In visual art, there is most often a directness of communication to the audience. The painter creates a work, and the audience views the work. By contrast, the composer writes the score, and the audience hears that interpretation. Because the focus is on creating sound, the physical work that I, the composer, create is viewed as a tool to produce art. but I always wondered, why can't the score be the work? Why can't the intricate and detailed notations be appreciated for their visual properties? Why can't the score be notated purely for notation's sake? As a composer, a saxophonist, and a visual artist, my love and distain for the score acts as the catalyst to my Composition series.

Things every Social Media Manager’s needs: Endless coffee, topic date calendar, notebook full of ideas, and organization. Meet Amberlyn Wemmer, the creative behind social media and marketing for CxRA, who took her career in writing and knowledge of styling and an eye for detail to create magic in the social media world. From the concept, to the deck, to the styling, to the collaboration with the chefs, Amberlyn looks at each picture as a story with intentional detail with a chance to create and make unique content.

“April showers bring May Flowers”. That is what we are reminded of when we think of the month of April. However, more importantly (yet less discussed), April is the awareness month for Autism and Limb Differences. Some people are born with limb differences while others live with the loss of a limb later in life. The awareness and knowledge that has been brought to light surrounding people that aren’t typical has changed the society in which we live and will only continue to improve the lives that we’re shaping for our children and others.

Unlike my brother-in-law, I didn’t read comic books as a kid.  Since Ironman came out in 2008, I’ve become quite a fan of the whole universe.  My whole family is.   I’m partial toward Thor because he’s a badass and wields god-like strength.  In addition, he can fly across space (this one I can’t explain and scientifically it makes no sense, but I just somehow think it fits) and throws frickin’ lightning.  If that doesn’t get girls, I don’t know what does.

On the 21st of March 2022, the White House released a statement and factsheet entitled “Act Now to Protect Against Potential Cyber Attacks”.  The significance of the statement, the factsheet, specific actions to take and speaking about the threat by the President of the United States needs to be put into historical perspective. Cyber Crime and Cyber Security have been topics of conversation in discussions and press conferences before.  There has never been a time when a President of the United States took to a podium to specifically speak about this one issue.

I Photograph adequately. A sobering thought, no? And while more skilled than most, my art leaves much to be desired, not unlike my penmanship to my father's chagrin. The journey to adequacy has been long, arduous, and not without its breakthroughs and breakdowns. And while I do mean adequate, there is no sense of emotional attachment. There is only the next work of art to be created next in the journey. 

Yes, it's a Chanel Bottle with KARJAKA photoshopped on to it. No, Chanel has not called begging for KARJAKA... yet. It's a black box, a floating orb of wonder and nothingness, and it looks...fine.    It is easy to do what you know. Me, I know eyes, the soul, heart, that grey area in the deep recesses of the mind. There's a conversation in portraiture. Unfortunately products don't talk back, let alone Fashion with a capital F. Products, Fashion have mission statements and mantras behind their shiny exteriors. That primary message? Love me, adore me, own me. Advertising 101, yet not far off from humans. Have you been on social media recently?Portraiture, however elicits the response to be seen,... to be seen when hiding in plain sight.