tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-42167332961873253802024-03-13T13:36:48.770-07:00Norn's IslandI'm an illustrator in NYC bringin' lots o' warmth & humor to the world!Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-31966412509383079262013-02-04T14:08:00.001-08:002013-02-04T14:11:20.893-08:00CONSCIENCE<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/8446179786/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8184/8446179786_f13670ea57_m.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/8446179786/">CONSCIENCE</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/">n69n</a></span><br />
CONSCIENCE.<br />#117 in my RECORD COLLECTION series.<br />For Frantzie Bazile and Michael Patterson.<br /><br />Listening to Womack & Womack makes me wanna make babies.<br />Not in the sexy way... well, yeah, maybe, if you think of "sexy" as stability, building a strong, loving foundation & family. Which, to me, IS appealing.<br />They stir up feelings of wanting to be a Parent, or just the desire to pass on what I've learned. To be PART of a Tribe.<br />A Family of My Own.<br />CONSCIENCE OF MY CONSCIENCE is my favorite song, and it reminds me of one the greatest things I've learned from intenSati: the ability to step back, & observe my thoughts. We all know the line, "You are The Thinker, Not The Thought", but intenSati gives you the physical demonstration of it, and the tools to do it.<br /><br />Available as PRINT: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/9938470-conscience">http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/9938470-conscience</a><br /><br />Available as T: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/9938470-conscience?p=t-shirt">http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/9938470-conscience?p=t-shirt</a>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-8657965403945654452013-02-04T14:07:00.001-08:002013-02-04T14:12:20.953-08:00TRUE COLORS<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/8446175456/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8073/8446175456_af4c934c1c_m.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/8446175456/">TRUE COLORS</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/">n69n</a></span><br />
TRUE COLORS<br />#116 in my RECORD COLLECTION series.<br />Dedicated to Kelly Barrow.<br /><br />“It’s a strange lesson to learn in life that your differences, the things that make you feel uncomfortable about yourself are what will help you to grow into who you are.<br />Those are your gifts.”<br />- Cyndi Lauper.<br /><a href="http://truecolorsfund.org/">http://truecolorsfund.org/</a><br /><a href="http://fortytonone.org/">http://fortytonone.org/</a><br /><a href="http://www.wegiveadamn.org/">http://www.wegiveadamn.org/</a><br /><br />Available as PRINT: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/9290982-true-colors">http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/9290982-true-colors</a><br />
<br />Available as T: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/9290982-true-colors?p=t-shirt">http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/9290982-true-colors?p=t-shirt</a>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-57060007563863462632012-06-29T13:18:00.005-07:002012-06-29T13:25:22.498-07:00Laura Nyro - GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/7468594748/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7276/7468594748_ca09b5a886_m.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/7468594748/">Laura Nyro - GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/">n69n</a></span><br />
GONNA TAKE A MIRACLE<br />#115 in my RECORD COLLECTION series.<br />Dedicated to Zoe Nicholson & Sue Katz.<br /><br />The sounds of urban Summer at its most romantic.<br /><br />Available as PRINT: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/9031862-gonna-take-a-miracle" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/9031862-gonna-t...</a><br /><br />Available as T: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/9031862-gonna-take-a-miracle?p=t-shirt" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/9031862-gonna-t...</a>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-18328860578871398422012-06-29T13:18:00.003-07:002012-06-29T13:25:48.594-07:00Kate Bush - RUNNING UP THAT HILL<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/7468589348/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7132/7468589348_51d8675df2_m.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/7468589348/">Kate Bush - RUNNING UP THAT HILL</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/">n69n</a></span><br />
RUNNING UP THAT HILL<br />#114 in my RECORD COLLECTION series.<br /><br />When we do the COURAGE pose in intenSati, I always think of the cover of Kate Bush's RUNNING UP THAT HILL single.<br />Arms straight & strong, chest proud, kissing the bowstring before letting the arrow of intention go out into The World.<br />Courage makes your aim more true.<br />RUNNING UP THAT HILL was the first 12" I ever got. Where did I find it in Western North Carolina in the 80's? ROSES? SKY CITY? <br />Somehow, I got my hands on it. I knew about Kate Bush from Night Flight, the late night video show on the USA network (where I also learned about John Waters, Divine and Will Powers).<br />For hours, I would sit with the big bulky headphones, trying to decipher the message over those rolling LETS-STAY-TOGETHER beats. A message of Selfless Love. A message of Courage. A message that, to this day, is just above my head.<br />It will always be above my head, because as I grow older, the song grows deeper in meaning.<br /><br />Available as PRINT: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/9022179-running-up-that-hill" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/9022179-running...</a><br /><br />Available as T: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/9022179-running-up-that-hill?p=t-shirt" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/9022179-running...</a>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-46884506355025208252012-06-29T13:18:00.001-07:002012-06-29T13:26:17.751-07:00Sheila E - IN ROMANCE 1600<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/7468585376/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8166/7468585376_2bcb8393b1_m.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/7468585376/">Sheila E - IN ROMANCE 1600</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/">n69n</a></span><br />
IN ROMANCE 1600<br />#113 in my RECORD COLLECTION series.<br />Dedicated to LaFrae Sci, Dan Kelly & Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls.<br /><br />Face it, we all want a Love Bizarre.<br /><br />
Available as PRINT: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/8999430-in-romance-1600" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/8999430-in-roma...</a><br /><br />Available as T: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/8999473-in-romance-1600" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/8999473-in-roma...</a>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-30530280877240456022012-06-29T13:17:00.001-07:002012-06-29T13:27:09.079-07:00Sarah Vaughan - A TIME IN MY LIFE<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/7468571170/" title="photo sharing"><img alt="" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7123/7468571170_7b8a16844e_m.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/7468571170/">Sarah Vaughan - A TIME IN MY LIFE</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/">n69n</a></span><br />
A TIME IN MY LIFE<br />#112 in my RECORD COLLECTION series.<br /><br />most people go around <br />thinking they're free<br />believing its an<br />easy way to be<br />how many times<br />are we told<br />what to do<br />because its RIGHT, Child,<br />or WRONG for you?<br /><br />in your youth<br />did you grow & achieve<br />or did you throw away<br />the things you couldn't believe?<br />do you run in guilt<br />& in fear<br />from all the things<br />you truly hold dear?<br /><br />The Universal Prisoner<br />makes His own bars<br />The Universal Prisoner<br />has no need for stars<br />He can't climb<br />He can't grow<br />& worst of all<br />He doesn't know<br /><br />do you share yourself<br />& love what's inside?<br />or do you run to the phony world<br />where most people hide?<br />are you honest like the lilies of the field you see?<br />hey, ask yourself: are you truly free?<br /><br />
- Harris & McCann, UNIVERSAL PRISONER<br /><br />Available as PRINT: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/8704379-a-time-in-my-life" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/8704379-a-time-...</a><br /><br />Available as T: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/8704379-a-time-in-my-life?p=t-shirt" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/8704379-a-time-...</a>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-5722134467163264942012-02-03T10:09:00.001-08:002012-02-03T10:09:26.085-08:00Björk - BIOPHILIA<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/6812888841/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6812888841_f7696f2dda_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/6812888841/">Björk - BIOPHILIA</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/">n69n</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>BIOPHILIA<br />#111 in my RECORD COLLECTION series.<br />Dedicated to Unkle Ken Russell, Lisi Tribble, & Paul Darling.<br /><br />For me, BIOPHILIA is about our place in the multiverse. Not just humans, but all living things & their interdependence, and that by being here, we're obligated to do what we can to make it better for each other. We're all LightBearers.<br />The song COSMONOGY reminds me of the final scene in KEN RUSSELL's film, ISADORA DUNCAN, THE BIGGEST DANCER IN THE WORLD: a hillside full of all the world's children, running through the meadow to Beethoven's ODE TO JOY in a state of glorious ecstasy.<br />I think of Isadora Duncan and her drive to teach dance as a means of artistic expression, not as entertainment, not for commercial purposes, but the spiritual & healing aspects of movement... and how that's echoed in Björk's BIOPHILIA education program, tracing the lines connecting Music & Science (like my dream where I learned that Art & Medicine were the same thing).<br />"MY DREAM OF BEAUTY WILL NEVER DIE!!!", Isadora declared. I feel the same way.<br />Maybe teaching is how I can spread The Light. Sure, my art will live after I'm gone, but its only a material thing. It would be so much more gratifying if I helped other people realize their own dreams of beauty.<br /><br /><br />Available as PRINT: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/8375237-biophilia" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/8375237-biophilia</a><br /><br />Available as T: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/8375237-biophilia" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/8375237-biophilia</a></p>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-44935808069409221792012-02-03T10:07:00.001-08:002012-02-03T10:07:38.518-08:00LA LUPE - THE QUEEN DOES HER OWN THING<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/6812881665/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6812881665_ac41918ff6_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/6812881665/">LA LUPE - THE QUEEN DOES HER OWN THING</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/">n69n</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>THE QUEEN DOES HER OWN THING<br />#110 in my RECORD COLLECTION series.<br />Dedicated to Jose C. Cabezas, Pedro Apocalypto, Michael Espinoza & Raul K Rios.<br /><br />La Lupe is pure drama unleashed, the thrill of no internal editor.<br />Strutting out of the building as it explodes in flames behind you.<br />Passion with no need, thought or care for justification.<br /><br />Available as PRINT: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/8040552-the-queen-does-her-own-thing" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/8040552-the-que...</a><br /><br />Available as T: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/8040556-the-queen-does-her-own-thing" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/works/8040556-the-que...</a></p>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-50164791949590657522012-02-03T10:05:00.001-08:002012-02-03T10:05:23.397-08:00CLAUDINE CLARK - PARTY LIGHTS<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/6812872339/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6812872339_4af9d94573_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/6812872339/">CLAUDINE CLARK - PARTY LIGHTS</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/">n69n</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>PARTY LIGHTS<br />#109 in my RECORD COLLECTION series.<br /><br />PARTY LIGHTS is the manifesto of everyone who's been stuck on The Outside looking In, wanting so much to be a part of that World. We've all experienced the pain of being shut out, absolutely believing that those on The Inside are having so much more fun than us on The Outside, that they have more VALUE.<br />I used to long to be one of The Beautiful People, to go to parties, live a life of glamor. But the closer I got, the more meaningless I saw it was; the real thrill & satisfaction is in the actual WORK, and that must necessarily be done in solitude. The true creative person is the one who makes their own parties, who incorporates fun as part of their process. So you are not waiting for compensation or an Invitation to The Party, you are manifesting it yourself. The Deed is its own Reward. The Journey, not the Destination; The meal, not The Menu.<br /><br />Available as PRINT: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/7885157-party-lights" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/7885157-party-lights</a><br /><br />Available as T: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/7885170-party-lights" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/7885170-part...</a></p>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-48245506877906729172011-08-17T14:45:00.001-07:002011-08-17T14:45:21.004-07:00Joy Division - LOVE WILL TEAR US APART<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/6053688609/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6065/6053688609_27109dda03_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/6053688609/">Joy Division - LOVE WILL TEAR US APART</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/">n69n</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>LOVE WILL TEAR US APART<br />#108 in my RECORD COLLECTION series.<br />Dedicated to Paul Darling & Gunther Vander Ding Dong.<br /><br />Sometimes it may seem like I'm overdoing it in my fitness pursuits; the truth is I'm trying to outrun depression.<br />NewsFlash: I get in deep, dark, self-destructive moods that seem as if they'll last forever. It's important to stay in motion; if I lose my momentum, The Darkness catches up & overwhelms me.<br />And, knowing myself, if I make such an investment of time & energy into my physical body, there is less danger I will hurt it.<br />Plus, I get a perverse pleasure from being in disguise as a gym person; people who like the music, art, film & books I like aren't "supposed" to look this healthy. I LOVE my workout friends, but while they were listening to NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK, I was listening to JOY DIVISION... so as much as we care about each other, we're always gonna be from different worlds.<br /><br />Available as PRINT: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/7629433-love-will-tear-us-apart" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/7629433-love-will...</a><br /><br />Available as T: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/7629438-love-will-tear-us-apart" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/7629438-love...</a></p>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-67323452792338040072011-07-05T08:37:00.001-07:002011-07-05T08:37:08.390-07:00Alberta Hunter - THE GLORY OF ALBERTA HUNTER<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/5904381461/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6055/5904381461_1dec601680_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/5904381461/">Alberta Hunter - THE GLORY OF ALBERTA HUNTER</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/">n69n</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>THE GLORY OF ALBERTA HUNTER<br />#107 in my RECORD COLLECTION series.<br /><br />When I think of the happiness, kindness & comfort Alberta Hunter spread across the world in her 89 years on Earth, I am sure she must've been some kind of more highly evolved being.<br />Maybe "ALBERTA HUNTER" is the highest status one can achieve on The Earthly Plane before gettin' off The Karmic Wheel altogether.<br /><br />Available as PRINT: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/7039991-the-glory-of-alberta-hunter" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/7039991-the-glory...</a><br /><br />Available as T: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/7040009-the-glory-of-alberta-hunter" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/7040009-the-...</a></p>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-69161528426071804912011-07-05T08:36:00.001-07:002011-07-05T08:36:21.324-07:00Marianne Faithfull - BLAZING AWAY<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/5904380487/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6035/5904380487_fe3c973a84_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/5904380487/">Marianne Faithfull - BLAZING AWAY</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/">n69n</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>BLAZING AWAY<br />#106 in my RECORD COLLECTION series.<br /><br />Available as PRINT: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/7031570-blazing-away" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/7031570-blazing-away</a><br /><br />Available as T: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/7031590-blazing-away" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/7031590-blaz...</a></p>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-38963775750569267262011-07-05T08:35:00.001-07:002011-07-05T08:35:36.921-07:00Grace Jones - FAME<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/5904379777/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5274/5904379777_1521f40803_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/5904379777/">Grace Jones - FAME</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/">n69n</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>FAME<br />#105 in my RECORD COLLECTION series.<br />Dedicated to Richard Bernstein.<br /><br />In 8th grade, we took a class trip to Raleigh.<br />It was really the first city I'd seen since my parents had picked up & moved us from St. Petersburg, FL to the backwoods of Balsam, NC.<br />I was so excited! It seemed anything could happen!<br />Maybe someone would "discover" me & I would never have to go back home!<br />But my biggest anticipation was to go RECORD SHOPPING!!!!!<br />This was long before internet or being able to just order up any record you might want. This was when you had to EARN your music.<br />I didn't have any kind of 'informed' taste, I just looked for cover art that intrigued me,<br />CAMELOT MUSIC in some North Carolina Mall; that's were I first found Ms Grace Jones.<br />I didn't really know who she was, but Richard Bernstein's cover of FAME hit me on such a deep elemental, undeniably GAY level, I knew I had to get it!<br />I was a a kid stuck in the hillbilly hills, with no clue how to break out, and I was desperate for direction.<br />I STUDIED that record.... "A TOM MOULTON MIX"... I didn't know what it meant, but it sounded erotic!<br /><br />Available as PRINT: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/6957057-1-fame" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/6957057-1-fame</a><br /><br />Available as T: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/6957060-1-fame" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/6957060-1-fame</a></p>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-67434272605582632252011-07-05T08:34:00.001-07:002011-07-05T08:34:36.724-07:00Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand - NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH)<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/5904934130/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6035/5904934130_2335a4cbd8_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/5904934130/">Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand - NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH)</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/">n69n</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH)<br />#104 in my RECORD COLLECTION series.<br />Dedicated to Natalia Petrzela, Dennis Allen Beltran and Francesco Scavullo.<br /><br />In every intenSati class, I have some kind of emotional growth, revelation or breakthrough, but its always in Natalia's class that blocked memories bubble to the surface.<br />Enough of them have come to light that I see how a narrative, other than my own, has been guiding (more like "bludgeoning") me through life.<br />Thought I was such a rebel but I was still shadowboxing expectations, being controlled by someone else's story.<br />Even though I thought I was so wild and free, it was all in RE-action to the fucked-up programming I received growing up.<br />And its not about blame; it's about untangling myself.<br />What I learn from these memories is... IT WASN'T ME.<br />IT'S *NOT* ME. I am NOT fundamentally fucked-up.<br />I've honestly believed all my life that I was, that it was my MAIN PERSONALITY TRAIT.<br />That I was born "fucked-up"... just like having brown eyes.<br />My role in the family was "designated fuck-up", and its crazy to see how that has played out, how unconsciously I have TACKLED that role with GUSTO.<br />How, in my family, "artist"="bum", and how deeply I've internalized that way of thinking... a self-fulfilling prophecy.<br />How I've never had respect for myself, and never expected anyone else to, either.<br />How so much of my life has been underground, off the books, always afraid of being exposed as a fraud, never having the courage to stand in sunlight.<br />How I've always thought of myself more as a Gas than a Solid.<br /><br />Natalia's series this month has been about RESILIENCE, and last week, the song NO MORE TEARS (ENOUGH IS ENOUGH) came on while we were doing the STRONG move.<br />I saw the words ENOUGH IS ENOUGH IS ENOUGH IS ENOUGH IS ENOUGH IS ENOUGH IS ENOUGH build up in the form of a wall in front of me.<br />Graffiti'd on the wall were all the reasons why I don't deserve love, why I don't deserve success, why I don't deserve help. I was punching holes in the wall, and it was crashing down around me.<br />I am deep in the process of re-writing my story. Maybe it is too late in the game for me to achieve success here in NYC, and I am so sad that it has taken me this long in life to realize that I can LIVE in my body, not HIDE in it.<br />I have every right to breathe air and take up space; I don't need to live my life as if I'm apologizing for it.<br /><br />Available as PRINT: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/6928059-1-no-more-tears-enough-is-enough" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/6928059-1-no-more...</a><br /><br />Available as T: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/6928065-1-no-more-tears-enough-is-enough" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/6928065-1-no...</a></p>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-45692517834829977602011-03-12T04:29:00.001-08:002011-03-12T04:29:06.470-08:00Donna Summer - LIVE AND MORE<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/5519131793/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5059/5519131793_bf190c6672_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/5519131793/">Donna Summer - LIVE AND MORE</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/norncutsonart/">n69n</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>LIVE AND MORE<br />#103 in my RECORD COLLECTION series.<br /><br />I vividly remember late nights, lying on the floor in Mama's room (the only room with AC), listening to that ol' plastic woodgrain AM clock radio. I was hypnotized by the imagery of MACARTHUR PARK, and thought it the highest possible human aspiration to lose oneself in a 26 minute disco fantasia.<br /><br />Available as PRINT: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/6864505-2-live-and-more" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/6864505-2-live-an...</a><br /><br />Available as T: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/6864513-2-live-and-more" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/6864513-2-li...</a></p>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-62600065915045021532011-03-12T04:22:00.001-08:002011-03-12T04:22:16.766-08:00Sylvia - PILLOW TALK<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/5519127987/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5134/5519127987_406961a068_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/5519127987/">Sylvia - PILLOW TALK</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/norncutsonart/">n69n</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>PILLOW TALK<br />#102 in my RECORD COLLECTION series<br /><br />When I first heard Sylvia's PILLOW TALK, I was scandalized.<br />Like most young perverts, I often overcompensated by acting out as a big prude, and playing dumb with any references to sexuality.<br />Now I recognize PILLOW TALK as a manifesto!<br /><br />Available as PRINT: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/6731360-1-pillow-talk" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/6731360-1-pillow-...</a><br />Available as T: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/6731373-1-pillow-talk" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/6731373-1-pi...</a></p>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-67635480242371053772011-01-24T18:11:00.001-08:002011-01-24T18:11:49.023-08:00BLONDIE - AUTOAMERICAN™<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/5385800081/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5211/5385800081_542254895e_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/5385800081/">BLONDIE - AUTOAMERICAN™</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/norncutsonart/">n69n</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>AUTOAMERICAN™<br />#100 in my RECORD COLLECTION series<br /><br />Available as PRINT: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/6639914-1-autoamerican-" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/6639914-1-autoame...</a><br /><br />Available as T: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/6639947-1-autoamerican-" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/6639947-1-au...</a></p>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-55019548666875796282010-11-27T10:11:00.001-08:002010-11-27T10:11:12.080-08:00Wanda Coleman - HIGH PRIESTESS OF WORD<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/5212226174/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5283/5212226174_83167d52ca_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/5212226174/">Wanda Coleman - HIGH PRIESTESS OF WORD</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/norncutsonart/">n69n</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>HIGH PRIESTESS OF WORD<br />#99 in my RECORD COLLECTION series<br /><br />Dr.Nina Simone was known as The High Priestess of Soul, and there's a reason Wanda Coleman's moniker echoes hers.<br />Wanda Coleman tells stories of realness. <br />Of kids sent to the liquor store. Of fat girls who like to fuck. Of finding yourself trapped in a system that never expected you to be smart or talented.<br /><br />"They will make you PAY 'til paying feels like PRIVILEGE"<br /><br />Wanda's words tell of growing up in 1960's LA, giving a full picture of civil rights, sexual awakening, music that mattered, Vietnam, making the political personal. You will learn new levels of empathy from The High Priestess Of Word.<br /><br />"If you so smart, why ain't you RICH?!?!"<br /><br />Those words have haunted Wanda all her life, and I identify. Why do we let the financial failures trump all of our other successes?<br />While I was drawing Wanda Coleman, I heard the negative voice in my head say, "Why are you drawing Wanda? You've only ever met 4 other people in the world who even know who she is. Who is this gonna resonate with? Why bother if no one knows who she is?"<br /><br />& that is precisely WHY I had to include Wanda Coleman; because people SHOULD know about her. If I don't honor her, who will?<br /><br />And it's an affirmation that I am not in this for the money; I am in it to tell the truth.<br /><br />Available as PRINT: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/6312591-2-high-priestess-of-word" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/6312591-2-high-pr...</a><br /><br />Available as T: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/6312648-2-high-priestess-of-word" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/6312648-2-hi...</a></p>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-62936703975684750312010-10-06T09:25:00.001-07:002010-10-06T09:25:13.247-07:00Elis Regina & Antonio Carlos Jobim - ELIS & TOM<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/5057024069/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4108/5057024069_2ea353130a_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/5057024069/">Elis Regina & Antonio Carlos Jobim - ELIS & TOM</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/norncutsonart/">n69n</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>ELIS & TOM<br />#98 in my RECORD COLLECTION series<br /><br />Available as PRINT: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/6013769-1-elis-and-tom" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/6013769-1-elis-an...</a><br /><br />Available as T: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/6013796-1-elis-and-tom" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/6013796-1-el...</a></p>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-55995728089227668482010-10-06T09:17:00.001-07:002010-10-06T09:17:39.553-07:00Björk - VOLTA<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/5056984399/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4091/5056984399_f2e38514f5_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/norncutsonart/5056984399/">Björk - VOLTA</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/norncutsonart/">n69n</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>VOLTA<br />#97 in my RECORD COLLECTION series<br /><br />I don't know if its fair to include VOLTA in this series; its still a relatively new album, and only time will tell its influence on me.<br />The song WANDERLUST has already made a difference in my life; not traveling outwards, but inwards, searching deeper. When I spill my guts in my writing, that's part of it; always seeing how close to the bone I dare to cut. Honesty as extreme sport. It becomes addictive.<br /><br />Available as Print: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/5779635-1-volta" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/5779635-1-volta</a><br /><br />Available as TShirt: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/5779675-1-volta" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/5779675-1-volta</a></p>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-38102327563985489372010-07-23T00:43:00.001-07:002010-07-23T00:43:58.024-07:00Deee-Lite - THANK YOU EVERYDAY<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/18103738@N00/4820018155/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4121/4820018155_c181665c62_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/18103738@N00/4820018155/">Deee-Lite - THANK YOU EVERYDAY</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/18103738@N00/">n69n</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>THANK YOU EVERYDAY<br />#96 in my RECORD COLLECTION series<br /><br />Dedicated to Michael Economy and The Ocean.<br /><br />We all know what Deee-Lite's massive hit is, but my favorite of their songs is THANK YOU EVERYDAY!<br />It gets deeper and more meaningful every day, as I have more to be thankful for each day!<br /><br />I remember dancing to this song as I painted the murals in INTERPLANET JANET, back in Asheville NC, the thought of even *visiting* NYC a far-fetched daydream. Now I've made the NYC game last for 13 years, and i am SO THANKFUL for that!<br /><br />It was Michael Economy's art for Deee-Lite that made me think there might be a place here for me.<br />Its not so much that he was an influence on my art as a validation; I recognized his vocabulary. And I loved what he was sayin'!<br /><br />Back then, I truly believed that we could save the world by dancing. I still do. In the same way that meditation can make a difference...and for me, dancing is total meditation!<br /><br />THANK YOU EVERYDAY (The Spirit Mix Pts 1 & 2) is a song that could heal the world! Just the back-up vocals alone are a force to be reckoned with; they sound like pink military tanks, shooting sexy daisies, as they roll over & demolish hate, hunger, pain & ignorance!<br />& then the drums kick in and.....WOW!!!!!!!!!!<br />Its transcendental; it really *DOES* take you HIGHER!!!<br /><br />Let's send all of our most grooviest thoughts & vibes to The Ocean. SHE wants that healing, and we're so way past due to express our thanks and gratitude.<br /><br />Available as PRINT: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/5537531-1-thank-you-everyday" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/5537531-1-thank-y...</a><br /><br />Available as T: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/5537539-1-thank-you-everyday" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/5537539-1-th...</a></p>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-67929216326080084152010-07-08T12:13:00.001-07:002010-07-08T12:13:40.548-07:00Ann-Margret & Al Hirt - BEAUTY & THE BEARD<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/18103738@N00/4774631267/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4774631267_b0b998cd3f_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/18103738@N00/4774631267/">Ann-Margret & Al Hirt - BEAUTY & THE BEARD</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/18103738@N00/">n69n</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>BEAUTY AND THE BEARD<br />#95 in my RECORD COLLECTION series<br /><br />As a kid, this record seemed so adult & sophisticated to me...and it still does!<br />Ann-Margret and Al Hirt trade sweet nothings in between bouts of brassy swing.<br />A-M is at her most Ann-Margretiest, channeling the essence of feminine wit & wile; she'll wrap you 'round her little finger & you'll swear there's no place else you'd rather be.<br /><br />Available as PRINT: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/5495495-1-beauty-and-the-beard" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/5495495-1-beauty-...</a><br /><br />Available as T: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/5495505-1-beauty-and-the-beard" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/5495505-1-be...</a></p>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-5667603543516162052010-06-24T08:11:00.001-07:002010-06-24T08:11:51.594-07:00The Carpenters - A KIND OF HUSH<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/18103738@N00/4729859685/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1073/4729859685_ac426e7aba_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/18103738@N00/4729859685/">The Carpenters - A KIND OF HUSH</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/18103738@N00/">n69n</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>A KIND OF HUSH<br />#94 in my RECORD COLLECTION series<br /><br />My discovery of music and Karen Carpenter were simultaneous; She embodies the Spirit of Music for me.<br />My first memory: I'm on the floor in my parents bedroom, sunlight streaming in. I can't walk yet.<br />I hear the most amazing sound come from my mom's woodgrain bedside clock radio. When I'm older, I'll identify this sound as the slide guitar from TOP OF THE WORLD.<br />Then I hear The Voice. I climb the sheets, frantically pulling myself up off the floor & onto the bed. i HAVE TO SEE THIS VOICE.<br />The Voice is coming out of this plastic box with numbers on it. Frustration. Confusion. I must see this voice. I must possess this voice. I must make this voice sing for me. I must make this voice love me.<br />Thus begins a lifetime of searching for the perfect sounds.<br /><br />Available as PRINT: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/5422514-1-a-kind-of-hush" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/5422514-1-a-kind-...</a><br /><br />Available as T: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/5422519-1-a-kind-of-hush" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/5422519-1-a-...</a></p>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-59344633066803923292010-06-07T02:39:00.001-07:002010-06-07T02:39:55.612-07:00The Roches - THE ROCHES<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/18103738@N00/4677717135/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4019/4677717135_a1e092f4a4_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/18103738@N00/4677717135/">The Roches - THE ROCHES</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/18103738@N00/">n69n</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>THE ROCHES<br />#84 in my RECORD COLLECTION series<br /><br />thank you to John O'Leary for introducing me to the music of The Roches.<br />I don't know how I got thru life so long without them.<br />Oh, I knew the Christmas album from NPR, but theres so much more to them.<br />Each song is a story, full of characters, drama, humor & growing pains.<br />As I grow older, the songs become deeper, the humor more true, the hurts more identifiable...The Roches build songs to last.<br /><br />Available as PRINT: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/4700574-1-roches" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/4700574-1-roches</a><br /><br />Available as T: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/4700587-1-roches" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/4700587-1-ro...</a></p>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4216733296187325380.post-63453744234086738702010-06-04T18:40:00.001-07:002010-06-04T18:40:19.222-07:00Diamanda Galas - YOU MUST BE CERTAIN OF THE DEVIL<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/18103738@N00/4670721874/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4670721874_fd3d5fa140_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/18103738@N00/4670721874/">Diamanda Galas - YOU MUST BE CERTAIN OF THE DEVIL</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/18103738@N00/">n69n</a></span><br clear="all" /><p>YOU MUST BE CERTAIN OF THE DEVIL<br />#93 in my RECORD COLLECTION series<br /><br />sometimes i think the guy who was meant to love me must've died before i came along.<br /><br />Available as PRINT:http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/art/5304765-1-you-must-be-certain-of-the-devil<br /><br />Available as T: <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/5304774-1-you-must-be-certain-of-the-devil" rel="nofollow">www.redbubble.com/people/norncutson/t-shirts/5304774-1-yo...</a></p>Norn Cutsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02650978084194878199noreply@blogger.com0