Links to Recommended Sites

visual artists / animation / film & video

Alex Grey - drawings & paintings, performance art & multimedia, prints, posters, art books, and philosophical writings from a truly unique and accomplished visionary artist. You have never seen anything like this before.

Chizuko Judy Sugita de Queiroz - original watercolors, giclée prints, & "Camp Days 1942-1945" illustrated book (the artist's childhood memories of life in a U.S. WWII-era concentration camp).

Moira Hahn Fine Art - paintings & illustrations, limited edition prints, and posters. Ms. Hahn's art, while definitely her own, reflects influences from a wide range of sources including (but not limited to) film noir, late 19th & early 20th Century poster art, and Japanese ukiyo-e.

One on One Animation School - Experience hands-on, personalized, professional, and very thorough training in the art and techniques of motion picture and TV animation, from accomplished animation veterans Mike Polvani and Wayne Carlisi. Their mission statement: "Our goal is to produce Animators at a professional level. In a nutshell, that's it."

Frans Vischer - Jimmy Dabble illustrated children's book, prints, plush toy, sculpture, and cartoon animation.

Geoffrey C. Everts - original, intricate, and provocative Alternative Art, illustration, & life drawing.

Greg Ercolano - a vast array of drawn-from-life and drawn-from-the-imagination sketches from a very prolific artist, as well as industrial/architechtural/travel/nature photography, science & technology articles, computer software (Greg is a high level programmer), and strange eclectica.

Jill Bell - professional & expert hand lettering, typography, & graphic design.

Masa Oshiro - original collectable toy sculptures, illustration & design, and nature photography.

Mike Nguyen: July Films - My Little World animated feature film (a work in progress), Mike's personal vision through the eyes of children.

Curtis McCosco: CosMc Productions - professional wedding photography & videography, on the garden island of Kauai.

Deborah Attoinese - professional fashion, portrait, and wedding photography (Deborah is also a filmmaker).

No Boundaries Studios - a multi-talented, Los Angeles-based Art & Animation studio, founded by artist/animator Brice Mallier and business manager Poul Johansen.

musicians / performance artists

Iasos - celestial, inter-dimensional music and videos, as well as philosophical essays and interviews; also features a gallery of works by visionary artists. In a letter to Iasos, R. Buckminster Fuller wrote, "I find your inter-dimensional music needing new words to describe it. I feel as though I were entering a new world— a new and very profoundly beautiful world."

Gary Myrick - award-winning guitarist, composer, & singer— also a painter & photographer.

Angels of Venice - exotic & masterful blend of Celtic, Mideastern, Medieval and Neoclassical elements— directed by harpist Carol Tatum.

Maria Kostelas - flutist, composer, & educator, with an extensive collection & knowledge of flutes from all corners of the planet.

Eddie Reed - The Eddie Reed Band, swing-era jazz— big band or quintet.

Buzzworld - Atomic Powered Celtic music and beyond—
directed by mandolinist George Lockwood.

Bali & Beyond - performing arts company inspired by the cultures of Indonesia, featuring a variety of music, theater, and educational presentations— directed by Maria Bodmann & Cliff DeArment.

literary

elimae - pronounced el-ee-may, and standing for electronic literary magazine, was founded by Deron Bauman in 1996 and has published essays, fiction, interviews, poetry and reviews. At the end of 2004, the editorship was assumed by Cooper Renner. Renner encourages the submission of jargon-free, non-academic reviews and literary essays; English-language reviews and translations of works from other languages; travel essays of literary quality; and poetry and fiction of the highest caliber.

miscellaneous / special interest

Carlton Stovall, Train Nut - my eldest brother's personal site, with an emphasis on his favorite topic, trains.

more to come...