m=marlene; la=lethbridge, alberta; blog=musings
I run an inter-media publishing company which develops and maintains a number of print publications and websites . I work creatively and technically with a wide range of clients from individual artists to corporate and government entities, helping them develop their creations, products and/or services. My company is a key player in creating a consistent marketing and branding strategy. On a daily basis, I integrate media and I write, edit, design, publish and market in print and electronic formats using my photography, writing, graphic, audio, design and social media skills. I am always prepared to think outside of the box and to do so often involves a mental rewind before playing and dancing forward.
An educator at heart, I love layering and mixing various media photographic, graphic images, sound and video, discussing varied philosophies, exploring user interface and software issues. I am curious about people’s different reactions, particularly when it comes to design issues whether it is in a room or on a computer screen. I wonder how ergonomics, colour, light, word choice, placement affect people’s reactions; interested in helping to create an environment where people feel included and assisted rather than excluded and frightened. I am a multimedia artist for peace.
I believe healthy relationships are likely the most important variable in one’s life. I look forward to a time everyone truly is welcomed. Passionate to a point that I can be annoying, I simply try not to care, yet it is a strong likelihood that I withdraw until I alone build my courage back up.
I believe an open mind is a healthy one; we should be able to talk about anything, learn as much as we can and die trying, love doing what we feel soul-bound to do before we expire. I am arrogant enough to believe I can help anyone … I stupidly don’t stop trying. I believe kind words, the right music, poetics are best solutions in our fast-paced days. We too often forget to take our next biggest breath to keep on keeping on, to focus on the positive and when anger and pain get us down, that we realize the real work of living is learning to dissolve the negative thought. I repeat myself, rewrite old stories. When the day comes that I may ask what matters most to you, there is a strong likelihood that underneath it all, your response is also what matters the most to me. You can never be too young, too old, too immature, too inexperienced, or even too tired for me to find something that I can relate to you about. I will take the time to try to find something beautiful in or about you.
All that being said, what really grabs my attention is finding tools that allow my creative juices to flow and create things that allow me to inspire, motivate, and hopefully endure long past my lifetime. I want to be an occasional seed of thought in your mind that allows you to be happy and help you believe that no matter whom you are that the world is a better place because you are in it.
Modeling the behaviour for others to follow is one of my steps to success. I am my own best teacher, revisiting my lessons, rereading my own words. My nothing is everything. I’m at a stage in my life when I like myself and I am confused when others don’t. Shyly, I hide behind graphics and other icons; it is a rare photograph that you will see of me.
Marlene Lacey
from Amo, Amas, Amat
Poetry pp. 52–54
from Amo, Amas, Amat
Poetry pp. 52–54
My living is my learning.
A “see-say-do” dance
to educate myself.
Throughout my life,
I will snatch every creative person
as a lead dancing partner
to guide and teach me.
I will mimic their steps,
then choreograph my own.
A “see-say-do” dance
to educate myself.
Throughout my life,
I will snatch every creative person
as a lead dancing partner
to guide and teach me.
I will mimic their steps,
then choreograph my own.
I will stir images
made from soft bristle brushes
licking the sweetest sights
with long lean strokes
milked by the metamorphosis
of multiple Gaussian blurs.
made from soft bristle brushes
licking the sweetest sights
with long lean strokes
milked by the metamorphosis
of multiple Gaussian blurs.
I will sprinkle sounds
a beat of a bass line with
vibrations that reverberate in the chest
and restart all the stopped hearts.
I’ll cross fade and mix layers
of the smoothest acoustics
in a mystical transmigration
embalmed by effects like
modulating vibrato, frequencies
resonating weird but wonderful wah-wah warbles
to titillate mellifluous musical meditations.
a beat of a bass line with
vibrations that reverberate in the chest
and restart all the stopped hearts.
I’ll cross fade and mix layers
of the smoothest acoustics
in a mystical transmigration
embalmed by effects like
modulating vibrato, frequencies
resonating weird but wonderful wah-wah warbles
to titillate mellifluous musical meditations.
I will stage a sparkling show of fireworks
swirling in a mirage of mirrored sunbursts
creating a charming omni-rainbow light
drawing dreams from the dizzied depressed
by spiraling shafts of light upwards
set candles afire to fuel flames of romance in the unfeeling
and focus the lens to flare on philosophical truthfinders.
swirling in a mirage of mirrored sunbursts
creating a charming omni-rainbow light
drawing dreams from the dizzied depressed
by spiraling shafts of light upwards
set candles afire to fuel flames of romance in the unfeeling
and focus the lens to flare on philosophical truthfinders.
I will add the ambrosia of aromas to liquer
and assault the senses with
drops of delicate, delicious perfumes
that would soar a war bride’s heart once again
simultaneously stimulating several
of their most sensual secret memories.
Awakening and uplifting like an early morning sun on a cool day
with a freshly-applied top note
of bergamot, heliotrope, mimosa, chamomile and citric accords.
Dissipating fragrances of wondrously pleasing bright and airy florals
envelope a vapour of defiance and irresistibility
in “look-at-me” scents of
ylang ylang, lily of the valley, violet leaves, rose, jasmine,
heliotrope, and geranium.
Invoking sultry and seductive, sexy, but teasingly warm,
rich and smoky, edgy and sophisticated, or dreamy and exotic
image from an amazing lingering classic base of sandalwood,
vetiver, oakmoss and vanilla
A bouquet to inspire
a glamorous paradise fantasy island getaway.
and assault the senses with
drops of delicate, delicious perfumes
that would soar a war bride’s heart once again
simultaneously stimulating several
of their most sensual secret memories.
Awakening and uplifting like an early morning sun on a cool day
with a freshly-applied top note
of bergamot, heliotrope, mimosa, chamomile and citric accords.
Dissipating fragrances of wondrously pleasing bright and airy florals
envelope a vapour of defiance and irresistibility
in “look-at-me” scents of
ylang ylang, lily of the valley, violet leaves, rose, jasmine,
heliotrope, and geranium.
Invoking sultry and seductive, sexy, but teasingly warm,
rich and smoky, edgy and sophisticated, or dreamy and exotic
image from an amazing lingering classic base of sandalwood,
vetiver, oakmoss and vanilla
A bouquet to inspire
a glamorous paradise fantasy island getaway.
I will practice standing on my tiptoes,
point my toes so sharply that the smallest
part of me is grounded.
I will raise and stretch my arms
use the vision of my pie-in-the-sky dreams
close my eyes so that I can focus on a point
beyond everyman’s rainbow
to stretch further
than even I can imagine.
I will hold this position
throughout the remaining days of my life.
point my toes so sharply that the smallest
part of me is grounded.
I will raise and stretch my arms
use the vision of my pie-in-the-sky dreams
close my eyes so that I can focus on a point
beyond everyman’s rainbow
to stretch further
than even I can imagine.
I will hold this position
throughout the remaining days of my life.
I will look forward to my grand finale, for
happiness is my journey; it is not my destination.
I will treasure every step of its path.
happiness is my journey; it is not my destination.
I will treasure every step of its path.
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