by Simone Elum | Jul 21, 2020 | All Posts, Inspiration
PORTRAITS OF FAVORITE FEMALE SINGERS/ SONGWRITERS : Corinne Bailey Rae’s first album was the backdrop to my courtship with my husband. He even surprised me by starting to play the CD in his car (yes, that was a thing not that long ago), before I realized he had...
by Simone Elum | Jul 20, 2020 | All Posts, Inspiration
PORTRAITS OF FAVORITE FEMALE SINGERS/ SONGWRITERS : Sade’s music is like… a warm hug. Whenever I’ve had the type of day where I felt I wasn’t heard, I didn’t measure up, or felt like an outsider, this is the song that I would immediately...
by Simone Elum | Jul 18, 2020 | All Posts, Inspiration
PORTRAITS OF FAVORITE FEMALE SINGERS/ SONGWRITERS : Lauryn has been one of my favorite singers of all time. This Album was the soundtrack to my highschool years. To this day, whenever I hear this album, I am taken back to a time of trying to navigate difficult...
by Simone Elum | Jul 17, 2020 | All Posts, Inspiration
PORTRAITS OF FAVORITE FEMALE SINGERS/ SONGWRITERS : The song “Likes” by Yuna is about not caring what anyone thinks about me, my personality, my beliefs, my hobbies. I like who I am and I don’t have to change anything to be ‘normal’ or...
by Simone Elum | Jul 16, 2020 | All Posts, Inspiration
PORTRAITS OF FAVORITE FEMALE SINGERS/ SONGWRITERS : I want to pay tribute to female singers whose words have been a form of inspiration in my life and in my work. FOR THE NEXT 15 DAYS, I will illustrate or paint a female singer along with a little bit about a special...
