My art serves as an interactive mirror of my innermost process, whisking me out of time, into the Timeless. To live and create my art from the Unconditioned well of being and inspire this in others is my life's work.
NEW! Audio samplings from "Vagabond Dawns"
Indeed it was a magical evening, on October 3rd
at the Henry Miller Library...
Yes, there truly was a feeling of magic at the Henry
Miller Library on Saturday October 3rd for the
poetry reading/book-signing by Carolyn Mary
Kleefeld of her latest book, Vagabond Dawns,
published by Cross-Cultural Communications in
Merrick, NY. Over seventy-five friends, fans, and
new friends who had read about this event in local
publications joined Carolyn for a spectacular evening
of poetry, music, and dance.
Carolyn was accompanied by well-known local
musician Martin Shears on keyboard & guitar, as
she read her poetry in an intimate setting on the
new upper deck of the library, under a persimmon
tree that had Christmas lights strung throughout its
boughs. Kleefeld sat at a redwood table which was
illuminated by candlelight, while the fragrance of
gardenias fi lled the night air. She spoke poignantly
of her creative passions and challenges, captivating
the audience and creating a symbiotic tie with them.
The poetry was primarily from Vagabond Dawns,
which also includes a CD of Carolyn reading,
accompanied by musicians Barry and Shelley
Phillips, who have accompanied Coleman Barks in his
readings of Rumi. To quote Big Sur resident Sheila
Shepherd “This is truly a historical event at the
Henry Miller.” The director of the Henry Miller
Memorial Library, Magnus Toren, said it was one of
the most beautiful events that had ever been held at
the library. Carolyn thanks everyone who joined her
that evening, as they all were a part of the magic that
was created, and she invites all of you to join her at
her upcoming event which is to be held at Luminata
Books & Gifts in Monterey on November 20th, at
7:30 P.M. where Carolyn and renowned interviewer
David Jay Brown will hold an open discussion on
the alchemy of creativity and chaos, with Carolyn
reading from Vagabond Dawns and accompanied
once again by Martin Shears.
A lyrical celebration of love, nature and spiritual transformation. Includes a CD of Carolyn reciting her poetry.
This collection contains one hundred poems, written over a period from 1989 to the present. The poems address a broad range of universal themes, such as human nature, the cycles of life, love and intimacy, spiritual transformation and a pantheistic relationship to the natural world. more info...
Vagabond Dawns - Book Signing
November 20, 2009 • 7:30 pm
Luminata Bookstore | 631 Cass St.| Monterey, CA
Join Carolyn and renowned interviewer David Jay Brown for an open discussion on the alchemy of creativity and chaos, with Carolyn reading from Vagabond Dawns, accompanied by music. Audience participation encouraged.
Visions from Big Sur now Online! Click here
Preview images from Carolyn's Pepperdine University show in "My Pics"
NEWS
March 10, 2009 | Swansea University / Swansea, Wales, UK
Peter Thabitt Jones is incorporating the poetry of Carolyn Mary Kleefeld and David Wayne Dunn in his course “POETS AND POETRY”. This course teaches the full craft of poetry, considers major poets and poetry movements, and includes a section called ’Poets Live’. In ’Poets Live’, students study audio recordings and videos of poets (including poets such as Seamus Heaney, Ted Hughes and Dylan Thomas).
Permanent Collection / Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA
Ken Czachor, a long-time collector of Carolyn’s art, has generously donated ten paintings to Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Pepperdine University. In donating, Mr. Czachor spoke of how he has enjoyed the art so much over the past ten years, and of how delighted he is to know that even more people will have the opportunity to enjoy and learn from it now.
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"Your wonderful writing moved me in all ways at once...You perform a rare literary alchemy, fusing science and sensuality, genetics and generosity, global biology and personal biography, high humor and profound insight, the microscopic detail of this moment with the grand sweep of evolution."
- Dr. Timothy Leary, Scientist, Author, Lecturer
Neptune's Playground • Inks and acrylics • ©2007 Carolyn Mary Kleefeld
Clay into Spirit • Mixed Media/Canvas/Varn’d • ©2007 Carolyn Mary Kleefeld |
