A random act of kindness

The other day I went up to Runyon Canyon to go for a hike. When I got to the top of the trail, I found this woman holding this sign & smiling at everyone who walked by. She said that while she was hiking, in Berkley CA., she came across a man holding a similar sign, at the top of the mountain she was hiking. His sign inspired her to do the same, after talking to the man and asking him for his permission to do as he did. It put a smile on my face to see her & read her sign, so I thought I'd share her sentiment with you all! :)

"Song for the South-central Siren"

Hi! As I've been mentioning lately, I am going through a period of change, as an artist. The changes have recently gone from my visual to my written expression. I tried doing some new things with my poetry & wanted to share a new piece & poem. ...both are a bit different from "my usual". The piece is titled "Sixteen Kisses (The Siren from South-central)" & the poem is titled "Song For A Siren". Hopefully you enjoy them & come back soon for more Bsombin'! 

"Song For A Siren"

Left in a storm

Afloat on a boat

Lost & alone on a 

Violent sea...

When, suddenly 

He was found by a 

Siren who began to

Sing seductively

As he drifted,

He became enchanted 

By the siren who's 

Song was so lovely

So, to set 

Himself free

He began to sing, too,

& the siren stopped singing, reluctantly

As he sang,

The storm settled;

There was a calm on the sea; & 

The siren swam silently 

He sang,

"Siren, kind siren,

With beauty & grace,

Please be kind & show me mercy!"

The siren then smiled &

Drew close to him, 

To say,

"You sing beautifully!" 

"...But, I regret to inform you...

Someone should have warned you

...Sinking you is 

My duty"...

Yet, he continued 

His song & kept 

Sailing on,

As the siren went along patiently

He sang,

"Siren, kind siren,

Please give ear to my plea &

Do not deliver me to tragedy!"

The siren then smiled,

As she drew close, 

To say,

"You sing beautifully!" 

"...Yet, I regret to inform you...

Someone should have warned you

...Sinking you is 

My duty"...

Yet, he continued

To sing, & kept on sailing,

With the siren still waiting 

patiently 

...And, so they went, 

Back & forth, & he continued on course

Till he reached

The end of his journey

Shocked, the siren said,

"How can this be,

Was your song really so strong that

It brought you home safely?"

His reply, "Not my song,

but faith & love for family!"

Then the siren turned back & 

swam away miserably

-Bsomb4

More images from the shop

As things progress for our little company, I have been spending more time in the shop with my partner. I am fascinated by the project we are working on & have been photo documenting the process. Just thought I'd share a couple random images out of the bunch I have captured...

The big "black book"!

Hi! Thanks for checkin' out Bsombin'! I recently had to dig through some stuff I had stored away & came across some more of my "black books". After looking through them, all I can say is I was a weird kid. Thought it'd be fun to share some more art from the archives, though. Lol. Check back soon for more art, music, & more!

"The Art in the Part"

Here's another example of finding the beauty in everything...

A day at the zoo

Since I'm still finishing up my "nature" series (of paintings), I wanted to go draw some inspiration from real life animals. So, I took my junior photographer to the zoo, the other day, to go check out the new "L.A.I.R." (Living Amphibians, Invertebrates, & Reptiles) exhibit that recently opened & to study some of the larger members of the animal kingdom too. I got a lot of great images that are going to help me finish the "nature" series & I wanted to share some of my favorites. I hope you enjoy. Come back soon for more Bsombin'!

  

In my lab...

...As I mentioned, the evolution of my art & the beginning of things unlike anything I have ever done before...