Thanks so much for all of your awesome comments. I am so excited about this interview, and grateful to Leah for doing it and grateful that you all dug it.

@Gretchen – I know there are some pretty cool links between movement and sound. Indigenous cultures around the world combine both through music and dance, and in the context of storytelling. So I’m sure that plays a part in the experience.

I also know that during a session, where people lay perfectly still, they experience great shifting too. So there’s lots of shifting happening due to the sound, and I’m sure that shifting expands when you introduce movement into the equation.

@Chris – The indigenous relationship to art is one that has been huge for me. Because art has been such a healing thing in my own life, it was cool to meet people who have maintained such a deep relationship with the living nature of art. They so completely get it, and approach art in some incredible ways.

Making art is, I feel, an act of birthing something in a very real way. It’s not about completing a project, or making an idea tangible, but it’s like giving something life, which then has the potential to teach and heal and transform. Cool stuff!

@Jennifer – Thanks for the kind words and support. I hope you dug the download!

@Michelle – The fact that you play the tablas just rocks my world. I LOVE the tablas, and hope, one day, to learn them. I have been so affected by listening to them. And seeing Arjun Bruggeman, the tabla drummer for Krishna Das, play live was one of the sweetest experiences ever. That guy has some serious mojo!

And cymatics… well, it totally blows my mind. To watch sound creating these amazing forms, and to see sound shift stuff is such a clear and concrete way amazes me. Dr. Emoto has done some interesting work too. Glad you mentioned him.

@Christine – Thanks for your interest in the sacred sound project for creative stuff. I’m really excited about it. And I’m glad you liked the interview.

This is actually the first time I’ve shared my art in such a public way. It was a bit of a stretch for me, but I’m glad I did it here. Leah has created the most perfect, supportive space.

@Eileen – I think you’re all kinds of awesome too. Since the interview I’ve been filled with all kinds of additional thoughts and sound and art, and the way they come together. It’s such a big subject, isn’t it?

@Barbara – Another round of awesomesauce for everyone!

@ExpressiveHart & ktteemu – Thanks for sharing this interview on Twitter. I appreciate that a ton.

@Leah – Thanks again for giving me the chance to talk about two things I love. I’m really grateful.

I’m really looking forward to the sound for creatives release.

I’m also especially intrigued by cymatics. It reminds me of Masaru Emoto and his work with the vibrations of water (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Masaru_Emoto). It’s amazing to watch those patterns form!

And so much of what Fabeku is saying resonates with me. I always use sound in my workshops with my students to help them get in touch with their creative energy in their bodies before they start painting! And I loved what Fabeku said about how what is created through art is a living presence in and of itself. That when you are painting or creating something it is not a representation of something real ( which is what we are trained to think about art in western culture) … it IS something real and totally ALIVE!!!

So Cool!!!

Love you both SO MUCH!

And thanks for doing this and being creative lights of inspiration for the rest of us.

There’s so much I appreciate about this post, but especially the following two ideas:

- that the sounds we make and play change the way we feel! You mentioned this in regards to playing drums fast and slow; I wonder if your emotional change has something to do with the interaction between the movement of your arms and the sound you were creating. I don’t play any instruments, but I sure notice this with vocalizing. In fact, just the other day I rolled my MuseCubes and got “twist and howl”. I let myself have such a full howl that I didn’t even twist, and I felt so bold and courageous afterwards!!

- In regards to the relationship between sound and art, I think you said, “The sound creates the room and the art paints the walls.” Such a beautiful idea. Makes me want to play with this idea more.

Thank you, Leah, for interviewing Fabeku! You are both completely delicious.