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Bright Moments

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About Me


welcome 'space friends to a.minor's Bright Moments!!!
All the visionary artwork & animated gif's on this page were created
by seventh-generation Vermonter & artist a.minor.
If you're looking for groovy graphic design,
you've come to the right place.
Feel free to wander over to the Bright Moments website
at www.allbrightmoments.com
a.minor's artwork will be hanging at
Nectar's in Burlington during the month of May
Join us for the opening reception during Art Walk
Friday May 2nd, 2008 from 5-8 pm

a.minor will have lots of new work on display &
there will be work from other local artists as well
As Nectar's puts it:
"local manifestations of inspirations fused
with Nectar's new renovations" - we like that!
here's a couple of new pieces you can find at this show:
"Sing" limited edition of 25, $12 each
"Smiling Like a Buddha"
limited edition of 50, $15 each
latest Club d'Elf poster for last 4.20 Eve!
signed, limited edition of 42, $15 each
we still have a few left but not for long!
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click on the sides of the spinning cube to enlarge images
Sun Ra was an enormous influence on a.minor!
In the inward side of the End
Are the things which are based
Upon the foundation of the Past
On the onward side of the Never-No-End
Are the things which are based
Upon the potentials of the ontology of the Future
That has no connection to the End
Of the Once-upon-a-time Eternity
Of the Past that was.
It's After the End of the World!
Don't you know that yet? - Sun Ra

for the record a.minor is SO sick of this pointless War!!!
In between being poster artist to the greatest musicians on the planet, a.minor enjoys researching the life of her great-great-great aunt Marie Louise Menard Clemens (1863-1956). Here is a quote from her autobiography, published in 1954:
"Our Destiny is written in the stars. For there we find the External and Internal conditions which afford the determination of our actions, and though man cannot escape his Ruling Destiny, he has the choice of two paths, and it is in his power to follow either. Those who believe in Karma or the law of compensation have to believe in Destiny, which from birth to death man IS weaving around himself as a spider weaves his web; and this Destiny is guided by the Heavenly Voice of the Invisible Prototype, or by our Astral or Inner Man, who is but too often our evil genius. Both of these lead on the outward man, and from the beginning the Implacable Law of Compensation steps in and takes its course. When the last strand is woven, man finds himself completely under the Empire of this Self-made Destiny, and this is Karma."
Please check this 'space page chronicling the research into her life & the artwork being created from her text.
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My Interests


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MUSIC!!!
music is a.minor's life's breath!!
& live music is always better!
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you probably can read that this
mandala says "live music is better"
in the center, but didja notice
that it says that same thing
4 more times in the petals?
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no, they're not very easy to read
& yes it's a little dizzying trying
to decipher them as they spin by!
"unreadable" is a.minor's forte!
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I'd like to meet:



someone offering a ride off of this planet

Music:


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a.minor is forever
Born on the Wrong Planet
& an unabashed
Friend of Cheese
(even post-Cheese!)
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a.minor loves all
friends of cheese

but lacking Cheese,
a.minor's brightest moments
come from Club d'Elf!
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Bright Moments has all kinds of
groovy music related
artwork by a.minor for sale!

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we take paypal!!
you NEED some color in your life!
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"One Love"
a.minor's tribute
to Bob Marley
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11" sq prints - $12
limited edition of 50
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"One Love" is another mandala
with hidden messages!
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the yellow petals - "one love"
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the green petals -
"one love one heart"
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the red petals -
"let's get together &
feel all right"
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a.minor's tribute to
The Late Great Sun Ra!!
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do you find earth boring?
just the same old
same thing?
then brighten your world
with RA in a.minor!!!
11"x17" prints - $15
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Bright Moments sez Pharewell!
a few stickers still available
$3 each & as always, mud-free!!!
contact us if you
can't live without one.
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a.minor channels the awesome
Power of Cheese!
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11" sq prints,
edition of 420, $15 each
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The Kind Buds
April Fool's CD Party
commemorative print
17" x 11" - $15 each
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only 2 left!
buy 'em both & you can be
the first AND the last on
your block to have one!!!
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Club d'Elf/Stone Church
tryptich
17"x11" - $15
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signed, limited edition of 50
"and then i hear what i like to
call the Elf Music......"
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Another d'Elfen delight:
Club d'Elf in Four Directions
11" square, $15
signed, limited edition of 25
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sez "club d'elf" in several
unreadable ways
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Club d'Elf
Alien Access Passes
$3 each/ 2 for $5
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every visiting alien needs one!
get two just to be safe!
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a.minor loves making laminates!
everything from designing them
to the actual laminating is done
right here at Bright Moments.
make any event more special &
officially official via the
awesome Power of Plastic.
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Here's a commemorative lammi
a.minor created for the
Shine On Paul McKinney
Benefit Concert
with Hot Buttered Rum
More info at
www.ShineOnPaulMcKinney.org
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Bright Moments
loves our Kind Buds !
Hey, they're just two really nice
guys named Bud & Budd!!
get your minds
out of the gutter!
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ANIMATED GIFS!!!
a.minor loves making
CARTOONS!!

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y'know Micro was nice enough
to ask a.minor to do a series of
handbills for Club d'Elf's
residency at the Stone Church....
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....& she couldn't resist animating these guys
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Vintage Poster Work
by a.minor
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Hot Buttered Rum
at Higher Ground
April 2007
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Hot Buttered Rum
at Higher Ground
October 2006
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The Delaware Riverkeepers
Festival August 2005
with
Railroad Earth
David Bromberg
the Blue Method
& lots more!
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State of Mind music magazine
inspires Bright Moments!!
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a.minor's tribute to
Richard Thompson !
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in another lifetime
a.minor was known for her
hand-dyed fabric art
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. a.minor's fabric piece
"Turn on My Own Head"
on stage with Railroad Earth
at the Fillmore in 2006!!
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a.minor always likes to know
the current phase of the moon,
don't you?
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CURRENT MOON lunar phases
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Heroes:

All of you!!!

My Blog

thanks space friends!

hey 'space friends -Thanks so much for all the thoughtful birthday wishes, i truly appreciated them! I thought to thank you guys & also to celebrate valentine's day, I'd put up some new FREE deskt...
Posted by Bright Moments on Fri, 15 Feb 2008 07:38:00 PST

PRISM at Nectar’s Tuesday Feb 5th!

Hey my 'space friends but especially Burlington-area music lovers -I want to make sure you know that there's a really great, up&coming band at Nectar's on Tuesday Feb 5th - PRISM. I know lots of y...
Posted by Bright Moments on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 06:31:00 PST

birthday plans suspended

All righty then 'space friends - My birthday plans for the weekend of Feb 9th are temporarily suspended since as of yesterday, Jan 22nd, Crash Mansion kindly decided to CANCEL the Club d'Elf show.&nbs...
Posted by Bright Moments on Wed, 23 Jan 2008 05:49:00 PST

Club d’Elf at the Lizard Lounge this Thursday Dec 6th!

hey you 'space freaks!!!! especially all you crazy long-haired hippy type individuals, you know who you are, you wonderful tricksters i am so proud to call my friends & family!!!just a reminder th...
Posted by Bright Moments on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:56:00 PST

free club delf show at berklee monday 11/26

hey space friends & especially Bostonians or people of the Bostonian persuasion!Tomorrow, Monday November 26th there is a FREE Club d'Elf show at the Berklee school of music in Boston - it's at th...
Posted by Bright Moments on Sun, 25 Nov 2007 07:52:00 PST

artists beware!

The Vermont Crafts Council sent me this story this week & I think it's the kind of information we should all share just in case this kind of  "sale" comes our way - you can also find lots of ...
Posted by Bright Moments on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 09:50:00 PST

club delf at the stone church this saturday october 20th!!

hey freaky people!!!come on out & have some face-melting fun down at the Stone Church with Club d'Elf this Saturday! it's THE place to be! (that place being high atop Zion Hill in Newmarket NH)y'k...
Posted by Bright Moments on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 04:15:00 PST

the either/orchestra at the stone church tonight 10/13!!!

The Either/Orchestra will be at the Stone Church TONIGHT Saturday October 13th!!!be there or be square babies!thanks to fearless band leader Russ Gershon for letting me have too much fun with this pos...
Posted by Bright Moments on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:36:00 PST

happy autumn equinox!

Happy Autumn Equinox Everyone!!bright moments - ALL...
Posted by Bright Moments on Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:42:00 PST

club d'elf in NYC tonight, July 17th!

Hey space-friends!Just a reminder that Club d'Elf will be at Crash Mansion in Noo York City TONIGHT Tuesday July 17th   be there or be square! SEE master musicians of the cosmos! HEAR trance-dim...
Posted by Bright Moments on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 07:24:00 PST