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		<title>Extraordinary Inspiration</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 04:47:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shannon Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I experienced a fantastic performance on Black Friday. At the Tin Angel, I played my new song called Extraordinary. And the evening was extraordinary. Some friends attended the performance and shared their insight and inspiration. The first line goes: It&#8217;s the extraordinary that I find in the ordinary One of the offered insights was that [...]<hr /><a href="http://qifoundations.com">Have you visited Qi Foundations today?</a><hr />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I experienced a fantastic performance on Black Friday. At the Tin Angel, I played my new song called <em><strong>Extraordinary</strong></em>. And the evening was extraordinary. Some friends attended the performance and shared their insight and inspiration.</p>
<p><a href="http://shannonsusannasmith.com/wp-content/uploads/dscf0824.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-570" title="dscf0824" src="http://shannonsusannasmith.com/wp-content/uploads/dscf0824-106x300.jpg" alt="" width="106" height="300" /></a>The first line goes:</p>
<blockquote><p>It&#8217;s the extraordinary that I find in the ordinary</p></blockquote>
<p>One of the offered insights was that this song was directly correlated with the artist experience. Artists find the extraordinary in the ordinary.</p>
<p>Essentially an artist observes life and discovers it&#8217;s nature through their own direct experience with it. For example Da Vinci watched water in a stream, trying intently to capture what the movement of liquid looks like on a static page, amist discovering the water&#8217;s nature and disposition. Art comes out of observing and experiencing life and our own interpretation of it.</p>
<p>I paint with sound. I use a technique called looping. And like water in a stream, I discovered the nature of looping and layering my own voice. I added sound where it needed more color and body, and I also limited sound to add variety and simplicity.</p>
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<p>I am working on a full length CD recording called <em><strong>Blooming Songs. </strong></em> I work daily on a body of art and sound that keeps growing and giving. Blooming.</p>
<p>This work is art. I sing with color, feeling and intention. I revel that I&#8217;ve caught something universal and powerful in my song and that others deeply relate to it.  I sing of the artist&#8217;s mundane magic: the extraordinary in the ordinary.   I can&#8217;t ask for more! <strong>Thanks Shasta, Shawn and Tim</strong> for attending, your presents and deep artistic nature are a true gift.</p>
<p>Please listen to— <em><strong>Extraordinary </strong></em><a href="http://shannonsusannasmith.com/audio/extraordinary.mp3"></a></p>
<p>Purchase this song on <a href="http://shannonsusannasmith.com/discography" target="_self">Discography</a>. Enjoy enjoy enjoy!</p>
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