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Natasha Kozaily: Serenading Renegades… Singer, Artist and Environmentalist
Photo Credit: Courtney Platt and Natasha Kozaily Today I am pleased to announce that the highly anticipated sophomore album Serenading Renegades by Natasha Kozaily will be released on 25th September, 2013! This summer I was able to catch up with Natasha and talk about her upcoming album and passion for the environment. The inspiration for this album as Natasha puts it is, “a love story beginning to end, with other imagined narratives. A lot of it is personal.” For as long as I have known Natasha, she has always been a talented artist, inspiring to those around her, free spirited and concerned about the environment. I love that Natasha has incorporated her passion for the environment into her love for music. All of her songs are beautifully written, rich in layers, and straight from the heart. Some songs featured on the album are “The Tiniest Elephant In The World” which was based on a short story of hers. “A Song About A Tree” written one day while Natasha sat down at her piano and …
Poetry, Art + Saving the Planet
Recently, I was listening to the song Dream Catch Me, by Newton Faulkner and it reminded me of my many trips to Australia. I love how songs can transport you back to different places you have visited and times in your life. The lyrics of this song ignited inspiration in me, to write. It’s been a long time since I have written anything. A passion of mine is writing poetry and short stories. As for the blog, sorry everyone, that I haven’t made any recent posts until now. I guess it’s best to write when you are inspired and can produce quality writing. Writing that I hope will inspire. Some years ago I was humbled, when a poem I wrote was featured in a local news paper for Earth Day. I’d like to believe that when writing or producing art in any form, it is not just for the sake of creating art, but to inspire and make a positive difference in the world. Art is an incredible gift and absolutely fascinating. I think of …
Painting until the sun rises…Repurposed Canvases
Painting until the sun rises… For the nights I find myself an insomniac and remedies like a glass of warm milk or counting sheep won’t help me fall back asleep- and yes I have tried them – I choose to paint. For me the best thing to do when I am restless and wired with a sudden burst of energy is to immerse myself in creative projects, like painting, writing or scrapbooking. From when it was just minutes to midnight, to almost the breaking of dawn, I let my music play and I listen to all the artists bearing out their souls. I harness any inspiration or sparks of creatvity and just paint. Granted I am purely just an amateur when it comes to painting. I love experimenting with different abstract ideas. Personally, I am drawn to earthy colors like 50 shades of blue, greens, a sea of turquoise variations, and every now and then I like to mix in some gold. Since I am not particularly attached to any of my works of art, I …
Vinyl Records, Summer Days + the ticking of a clock
Only just recently have I gotten back into a mood of putting my records on and letting them play, (in reality it is my iTunes collection of music playing from my iPod or laptop) I can’t even remember the last time I played an actual cd and let the music fill the spaces and hallways of my house. I have to confess it’s always been a secret wish or unfilled dream of mine to have a collection of vinyl records and a vintage record player. I was heartbroken when I had to let go of my mothers collection of vinyl records. She must have started her collection from when she was a teenager or in her early twenties- I remember seeing a lot of Nat King Cole and Bing Crosby. She brought them all the way from London to Cayman. Unfortunately her collection was ruined after hurricane Ivan (2004), and it was only just last year I finally parted with them. There was no way to restore them. I just had to let them …
Let your heart be an amplifier….
“Waiting on the World to change” by: John Mayer is on repeat on my iPod today. I love this song! The message of this song really resonates with me. It’s one of those songs that I think will always speak to someone or a generation for that matter, no matter what decade or century we are in. When it comes to music, everyone likes music for different reasons, some are all about the melody, the beats, and so they seek out songs that are great to dance to or run to. Some look for songs that they can chill out to. While others are all about being immersed in the lyrics, its all about the words, and so they search for songs that are deep with meaning. That’s me, I love the lyrics. My favorite song, is one where the lyrics pull me in, not so much the melody, but the words that speak volumes, I can connect with and feel something. One reason why I love “Waiting on the World to change” is …
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