ColdWhat power art thou Who from below Hast made me rise Unwillingly and slow From beds of everlasting snowSee’st thou not how stiff And wondrous old Far unfit to bear the bitter coldI can scarcely move Or draw my breath I can scarcely move Or draw my breathLet me freeze again Freeze again to death Let me, let me, let me Freeze again to death…I haven’t been prone to blogging lately, as I have been lost in my own self-created world of art and music. These self-imposed exiles come more and more frequently lately as the misanthrope wins out over the one who wants to find a point of connection with her fellow human beings. From this comes the creation of art purely for my own emotional release. So, there are no gallery showings, no entries in juried exhibitions, no bold moves forward in career. A cycle will come again where I am propelled to have my work on gallery walls or be on stage behind a microphone, but for now I am enjoying the soft retreat away from all of the trappings that come when one takes their art and moves it under a light. So, although I am not blogging and posting anywhere very often, there are piles of new photographs and poems.I did a series a few weeks ago inspired by one of my favorite songs, The Cold Song-in particular the last performance of Klaus Nomi. This sits at the top of my list of favorite performances. This was Klaus Nomi’s last performance, as he was suffering of Aids at the time. The decline of his health is evident in the shortness of breath and the sense of struggle as he works his way through the escalation of the song. Still, he pulls it off beautifully and with such honesty. This particular performance has so many layers in it that speak to the delicate beauty of our temporal nature. It is a stunning piece, and one that I would like to leave my friends with as we head off toward another weekend. Tagged: art, beauty, cold, countertenor, death, gay, human beings, ice, klaus nomi, life, living, love, misanthro...

Nomi sings the air of the cold genius from Purcell's "King Arthur" in Munich in 1982.