Brightly Wound – An Art Journal Page

“I shall never grow up/Make believe is much too fun/Can we go far away to the humming meadow” 

That’s the chorus to my favorite Eisley song called, “Brightly Wound”. It’s also the song that inspired this art journal page I worked on last night! This song is actually from their very first album entitled, “Room Noises”. I’ve been a huge Eisley fan since I saw them in concert in 2005 and even years later, this is still my favorite song by them. It’s so whimsical and magical! It never fails to make me feel happy and warm whenever I hear it.

I’ve been listening to it a lot more lately than usual and always find myself humming it throughout the day. The lyrics just evoke such a child like innocence. It’s the type of song I will probably sing as a lullaby to my future kids someday. So last night, as I was listening to this song, I got inspired to create an art journal page with this lyric in mind. I’m really happy with how it turned out! In fact, I think it’s the best one I’ve done so far.

I think my favorite elements are the floral fabric I used for the background and the letter stamps I used to add the lyrics onto the page. It was a really fun page to create! It was fun to go crazy and make it just as whimsical as the song. :)

P.S Eisley has a new album coming out on May 28th entitled, “Currents”. You can listen to a song from the new album here: “Drink The Water”.

Feature on the music of Sucre

The word Sucre (pronounced: Su-Cray) is the French word for sweet. It’s also the name of the solo project by Eisley’s, Stacy Dupree King. And sweet is definitely a great way to describe these songs.

It was fall of 2005 when I was first introduced to the lovely music of the band, Eisley. These Tyler, Tx natives, made up of 4 siblings and their cousin, were opening for Switchfoot on the “Nothing Is Sound” Tour (the first Switchfoot concert I ever went to). I was immediately drawn in with their whimsical tunes and the angelic voices of the Dupree gals. I remember seeing Stacy at the keyboard singing the lead on “Marvelous Things”, one of my favorite Eisley songs to this day, and just being mesmerized by her voice. I also remember hearing random guys in the audience yell out marriage proposals to her in between songs lol. My sister and I left the concert that night huge fans of this band and have been listening ever since.

Having followed them for so many years now I was so excited to hear that Stacy was branching out and recording a solo album! And from what I’ve heard so far, it’s exactly what I thought it would be: magical and angelic. Sucre is actually a collaborative effort between Stacy, her husband (MuteMath drummer extraordinaire) Darren King, and musician Jeremy Larson. This is definitely a musical pairing that’s meant to be. The trio started working together on this project two years ago and next week, on April 10th, will release their debut album entitled, “A Minor Bird”.

You can’t help but be taken in by their first single, “When We Were Young”; it’s a song you can get lost in. This was the perfect tune to introduce Sucre to the world with its whimsical and ethereal pop sound. The song is flowy, with a beautiful string arrangement, and Stacy’s pristine voice. The lyrics seem to be a bittersweet almost nostalgic ode to growing up; “When we were young I never had to worry. I never even cared cause something always came my way. When we were young I never was repeating the sentiment again and again, oh, something’s gotta come my way.”

The video for this song, which was produced by Darren King, is equally as beautiful. It was filmed on the 3rd floor of the Red Velvet Boutique owned by Jeremy Larson’s wife, Elsie (Side note: it’s also the room the Larson’s were married in last May). Those familiar with the blogging world might recognize Elsie from her blog, A Beautiful Mess. The upstairs of her lovely boutique, located in Springfield, MO, was not only where the video was filmed but also where the album was recorded. Elsie is also responsible for designing the gorgeous dress Stacy is wearing in the video (it’s stunning isn’t it, ladies?). As a long time reader of her blog I was so excited to see her involvement in this project. The video is dreamlike as Stacy dances around in angel wings surrounded by white lights. It’s a perfect complement to the song.

“A Minor Bird” doesn’t release till next week but you can pre-order it on the Sucre website now. You can also purchase the song “When We Were Young” on iTunes and download a free track called, “Hiding Out” on their Facebook. Also, be sure to check out their tour dates so you can see the magic live and in person.

The buzz has been building about Sucre for a while now as fans are ready for these tunes. And with three incredibly talented musicians such as Stacy, Darren, and Jeremy all working on one album, you know it’s sure to be a gem.

http://sucreofficial.com
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