My logo and jewelry tag

I had been working with this idea for a very long time.  I believe my talent with art - crafts and music is a gift from God and I truly believe that He gives me the inspiration for the music I play, the jewelry I design and the crafts I do.  My logo is an open heart; one part of the heart forms the letter 'C' the way I sign and the dove inside is the Holy Spirit.  The open heart means the love and flowing out and expressed in whatever I do.  I do draw and paint too so I did the initial drawing and sent it to my dad - who is a very professional fine artist and commercial artist and a gold medal winner - to perfect.  He scanned it and emailedit back to me.  I had a lot of learning to do so i could remove the scanned edge of the paper and get it transparent so only the drawing would be visible.  I'm happy I was able to do it.

Here's a picture of the completed tag.  I printed it out on my computer,  it's on cream card and my favorite lettering and color- a deep wine color for my name 'CherieXpressions' .  The idea for the name actually came when talking with a friend.  Cherie is the name my family and friends have alwasys called me and Expressions covers anything in art - music, crafting, jewelry designing, etc - anything art I chose to do.  The tags have my website (which I hope to get up and running soon), my blog and email and phone number.  It's a double fold card so my jewelry can hang in between.  Behind the front I've printed how to care for your jewelry.

Music

Got this from the Royal Conservatory of Music email to me this morning about their store. It's a quotation by Beethoven and it's so true and beautiful,  I thought I'd share this with you.

Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy.


Music is the electrical soil in which the spirit lives, thinks, and invents.

-Ludwig van Beethoven

What a wonderful world!

Just received this video from a friend this morning.  Listening to it brought to mind the song made famous by Louis Armstrong - What a wonderful world.  I was so moved by this video I want to share it and I hope you will enjoy it as much as I have.  'All of creation tells of His wonders'

http://www.andiesisle.com/creation/magnificent.html

Suffering Savior

This painting is one of many of the face of Christ done by my mother, Yvonne Pereira.  Her parish priest chose this one for himself.

I love this painting, it's so beautiful and it really shows the sadness and suffering that Jesus is going through for us.

Listen to her sing!

Rosanna -The Peace Concert Tour


My friend, singer-songwriter  Rosanna Riverso brings a Christian message of hope, peace and inspiration to all. “The Peace Concert Tour” will raise much needed funds for each hosting church for their breakfast program- Sunday, September 19, at 7pm at St. Margaret Mary Parish in Hamilton, and  Friday, October 8, at 8pm at St. Paul’s Basilica in Toronto. Ticket prices are $20/ticket or $45/3 tickets and can be purchased by calling the associated parish office (St.Margaret Mary Church - 905-388-2200, St. Paul’s Basilica: 416-364-7588 )http://www.rosannariverso.com/Peace%20Concert%20Poster.pdf
This is a wonderful way to use her talent.  She is also a really warm , lovely person and has an amazing voice.  I have accompanied her in church.
Check these links out  to hear her sing http://www.rosannariverso.com/news.php

Beautiful Clarinet

I love the clarinet.  I play and teach piano but the clarinet has been one of my favorite instruments.  I just love how it sounds, so mellow and beautiful.  When  my son took music in high school, his instrument was clarinet.  I bought one for him to practic onand I decided to teach myself too.  I can play a bit but need to practice a lot more; just don't get enough time.
Listen to this  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGHnv7tWigM
 Acker Bilk is Bernard Stanley Bilk of Somerset, England. ( Acker is a term for "friend"). He took up the clarinet in the UK Royal Army. In 1958, he formed the Paramount Jazz Band.

This is an instrumental and was written in a taxi cab.It was originally named after his daughter Jenny n his LP Sentimental Journey.The song's  name was changed when Bilk played it as the theme song for a new children's TV show, Stranger On The Shore. The show, which aired on the BBC, the was about a French "Au Pair" girl living in England - she was the Stranger On The Shore.6 months after this hit #1 in England, it went to #1 in the US, where Billboard named it the #1 single for the year 1962. It topped the charts there for 7 weeks.This was the first song by a British artist to top the US charts.

Over the Rainbow

Check this video out.  It's beautiful.  This song is just timeless, I've done it with our school choir, youth choir and I never tire of playing it on the piano or singing it.  Originally done by Judy Garland in the movie 'The wizard of Oz', Barbra Streisand also does really great vocals on it too.  This one is an instrumental solo on the guitar and is cool, soothing and just great!http://www.livevideo.com/video/PeoKindgren/1B6F3BBDE0C5434CA09E17C539667932/peo-kindgren-plays-over-the-rainbow-.aspx

A fantastic trip!

We're back from NY - New York, the big apple - the city that doesn't sleep! We had a lovely time and I've heaps of photos which I'm getting organized and going to try and make a movie;  so watch for the link to the movie ... coming soon!

Face of Jesus

This is a painting done by my mother, Yvonne.  Her parish priest wanted her to paint the face of Christ for him so she did quite a few paintings.  My mom used to be an art and craft teacher in Mumbai.  She met my dad Maurice at art school while he studied fine art.  My mom used to sell her paintings while she was in her teens.  She also used to do cake decorations for weddings and centre pieces.  She had a stroke two years ago but is back to painting and doing craft.  When I was a child, mom would spend time with us teaching me and my sisters crafts. I learned knitting, embroidery; we used to make Christmas decorations and sell them, foil figures, paper mache, flowers.  I learned so much from her and I love doing all kinds of crafts because of her but I wish I had taken drawing and painting lessons from her and dad.