Local Artist Showcase Winter Double Bill !!

Two very accomplished artists painting west coast landscape in acrylics embellish the winter walls at Seventh Heaven creative collective.



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*Seventh Heaven creative collective is an innovative organic hair, esthetics and bio salon, located in Crescent Beach, which actively promotes and showcases local art talent, painters, performers and writers, while continuing to grow healthy beauty. 

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Original work by local artists for under $200


Exhibit runs until - December 23th, 2011

Come explore the imagination of some of the area's local artists

Opening - Wednesday to Saturday from 11-5pm
*Artists in attendance

Artists on Exhibit: paintings by Judy Jordison, Joan McLardy, Ronald Glowe, Jackie Neufeld, Kathy MacDonald, Art Photography by Jake Revill and Ru Lindenberg, Joya de Lujo custom handmade jewelry by Judy Hetherington, assemblage and fabric art by Elizabeth Carefoot, hand carvings by Lynn Wilson, drawings by Luc Charchuk, Nature Photography by Eric Kehler, musical recordings and spoken word by Rio Samaya (Pancho & Sal), The Oh Wells, Theda Phoenix, and Virginia Gillespie

Sponsored by Tiggy’s Art Studio and Seventh Heaven Bio Salon


* Partial proceeds from the sale to go to local charities South Surrey Women's Services.

"Yvonne Maximchuk Paints Canada -- “From Sea to Shining Sea" !!
A broad representation of recent works by once local artist Yvonne Maximchuk - with music performances by her daughter Theda Phoenix. Show runs Sunday, Monday, & Tuesdays from 11-4p Sept 19 to Dec 24 2010

Watercolourist and Acrylic Painter Yvonne Maximchuk has been painting for over three decades. Originally from White Rock, Yvonne paints directly from nature as well as in studio. Having left White Rock in 1986 to establish her home studio in Echo Bay on Gilford Island, she has since painted a series of watercolour and acrylics from across Canada as a result of a cross-country road trip last year.  As an artist who not only paints nature, but actually lives with it, Yvonne continues to work in her chosen media. Her work will be on exhibit at the Upstairs Gallery artist collective in Seventh Heaven Bio Salon in Crescent Beach over the coming months. In addition to her Canadian landscapes Yvonne’s daughter, vocalist Theda Phoenix will be offering a live performance next door at Sol Yoga at 3pm. Come celebrate and honour these artists in our midst!
For more information please visit our arts page: Friends of Seven Creative Collective

Seventh Heaven is an innovative organic hair, esthetics and bio salon, creative collective, located in Crescent Beach, which actively promotes and showcases local art talent, painters, performers and writers, while continuing to grow healthy beauty. 

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Date:	2011-10-11 13:49
Subject:	Ron Glowe "Earth and Sea" ~ Acrylic Landscapes
Security:	Public
Mood:	good

Hair by Day, Art by Night... ~ Art exclusive to Seventh Heaven
New to White Rock, Ron Glowe sensuous landscapes play on light!! “Earth and Sea" Sundays 11-4p Oct 2-Nov 27
The Sensuous Landscape
Born in Winnipeg, Ron paints forms of nature with a keen eye for graphic interpretation. Some of Ron’s lifetime achievements include the Kansas Mid-west Nature Show, the National Exhibition of Canadian Nature Art, the World Wildlife Fund, and the Winnipeg Museum of Man and Nature. He has exhibited his works in both Canada and United States. His paintings and prints have been used across Canada at fund-raising for natural conservation purposes.

Ron is new to White Rock, yet he is no stranger to the process of art. Well into his retirement, Ron continues to paint. His works west of the Rockies depict the uniqueness of the prairies and BC landscape from land to sea. His artistic experience spans a lifetime with ten years as a graphic artist and sixteen as art director of CTV Television in Winnipeg. Ron’s love for nature brings the beauty of our land and the wild creatures that inhabit it into his art. Ron is one of twelve artists selected across Canada for the CBC documentary “Painting Canada” often shown on Canada Day.

As well as a respect for all living things, evident in his works is the geometric play of colour and light to capture the grandeur of the Canadian landscape.
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For more information please visit our arts page: Friends of Seven Creative Collective
Seventh Heaven is an innovative certified organic hair, low emf, low-synthetic, "clean air" esthetics and bio salon. As part of our mandate of wellness and natural beauty, we want you to leave your cares outside while you relax, and ask that you please turn off your cell phone or take your calls on our patio - and let your senses enjoy our sophisticated music library including ; jazz, fusion, classical and world music, while sipping tea surrounded by original art of local artists - and enjoy watching the light play on the ocean from our loft with a view in this one-of-a-kind beauty-filled experience!
Seventh Heaven Bio Salon


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Hair by Day, Art by Night... ~ Art exclusive to Seventh Heaven

Seventh Heaven is an innovative certified organic hair, low emf, low-synthetic, "clean air" esthetics and bio salon. As part of our mandate of wellness and natural beauty, we want you to leave your cares outside while you relax, and ask that you please turn off your cell phone or take your calls on our patio - and let your senses enjoy our sophisticated music library including ; jazz, fusion, classical and world music, while sipping tea surrounded by original art of local artists - and enjoy watching the light play on the ocean from our loft with a view in this one-of-a-kind beauty-filled experience!


Fine Art by Lucan Charchuk Art Commissions
Sculpture by Dale Ramsey Beyond Form
Viewing by appointment

~ Contact Seventh Heaven for Upcoming Art Salons !!!
*Seventh Heaven is a creative collective, located in Crescent Beach, which actively promotes and showcases local art talent, painters, performers and writers, while continuing to grow healthy beauty since 2008. 778 292-0687
email: Upcoming Art Events

Salon Sundays Open House 11-4 pm Upstairs Gallery Ongoing

New to White Rock, Ron Glowe sensuous landscapes play on light!! “Earth and Sea" Sundays 11-4p Oct 2-Nov 27
The Sensuous Landscape
For more information please click for details: Watch Ron Glowe!
His works west of the Rockies depict the uniqueness of the prairies and BC landscape from land to sea. His artistic experience spans a lifetime with ten years as a graphic artist and sixteen as art director of CTV Television in Winnipeg. Ron’s love for nature brings the beauty of our land and the wild creatures that inhabit it into his art. As well as a respect for all living things, evident in his works is the geometric play with a graphic eye for colour and light to capture the mood of the Canadian landscape.

Works by local White Rock artist Judy Jordison, Naturally!! - Sundays from Aug 5 to Sept 25 2011
Kitwanga Totem
Showcasing some of Judy's most accomplished works to date on exhibit to the public each Sunday in September. Of special interest are her natural vibrant fruits, florals and landscapes. Judy continues to paint daily and portrays familiar and some not so familiar scenes "plein-aire" on site at home and on Vancouver Island.

Crescent Beach Moments ~ Summer Artist Showcase Aug 5 to Aug 30 2011

Artworks by Judy Jordison, Jim Cowan, Joan McLardy, Ron Glowe, Jackie Neufeld, Luc Charchuk, Nature Photography by Eric Kehler -- Showcase exhibits sunsets of local areas in Crescent Beach and Whiterock, landscapes and figurative works of various subjects. Music by Sarah Jickling of "The Oh-Wells"

Yvonne Maximchuk Paints Canada from “From Sea to Shining Sea" !! - Sunday, Monday, & Tuesdays from Sept 19 to Dec 24 2010

A broad representation of recent works by once local artist Yvonne Maximchuk - with music performances by her daughter Theda Phoenix.

Art, Naturally! The Sensual Landscape: a symphony in two parts (Spring/summer) - March to September 2010
Three decades of accomplished art by local artist Judy Jordison
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Part One: Spring is a journey through the sensuous forms and colours of fruits and flowers found in her home studio overlooking Semiahmoo Bay, opening in conjunction with the spring solstice.
Part Two: A series of landscapes of west coast islands Maine, Hornby, Vancouver and Orcas as well as works of Southern France and Italy. This internationally known artist offers large-scale work in oils and acrylics painted directly from life and nature that are colourful and bountiful as the artist who created them.
Judy continues to be exemplary in the arts community of White Rock. Painting on site "plein-aire" for over three decades, Judy has an accomplished hand at rendering the familiar as well as the unique that she experiences through her painting travels. Judy is part of the annual W.R Artists Open Studio Tour. If you have opportunity visit Judy on the art tour, tell her we sent you!

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True to Nature Nature Photography by Local Photographer Eric Kehler - November 2010 to January 2011
Eric sees his work as an opportunity to share the natural beauty of the places he visits with those who are unable to be there themselves. Eric believes that there is an intrinsic beauty virtually everywhere and it is the photographer’s task to find it and then capture it to share with others. Although he considers his photographs as artworks, he also believes in minimal amounts of retouching.  His work covers a wide range of topics, some of which are specifically searched out, but the majority of them are discovered serendipitously through his travels in the country-side. Eric’s work is available for purchase in quality Limited and Open Edition art pieces. Explore his journal and see his phtographs at:
http://www.scenicart.ca

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An After Dinner Affair February 14, 2008 ~ Erotica Show, Art & Custom Furniture Exhibit

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Nouveau Noél Art & Beauty Salon November 23, 2008 ~ Art Exhibit and Sale to December 23, 2008

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Synergy (1 + 1 = 3) is a show of paintings by Bevis combining the hot colours of autumn with symbolism - September to October 2009
The work uses archetypal symbols to facilitate focus and serenity. Bevis’ other work includes personal symbol mandalas and labyrinths in two- or three-dimensional media, such as garden labyrinths or meditational objects. The following poem exemplifies the principles of the energy of life...

Merkabah Man October 8, 2009 Synergy (1+1)=3
~ Opening into concentric circles of community . . . (drum heartbeat)

“Aiyeeee--yah!”

Logos, the origin of sound

What am I?

What is a man? A man is adamant
I am Adam
together we create
from empty space...
a whole human race!

A man is nothing...
a thought in thin air...
until we dream ourselves here
A man is nothing that does not
already exist in nature; Man – mind – being
Art is woman! Flower of life...
flows with the moon
unfolds with the tide 
follows the seasons
It is in her nature to love
Circle of light: Life unflods
Man holds the space, for love...

... and what is this fear of flying?
Afraid to face? What?!! – Not that we might fail, but
that we may live!
... beyond our wildest dreams!!!

Aaah... but God is a she
Baaah... in black sheep's wool
She, who runs with the wolves
She, who must be obeyed! She is creation
She... is the center of our world
She is... human being
She lights my way!

I am Merkabah, man!
I am OK
I am that I am
I exist
I love
I am

luke 10:8-09 as performed by luke the poet and his neighbour stuart.



The Waterlillies ~ A Meditative Masterpiece
The Waterlillies is more than an exquisite and universally appealing traditional masterwork.

The significance of this work of art is more than simply a snapshot of nature in that waterlillies allude to the unseen of dark waters, the beauty of life, and the light that supports us. The gift of the lotus flower, whose unseen roots are transformed from the subterranean murk of the unknown to the beauty of light in a quiet pond floating as if in air, becomes very spiritual in nature.

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Print series on Canvas based on Traditional Oils on Hardboard, 16" x 16 " by Lucan Charchuk, exclusive to Seventh Heaven Hair Gallery. For inquiries and acquisitions, please contact Seventh Heaven.

Art Commissions by Lucan Charchuk

Commission a beautiful painting of any subject style or size in traditional oil on canvas for that certain someone for that special occasion. Beautiful expressions to enhance any environs. Artist will work from a photo to create an exact replica of the subject you choose. (*prices vary according to size and complexity of subject).

All painting commissions take appox. 8-12 weeks.
Lucan Charchuk has been painting for over 15 years. He has a BFA and has traveled throughout Europe after doing his foundation studies with Alberta College of Art and is well versed in poetry myth and symbol.


Lucan brings to his work the classic structure of form of nature and the human anatomy, all the while retaining a sense of freedom, colour and expression. Some of his prints and drawings can be viewed by appointment at Seventh Heaven Hair Gallery and Bio Salon.

“Let the beauty you see be what you do.” ~ Rumi


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http://www.crescentbeach.bc.ca/seventh_heaven/index.html
http://www.crescentbeach.bc.ca/Art_Gallery/Lucan_Charchuk/Lucan/index.html
http://www.crescentbeach.bc.ca/Art_Gallery/Dale_Ramsey/index.html
or email: seventhheaven@telus.net

Let your creativity show...


Larger Than Life Drawing Group ~ Symbiotica
The group show running at the White Rock Arts Council at Windsor Square, 90-1959 152 Street in South Surrey BC from July 3 to 31, 2008 took on a transformational subject in the theme of "symbiosis."

Each of the 20 artists represented displayed their personal visions of what symbiosis personifies to them individually and as a collective. The group has been meeting weekly in the south Surrey area to draw from a live model for over 15 years. The insights gained into our human condition are both intimate and contemplative. Here are some examples of the art that was on display :

Iambic Symbiotic ~ Conceptual Work by Lucan Charchuk July, 2008

Speaking for the artist's process and the co-creative nature of the group Lucan Charchuk's conceptual piece titled "iambic symbiotic" portrays an empty picture frame except for the representation of a business card with a picture of one of his art commissions floated in the center of the glass. Only visible to the viewer upon treating this like a three dimensional piece, does one understand the back of the card to contain a second business card design used to co-promote the Seventh Heaven Hair Gallery and Bio Salon which houses works by two resident local artists Dale Ramsey and himself, Lucan Charchuk. The message on the card invites the viewer to "envision" an image of their own with which to fill the empty frame in the form of a future commission. Accompanying the framed assemblage, is a poem by the same title:

Iambic Symbiotic ~ A Short Synopsis

Date:	2010-03-04 10:40
Subject:	The Secret Behind the Secret of Manifesting ~ Aboriginal Dreamtime
Security:	Public
Mood:	hopeful

Getting Primitive: Drawing Down Your Wishes!
November 23, 2009 by Josh Williams

In his article, Josh W. offers us a super-powerful technique focusing on anything we want to draw into your life and making it happen with the full power of the universe! This technique has been used since the dawn of time, and even pre-historic hunter/gatherers knew about it! It's not what he is saying, but how he says it that interests me. I like the way he has illustrated it to convey the idea to us. He gets primitive in this article to make some magic happen!

The Allegory of the Cave
Not all cave drawing were animals and such. Like with the aboriginal ‘dreamtime’ cave drawing. These were not pictures of animals, hunting or even humans, although they were human-like. We now use cave drawings as a record of what they saw/believed, that doesn't mean it was their intention do use them as records for. Other civilisations used a more advanced form of cave drawings (Hieroglyphs) and they used it to record their happenings, that doesn't mean it was their intention as well. However, if we must draw attention to creating intention, then this is just his will. We are all prisoners of our own device!

Writing On The Wall ~ Socrates begins by describing a scenario in which what people take to be real would in fact be an illusion.
Inside the cave
One of the most fascinating relics left behind from the ‘lithic’ (megalithic, neolithic etc. prehistorical peoples) folks are the cave paintings they created. Steeped in obvious symbolism and innate power, these designs were scribed onto the walls of pitch-black caves by tallow-light using the flint blades or red ocher finger paint. Scenes depicting the animals they needed to kill in order to survive, abundant crops, healthy women with child, and other ideals of fertility are the main topic of most all cave paintings. In most of these paintings, the animals are shown strong and healthy, with either arrows, traps or spears drawn onto them. Occasionally, the mystic-artist would dip their own hand into red ocher paint and apply a hand stamp over the animal- showing the he has caught it and it is within his grasp.

Cave Magic ~ Socrates next introduces something new to this scenario. Suppose that a prisoner is freed and permitted to stand up. If someone were to show him the things that had cast the shadows, he would not recognize them for what they were and could not name them; he would believe the shadows on the wall to be more real than what he sees.
Release from the cave
Most experts agree that the spellbinding art found on cave walls is not a testament to history, a record of hunts or even tributes to rich tribe members- but rather a stunning display of sympathetic magic. Ancient mystics believed that an image of a thing was intimately linked to the reality of that thing- so that by creating a clear and vivid image of a mammoth, and then applying successful spear or axe wounds to that image, success on the actual hunt was guaranteed. In addition to paintings, the hunters would also carry around small bone, stone or ivory animal carvings representing the animal they wished to catch. This, they believed, would allow them to resonate with that animal and draw it towards them. Through the process of sympathetic magic, the goal we want to achieve is manifest through creativity (painting, drawing, sculpting, etc., or in advanced levels purely within the mind-scape) and made as ‘real’ as possible within our paradigm. Then, the relationship we want to have with that goal is applied to the image to create a strong bond of magnetic resonance.

Timeless Attraction ~ Socrates remarks that this allegory can be taken with what was said before, viz. the metaphor of the Sun, and the divided line. In particular, he likens: "the region revealed through sight"(517b-c).
Return to the cave
I’ve always loved the process of studying and exploring the spiritual ways of our shared ancestors. I think that working, as best we can, with the methods our earliest fore-bearers realized links us to a stream of power which is literally tens of thousands of years old. It’s also interesting to see how what experts in this field have discovered about the spirituality and religion of the ancients has been carried in to even modern spiritual paths. Working with any form of mystic spiritual working that has history can lend us the power of its history if we simply acknowledge and honor that stream of ancestral power and wisdom. Socrates remarks that this allegory can be taken with what was said before, viz. the metaphor of the Sun, and the divided line. In particular, he likens: "the region revealed through sight" – the ordinary objects we see around us – "to the prison home, and the light of the fire in it to the power of the Sun. And in applying the going up and the seeing of what's above to the soul's journey to the intelligible place, you not mistake my expectation, since you desire to hear it. A god doubtless knows if it happens to be true. At all events, this is the way the phenomena look to me: in the region of the knowable the last thing to be seen, and that with considerable effort, is the idea of good; but once seen, it must be concluded that this is indeed the cause for all things of all that is right and beautiful – in the visible realm it gives birth to light and its sovereign; in the intelligible realm, itself sovereign, it provided truth and intelligence – and that the man who is going to act prudently in private or in public must see it" (517b-c). After "returning from divine contemplations to human evils", a man "is graceless and looks quite ridiculous when – with his sight still dim and before he has gotten sufficiently accustomed to the surrounding darkness – he is compelled in courtrooms or elsewhere to contend about the shadows of justice or the representations of which they are the shadows, and to dispute about the way these things are understood by men who have never seen justice itself?" (517d-e)

Echoes From The Cave Into Your Life
Colleen Wallace Nungari Dreamtime
Applying the power of sympathetic magic, as performed simply by the ancients, is both fun and effective. It allows us the opportunity to get closer to our goal by actualizing it from the depths of our creative, emotional, logical and spiritual centers. It also allows us to interact with it as though it already exists in our paradigm- which in and of itself attunes us to the law of attraction.
Picasso - Bull in Cave
To make your own ‘cave paintings’ calling on the universal law of sympathy, try the following:

1) Draw a picture of your patron deity/deities. Then, place in their hands or at their feet a representation of the goal you wish to manifest. Allow Them to become the face of the Divine which specializes in that goal. Hang the picture up somewhere special and use it for meditation, prayer, offerings or rituals. In ancient cave sanctuaries, the Mother Goddess or Sky God were often painted on walls that had a large stone altar directly in front of them. In this way, mystics could approach the facet of Divinity which was directly connected to their desire.

2) Draw yourself in possession of your goal. Add things to yourself in drawing that make it personal- date of birth, favorite jewelry, favorite colors, etc. Draw yourself into the reality of having what you want- and use that drawing as a type of magnet to call forth your wish. Spend time with it daily in positive expectation and gratitude.

3) For a really fun experience which is slightly more ritualistic in nature, draw or sculpt a representation of your goal. Make it as vivid and clear as you can. Spend time having fun putting energy and attention into it. Once you’re done, smear the palm of your left hand with your favorite color of water-based paint (poster paint, finger paint, etc.) and stamp your palm print onto the icon. In this way, you are ‘marking your goal’ and stating to yourself and to the universe that it belongs to you- and that you are rerady and willing to receive it. The left hand is energetically receptive, which acts upon subtle body energy to draw forth the goal.

4) You can get really creative and make cave paintings on 7-day candles, allowing them to release the power of the sympathetic magic as they burn…

5) You could also make small clay talismans or icons to wear, connecting you to your goal just as the ancients did…

6) You could create cards you keep on a shrine or in your pocket showing you in possession of the goal…

7) You could really reflect the ways of thew ancients by drawing in the snow or sand and allowing nature to ‘absorb and direct’ the power of your goal, again just as the ancients did.

This work not only helps attune you to the limitless potentials of your journey- it also helps connect you with the blessed ancients and to the fundamental spiritual powers which flow throughout time and place. Working in this way activates the creativity and inspires the heart to believe anything and expect miracles!

If you create something you’d like to share or have empowered, please send me a photo- I’d love to see your cave art!
http://spiritflow.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/getting-primitive-drawing-down-your-wishes/


Here's my dream for the future, I'm dying to find out how in countries such as Morocco, Kenya, South Africa etc people learn to be fluent in French English, Arabic, Berber, Swhahili, Gikuyu and so many other languages with a fraction of the resources available in the schools here.

Plato
Book VII of The Republic


The Allegory of the Cave
"Here's a little story from Plato's most famous book, The Republic. Socrates is talking to a young follower of his named Glaucon, and is telling him this fable to illustrate what it's like to be a philosopher -- a lover of wisdom: Most people, including ourselves, live in a world of relative ignorance. We are even comfortable with that ignorance, because it is all we know. When we first start facing truth, the process may be frightening, and many people run back to their old lives. But if you continue to seek truth, you will eventually be able to handle it better. In fact, you want more! It's true that many people around you now may think you are weird or even a danger to society, but you don't care. Once you've tasted the truth, you won't ever want to go back to being ignorant!

[Socrates is speaking with Glaucon]

[Socrates:] And now, I said, let me show in a figure how far our nature is enlightened or unenlightened: --Behold! human beings living in a underground den, which has a mouth open towards the light and reaching all along the den; here they have been from their childhood, and have their legs and necks chained so that they cannot move, and can only see before them, being prevented by the chains from turning round their heads. Above and behind them a fire is blazing at a distance, and between the fire and the prisoners there is a raised way; and you will see, if you look, a low wall built along the way, like the screen which marionette players have in front of them, over which they show the puppets.

[Glaucon:] I see.

And do you see, I said, men passing along the wall carrying all sorts of vessels, and statues and figures of animals made of wood and stone and various materials, which appear over the wall? Some of them are talking, others silent."

The importance of the allegory lies in Plato's belief that there are invisible truths lying under the apparent surface of things which only the most enlightened can grasp.

For the synopsis of the story click here;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegory_of_the_Cave

To read it in translation, go here;
http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/platoscave.html

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Nature Spirits
Nature Spirit - Photo by Lucan Charchuk
. Reflecting Pool - Photo by Lucan Charchuk
. Nature Spirits - Photo by Lucan Charchuk
Pan Flute - Photo by Lucan Charchuk

Toil - Photo by Lucan Charchuk
. Torso - Photo by Lucan Charchuk

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Crow Majnun


There you have it,
The crows have it!
They bitch and bawl,
Crow and caw,
From atop of every gable and wall,
Trash bin,
Fence and log,
Treetop and crows nest;
They herald yet another dawn; Yawn…
Yammer and yawl!
Caw, caw, caw!
It’s enough to drive anyone servile;
It weakens their victims; We cringe;
Thereon begins
The scavenger hunt;
Swoop, fell and strike!
Shadow on victim
Bordering on
Aggravated assault.

copyright Lucan Charchuk 2005


Crookery – A Raucous of Crows



OE: Rook (hruc) or (hruch) a black gregarious bird
resembling a crow; By rook or by crook,
a gang of rooks, (hoodlums)
have come to rob the rookery
resembling a murder...

A rogue, black crow, appears
a thief to steal the spoils
from the feast of well-fed fears
The gang of rooks impress their beaks
with taloned hooks upon the feast
of fools, unwitthing oafs and well-bred loafs
An old hodge podge of stodge white bod’s
are feeding at the human troughs
The queen of spades with rounded forms
on never knows from whence they come...
suddenly the party roils
rounding off the sponge rolls
making off with chocolate cake
and creamy cups of café au laté
drinking through the nose holes (with straws)
Those rogues!

Black birds scavenge crumbs like rats
blind birds snatch that to which
we have become detached,
our man-made habitat
comfortably numb...
harbored in abundance
Escape... on silent wing, before their tails
can be seen

copyright Lucan Charchuk 2009

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The Epic Journey of Sean Aiken

Sean Aiken, the bloke who worked a different job every week for a year will be at the Inlet Theatre this Wednesday April 16 to talk about what it was like to work 52 different jobs in a year. Word on the street is that he might show some videos and such. I'm a huge fan of his project and can't wait to see what he's got to say. Not sure if he's going to bring that drum set, but I'm sure you can email him and put in a special request.
What I did each week for a year...
http://www.oneweekjob.com/
Sean is now working on a documentary of his experience. Check out the radio broadcast:
http://www.oneweekjobmovie.com/interview-on-freshfm-in-london-ontario/

Don't miss Kyle MacDonald!

Kyle MacDonald captured the world's attention when he set out to trade a single red paper-clip for a house. Fourteen trades and countless stories later, he succeeded. His remarkable journey illustrates the importance of having a vision, building relationships and thinking bigger.
Keynote Speaker Soho Business Conference
Wednesday Oct 15, 9:30am - 4:30 pm at the Fairmont Hotel Georgia Str Vancouver
http://www.soho.ca/sohosme/overview/featured_keynote_van.asp
How I sold a red paper clip and acquired a house...
http://www.oneredpaperclip.blogspot.com/

There are doers and then there are tellers. I guess I'm a little of both.

Seventh Heaven Hair Gallery and Bio Salon ~ Hair Spa for Healthy Hair! The Next Bio-Logical Step

Natural Hair & Skin Care for Healthy Beauty

Chloe Colourist Extraordinaire! ~ Make Canada's west coast your next holiday destination. Visit Seventh Heaven Bio Salon, now in a loft with a view. Without the use of harmful ammonia or peroxides, our essential-oil botanicals balance the natural P.H. of your hair and scalp. Colour is more lasting because hair is left less porous! All services include relaxing scalp massage by certified Reiki practitioner.

Specializing in 90% organic plant derived hair colour. Relax in a beautiful setting with ambient music, sipping tea surrounded by original art of local artists. Hair services range from precision cut & style to advanced hair colour correction with a trained colour technician. For rich luminous healthy hair colour that will "turn heads," or more information, call 778 292-0687

Chloe Scarf, hairdresser and owner of Seventh Heaven Bio Salon and Gallery, sees the beauty industry’s evolution as a natural progression. “First, we were checking with what’s going inside our body and now we’re looking at what we’re putting on our bodies,” says Scarf, who has been aware of the effects hair products can have on the health of the human body since she began hairdressing 20 years ago. - Globe & Mail

*Seventh Heaven is an innovative organic hair salon located in Crescent Beach, which showcases local talent of artists, performers and writers, while continuing to promote healthy beauty.
Read about us at Granville Online:
http://www.granvilleonline.ca/gr/vancouver/2009/06/26/vancouver-hair-salons-go-green
Or visit our website at:
http://www.seventhheavenbiosalon.com

Styling; Precision cuts; Non-ammonia Colour; Essential-oil Botanicals for Healthy Scalp and Hair in a relaxing setting overlooking scenic Crescent Beach.



“ Let the beauty that you seek be how you feel ’’- Chloe
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Let your creativity show...

At Seventh Heaven ~ What Demanda Wants, Demanda Gets... Rich Luminous Colours to Flatter Your Every Curve !
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Courtesy of - Amanda the Beautiful


Beauty, It's An Inside Job

"What's a bio salon? Think biosphere. Then think clean air salon ~ non-ammonia, non-aerosol, no chemical perms or relaxers.

Nature botanicals from Ireland, France and North Vancouver, to replenish natural oils and balance the gentle acid P.H. of your hair and scalp. Coconut enzymes developers, and essential-oil plant extracts that are water-distilled to be as live and potent as when they were picked, to restore your chemically processed hair to it's natural luster.

Revolutionizing the hair experience, it is with great satisfaction that we can now deliver all this without the traditional side effects of burning scalp, noxious odors, and long term health risks.

LET THE TRANSFORMATION BEGIN..." ~ Owner Operator Chloe Scarf


Hair by Day, Art by Night... ~ Art exclusive to Seventh Heaven
Friends of Seven ~ Seventh Heaven Creative Collective
http://lancelot47.livejournal.com/16758.html


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Beautiful Crescent Beach
http://lancelot47.livejournal.com/10524.html
Crescent Beach, BC CANADA
http://www.crescentbeach.bc.ca/

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Date:	2008-04-22 12:28
Subject:	Tall Friends In High Places ~ Ridge Walker Pete
Security:	Public
Mood:	high

Ridge Walker Pete ~ Exploring the Grandeur of Nature in Beautiful British Columbia

This is one of my favourite blogs, hardly on the radar, but well worth the search. . .

"A Short Hike In The Coast Mountains" with Ridgewalkerpete
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http://www.youtube.com/v/8qTIpUv_j0k&hl=pl

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Ridgewalkerpete blog page
http://ridgewalkerpete.blogspot.com/

Capilano Suspension Bridge ~ North Vancouver, BC


The Capilano Suspension Bridge is Vancouver’s oldest tourist attraction, having been built in 1889. Standing on a shaky bridge 226 feet above the canyon floor, attached only by small cables, still delivers the same thrills that it did over a century ago. 135 meters (443 feet) long, a footbridge made of long cedar plank and steel cable is suspended across the gorge, while below the bridge is the Capilano River, where visitors can sometimes see kayakers or salmon in the waters below.

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Capilano Suspension Bridge
http://www.destination360.com/north-america/canada/capilano-suspension-bridge.php

And another little vertigo. . .

Forget the Capilano suspension bridge, here's El Chorro at El Camino del ray!
Originally built in 1901, this walkway now serves as an aproach to makinodromo, the famous climbing sector of El Chorro.

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http://www.brightcove.tv/title.jsp?title=1438490562

Carla Bley ~ Healing Power

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http://www.youtube.com/v/DQakKOo0gKg

From the album "Fleur Carnivore" by Carla Bley

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http://www.amazon.com/Fleur-Carnivore/dp/B000XWKO74/ref=pd_sim_dmusic_img_3

Pink Panther Fuck Youtube for cancelling this vid

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http://www.youtube.com/v/ysRPkOu5CRM

Pink Panther like you've never heard it before!

Carla bley Big Band - Pink Panther by Pigasus_Power

Carla Bley : Claviers
Theo Saunders : Claviers
Steve Swallow : Electric Bass
Earl Mc Intyre : Trombone/Tuba

Ultimate Pink

Pink Panther Theme with Henry

Don Cherry ~ Brown Rice

Never in the life did I think I'd ever come across this chant again, gone the way of Pharoah Sanders, Alice Coltrane, or Sun Ra... but nope! Here it is in glorious sound! Take a listen;
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ls1ddrT7HPc


Don Cherry Brown Rice Track Listings:
1. Brown Rice
2. Malkauns
3. Chenrezig
4. Degi-Degi
Hey, Malkauns! Check out Chenrezig and Degi-Degi !

and then I searched again and found "Thembi" by Pharoah Sanders . . .

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http://www.youtube.com/v/ZgBVWx_1TKs

and "Village of the Pharoahs" !

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GMm83n59iY

~ and OMG! Muhal Richard Abrams. . .

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http://www.youtube.com/v/g1NOKoEXk9U

. . . the best of which is still "Brown Rice". If you like "Brown Rice" you might check out :

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Pharoah Sanders album, "With a Heartbeat". . . Pharoah Sanders "Karma"
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http://www.amazon.com/Heartbeat-Pharoah-Sanders/dp/B00008V5UE

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The Leading Guy ~ Click arrow to play song


Micah P Hinson ~ "He Moved On. . ."
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Micah P. Hinson – The Leading Guy

Date:	2007-11-02 03:55
Subject:	Premiata Forneria Marconi
Security:	Public
Mood:	happy

Wow! ~ Dig this, dude!

Un Giudice ~ It's PFM!

Amazingly full of life in Modena
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGyuhhl63co

Love the accordian swing!

A Cut From The Past

Live From Italy, 1972 ~ Premiata Forneria Marconi PFM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-F5_Vx0Vmk

Some of the most awesome music I've ever heard...!!!

This is Awesome!

Dove ... Quando
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN3tZsWHcJo
...and the album cover artwork has always been kick-ass!

Storio di un Minuto Fuck you Amazon for cancelling this photo


Storio di un Minuto

BMG Ariola (ND 74059) Italy 1972
Flavio Premoli, keyboards, vocals; Giorgio Piazza, bass, vocals; Franz di Cioccio, drums, keyboards, vocals; Mauro Pagani, flute, violin, vocals; Franco Mussida, guitars, vocals
Tracklist:
1. Introduzione — 1:10
2. Impressioni di Settembre — 5:44
3. E' Festa — 4:52
4. Dove... Quando... (Parte I) — 4:08
5. Dove... Quando... (Parte II) — 6:00
6. La Carrozza di Hans — 6:46
7. Grazie Davvero — 5:52
total time 34:34

Everybody should own this!
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Fuck you Amazon for cancelling this photo

PFM have always been a great prog rock band (classically trained) to rival the likes of Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull or Emerson Lake and Palmer. The pioneer of Italian Progressive Rock, PREMIATA FORNERIA MARCONI is one of the leaders of the 70s prog movement. PFM developed a style of melodic and instrumental richness, which is uniquely Italian while maintaining links with the rest of the prog world. Lyrical, romantic, delicate music played with finnesse. Their sumptuous compositions and arrangements are sometimes compared with early King Crimson, yet unlike any other in their class. Listen to the sailing skies of fall in Impressions of September...
Impressioni di Settembre

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La Carrozza di Hans
Follow Marconi through the rush hour clash of a trip on the autoban in Hans' car...

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4qtITloLqY
More About PFM
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http://www.pfmpfm.it/

A Lady in a Green Wood Stood Confronting in Hersself With Age...

From the 2004 movie... King Arthur

Song For A Winter's Night ~ by Gordon Lighfoot sung by Sarah MacLaughlin
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbgfXp5M02M

"Finally a Gordon Lightfoot song I can stand to listen to and a face in him that romanticizes the real troubador in knightly fashion of a Lancelot. Sure lightfoot wrote it, but it only has essence when brought to the heights of chivalry in valiant King Arthur fashion. Lightfoot was a knight of sorts, a Don Quixote chasing words, the depths of which remain unseen... until a woman's touch can bring it's spirit out of dreams into reality to the screen to soothe a lonely soul..." ~ Luke 10:11-07