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Five creative people, walking with you. Our “author’s journey” through the American creativity, starts from the county seat of St. Clair (in Illinois), the city of Belleville. This is a city founded in 1814. If you like to collect fruit and vegetables in the land where a famous singer-songwriter from this city was born, you can go to Eckert’s Belleville …

The journey does not matter, as long as the creative horizon is vast. The intellectual property of the images that appear in this blog correspond to their authors. The sole purpose of this site, is to spread the knowledge of these artists and that other people enjoy their works.  

Because everything alive must die. His first exposure to music was through gramophone records, that he left behind when they attended college, but his musical style has varied over his music career. His mother bought him first guitar when he was six years old. He is a native of Belleville (Illinois), where he was born in a August day 1967. …

When writing is take the most basic kind of line, and improvise on it. After winning an award, he attended a racially integrated high school, where he was a excellent student only for writing. His novels concerned mythology, history, and Chicago. LEON FORREST wa born in Chicago in a January day, 1937. With an introduction from Ralph Ellison, his first …

Because it is always myself that I paint. Her parents were traveling opera singers, who happened to be in Austin (Texas), on the day of her birth. GERTRUDE ABERCROMBIE, born into a February day, was an painter based in Chicago, where she was involved in the jazz scene, becoming friends with musicians whose music inspired her own creative work. The family …

She was a loner, but Max was the only she needed. DOROTHEA TANNING was born and raised in Galesburg (Illinois), where attended public schools. After attending Knox College, she moved to Chicago and New Yok, where discovered Surrealism at the Museum of Modern Art’s. Then, the gallery owner Julien Levy introduced her to the circle of émigré Surrealists (including the …

When short, can be sweet. He was born in Chicago, on a September day, 1930. Living in an extended family, he was raised in a noisy environment. The road downstairs was source of chaos, and other families living in the apartment building were equally boisterous. He was also nominated for an Oscar, for the song “I’m Checkin’ Out,” (performed by …

An “Author’s Journey” in Greece, including Turkish baths, mastika and good readings. The Best Things to See and do in Patras, the birthplace of a famous Greek writer? The New Archaeological Museum of Patras, is home to several collections that display the history of Patras and the wider region. You don’t feel like playing the tourist, head to the Turkish …

When a tour start with a mati lesson, also known as the evil eye. During this author travel, you to can discover a hidden Greek community. It’s made up of artists and craftspeople https://www.lonelyplanet.com/greece/activities/made-in-athens-greek-memorabilia-small-group-shopping-experience/a/pa-act/v-6176P32/359417. Athens it’s one of the most alternative cities in Europe, so you won’t be short of interesting encounters and sights on this site. Even today, in …

Ethno-beats and lush harmonies, on the white sands of the Greek seaside. The area’s mythical background captivates the visitor’s imagination. The Argonaut expedition (one of the greatest epics in the Greek mythological cycle), set sail from its Pagasetic Gulf. Volos is one of the most attractive cities in Greece, and the Pagasetic Gulf is one of the most beautiful areas …

Portraying the conflicted world of the young, passionate and cynical. The Best Things to See and do in Patras, the birthplace of a famous Greek writer? The New Archaeological Museum of Patras, is home to several collections that display the history of Patras and the wider region. You don’t feel like playing the tourist, head to the Turkish Baths (an …

Painter, set decorator and costume designer. Buy souvenirs? Head to Monastiraki district (just under the Acropolis, in Athens). You can wander around the flea market and buy original gifts for your friends. Visiting the Museum of the Yannis Tsarouchis Foundation, you can also buy a reproduction of some paintings by a Greek painter who was born in the port of …

Faithful to the tenets of surrealism, like a way of life as an aesthetic. What to drink in Greece? After your dinner, have a little Mastika (a sweet, sticky liquor seasoned with a resin gathered from the mastic tree native to the island of Chios). A good way to save money and time on your visit to Athens is to …

When you are left with the feeling of the eternal triumph of feelings. Welcome to Athens, the city where a special poet was born who loves to remember that no matter what you say, but how you say it. Its name meaning “virgin’s apartment”: the Parthenon epitomises the glory of Ancient Greece, and it’s dedicated to the goddess embodying the …

Travel in Maine, surrounded by five shades of creativity. It travels along a flat and scenic landscape, with many opportunities to see wildlife. It’s a trail that passes wetlands, where a variety of wildlife can be viewed (such as beavers, herons and swans). The Nashua River Rail Trail http://railstotrails.us/ma_nashua_river_rail_trail.htm is a 12.5-mile (20.1 km) paved mixed-use rail trail, it ends …