Showing posts with label Andreea Waters. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Andreea Waters. Show all posts

9/22/10

Cirque Du Noir Inspiration

{image via vogue italia and fotografiademoda}


{image via vogue italia and tom and lorenzo}

{image of prada via vogue italia and tom and lorenzo}

{image of mcqueen via vogue italia and tom and lorenzo}

Half the reason Cirque Du Noir came to be was my love for fashion, black clothing and celebrations. Until the event I will be posting images for inspiration here on Festival Creative. The event is special in the way that although it is all black attire and assuming everyone has something black, the space gets filled with either costumes or elegant people rocking their black. Another wonderful thing about the event is that it attracts a very diverse crowd to come and either people watch or indulge in the fascination of the live art fusion, the delicious food, or the ethereal music. Sounds of an elegant deep violin and world rhythms help to invigorate curious appetites. If you have not attended before, I have to say, it is a very different kind of event for Worcester.

Taking the talents of local artists and watching them create amazing works of art in front of you is intimate and really fascinating. Watching their faces, the nuance of how they sketch and watching them complete each piece is pretty incredible. All this while listening to really great music. The different groups that come together all for a night of celebrating together is what energized me and prompted me to really think outside the box and get this started. My house was too small to continue on there.

T
hat really motivated me was the fact that at almost 40 years old, I had been waiting for things like this to happen in Worcester. I wanted to go out in the city and experience something artistic, edgy, captivating that transcended all the barriers. Worcester seems to have pockets of people, places and things. In my mind I wanted to intrigue people...to come out and give them something that would highlight what Worcester has to offer. Since my circle is full of creatives, I really wanted to celebrate the incredible artistic talents here in town. I also did not belong to any artists groups, I was not involved myself in any of the artistic communities here in town. My fault. Without knowing much about anything in event planning and execution, I set out to find out that there were many people willing to make it happen. Especially, Andreea Waters of Kai and Gipsy, a creative herself that could really see where I was going with Cirque Du Noir, and jumped in right away. She is my partner in crime on this. Together we spin crazy ideas into reality. I love when that happens.

That was 3 years ago. Today we look forward to working hard to bring another, bigger more magical event to Worcester. If you think it's not for you, think again. This may be just what you have been waiting for! Museum goers, art admirers, art buyers, voyeurs, lovers, foodies, music lovers, curious, adventurous, zombies, politicians, teachers, lovers of fun...if you want to take a night to experience art and music in a new way, treat yourself to this elegant evening of eye candy, yummy food, creative people, and a fabulous night out in town.

The bonus? All proceeds go to the Worcester County Food Bank, just in time to feed so many Worcester families for the holidays. Tickets will be up online soon. They will be $25 in advance and the same at the door.

Big thanks today to:
Checkerboard Ltd. (the company I design for) in advance for the wonderful invitations they are about to print.

Niche Hospitality and the staff at The Citizen/Speakeasy for their incredible and accomodating support.

Cathy Walsh from Sprout, who always brings the fun on!

I also want to thank in advance the artists and musicians who make the event really super cool. Worcester is overflowing with outrageous talent. Come see what they can do!
Anyone new artists would like to be a part of the art auction, please contact me pronto! If anyone would like to donate a piece of art, please include a little bio piece with your donation, so our curator can tell the buyers about you and your work.

You can reach me at mlhiggs2{at}yahoo.com.

Expose yourself...
Take a peek... {click}

6/9/09

A PKN Teaser

Paul Irish

A user experience consultant with Molecular, ajax developer, and eclectic music blogger at Aurgasm.us.

{Me} tooting his horn:
Launched in 2004, Aurgasm has developed into a destination of passionate music lovers around the globe. Its audience includes music mavens, critics, journalists, and bloggers—a highly influential audience. It has been named as one of
PC Magazine’s Top 100 Blogs, profiled in The Boston Globe and mentioned on MSNBC.com, BoingBoing, Kottke, del.icio.us, Read/Write Web, Techcrunch, Signal vs Noise, and Digg. Aurgasm specializes in everything not under the American rock umbrella—music such as: downtempo, folk, nu jazz, chanson, scandinavian, jazz, cuban, brazilian, electro, soul, jump blues, bluegrass, film score, and electronica. {oh yeah, me again!}

Topic: Practical design solutions from Japan.

Andreea Waters

Born in Bucharest, Romania, now living in Franklin, MA with husband, Jeff, and son, Max. Work / Psychology major with an art and photography interest. My professional background involves the printing industry, sports marketing, advertising sales and design and finds me as the Marketing / Creative Manager at Expert Satellite in Worcester, MA. My latest project? Developing Facebook Application for referral program. Life / a passionate junky for photography, fashion, music, travel and the creative spirit. Addicted to the buzz, I get lost in the trance of the creative moment. Play / Surrounded by family and friends, dream, experience, taste and dance to the rhythms of life.

Topic: Life by Design
/ Be provocative, explore boundaries, be more than ordinary...


Adoniram Sides

An incredibly talented image-maker, motion and still, Adoniram, from Westminster and works as lead product photographer at Checkerboard in West Boylston. Commercial photography, land and city scapes alive with life and contemplation come naturally to him. Alive with details and distinction, Adoniram's work is done with passion and articulation.

Summary: Talking about space, how it impacts you emotionally, how it is translated into art. How space creates the foundation of psychological impact in art and in life. How a “quiet space” contains limitless energy and how it translates into
creative inspiration.

Topic: Quiet Spaces and the Way of Inspiration
{check him out: AdoniramSides.com, Behance}


Othah Tidbits:
Cindy Woehrle on Pecha Kucha Daily,
chatting about Worcester.
{p.s. This vid was filmed early on and Cynthia mentions Kaz Gamble, who has a scheduling conflict and hopefully will be able to do another PKN Worcester.}

New presenter links are alive and kicking on Pecha Kucha Night Worcester

4/27/09

New York City


{image via ffffound}

The National Stationery Show is fast approaching and with the summer-like weather and raging sunshine this weekend, my jealousy is peaking that I can't be in the city this weekend. It seems to always rain for the show and getting a cab in Manhattan in the rain is not fun. My friend, Andreea (aka PR partner) is in the city until Tuesday for the International Beauty Show...........hairdresser haven. She is there making sure the big huge screen doesn't fall down and break the blow dryers for Expert Satellite. Have some Soho fun for me, Dre. I am there with you in spirit.

12/30/08

Andreea Waters




This photographic spotlight is on Andreea Waters of Franklin, Massachusetts. From her images of adventures in Puerto Rico, you can see that her unique perspective and interesting capture of moments in time speak volumes. Andreea has an eye for composition and an attraction to color and texture, which always leave me wanting to see more. Her world travels and love of the outdoors have given her plenty of opportunity over the years to form quite an inventory of spectacular shots.

I wish I could inspire her just a little to show her work to us all. When, Andreea will you share with us? Is 2009 the year?

Perhaps one more trip, a treetop adventure and wild blue water can give you the inspiration you need. I dare you!