In Honor of Amy Winehouse, Laid in Rest

Recitative

Thy hand, Belinda, darkness shades me,

On thy bosom let me rest,

More I would, but Death invades me;

Death is now a welcome guest.

Aria

When I am laid, am laid in earth, May my wrongs create

No trouble, no trouble in thy breast;

Remember me, remember me, but ah! forget my fate.

Remember me, but ah! forget my fate.

**************************************************************************** This song sung by the avant-garde Klaus Nomi, who also met an early tragic Fate, seems to fit the sad passing of Amy Winehouse, a truly talented artist gone too soon as many others of her caliber and spirit have.. namely Janis Joplin, whom she was often compared to, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix.. etc. Also check out this article by Russell Brand, a former fellow addict and also friend and colleague to Amy. http://www.russellbrand.tv/2011/07/for-amy/

As Klaus sang in his aria, do this for Amy and all the others who have gone too soon.. and in a tragic way.. most recently, that would be Whitney Houston.

Remember me! Remember me! But ahh! Forget my fate!
Updated June 6, 2012

The 'Old World:" Croatia, Possible Photo Book in the Works

Taken back in the Summer of 2007, I thought I would give a preview of a possible photography book showcasing traveling I've done, most epecially in Croatia, land of my ancestry and heritage. 

Some past photography

Been looking through some of my old photography, some of which can be seen here:

http://elizabeth-photography-las-vegas.blogspot.com/

But anyway, to showcase some more, thought I'd upload some here. These were taken for a photography class at CSN in Spring of 2008. Class was aptly called Las Vegas Document, taught by Heather Protz, a quite capable teacher that let us bring our own creativity out. That's the best way to teach and learn I believe. I believe everything we need, if we are so inclined towards a certain path, is inside of us, we just need someone or something to help us bring it out. Sometimes that happens on its own, through life, but sometimes we need someone else to catalyze us too. Anyway, with that, here are a couple of those photos. Maybe more later.

Copyright Elizabeth Aralica 2008-2011