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Ray

It is time for a Love revolution.

About Me

One of the greatest three minutes of my life ... this song is forrachel

I represent the loved the forgiven the found-soul the destined the reborn the awakened the first dance the favorite one
welcome the quiet invitation

"we are strangers on a distant journey pilgrims faceless sojourners nameless unsung and unseen goliards gypsies of another realm vagabonds trekking through the winlderness across deserts traveling a narrow path we are a field of expensive pearls a guild of minstrals clothes in brown camels' hair burning blue flames with our arms stretched toward heaven we are lovers enamoured with the fragrance of divine communion we are the unforsaken abandoned sleeping in caves of solitude gazing beyond this earth into the Heart of the Most Holy One we are the dawning mystical sunrise of a new creation locked in silver faced romance we are the shimmering reflection upon sparkling rivers of healing we are the outcast ragamuffin scarecrows we are the slaves of true freedom bondservants of liberty we are the awestricken fools of God drunken with intoxicating bliss staggering with ecstatic belonging recklessly shattering all that infringes upon our union we are the children of the promised cherished transfigured carriers of light glowing embers"

I love that life is an extraordinary mystery, a beautiful journey with ecstacy and suffering, headaches and heartaches, laughing and dancing.I like to Dance. I like to get dressed up and go out to retaurants to make the waiters think something special is going on, when in fact nothing special is going on... except me, feeling special, in my dress.

I am an artist.

Tell my artwork what you think .


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My Interests

The Art of Lens Capture

Africa

Photography by Claudio Fuchs

Hebrew

My dear friends who make my heart happy. (Especially that one with fire for hair)

Graphic Design with Abstractions (and objects of affection)

Jesus. His Father. I am interested in the Mind and Heart of the True Creator, the First and Last, the Heavens, the heart, the hurt, and the happy of life. I am an artist. It's what I do. We are the makers, and we are the dreamers of dreams.

They people who fuel this world, some of which I have had the pleasure of knowing.

My dearest.

Family.

mothers

Alexander Medvedev Photography (Below)

Tree houses. feel good movie.

Dave McKean

Gabriel Trueb

Jackson Pollock

Salvador Dali

People with a heart for God. People without a heart for God. Creative minds, planners, watches that don't work, oil paint and tissue paper, gum even though I'm not suppose to chew it cause of my TMJ, sweet tea, really sweet tea, chai tea by a fire with good company, Billie Holiday in the rain (her music, that is) Genuinely nice people, guys with long hair, Macs, not PCs (although I have a PC) The Art Department at the University of Montevallo and all the amazing professors that teach there, movies, a very willfull conversation, butterflies, playgrounds, trampolines and soft grass, stargazing when it's rigidly cold outside, HORSES, taking pictures of everything, going a day without talking, music I can dance to, music I can't dance to, talking to strangers, talking to old people, telling my mom how wonderful she is, boys named Micah, my breath in the cool air, glooves, hats, scarves, and pretty much anything winter.

Hot Tea

Leather-bound journals. A good pen. Strangers that smell good. French. A quality foot rub. Someone touching my hair. Running as far and as long as possible. Graphic design. Writing things down. People watching. Painting on massive surfaces. Climbing trees. Swinging on ropes. Shooting guns. Covering myself in charcoal. Getting paint on my clothes. Throwing on the wheel. Cats.

In an overwhelmingly accomplished life, to find God and know God for which to parallel myself with in love, and to be loved by others so immensely as I love others in the world, that is to succeed.

The creative ones

The Little Ones

The Highly Kind Ones

I'd like to meet:


Jesus. My hero..a witness to my life.

Those passionate about Life, about Freedom, about expanding the Kingdom, about Embracing Eternity in this Moment, about Encountering the Love of God

Music:

SON LUX. TV ON THE RADIO. RAY LAMONTAGNE. SUFJUAN STEVENS.

Gabriel... my silly

I usually like it if it isn't on the radio, with the exception of NPR and some classic rock stations.

Bjork

Jeff Buckley

Sufjan Stevens

Jose Gonsalez

St.Vincent

Brandon Boyd (Incubus)

Red House Painters

The Arcade Fire

Depeche Mode

Misty Edwards, SON LUX, Meshach Jackson, Leonard Jones, Rest Area, Johnmark McMillin, Aswan North, Sufjan Stevens, Red House Painters, Bright Eyes, J. Ralph, Brian Webb, Gabriel Trueb, Gorillaz, The Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, AIR, Oghr, HUM, Mum, Sigor Ros, The Velvet Teen, The Stills, Tori Amos, Fiona Apple, Troubled Hubble, Damien Rice, Jeff Buckley, Snow Patrol, Thomas Newman, INCUBUS, Jet, The Cure, The Third Margin, Three Happenin Guys, Helen Stellar, Elliot Smith, Mojave 3, Mogwai, Her Space Holiday, Jars of Clay, Wilco, The Verve, Pearl Jam, Depeche Mode, Muse, The Stills, The Libertines, Nora Jones, Jewel, Portishead, The Verve, The Doves, Beethoven, Modest Mouse, Travis, James Taylor, Jennifer Knapp, Nikka Costa, Over the Rine, Bjork, U2, Something Corporate, Gary Jules, Sublime, Interpol, Blonde Redhead, Ben Folds, NIN, Isis, Mars Volta, The Cure, Joy Division, Queen, Coldplay, Team Sleep, The Deftones, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Billie Holiday, Neutral Milk Hotel, Eisley, Counting Crows, Garbage, Pedro the Lion, Radiohead, A Perfect Circle, World Leader Pretend, Coldplay........

Movies:

for this month...

The Neverending Story

Little Miss Sunshine

Big Fish

Edward Scissor Hands

American Beauty

Happy Feet

My Fair Lady

Finding Neverland

Television:

Animal Planet

Books:

(Not in particular order) Mere Christianity - C.S. Lewis; The Great Romance - Brent Curtis & John Eldridge; The War of Art; The Bible; The Book of Questions; When I was a kid I use to hit up R.L Stine Fearstreet and Goosebumps on a daily basis. I was pretty much to coolest kid ever. Captivating - Stasi Eldridge; 1984 - George Orwell; The Flowers of Evil - Charles Boudelaire;

Heroes:


My Mother and my Father

My Blog

This Song is For Rachel

I found this on myspace videos today when I was browsing around (something I don't do often). Talk about a happy discovery! This is a performance of "The Rachel Song" at a Huricane Katrina Benefit sho...
Posted by Ray on Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:20:00 PST

A Story

I can't believe that "dreams and the supernatural" is an option for category when you post a blog. Cool. Considering the weight my dreams have carried lately, as well as supernatural proof of Go...
Posted by Ray on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:29:00 PST

Christmas in July

The overzealous enthusiasm of ambition and studies in a far away land is mostly a facade, really. I'm quite certain it will happen after the marriage takes place, but in mind, the kudzu of resistance ...
Posted by Ray on Tue, 22 Jul 2008 03:52:00 PST

Dear Montevallo

I clutch my forehead in my hands. I am really tired. The move home to Dothan has been good. The car is still full of things I haven't needed to remove yet and my fourth of July evening has been spent ...
Posted by Ray on Sat, 05 Jul 2008 08:18:00 PST

Attention: Photography Jobs Needed

Hello all! I am thrilled you've taken the time to see what this is all about. As you probably know, I am trying to establish myself as a photographer before and after I get married and make the move ...
Posted by Ray on Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:02:00 PST

Washing off the day

Today I sat in the tub ten minutes longer than that point where the water gets colder than comfortable. I was thinking.It amazes me how much time I've spent wasting my time doing things that obtain no...
Posted by Ray on Wed, 21 May 2008 04:38:00 PST

The Dance of the Nocturne

Music by Rachel Hendrix and Stephen CollinsDance performed by Stacey ClarkCinematography and Editing by Rachel Hendrix ...
Posted by Ray on Mon, 07 Apr 2008 05:03:00 PST

What Sarah Said

The Human Abstractrachel inspires me to cut my own hair.to take those unforgivable sharp edges to my beautyand confidence, with the knowledge that i mightturn out looking different than i thought, tha...
Posted by Ray on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:18:00 PST

The Human Abstract

The End Is Near ...
Posted by Ray on Thu, 27 Mar 2008 08:04:00 PST

In the Company of Fish

I am personally inviting anyone reading this to come to my art show on March 30th at 4:00 pm in Bloch Hall gallery of the University of Montevallo.  That’s the Sunday after Easter. It...
Posted by Ray on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 10:50:00 PST