various social networks and mailing lists every day. Every day is a gift - share them!
And so I filmed my video version of my Daily Inspiration at that moment. What's this about? Some weeks ago, I decided I was going to explore using TikTok and YouTube Shorts as described in this post:
I've now found myself spending a few moments during my walk filming the video version of my Daily Inspiration . I still don't quite yet know what I'm doing but I'm learning, and I can say I'm pretty stunned by the number of views I get on each video. (Not staggering numbers but for me - wow!). You can see my Youtube shorts here: www.youtube.com/c/JimCarrollFuturist/shorts and my TikTok feed here:
www.tiktok.com/@futuristjimcarroll.
I've been a busy guy - sharing my optimism! People seem to find optimism in my optimism! To me, in a world that becomes darker, more complex, and more worrisome each and every day, I find some optimism in that thought.
And so, I share my optimism. It works for me, and it seems to work for others.
My wife keeps asking me what I am going to do in retirement. I respond that first, I don't plan to retire. And second, I comment that I'm going to keep walking and posting my Daily Inspiration because if you are consumed by optimism, people like it when you share it!
jimcarroll.com/2022/11/daily-inspiration-every-day-is-a-g...
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Futurist Jim Carroll is optimistic about his optimism. He has a final round of golf this morning for the season at 9am, and won't be able to chase the sunrise. But his morning walks will continue in earnest, and with ski season starting in just over a month, he's eager to start his optimistic day by being first at the chairlift.
Alonso optimistic face-season in 2016 (Photo: AFP)
SURREY – McLaren-Honda, Fernando Alonso, achieve results so disappointing this season. Nevertheless, the results of this season does not make Alonso lose optimism to welcome the Formula One (F1) next season.
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And so February draws to a close and we go leaping into March (I am optimistic). There's been a shift this month due to my confinement so a lot of still life with a few selfies creeping in...hopefully more to come as I do enjoy them !!
2. Ivy 033-365-2013,
3. British Chrysanthemum - 034-365-2013,
5. Seeing Double 036-365-2013,
6. Exercise books 037-365-2013,
11. Signs of life 042-365-2013,
13. Fallen sweeties 044-365-2013,
14. Jar of Hearts 045-365-2013,
15. Mum 046-365-2013,
16. Book of hearts 047-365-2013,
17. Pills 048-365-2013,
18. Recouperating 049-365-2013,
19. An old blackberry 050-365-2013,
20. Buttons 051-365-2013,
21. Bottons Diptych 051-365-2013,
22. Kiwi 053-365-2013,
23. Pages 054-365-2013,
25. Lines 056-365-2013,
26. Joe and Giles 057-365-2013,
27. Head in my hands 058-365-2013,
28. A is for Apple 059-365-2013
Thanks for all the continued support from my fellow flickerers all view, comments + critiques, faves and get well wishes really have kept me going this month....Thank you all *smiles*
Traveling from Silalahi village to Tongging along the western shore of Lake Toba.
Please feel free to visit my Toba Series :
An optimistic assumption of the buildings worth, and if they're storing anything valuable inside, I'd suggest they move it! A slightly run down building beside The Trent and Mesey Canal, Longport.
Excellent collection of quotation to describe what your feel.
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Finding your passion is one thing, following it with an unrelenting belief is another. Inspiring...
Trying to bloom even though the brownish yellow of the foliage in the background signals that Fall is moving on.
As for my interpretation of the theme, I've been a little Valentine's Day challenged in the past (but I'm always optimistic for the future), so hearts and cupids weren't in my plans. But as I pondered the theme, several things came to mind. The first, my grandparents. My Mom's folks were married for decades and going dancing was one of their favorite activities. In fact, that's where they met my Dad's dad and his wife (Grammie Augsburg), who had a wonderful second marriage that lasted 40+ years—both were widowed young and remarried young. They all went dancing at various venues throughout the Chicagoland and surrounding rural (now suburban) areas. When I danced with Grampa Augsburg in my 20s, he'd always tell me I was trying to lead (surprise). So a few years ago, in an attempt to make new friends upon my relocation to Milwaukee, I started taking swing dance lessons. For five years, I've been learning and practicing my East Coast Swing and Lindy Hop moves. I've made some great new friends AND learned to follow and let my partner lead (Grampa would be so proud!). So my love story project has two meanings for me. It expresses my love of dancing and it also honors the love that I have for my grandparents and the fact that they encouraged me to dance. When I'm on the dance floor, I can almost imagine them smiling down on me.
The added benefit of this particular garment is that the dress has a little twirl to it, which is very important when you're dancing, but it's still "office appropriate". Right now, I only have the band and a few couples on the dance floor, but I'm thinking about adding the dancers all the way around the back of the skirt as well. Since the freezer-paper stencils are reusable (as you'll see below), this should be a quick update.
Want to take a spin around the floor and try to create something like this of your own? Here's how.
STUFF YOU NEED
•Garment (My dress was too long, so I saved the part I cut off and used it to audition paint colors and types.)
•Fabric paint (I used Jacquard Lumiere, pewter)
•Paint brush
•Freezer paper
•Patterns (I used clip art from a Dover book)
•Iron, ironing surface, press cloth
•Cutting surface and craft knife (X-Acto)
•Transfer paper and pencil
•Cardboard
HERE'S HOW:
1. Size your patterns to fit your garment. My dance couples are three different sizes, and one is flipped horizontally. Prewash your garment as indicated on the care label, paying attention to any instructions from the paint manufacturer.
2. Layer the following things from bottom to top: freezer paper wax-side down, transfer paper chalk-side down, pattern. Use a pencil to trace around the pattern.
3. Using the craft knife, cut the image out of the freezer paper, creating a stencil.
4. Place the freezer-paper stencil wax-side down on the garment. Use an iron to temporarily attach the freezer paper to the fabric. (Really, this works. Just use a heat appropriate for the fabric.) Note: I'm reusing one in the photo, which is why there's already paint around the edges.
5. Place cardboard under the to-be-stenciled area. Use a paint brush to apply paint within the stencil area. Brush in from the edges so you don't get paint under the edge of the stencil. Note: Mine was a pretty dense knit fabric, so it didn't bleed through, but if your garment is thin, place wax paper over the cardboard under your garment so the cardboard doesn't stick to the fabric.
6. Peel the freezer paper off. You don't want to let it get very dry before you do this, because the paint can stick along the edges of the stencil. But I'd let it dry a little so you don't run the risk of smudging.
7. Let dry and heat-set the paint according to manufacturer's directions.
Mood: cautiously optimistic...........7/365ish
listening to Genesis..... Afterglow....I remember staying up late to listen to the new release at midnight on the radio way back when in 1976 when I was 13.....
Afterglow
(Banks)
Like the dust that settles all around me,
I must find a new home.
The ways and holes that used to give me shelter,
Are all as one to me now.
But I, I would search everywhere
Just to hear your call,
And walk upon stranger roads than this one
In a world I used to know before.
I miss you more.
Than the sun reflecting off my pillow,
Bringing the warmth of new life.
And the sounds that echoed all around me,
I caught a glimpse of in the night.
But now, now I've lost everything,
I give to you my soul.
The meaning of all that I believed before
Escapes me in this world of none, no thing, no one.
And I would search everywhere
Just to hear your call,
And walk upon stranger roads than this one
In a world I used to know before.
For now I've lost everything,
I give to you my soul.
The meaning of all that I believed before
Escapes me in this world of none,
I miss you more.
ODC2. Father.
As you can tell my dad is one for the art of fishing, I say fishing... when the weather is right of course! So down in his natural habitat, my dad. Being the original source of my Photography, I am grateful for all the tips and hints and telling me how useless some of the photos I take are, certainly my toughest critic! But also my most supportive. Happy Wednesday everyone.
The majority of B.C. Economic Forecast Council members predict B.C. real GDP growth will slightly outperform the Canadian average in 2013, Finance Minister Michael de Jong announced at the conclusion of the annual meeting of the council.
Learn more: www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2012/11/economists-cautiously-opti...
The majority of B.C. Economic Forecast Council members predict B.C. real GDP growth will slightly outperform the Canadian average in 2013, Finance Minister Michael de Jong announced at the conclusion of the annual meeting of the council.
Learn more: www.newsroom.gov.bc.ca/2012/11/economists-cautiously-opti...
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OPTIMISTIC SHOW and BENEFIT SALE for Ras Terms
OPTIMIST
Optimist grew up in Oakland California and started doing graffiti at an early age.
Inspired by the dozens of graffiti legends painting in Oakland in the 90's, he couldn't help but become addicted to Graffiti. After visiting the SF MOMA during a Gerhard Richter exhibit in 2002 he decided to try his hand at painting with a brush instead of a spray paint can in an attempt to mimic the skills of Richter. This led to another addiction to painting.
Optimist went to University of California Berkley and received a degree in Conceptual Information Arts and painting in 2005. After Graduation he rented out a small studio in San Francisco and began painting, blending photo realism and collage and techniques learned from graffiti into his own unique style. He spent most of the day painting in the studio working on new ideas and visual metaphors for his fine art and at night painting freight trains or the city streets in an attempt to keep a balance between the two.
In 2007 he moved to Taipei Taiwan.
The move to Taipei was a self experiment in an attempt to see what kind of effects moving to a completely new and strange environment would have on his Art and self expression. This new body of work is the result of that experiment, and intense collage of images and statements describing the ever changing landscape of Taipei as well as the social and economic metamorphosis that is taking place. Optimist's paintings depict the shift that is occurring in Taipei because of the influence of capitolism and materialism of the western world.
In 2009 he moved back to Oakland and continues to make art daily and graffiti nightly.
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Cautiously Optimistic, but ready for disappointment at any moment.
This was from a shoot I did on 2-11-09 for an FGR Flight of the Conchords.
"It's my birthday, 2003
Waitin' for a call from my family
They forgot about me"
I find it hilarious.
YES IT IS MY BIRTHDAY TODAY MAY 30th.
And no I am not lacking for calls or emails or well wishes.
Without a full life story, a part of me is the little girl who is not quite certain that I'll be remembered. But my big girl makes fun of it.
My daughter's wedding and my birthday in one week! Yowzers. What an amazing week and year it's been!
Although he couldn't managed to catch a single fish for hours but I was wondering about his optimism, his passion and his compassion and finally the patience the thing which is less common in human beings nowadays
The day begins... Full of confidence and optimism. I can do this!
"100 Faces Of A Writer" is photographic documentation of the emotions the writing process has invoked in me. Please, have a good laugh at my expense. I sure did. :)
Optimistically choose when you want to wake up now. When it's 7:00 tomorrow, keep on pressing "Snooze" and wake up at 10:00. iPhone's alarm system also enables multiple alarms to go off whenever you want, there's no apparent limit. Select which days of the week your alarm sounds if you want it to repeat.