A Mermaid’s Search for Pirates
In 2005, I started dreaming of desert pirates. I thought this vision was heralding the arrival of my soulmate in the guise of a pirate – a very romantic fantasy for a little mermaid! But I was perplexed by the strange notion of “pirates in the desert” until summer of 2006, when I was headed to my first Burning Man festival. As I packed my costumes for this…
Dreams of A Little Mermaid
Childhood Beginnings Many people enjoy the mythology of the mermaid at some point in their lives but my own fascination since childhood has never abated. Around the age of 5, I encountered the story of The Little Mermaid illustrated by Japanese artist Makoto Takahashi. The illustrated tale stayed true to the original bittersweet ending of Hans Christian Andersen’s story with themes…
The Dream Lullaby
I’ve always had a fondness for lullabies… The idea that a human being would sing so tenderly to a child to soothe them into sleep has always touched me. Here is a lullaby where I wrote the music in 1997 but didn’t feel the right lyrics arrive til 2003! (this recording was produced by Zufo…
Follow Your Fetish: The Zen of Unicorns
(drawing from 1990) When I was 8 years old, I fell in love with Unicorns. It was after I saw the film “The Last Unicorn” (by author/screenwriter Peter S. Beagle) and I could not stop thinking about the story and the mythology. Though I was already a lover of fairytales, the Unicorn in Beagle’s story…
How to Tame A Dragon
Aside from Unicorns, I also admit to having a Dragon fetish…
Sweet Music
Ah sweet music, what a healer you are… What a gift to hear you singing to us when we need to cry, when we need to dance, when we need to express what is painful and when we need to remember what is beautiful… Here are some recordings I’ve made in past years… Rocketship (melody/lyrics…
Hearing Voices
As a child, I loved exploring vocal expression in both storytelling and music. I also enjoyed discerning the subtle intonations, textures, accents and melodies of different speakers, singers and languages. For me, the voice was a truly fascinating and versatile instrument (and so much more portable than a piano) while words were a beautiful form…
