Archive for May, 2009
The Sea Will Take Small Pride…
“Like all oceans, the Indian Ocean seems never to end, and the ships that sail on it are small and slow. They have no speed, nor any sense of urgency; they do not cross the water, they live on it until the land comes home.”
Beryl Markham, West With The Night
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Tags: Africa, arab sailing vessels, Beryl Markham, boat, dhow, dreams, Indian ocean, Kenya, Photography
New logo design client: A.T. Financial Services, San Jose, CA
Company info and live view of the design: http://www.atfin.net/about.html
I loved doing this logo… a cleaand professional design with web 2.0 gloss! Client’s request? To create a logo that would incorporate a mountain(symbolizing strength)… we tried a few different things and in the end this was the [...]
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Tags: bay area, blue, business logo design, california, clean, consultant financial, glossy, gray, investment consultantcy, original design, professional, San Jose, silicone Valley, sleek, Vector Graphics
New Poems in the Corner!
http://madmatatu.wordpress.com/the-poets-corner/
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Tags: childish dreams, funny bone, glee, happiness, life, poem
Aspiring to be different…. =)
a dark version of a material girl…? Madonna was my idol at the time too!
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Tags: alternative, artform, child, dark, freedom of expression, identity, Madonna punked out, punk, rush
Writer’s Block….
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
There have been countless times that my pen has met paper to begin documenting the journey of my childhood memories… and each time it starts with the same memory, as vivid in my mind as it was when i was five… running through the tall grass in the Selous, Tanzania, to the [...]
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Tags: Africa, Art, biography, childhood, dreams, feelings, ideas, Kenya, marabou, memories, novel, poetry, recollections, tanzania, thoughts, words, writing
…And boy are Deb (my lovely new client, hi deb! ) and myself pleased with the final results! I listened to her needs and wants, convinced her to give me some leeway with the design and to trust in my judgment… and i think she’s more than happy that she did! =)
I kept [...]
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Tags: adobe Creative Suite 4, Adobe Illustrator, antiques shop, Art, california, classy, color, CS4, CSS, DIV Tags, drawing, ebay, ebay store, ecommerce, Elegant Design, Graphic Art, graphic design, Logo Design, retro, San Jose, vinatge, web 2.0, web design
Los Angeles, CA
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Tags: Art, california, color, light, Photography, pier one, redondo beach, Torrence, Venice Beach
It was exactly 50 years ago today, May 11, 1959, that my papi’s ship finally reached the Port of Mombasa, Kenya. A journey that began in a small town in northern Italy, which lead him to Trieste where he boarded the MV Africa Lloyd Triestino to begin the adventure of a lifetime… quite literally! it [...]
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Tags: adventure, childhood, East African hunters, Family, Indian ocean, italian Cruiseship, Kenya, llyod Triestino, memories, Messina, MV Africa, passion, Safaris, Ship, Sicily, Tour operators, Walter Bigi
Every dime you use to purchase this song will go towards helping the victims of Abruzzo after the deadly earthuake.You can purchase it from Itunes or you can donate directly by sending your donations to the account listed at the end of this video…
In Memoriam: le vittime dell’Abruzzo.. sempre nei nostri cuori. <3
In Memoriam: To [...]
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Tags: Abruzzo, Albano, Alioscia Pacifico, Antonella Ruggeri, Antonello venditti, artists, Artists unite, Baustelle, Bluvertigo, Caparezza, Carmen Consoli, Cesare Cremonini, Claudio baglioni, Dolcenera, Earthquake, Elio e le Storie tese, Enrico Ruggeri, Eugenio Finardi, Fabi Fibra, Francesco Renga, Franco battiato, Frankie Hi NRG, Gianluca Grignani, Gianna nannini, Gianni Morandi, Giorgia, Giuliano Parma, Giuliano Sangiorgi, Giusy Ferreri, Italian Music, Italy, J ax, Jovanotti, L'Aquila, Laura Pausini, Ligabue, Luca carboni, Mango, Manuel Agnelli Afterhours, Mario venuti, Marracash, Massimo Ranieri, Mauro Pagani, Max Pezzali, Morgan, Nek, Niccolo Fabi, Piero pelu', Roberto vecchioni, Ron, Roy paci, Samuele Bersani, Sud Sound System, Tiziano Ferro, Vittorio Cosma, Zucchero
I’m a Fan of Radio Deejay Italia
what do I listen to while creating art? none other than radio deejay ITALIA… (please note this radio station is in Italian):
http://www.deejay.it/dj/neetro_radio
they play almost every genre of music and their talk shows are mega funny!!!!
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Tags: Italy, radio
