Posted by Gordon Kerr on Sep 29, 2013
Dazzling Spark Arts Foundation launched a new literary series with featured author Gaellen Quinn reading from her novel, The Last Aloha, at Serenity Café in Edinburgh, on Saturday, September 14th. This epic tale of US missionaries in 19th-century Hawaii plotting against the royal family for control of the island, with its resulting transcendence, explores complex moral, spiritual and cultural questions relevant for peoples everywhere. When she’s not writing novels, Gaellen Quinn works as a consultant to social economic development projects in such far-flung parts of the world as the Amazon, Cambodia, Tanzania and Austin, Texas. As part of our commitment to more caring and inclusive communities, health and healing, Dazzling Spark is pleased to partner with Serenity Café for this new literary series. Serenity is the UK’s first recovery café, with superb, affordable lunches including vegetarian dishes and other café fare in a congenial family atmosphere, with lots of space, comfort and toys for the kids. Nestled between the Scottish Poetry Library and the offices of the BBC in Edinburgh, this café is a relaxing oasis with rotating menus throughout the week. All proceeds from this series go directly to support the work of the Comas Foundation, proprietors of Serenity Café, helping people recover from drug and alcohol dependencies in this volunteer work community. So if you’re ever in the Edinburgh area, please check this site for future events in this...
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Posted by DSArts on Dec 19, 2012
Gaellen Quinn’s passion for social justice is also reflected in her writing where her careful research and compassionate style reveals her strong desire to promote respect and understanding for indigenous peoples and cultures.
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Posted by DSArts on Dec 7, 2012
Welcome to Creative Circles, this is our blog page where we will share stories, clips and comments about what’s happening in the world of Visual Arts, Literary Arts, Music and Performance Arts. At Dazzling Spark we are inspired by a vision of the oneness of humankind, and a belief in the power of art in all its forms to transform and inspire positive change. Each week we will introduce new artists selected for our gallery, and also highlight our favourite videos, songs and performances from the web, together with interviews, reviews and retrospectives. Our goal is to help recognise special talents, encourage and support, build capacity and create new opportunities for networking, collaboration and promotion. Our platform will host a Directory of accomplished and emerging artists from Europe, Africa, Asia, the Americas and Australia who share our vision. Check it out for sample listings. We are just getting started so if you are would like to join one of our creative circles follow the links and, if accepted, our team of writers will work with you in developing your profile. This week we give you a taste of our global perspective. Meet Adam Varjavandi , a unique performer of an ancient art from Xian, China and fiction writer Gaellen Quinn delving into the forgotten histories of indigenous peoples from Hawaii to the Amazon. Our first Featured Artist is award winning painter, Rob Hain, whose work may be found in galleries and homes in many countries. Rob has illustrated several books, and our home page shows a detail from the beautiful Nightingale Books edition of The Seven Valleys by Baha’u’llah. I have known Rob from his early days as a struggling artist with a young family and it is great to see him get the recognition his talent deserves. Rob will be presenting some of his work at our very first Arts Retreat which will be held in Edinburgh to mark the centenary of the visit of Abdu’l-Baha (28 Dec -2 January) This also marks the launch of the Dazzling Spark Arts Foundation and I am really looking forward to the welcome reception. We have a few surprises in store but more about that later. Mean while to get you in the mood for our Celtic connection check out this great music from young violinist Noel Grainger. Dazzling Spark – Where Spirit Leads Form will Follow You can see more of Joel’s work on his youtube channel located...
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The Dazzling Spark Foundation works to foster arts in service to humanity. It seeks to carry forward a vision of oneness and global civilization through excellence in the arts.