March 19th was our first ever Barrel Roll in conjunction with our Rain Barrel Art Review. We had 13 artists design and paint rain barrels, and one more barrel completed by children participants at the Sustainability Fair in the fall of 2009. Three of the barrels were at Orr St. Studios during the reception and the rest were at their host locations around downtown Columbia. The evening began at Orr St. Studios at 5pm.
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Byzantine Art
June 21st, 2011 
artofladmin The music history shows the progressiveness in the Byzantine musical system; see more about it in this article!
The Byzantine musical system originates in the ancient Greek music, which most certainly constituted the dominant system of the entire Mediterranean Basin. However, we cannot remain solely to this ancient origin, which is after all so little known up to these days. Pythagoreans have brought a significant contribution as far as the divine nature of the intervals is concerned.
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Best Fantasy Books of All Time
June 21st, 2011 artofladmin Do you like reading about wizards and dragons or lands far, far away? If you do, scroll below for some of the best fantasy titles of all time.
Fantasy fiction is a literary genre, where magic, myth and supernatural beings, dominate in story and setting. That’s a very dry explanation of what fantasy fiction really is. Fantasy novels takes the reader, into worlds, the like of which have never been seen before. Meet dragons, trolls, wizards and the like, some pure evil, others good. Fantasy novels are the all time best novels to read, as they inspire us in some many unique ways. In the Lord of the Rings, Aragorn puts aside his doubts and fear, to become a king and lead his people to victory.
How to Write a Cinquain Poem
June 21st, 2011 artofladmin If you have just learned about the cinquain poem, and want to learn how to write a cinquain poem, then this article will tell you everything that you want to know.
When we are younger, somehow the impression is always that poetry is very simplistic with only one condition; that the lines rhyme. So all our attempts as budding poets have poems that end with rhyming syllables, that are easy to recite. As you grow older and learn about the different types of poems that are there in the world of literature, you realize that even in poems there are many different genres and it is in no way necessary that the lines in a poem need to rhyme. One good example of such a poetry type is the cinquain poem.
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A Text and Its Reader
June 21st, 2011 artofladmin What happens when you read a text? How do you identify its message? How can it not be a rigorous science? Find out the answers in this article! We, as human beings, define ourselves as rational creatures. We also identify our essence in “logos” (language) and consider the use of words to express our ideas as something that comes very naturally to us. The dawn of mankind is linked to the capability of forming meaningful sentences. However, in the domain of written works the situation changes a little. Read more »
Types of Poems to Write
June 21st, 2011 artofladmin Poetry gives you wings to describe yourself and evict all the idiosyncrasies sitting submissively in the debris of your sub-conscious. Pronouncing thoughts on paper demand you to comprehend the concept of types of poems to write. Allow this piece to supplicate the poet in you.
Leonard Cohen Lyrics
June 17th, 2011 artofladmin Some favorite lyrics by the Canadian poet, song-writer, and singer, Leonard Cohen.
1. Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering.There is a crack in everything, That’s how the light gets in.
2. Oh like a bird on the wire,Like a drunk in a midnight choir I have tried in my way to be free.
3. The birds they sang at the break of day Start again I heard them say Don’t dwell on what has passed away or what is yet to be.
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The Little Prince – A biased review
June 17th, 2011 artofladmin The little prince by Antoine De Saint Exupery is perhaps the most loved and most widely read book after the Bible. The story of a boy in love with a rose, the novelette is much more than just a story, and the author of the article tries to explain why.
“Once upon a time there lived a prince in a planet far, far away”
The Full Monty
June 17th, 2011 artofladmin How did the phrase, ‘The Full Monty’, originate? And how is it related to ‘The whole nine yards’?
‘The Full Monty’ meaning ‘the whole thing’ is a British phrase dating back to the 50′s, but it came into the limelight after the 1997 hit movie by the same name which more or less changed the meaning of the phrase to ‘complete nudity’.
Best Selling Non-Fiction Books
June 15th, 2011 artofladmin The best nonfiction books that are making it big on the bestsellers list are those that you need to be stacking up on for a lazy day of reading, or when on the move…
