Luna is full in the fiery, visionary sign of the archer, Sagittarius. Raise your sails as we head into this new chapter under her luminous light. Sun & Moon, Night & Day, Dark & Light are examples of the duality within our selves manifested on our dear planet Earth and vice versa. Like many of… Continue reading Sagittarius Moon & Earth Cycles
Tag: fantasy art
A Perfumed Bestiary, Letter F for Faerie, Part 1
A Perfumed Bestiary heads into a completely new direction with the letter F. As you may recall from the first post, I mentioned that this new series of fragrances would stitch together many themes such as illuminated manuscripts, the cabinet of curiosity, magic, mythology, the environment, nature, animals, etc. Well, here we are at the… Continue reading A Perfumed Bestiary, Letter F for Faerie, Part 1
Memory of a Cosmic Heart
Memory of a Cosmic Heart is a comprehensive project by my husband Greg Spalenka that includes music, visuals and a theatrical performance. Ten years in the making with his buddy Rob Jacobs and a team of incredibly gifted song writers, musicians, and opera class vocalists who contributed their talent to the eclectic classical, operatic, electronic… Continue reading Memory of a Cosmic Heart
Strike a Pose
Greg has been featuring a few of his models and associated imagery via social media and his blog. Here are a few pieces where he used me as the model. 1. CU opera poster detail) for “Susannah,” an adaptation of the biblical story of Susannah and the Elders set in the 1950s in rural Tennessee.… Continue reading Strike a Pose
Movie Monday: Epic
The 2013 animated film Epic, by Blue Sky Studios, is loosely based on the children’s book The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs by William Joyce. Why the marketing department at Fox choose to go with Epic as the title instead of The Leaf Men and the Brave Good Bugs or just plain Leaf… Continue reading Movie Monday: Epic
Illuminated
I choose to use the term “illuminated” for my botanical perfume brand for a variety of reasons. Some of you may have already heard, this story in some form or other. This post is for those who may not have heard the tale as of it. It all started way back in August 2003 while… Continue reading Illuminated
The Eyes of the Unicorn Auction
Ten years ago, my husband Greg Spalenka, illustrated his first children’s picture book “The Eyes of the Unicorn.” In celebration of its 10th Anniversary he has decided to do a one of kind auction that I thought I would share with all of you. “The Eyes of the Unicorn,” is an enchanting, magical tale of… Continue reading The Eyes of the Unicorn Auction
One foot in front of the other
This journey of moving both the perfumery and our household has been epic! During the entire process I’ve been listening to a a book series proposed by my daughter Eve. Today, as I was driving from our little woodland house to my moms home in Encino, I realized that most of our personal experiences mimic… Continue reading One foot in front of the other
Visions from the Mind’s Eye in Thousand Oaks
Greg will be doing a presentation and signing of The Art of Greg Spalenka, Visions from the Mind’s Eye at the Thousands Oaks library tomorrow, Saturday. Learn about his professional art career in publishing and film. Hear what it takes to create illustrations for the most prestigious publishers on the planet, and designing for the… Continue reading Visions from the Mind’s Eye in Thousand Oaks
Movie Monday: Lucy
This evening on my way back home from the perfumery and picking up groceries I stopped by the library to see if I could find an interesting film to watch this evening. Although I was hunting for Kingsman, I quite happily came across Lucy by Luc Bresson. If you are a lover of sci-fi/ fantasy… Continue reading Movie Monday: Lucy