Kristy Thirsk – Fading Light (from Beauty 2)
Another GORGEOUS song by Kristy Thirsk – Fading Light, from the compilation CD Beauty 2 (which I’ve owned for numerous years). . . (Featured image by James L. Patterson)
Sleepthief – Sublunar (Sweet Angel)
Sleepthief – Sublunar (Sweet Angel) Probably my favorite female vocalist for ethereal/dream-pop/angelic/trance-type music, Kristy Thirsk. Hauntingly beautiful (as is all of her music with Sleepthief, Delerium, Balligomingo, and Conjure One). (Featured image by James L. Patterson)
Samson and the Lion – by Gleb Derujinsky
Samson and the Lion Gleb Derujinsky Limestone, 1949 Brookgreen Gardens – Murrells Inlet, SC Mr. Derujinsky must have been one of Anna Hyatt Huntington’s favorites, as there are numerous scultpures by him on the grounds of Brookgreen Gardens. And . . . they all seem to resonate with me. 🙂 (All images by the Author: James L. Patterson)
Man Carving His Own Destiny – by Albin Polášek
Man Carving His Own Destiny Albin Polášek Indiana Limestone, 1961 Brookgreen Gardens – Murrells Inlet, SC I very much like the description on the placard sign about the artist’s vision of “man chiseling himself, struggling to hack out his own character, carving his future by the effort of his will.” This aligns in my mind with an individual’s effort to create the best person they can be during their short sojourn on this Earth – …
Nereid – by Berthold Nebel
Nereid Berthold Nebel Marble, c. 1945 Brookgreen Gardens – Murrells Inlet, SC (All images by the Author: James L. Patterson)