Play It Forward

Last night I attended a benefit concert for a program called Play It Forward. Their mission is to ensure each child in St. Louis is provided with the opportunity to discover his or her musical voice. Check out their site here http://www.playitforwardstl.org/


So, I was inspired to really help spread the word about their great organization. The announcer kept saying last night how simple the process was. They find instruments that no one is using and they give them to children who need them. Music is such a big part of my life and I know as a kid it was too. I had the opportunity to play an instrument in high school and was fortunate enough to be able to afford it. But some kids aren't. Let's help them to be able to play an instrument and let music influence their lives as much as it has mine.

This is Victory Blue. They donated their time and two guitars last night. 

Their an amazing band and a great group of guys. 

So, here you go my friends....here's my challenge. I know all or some of us were in band and if you weren't you know someone who was. You probably know someone who has a guitar in their basement that they haven't touched in years and have no intentions of fixing. Let's get some instruments together for this great cause. You can follow the link above to see how to donate or simply get them to me and I will take them for you. Please take the time to ask you friends and family....someone knows someone who has an instrument they can donate. 

Thanks for reading! Support this great organization

Brynn

Love of something so simple.

So it's been a while since I posted. And I need to get back into it because I really do enjoy it. So, I will share with you something that I have become completely obsessed with. Maybe slightly inspired by Georgia O'Keeffe, I find myself photographing almost every flower, leaf, tree and any other part of nature's beauty every time I come across them. 

In the 1920's O'Keeffe revolutionized flower painting by presenting them in large formats and often a closer view of the blossom as if you were looking through a magnifying lens. With her paintings she vividly portrayed the power and emotion of objects of nature. Many critics and scholars have talked about themes in O'Keeffe's work such as the cycles of birth, life, death and decay. Others saw the flowers as symbols of sexuality. Still others observed that she was incorporating photographic techniques such as cropping and close-ups, even before the technology of color film or large photographic blow-ups had been invented. I find O'Keeffe very inspirational and her work mesmerizing. 

Although, I am not trying to imitate her work by any means, I do think that this new obsession of mine has a resemblance of her work. Now, if I only I could become famous like her! :) I hope you enjoy. And I will try to post more for those of you who actually read this. 

Brynn