Music and Creativity

Here is a short speech I gave last semester.

http://youtu.be/1V3XSZRon_Y

Beauty is not subjective, in this case (IMHO)

Here's the first of some super fun shots of sunflowers and other goodies I've shot.

This is what I made for our door:

Found this old short article I wrote for a friend's young readers newsletter.

Penstemon

No, not Pokemon! Penstemon! Most people know this popular native flower by the name of Beardtongue or the bearded dragon flower. You will find penstemon in many different colors and heights. These hardy flowers can also live a long time without water. They are sort of like the “camel” of California. These plants also love to sunbathe.

Native Americans prepared extracts from the stems and roots of the penstemon plant to treat fevers and toothaches. Penstemon refers to the presence of five stamens, four of which are pollen producers. The flowers are pollinated by bees, wasps, moths, butterflies, flies, and hummingbirds. If you ever see a penstemon, you can tell they are perfect landing pads for these flying insects.

"Index of 4000 Botanical Images (2004)." Webpage of Kurt Stüber. Web. 21 Aug. 2011. .

"Dimmi, crudele Amore"

I'm finally getting around to making my performances more easily accessible anywhere I go, so the latest recording I have uploaded is my Applied Music Recital from December 2010. This was only my first semester in the Applied Music Program, and so I was surprised when I got accepted to be a performer for the recital. This was an exceptionally difficult piece since I was working my upper tessitura a lot more than I was used to and there was a lot of word-memorizing for this foggy brain of mine.





"Dimmi, crudele Amore" from Muzio Scevola by G. F. Handel;
Applied Music Recital;
December 2010;
Glendale Community College;
Jessica Kesselring, Mezzo-Soprano;
Brian Hanke, Piano

Life of Pi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_of_Pi

I read this nearly two years ago, but it is a book that has sort of stuck in my brain. A little bit of imagery here and a bit of humorous connections there; this book has remained with me mentally this entire time. Basically, it is about a boy who has to survive on a life boat for quite a while, but there is an interesting zoological twist.

There is also the protagonist's interesting and everchanging perspective about religion and truth in various stages of his life.

Read it now. Question later.

Vahe plays the Duduk

Vahe plays the Duduk for fun in Glendale at Glendale College. June 7, 2011 Recorded outside by the Auditorium building. I recorded this with my phone and then edited with Magix software.

Nicolette y Christopher

Photo edited by Jessica
June 2011