Arte-Scienza

Music and other arts provide nourishment for my emotional and spiritual life, yet I am drawn to new technology of the 21st Century. Da Vinci is my role model for maintaining a delicate balance between imagination and logic as I seek to develop both sides of my brain, for what he calls ‘Whole-brain’ thinking.

Along the road that runs past my home are hedges full of night-blooming cereus. As I walk along the road early in the morning, I see the profusion of spectacular blooms that quickly fade.

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ANCIENT WRITINGS

Arabian Nights

• A Thousand Nights and A Night

Bhagavad-gita

• Bhagavad-gita
• Essays on the Gita

Bible

• Search Passage and Word
• Biblical Studies Foundation
• American Bible Society
• Net Bible

Koran/Qur’an

• The Holy Qur’an

Murasaki

• The Tale of Genji
• Costume History in Japan
• Tale of Genji Scroll
• Background of Tale of Genji

Tao

• Tao Arts
• Abode of the Eternal Tao
• The Daily Tao
• Exploring Tao with Fun
• True Tao
• About the Tao

Other Writings

• Diary of Samuel Pepys

ARTISTIC INTERESTS

Supplies

• Mister Art
• Dakota Art Pastels
• Art Supplies Online
• Budget Art Supplies

Artists

• Donn Russell

Drawing/painting

• Pastel Painting
• Drawing and Sketching
• Free Art Lessons Online
• Oil Painting Techniques

Mexican Art

• Mexican Folk Art
• Frida Kahlo, Self-Portrait
• Arts of Mexico
• Architecture of Mexico
• Mexico Connect

Sculpting

• Sculpting Books

Quilting

• World Wide Quilting Page
• Free Quilt Patterns

MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

Balalaika

• Balalaika
• Arizona Balalaika Orchestra

Dulcimer

• Appalachian Dulcimer
• Dulcimer Resources
• The Dulcimer Shop
• What Is A Dulcimer?
• Hill Country Dulcimers
• Dulcimer Clubs
• Dulcimer Lessons
• Mountain Dulcimer
• Building Mountain Dulcimers
• Dulcimer Articles

French Horn

• French Horn Resource Page
• International Horn Society

Guitars

• James Goodall Guitars (Kailua-Kona)
• Building a Steel String (Also folk harp and dulcimer)

Erhu (Hu-Qin)

• Wonderful World of Erhu

Lute

• The Lute
• Lute

Piano (Grand/Electric)

• Yamaha – Grand and Electronic

Recorder

• Recorder
• The Recorder

Koto/Shakuhachi

• The Japanese Koto
• How to Play the Koto
• What is Koto?
• Japanese Lifestyle – Koto

Ukelele

• KoAloha Ukelele
• Koa Wood Ukeleles

Violin

• The Violin
• Violin

MUSIC

Classical

• Vancouver Classical Music Guide
• J.S. Bach (Sound)

Early/ Ethno-musicology

• Ethno-music Library
• Ethno-musicology Resources

Folk

• Folk Music
• Folk Music (sound)

TECHNOLOGY

Computer

• eClean
• Truth or Fiction

Miscellaneous Internet “Stuff”

• Radio Tuner
• Mirror (British Newspaper)
• Absolute Radio