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Brenda Hay

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. --Martin Luther King

About Me


I am a mixed media artist. I create minimalist sculptural paintings on canvas using acrylics, texture mediums, and found items. My website is not live yet, but I am working on it, and hope to have it finished soon! :O)

My Official Artist's Web Site (Coming Soon)

I am a vegan and an animal rights activist. Here is a link to the website of the local vegan advocacy group that I co-organize:

New Tampa Vegans

I also maintain a blog with my own personal musings about art, veganism, and life at the following link:

My Blog

There is much to celebrate in life. There is much to mourn in life. I am trying to make a positive difference in the world in my own quiet way. Each of us holds a unique responsibility to leave a respectable legacy for future generations. Reduce suffering. Increase joy.

My Interests

Vegan, Animal Rights, Wing Chun Kung Fu, Art, Minimalism, Pop Art, Graffiti Art, Art of George Morrison, Photography, Nature, Environment, Global Warming, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, Psychology, Self-Awareness, Sociology, Anthropology, Ancient Cultures, Native American Culture, Stonehenge, Travel, Fakarava, Tokelau, Tuvalu, Samoa, Hawaii, Playing the Piano in the Dark, OCD, Second Life, The Sims, Tetris(Square!), Breakdancing, Rick Hay Racing #68

I'd like to meet:

People who want to make a positive difference in the world.

Music:

World Music (especially South Pacific and Hawaiian), Te Vaka, O-Shen, Traditional Jazz, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Frank Sinatra, Blues, Sade, Folk, Tracy Chapman, Enya, Michael Bolton, Acoustic, Indie, Bob Marley, U2, Green Day, Smashing Pumpkins

Movies:

Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Pixar Films, Aardman Animations, Braveheart, Dances With Wolves, Monty Python Movies, Peaceable Kingdom, Earthlings

Television:

Stargate SG-1, Stargate Atlantis, Star Trek Enterprise, Dog the Bounty Hunter, Boston Legal, The Office, Lost

Books:

Peace is Every Step by Thich Nhat Hanh, Vegan Cookbooks

Heroes:

All those who work for peace and justice despite difficult opposition by those in the majority, Gary Francione, Thich Nhat Hanh, My Sifu Grandmaster Steve Lee Swift, Walter Gaudnek

My Blog

The Past

Thoughts race through time and memory. Thoughts of one event leading to the next. Stop for a while and catch up. I can't. It keeps going. Take a breath and watch the world spin. Seeing what has been, ...
Posted by Brenda Hay on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 04:45:00 PST

Second Chances

I have been thinking a lot about second chances lately - about the times when people are given another opportunity to change their lives and the lives of those around them for the better. I truly admi...
Posted by Brenda Hay on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 04:43:00 PST

The Future

I have been thinking a lot about the effect that global warming is having on some of the most beautiful cultures in the world. It makes me extremely sad to think that those who are doing the least env...
Posted by Brenda Hay on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 04:42:00 PST

I Have a Dream

I dream of a time when all will do what is right with the life that has been given...When our bodies, minds, and spirits will connect and grow more compassionate...When no soul will see any other soul...
Posted by Brenda Hay on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 04:40:00 PST

Haiku

I long to be freeThese bad thoughts, they consume meI hate OCD I check and re-checkIt has to be just perfectWhat if I am judged? Just one more haikuFor I only count in three'sThank God I am free ...Te...
Posted by Brenda Hay on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 04:38:00 PST