Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Abstract Vector Wallpapers
Below you can find Abstract Vector Wallpapers to decorate your wide desktop, hope you like them. I'll be updating the blog with latest Abstract Vector Wallpapers as often as possible.
Miss Audley
Before I start I would like to tell you that I am going to give a talk at the Pixel Animation Festival in Vienna this October. I'll be there for a week, the festival takes place from Oct. 7-9.
It would be great to run into some of you guys over there, if you are nearby, see if you can make it.
Here is the link to Pixel 2011:
Eleanor Audley was a great character actress, her roles were mostly in TV.
She could be seen in shows like "I love Lucy", "Green Acres", "My Three Sons"
and many others.
Her most famous film roles were with Disney. She voiced and provided live action reference for two classic female villains, the stepmother in "Cinderella" and Maleficent in "Sleeping Beauty".
Frank Thomas and Marc Davis couldn't say enough good things about working with her. She was a perfectionist.
I met Eleanor Audley in the early eighties through a friend, who told me that she lived next door to his family in North Hollywood. I couldn't believe it, what a coincidence!
Soon after I got invited to the family's Thanksgiving dinner, and I was thrilled to see that Miss Audley was a guest as well. Imagine...dinner with the stepmother.
I never forget when she asked me: "Andy, pass the gravy!" She totally sounded like the stepmother, with that crack in her voice. I immediately passed the gravy.....
A few weeks later I visited Miss Audley in her house, she knew I was interested in hearing about her work at Disney. Apparently the voice acting was a lot of fun for her, but the live action was....work!
"Oh, that Ham Luske!" she reminisced, "sending me up and down those stairs on the set, up and down!"
In 1985 I invited Miss Audley for a visit to the old animation building at Disney.
At that time I was exhibiting some of my wire sculptures in the studio library.
She arrived in her old Chevy, and I greeted her at the studio's entrance.
We got to the second floor of the animation building, and I asked her how she's been. "Not too good at all" was the answer.
Miss Audley was 80 years old by then, and she talked about her failing health often. I found out that she might have exaggerated here and there.
"Andy, look!" she said (many people called me Andy in those days). "I have these terrible spots on my hands." She showed me her hand, and when I said, I couldn't see any spots at all, she insisted :" Here, take my glasses, you will see them."
I did the above sketch of that situation the way I remember it, especially her bright red coat.
When I asked Miss Audley how she liked my wire sculptures, she responded:
"They are interesting, but keep your day job!"
What a fantastic line...too funny.
Here are a few photos showing Eleanor Audley at work as the stepmother and as Maleficent.
Look at how beautifully Frank Thomas translated her intense expression into a character drawing.
Marc Davis used this live action reference when Maleficent confronts the prince.
Note the prop of a milk carton being held by Eleanor Audley as a stand in for a lamp.
The final version shows Maleficent holding a candle instead.
If you are interested, here is a Youtube clip from a "Dennis the Menace" episode,
starring Eleanor Audley:
Monday, August 29, 2011
LOTUS LANTERNS---EARTHQUAKE 8-29-11
Buncha things I really like about ‘em:
They're reusable. The tea-light will burn for hours and hours. Just put a new tea-light in the little holder and use the Lotus Lantern again.
They're new and have a definite cool factor. Not many people have seen or used these before. You WILL be the first on your block.
They're versatile. Use them in swimming pools, ponds, lakes, rivers, bays, even the ocean, if it's still.
They're elegant. They will add a special touch to any evening affair. My girlfriend steals them from me, because she likes how romantic they are. (And I thought it was me!) When we cook out, she surrounds the table and our grilling area with them.
We only got a few of these in from China, because I wanted to see what you think of them, before we stock them permanently.
HARRY GILLIAM, CEO, SKYLIGHTER.COM IS INTERESTED IN YOUR POINT OF VIEW ON THESE LOTUS LANTERNS.
HARRY'S E-MAIL IS: harrygilliam@skylighter.com he is in round hill, virginia and got hit by the earthquake at 5.9 on the the richter scale with damage seen in his office. harry is pointing to the joint problem in his office in the photo below.
http://www.sheltonfireworks.com/ our web site
http://www.sheltonfireworks.com/catalog.html our online catalog
http://www.youtube.com/sheltonfireworks video clips
http://www.youtube.com/thesheltonfireworks more video clips
http://sheltonfireworks.blogspot.com/ 308 blogs about fireworks
harrygilliam@skylighter.com info on lotus lanterns
sheltonp@hotmail.com author of this blog
Three Weeks Magazine Review of We See Fireworks
Upon entering the room, lit by faded iridescent light bulbs, you instantly find yourself embedded inside someone else’s vibrant reminiscence; ‘We See Fireworks’ is an unimaginable, enchanting collection of precious and personal memoirs. All 300 voices welcome the listener, to share their story, which is extremely moving as they are often private or once-in-a-lifetime experiences. All the memories relate to theatre and explore the idea of ‘performance’ and how people relate to it. The glowing and fading light bulbs become mesmerising, as you listen to stories of love, fear, woe, hope, longing and contentment. Then they fade and you are left in darkness with other people’s experiences lingering around you. A truly unique, inspirational and poignant piece of work.
Rating 4/5
28 August 2011
Mary Brennan of The Herald reviews We See Fireworks
Maybe a memory of it will fetch up, along with the other confiding voices in Helen Cole’s haunting, absorbing installation, We See Fireworks. It sound simple. Various light bulbs dangle overhead. Unseen, unidentified strangers volunteer taped memories of performances – some staged, while others were moments of a personal nature – that combined and heightened into a recollected theatricality. You listen. Bulbs flare collectively or dwindle into lone flickerings. And the power of stories – secrets, in many cases – seizes you, makes you hungry for more. Not least when, as happened, I heard a guy speak feelingly about a show I’d seen and reviewed. I saw the stars I’d awarded it, not just the fireworks ... I’d love this to tour all around Scotland.
The Herald
Mary Brennan
29 August 2011
The Herald
Mary Brennan
29 August 2011
KAJAL AGGARAWAL: TOLLYWOOD ACTRESS
Kajal aggarawal is a tollywood actress , born on 19th june 1985 in mumbai to vinay aggarawal and suman aggarawal .She finished her studies in mumbai and started modelling while she was in college.She worked in various movies, her debut movie was Lakshmi Kalayam(2007).Her recent movie was SINGHAM and she did splendid work in that.
Red Kimono
Wearing: DIY red Kimono, H&M dress, River Island boots, Ebay choker.
Im waving good by to the good weather! These were taken the other day and since then the temperature seems to have really dropped! Im looking forward to wrapping up in lots of layers though!
The field I took these in is one of my favourite places, the fields we have at the back of the house, they bring back so many child hood memories!
I will be moving to London next week, so I apologize in advance for the sporadic posting! I am so excited to decorate my room! It is going to be cerise pink, bright green and white. I will share it with you all once it is finished! I am so excited! Life seems to be moving so fast right now!
Happy Bank Holiday Monday! It is a certain someone's Birthday tomorrow! So its Shopping time!
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