Magic Hour Dreamcast

Rudo's Art Page is loaded with bodies and personal narrative...perhaps start with this one
A YouTube walk through of Rudo's show called "Figure"
Figure drawing at the Peach is an Auckland New Zealand based event, if you're interested reach out to Rudo and follow The Peach Palace

Additionally, Rudo's recent project on public art: www.rudoart.com/aum

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A delightful delve into Ale's life journey so far. The paths that have closed and opened, how he finds inspiration, and how it ultimately finds him.
Each life is a story, a myth unto itself.
And this is such a special one.
We hope you enjoy spending time with all of us and find a little of your own story here.

Check out the links below to hear his music, learn how to make it, and offer your support.

Alejandro Bernard: YouTube

Piano Perfect: Patreon

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Social Media- a blessing or a curse?
Could it be both?

Along with identifying where magic and power exist for us there is a deep recognition that magic has rules. There are important lessons about balance here. 

Magical codes of ethics are being formed as new spaces are created, so it’s an intentional and deeply personal need Rudo and I have to come to terms with the virtual space, which in some ways we were thrown into without any intentional awareness. 

Behind each virtual door lies the choice to be part of a fertile world-building creative process or a monstrous, destructive, and cruel spellcasting process. Which one you choose to partake in is your absolute right as free humans. And we’re here to tell you there are no rules that can’t be broken, and no sense of morality that can’t be flipped. 

This is particularly relevant during Yule time, when we are often trying to maintain our sanity. This would be a great time to take stock of any addictive patterns you want to quell…to ponder what social media is and isn’t for you. This is an exploration of the power and potential that lie beneath your fingers…as you tap away at your metal and glass electric wands…these digital devices of endless possibilities. 

So where are your limits? Where are you feelings leading you to? Let’s find out. 

A World of Minerals in your Mobile Device

The tech moguls who invented social media have banned their children from it

RealFunWow!

raindovemodel

Smoke Hole- Looking to the Wild in the Time of the Spyglass by Martin Shaw

Rejected by Don Hertzfeldt (If you check this out, be aware it is rather dark humor and gets rather abstract and even gross. Wouldn't show my kids! And if you are sensitive you may not like it- but it is quite amazing, clever, and hilarious for those that wish to see it!)

"Real intimacy is a sacred experience. It never exposes its secret trust and belonging to the voyeuristic eye of a neon culture. Real intimacy is of the soul, and the soul is reserved."

— John O'Donohue

Anam Cara: A Book of Celtic Wisdom

Chokepoint capitalism

Electronic Frontier Foundation

Reclaiming Conversation

adrienne maree brown 

Sonya Renee Taylor

Our theme song, Whimsical Aliens, written by Ale support him on Patreon!

Thank you to Bjorn who produces all of our episodes!

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Our theme song, Whimsical Aliens, was written by Alejandro Bernard:
YouTube Alejandro Bernard
Patreon https://www.patreon.com/PianoPerfect/posts

Thank you to Bjorn for producing each episode beautifully for us!

Andrzej Sapkowski- author of the witcher this link will take you to his official website.

Great Article on Baba Yaga

Article on The Witcher Score-Season 1

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In our very first Sketchbook conversation, where we interview artists about their current process and flow, we delve into the amazing lessons and milestones Pixie has been experiencing as she exhibits and preps her artwork for print sales.

Our theme song, Whimsical Aliens, was written by Alejandro Bernard:
YouTube Alejandro Bernard
Patreon https://www.patreon.com/PianoPerfect/posts

Basic Information on Freezing, Fawning, and other trauma responses

CPTSD Foundation
Traumahealing.org

Photography and Printing Resources in Pittsburgh

Bankrupt Bodega
PGH Print Ship

Important Inspirational Artists for me personally, and they may be for you too

Victoria Smith of the Mojo Lab
Thomas Jackson

My Life Coach

Kelli Younglove

Links to both places I am currently (or will be soon) exhibiting my work:

The Mayfly
Some PGH

And thank you to all of my friends for loving me- I couldn't do any of this without my family.

Vanessa Wood
Ale and Alice
Micah Beck
Randi
Joshua
Abby
Viv
David
Caitlin Gemmell
Nick Edwards
Brendan Wilbur for being my financial therapist and friend and helping me not be dumb with money
Melanie Ansell for helping me with all the scary business stuff
and of course all the pets for literally saving my life
And my high school art teacher Dru Fuller, and my college professors Philip Listengart and Judy Bernstein who is why I never give up.

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https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0rbgKQiOjb9Se6DWAMo6OR

Come with us in our curved quartz stalagmite bowl that is a time machine, which of course drops glitter everywhere it goes.  This time machine will take us on a journey to key points in our development through the lens of our musical experiences.  We will visit childhood, our teenage years, early adulthood and present day with room at the end for some short storytelling and reflection. 

Roger Miller- Whistle Stop
Wynton Marsalis- In the Court of King Oliver
George Winston- The Holly and the Ivy
Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo-Diamonds on the Souls of Her Shoes
Billy Joel- The Downeaster Alexa
Leo Kottke- Up Tempo
Jethro Tull- With You There to Help Me
The Beatles- Come Together
TOOL- Forty Six & 2
Eykah Badu- Certainly
Tom Petty- Wildflowers
Janis Joplin- Mercedes Benz
The Dandy Warhols- Bohemian Like You
Dufus- dufus
Jose Gonzalez- Deadweight on Velveteen
Eliza Carthy- Train Song
Jeremy Soule- Through the Valleys
Blackalicious- Searching
TOOL- Opiate
Tiki Taane- Tangaroa
Lord Huron- The World Ender
Shapeshifter- Bring Change
Reb Fountain- Don't You Know Who I Am
Fleet Foxes- Wading in Waist-High Water

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This episode is called Wild Swans…and is dedicated to a fairytale that many will know…but the power of this episode is not just in the roots of story and myth, but the lives of us two women that are before you now.

Grief marks us, in the marking it is wound like. Here lies our information for healing. Universal ways and personal ways that works for us. 

One thing is common. We are determined to keep going. 

Resources:
Martin Shaw
https://martinshaw.substack.com/
https://drmartinshaw.com/
Juliet Marillier
https://www.julietmarillier.com/juliet/
The Wild Swans Links:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wild_Swans
Women's reproductive rights:
Margaret Sanger was NOT a Eugenisist but women's rights movements did associate themselves early but then distanced themselves
Roe V. Wade is most dangerous to poor women (Ginsberg clip)
If/When/How brief - why teaching about reproductive rights needs to stop skipping race and class intersectionality
Donate to National Network of Abortion Funds
Plan C Pill dot org
White Feminism/Feminism- Inequity:
the body is not an apology blog: 4 ways white feminists continue to silence black voices
https://www.pbs.org/education/blog/unlearning-history-the-womens-suffrage-movement
Audre Lorde on race, class, sex

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Welcome to the first episode, and with that an interview style introduction to the two hosts...as seen through questions about their artistic selves.

Jessicapixies artwork:

Rudo Greissworths artwork:

The music we use for our podcast entitled “Whimsical Aliens”  was written and performed by Alejandro Bernard from Ithaca NY.

Cleve Gray-Threnody

Victoria Smith- The Mojo Lab

Ulla Thynell

Joseph Beuys

Tove Jansson

I mention a tiny bit about Feng Shui, and it originated in China, Japan has a similar system and is very inspired by the Chinese one. It is the art of arranging your world in harmony with the environment. There is so much to it, and I wanted to link an article to start you on a side adventure if you so choose.

Dave Kavanaugh

Rosa Rowan

Kyrin Bhula

Rudo's Inspo Promised Dump of references:
Mia Brownell
Patrick Smith
Meghan Jackson's Dreams of Source
Jenny Saville
Swoon
Flox
Arne Quinze
Who are the Guerilla Girls?
Surrealist Women MoMA's Virtal Tour

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Meet Pixie and Rudo, the hosts of the show. 
We have come together across time and space and started a dialogue about art and magic.
Please subscribe to this show and find us on all the streaming apps! If we missed one, do let us know we'll add it.

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