Music Is My Muse

"A painter paints pictures on canvas. But musicians paint their pictures on silence" ~ Leopold Stokowski

"Music was my refuge. I could crawl into the space between the notes and curl my back to loneliness" ~ Maya Angelou, Gather Together in My Name

"Music embraces our soul then gently seeps into every cell of our being and shifts our understanding of who we are" ~ Ronnie

It's difficult for me to explain what music means to me. Music is my soul's heartbeat. It's what makes my imagination sway to the ebb and flow of ideas that rush into me from a magical place. A place that I only ever get to visit in brief glimpses.

Rather than talk about it . . . I'll give you a sample of what it sounds like in my studio:

The Black Keys

http://www.youtube.com/embed/wIpm2EbVul8

http://www.youtube.com/embed/5AVd5RVukcs

http://www.youtube.com/embed/v5FW8Xo8ENo

Stevie Ray Vaughan

http://www.youtube.com/embed/6s9M-52fRGU

http://www.youtube.com/embed/VsHXd4rQnW0

http://www.youtube.com/embed/yNuXO60G33w

Led Zeppelin

http://www.youtube.com/embed/WbrjRKB586s

http://www.youtube.com/embed/z1yUvdQnERk

http://www.youtube.com/embed/Ly4XGEU6OHI

http://www.youtube.com/embed/8Dp92NZJVBE

http://www.youtube.com/embed/-Thp89MU1Es

Joe Bonamassa

http://www.youtube.com/embed/kDAQm2qWnYw

http://www.youtube.com/embed/Cp1HG5k4yhI

http://www.youtube.com/embed/_eHoixNJh5Q

http://www.youtube.com/embed/0vuqq0HQmqI

http://www.youtube.com/embed/EJ6beKeIFdY

http://www.youtube.com/embed/V135g4YrjJs

http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZbHzHsCCGuc

http://www.youtube.com/embed/46UFXQVSnKs

http://www.youtube.com/embed/iGF5y0B1eJU

The Tragically Hip

http://www.youtube.com/embed/ZuwobLCaoWE

http://www.youtube.com/embed/-3bwDb2piZs

http://www.youtube.com/embed/Pw2krdBz7IA

http://www.youtube.com/embed/KldJXc-LdPc

http://www.youtube.com/embed/_gOLNUJcD6E

Gov't Mule

http://www.youtube.com/embed/G-Ke5IM6moc

http://www.youtube.com/embed/JmegDUylRtw

John Mayer

http://www.youtube.com/embed/32GZ3suxRn4

http://www.youtube.com/embed/dBFW8OvciIU

Kings Of Leon

http://www.youtube.com/embed/YQprqMdUdPU

http://www.youtube.com/embed/wKe8HTPTlFQ

http://www.youtube.com/embed/hHOyahv4hSE

The Trews

http://www.youtube.com/embed/pHX7ZSz9FVo

http://www.youtube.com/embed/0uUoqD8a0V4

And this doesn't even begin to scratch the surface of the music I listen to while I'm in my studio creating jewelry, and sketching designs. Go take a peek at some of my fellow team mates' blogs to hear some of their favorite music.

Kat - http://artistikat-scratchingpost.blogspot.com/
Stacy - http://www.formandfunktionaccessories.blogspot.com/
Clarity - http://www.thesquarepegnation.blogspot.com/
Brandy - http://thefrogspond.wordpress.com/
Happy Tortoise Designs - http://happytortoisedesigns.blogspot.com/
Claire - http://brightstar109.blogspot.com/
Silver Pearl - http://silverpearlmetalworks.wordpress.com/
Autumn - http://www.autumnbradley.blogspot.com/
HemlockHollow - http://gloria-hemlockhollow.blogspot.com/
Beatriz Fortes - http://cjbf.blogspot.com/
Resurrection Silver - http://www.resurrectionsilver.blogspot.com/
RadianTrace - http://radiantrace.blogspot.com/
NancyCreations - http://nancysjewelrydesigns.blogspot.com/
Jessica @ Abella Blue - http://www.abellablue.com/blog

Our Team Blog - http://aspiringmetalsmiths.blogspot.com/

Ronnie is the jewelry designer at RadianTrace Jewelry. She's also the graphic artist at Mable's Makings, and the author of Ronnie Unplugged.