Do You Hear What I Hear? In my drum class, my teacher Amir played a video of a woman singing and a drummer playing with her to a group of people. She was singing in a language we did not know. It was hard to tell from her expression what she was feeling or thinking,… Continue reading I Learned to Solve All My Interior Design Problems by Dancing and Playing Music- We All Hear Music Differently
Author: Mary Ann Benoit
President- Northern Lights Home Staging and Design
Owner- Arctic Paradise Bed and Breakfast
Artist- Stained Glass, Jewelry and Alcohol Ink Art
Wildlife Biologist
Director- Kaleido World Percussion and Dance Company
Director- Tavus Dance Company of Alaska
Lover of music, art, dance and animals.
I Learned to Solve All My Interior Design Problems by Dancing and Playing Music- Precision is Beautiful
Precision is Beautiful Precision equals beauty. I know, it sounds weird. But it’s true! Today in drum class, as we were practicing our “ornaments” or rolls coming before the main notes, my teacher Amir said, “You are all playing very precisely today. It is very beautiful. Our ornaments are a series of three notes played… Continue reading I Learned to Solve All My Interior Design Problems by Dancing and Playing Music- Precision is Beautiful
I Learned To Solve All My Interior Design Problems by Dancing- There Can Only Be One Star
There Can Only Be One Star in Every Show There can only be one star in every show. This one star shines brighter than all the rest. The audience knows that is the person that will bring the magic to them. They can’t take their eyes off the star. There should only be one star.… Continue reading I Learned To Solve All My Interior Design Problems by Dancing- There Can Only Be One Star
I Learned to Solve all my Interior Design Problems by Dancing- Be Brave
Bravery. It is a good quality to have, in dancing, design, and life. Often, we are afraid to put ourselves out there and be who we really are for fear others will judge us. Guess what? They will judge us no matter what we do. It is human nature to make meaning of everything. So,… Continue reading I Learned to Solve all my Interior Design Problems by Dancing- Be Brave
I Learned to Solve all My Interior Design Problems by Dancing- Create Drama with Shapes
I learned to solve all my Interior Design problems by dancing. This is Part 3 on my revelations from dancing, on how to create a drama with shapes As I mentioned in my first article, it becomes increasingly clear that the threads of artistic expression weave a tapestry that transcends individual disciplines. The principles that animate the… Continue reading I Learned to Solve all My Interior Design Problems by Dancing- Create Drama with Shapes
I Learned to Solve All My Interior Design Problems by Dancing-Light Transforms Ordinary to Extraordinary
I Learned to Solve All My Interior Design Problems by Dancing-Distractions Ruin Everything. Remove clutter, visual disparity and consider yourself part of the design. Do you enjoy the look, feel, and smell of your space?
Do You Need an Alignment?
The Great Conjunction- Now that’s Alignment! My philosophy of great Interior Design is called Aligned Design and it aligns three key elements of art, science and energy to create magic in your space. The “Art”, is what most of us think of as “Interior Design”, and includes creating beauty by finding and artfully arranging furnishings,… Continue reading Do You Need an Alignment?
I Learned to Solve all My Interior Design Problems by Dancing- Create Drama with a Focal Point
I learned to solve all my Interior Design problems by dancing. This is Part 2 of my revelations from dancing, on how to create a dramatic focal point. As I reflect on my journey, it becomes increasingly clear that the threads of artistic expression weave a tapestry that transcends individual disciplines. The principles that animate… Continue reading I Learned to Solve all My Interior Design Problems by Dancing- Create Drama with a Focal Point
Why Home Staging is Really Worth it to You
You may think that home staging is just cleaning, reducing clutter, fixing things, painting, and putting your house on the market. Those things are all important and are all things you can do to help save money in preparing your house for sale. You can also clean your yard, put things away, trim your trees… Continue reading Why Home Staging is Really Worth it to You
Saturday Night Live Art Shows-Aligned Energy Art- “Attachments”
https://youtu.be/XWjoUW9XyWA Welcome to Saturday Night Live Art Shows ! I am Mary Ann Benoit and am with you tonight from Seward Alaska! So excited to be with you tonight to share some of my new Aligned Energy Art,, called “Attachments”, and three fractal art pieces I would like to share. Thanks to Saturday Night Live… Continue reading Saturday Night Live Art Shows-Aligned Energy Art- “Attachments”