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First 4 Amazon.com 4 Star Review for "Our Book of Common Faith"
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4.0 out of 5 stars A unique and intriguing compilation, October 18, 2009
By Trudie Barreras
I really didn't know quite what to expect with this book, but having encountered the author on a blog (Jesus in Love) that I have found valuable a...
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Our Book of Common Faith is now on Amazon
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Artist Statement:
“Our Book of Common Faith” is comprised of works done between 2000 & 2008. These mixed media pieces, usually start with a water-soluble oil pastel base and then branch out from there. Acrylics, glazes, glues, glitter, jewelr...
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Humming My Way To Intimacy
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Humming can be like chanting, an almost unconscious form of meditation. With lips pressed together, sound vibrating on the tender skin, the head becomes filled with resonance, and there is a sense of echoing amid the canyons of cavities within th...
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Gratitude: My Novel Received a Five Star Review
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www.amazon.com/Hang-Onto-.../ref=sr_1_2
A Psychological Drama, December 16, 2008
By Amos Lassen (Little Rock, Arkansas) - See all my reviews
Mead, Steph...
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"Selected Works", another review
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From newgreatbooks.blogspot.com/
Art and Poetry Combined: Book Offers Moving Example
By Peter N. Jones. Ph.D
Director and Editor: Bauu Institute and Press
( www.bauuinstitute.com)
Selected Works: The Poetry and Art of Ste...
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4.0 out of 5 stars A unique and intriguing compilation, October 18, 2009
By Trudie Barreras
I really didn't know quite what to expect with this book, but having encountered the author on a blog (Jesus in Love) that I have found valuable and meaningful, I decided to see what the book was like. I found it to be both unique and a worthwhile addition to my library. The visual images are well reproduced, and the poetry is insightful.
Mon, November 9, 2009 - 3:52 PM
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Artist Statement:
“Our Book of Common Faith” is comprised of works done between 2000 & 2008. These mixed media pieces, usually start with a water-soluble oil pastel base and then branch out from there. Acrylics, glazes, glues, glitter, jewelry, spices, earth, collage material… I try to keep the wonder of a child going back into a garage sale treasure chest to explore what these mediums can do when set free to roam. Like many of my other works, “Our Book of Common Faith” is also a poetr...
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Humming can be like chanting, an almost unconscious form of meditation. With lips pressed together, sound vibrating on the tender skin, the head becomes filled with resonance, and there is a sense of echoing amid the canyons of cavities within the skull. Images and colors come, floating on the notes. I remember reading the autobiography of Nina Simone and how she wrote that, after a performance, sometimes she would be awake for hours, lying in her bed, the songs still reverberating in her b...
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www.amazon.com/Hang-Onto-.../ref=sr_1_2
A Psychological Drama, December 16, 2008
By Amos Lassen (Little Rock, Arkansas) - See all my reviews
Mead, Stephen. "Hang Onto Your Teeth", Lulu Books, 2007.
A Psychological Drama
Amos Lassen
I love reading new authors and finding books that are jewels in their own sense. There are so many good authors that do not have regular publishing houses and...
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Tue, December 16, 2008 - 4:58 PM
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From newgreatbooks.blogspot.com/
Art and Poetry Combined: Book Offers Moving Example
By Peter N. Jones. Ph.D
Director and Editor: Bauu Institute and Press
( www.bauuinstitute.com)
Selected Works: The Poetry and Art of Stephen Mead
The other day I reviewed a powerful poetry book by Jerry Fagnani, noting how poetry can still have a profound impact in today's world. Well, that got me to thinking, what are some other powerful mediums. Visual imagery is one, ranging fr...
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