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The more I hear - and see - of Erzsi Kiss the more admiration and respect I have for her as an artist. This is a big step for one who did not like her the first time I heard her. That was during Budapest’s French festival along the banks of the […]

Looking into My Third Eye
digital image 07, copyright Alison Boston

Maple Leaf Rag:
Textile Art for the New Millenium,
digital artwork 06, copyright Alison Boston
This started as an image of a red maple bonsai tree in a blue pot, now I think it looks like an embossed satin, hence the name.

Meeting of Minds in the New Millenium,
digital artwork 05, copyright Alison Boston
I can’t stop making these images. I fear I will vanish into cyberspace, disappear into a black hole, and never see daylight ever again.
This one took four hours…I still haven’t read the instructions!!
Oh yeah, it […]

…with Protector

Tree Seed for the New Millenium,
with Protector
digital artwork 04, copyright Alison Boston
I’m obsessed.
This was originally a photo of some fern trees in the rain forest, hence the title: Tree Seed for the New Millenium, with Protector.”
The Protector is a shadowy figure standing at the base of the seed. Can you […]

Chocolate Fairy Christmas Card
digital art work 03b, copyright Alison Boston
I am so pleased with my Chocolate Fairy I made this Christmas card… I sent it to all my friends in my address book, and a few people I’d like to be friends with, and a few others who just happen to be there. […]

After dinner, and the brief visit to the cathedral last night, we went for a late night walk round the castle. This is one of my absolute favorite things to do in Budapest: walk round the palace at night when there are fewer annoying tourists and the lights transform the city and the area […]

After dinner last night - which we finished at midnight - also typically Hungarian (unlike the Brits who do it on the 25th) we went to St. Stephen’s Basilica - which is right next door to my friend’s flat.
The service - which was being conducted in Hungarian - was in process and the entrance was […]

Last night I had a traditional Hungarian Christmas meal with a friend and her guests from Italy. My friend is actually Rumanian Hungarian, and the table was covered with a beautiful linen tablecloth trimmed with hand made lace, in a way that is typical of Rumanian artisans.
We started the meal with wine […]

Chocolate Fairy

Chocolate Fairy
digital art work 03, copyright Alison Boston

Life Chocolate 02,
digital artwork 02, copyright Alison Boston

Life Chocolate
digital artwork 01, copyright Alison Boston
(my first digital artwork)
“Life is a box of chocolate covered possibilities: the filling and flavor are created by our mind.”
Alison Boston
I’m going to contemplate this today, and perhaps I will not crave quite as much chocolate!

I met this artist from Moldova a couple of weeks ago at Ari Kupsus’* monthly salon concert. Ari was exhibiting Alex’s paintings which are mostly bold, striking colors.
I am intrigued by how Alex’s work will be viewed in a hundred years. I ask what it will say about painting from this […]

I first heard these guys last spring downstairs at the Pesti Est Cafe.
When I heard them at Pesti Est, they were just plain too loud and I couldn’t really appreciate them. When I heard them last night, I was impressed with what a tight, polished sound they have developed in the past 9 […]

Last Saturday, after looking at Tamas Waliczky’s animations at Millenaris, I went to Godor Klub to hear Balaton Club - creation of Hungarian film score composer (Bela Tarr’s films), singer-songwriter, and writer Mihaly Vig.
I had never seen himperform - mostly because anytime they were playing before 2:00AM I was somewhere else.
Balaton Club is a […]

Not sure if this means I have been spending way too much time at home alone with my computer, or if looking at Tamas Waliczky’s animations sparked something, but I stumbled on NYC’s 1-20 gallery’s website today and while cruising the artists, Kiki Seror caught my eye with her eye…but it was this […]

‘Sculptures’ Tamas Waliczky
A 20-year retrospective of Hungarian media-artistTamas Waliczky’s work opened this evening (Saturday) at Millenaris Park. It’s his first major exhibition in his home town, having left Budapest many years ago for the advantages of living and working in London, Paris, Tokyo and Berlin. Tamas is currently a professor in […]

Image: Courtesy Quiz Farm
QUIZZICAL NONSENSICAL FUN TO WASTE TIME WITH!
Well, well, well…it’s been confirmed, I am indeed a Faery! and it’s not surprising that being a mermaid runs a close second as I have always thought that I must have been a dolfin in a previous life. I get no kick-back for linking […]

I was awed by Dennis’s performances: slide shows accompanied by readings from his writings - presented with the unshakeable confidence and surety that he had a right to be there and do what he was doing. And I’ve always remembered the words he spoke to me after my first performance at Gallery 101 - a reading of my work called ‘Nurse Mary Meets the Sassy Squash’ - accompanied by slides of some surrealist drawings I had done. He said -in that very direct and matter-of-fact way he had of speaking - that made even me pay attention:

The Poet

Fairies
VIEW MORE ART IN MY VIRTUAL GALLERY
I got the prices put up today.

How to make a thumbnail that I can post here that will open to a full-size image and link to my gallery?
Anybody?

Balaton
VIEW MORE ART IN MY VIRTUAL GALLERY
Thursday: I got everything posted in my virtual gallery. The only things missing are the prices; they will come. Meanwhile, interested buyers can contact me with queries. A big thank you to Hungarian photographer Acsai Miklós who did the photography.
I finally got a proper art gallery […]

Poet, performer, visual artist, socio-cultural commentator seeks patron. (For Real)
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This place should […]

I performed last evening on stage at the a38 as a member of Hungary’s newly formed National Howling Theater (Nemzeti Orditoszinhaz). As the only non-Hungarian in the 8 member choir, I feel like last night’s premier was a kind of rite of passage. I’ve performed on Hungarian stages with Hungarian jazz musicians, […]

I went to hear Steve Coleman at Trafo last Wednesday (Nov. 30th). With the warm up act it was almost four hours long! For this European tour, Steve has invited four Hungarian musicians to join him on stage: Zoltan Lantos (violin), Mihaly Borbely (reeds), Miklos Lucacs (cimbolom) and Gabor Winand (vocals).
We […]

The Godor Klub is home to Globefest this weekend. Essentially a left-thinking, consciousness-raising event where they screened The Corporation and held discussions to find solutions. The talks are continuing today.
I stopped by there last evening and spoke with a young woman who is involved with Centrum Group, a collective […]

Saw the documentary film ‘The Corporation’ last evening. I am sure there are some who call it left wing propaganda, and others who call it catastrophic. I found it uplifting and inspiring.
It truly shows the power of the individual to shape their world by how they think, and […]