Inspiring a Love of Art

Guest Post by Leonor Brazao

Young Abrakadoodle student in Georgia proudly shows her art inspired by Leonor Brazao.

The adulation sounded sweeter than music and took me back to my youth in Brazil. Recently, while at the concert of the Sao Paulo State Youth Orchestra at the Kennedy Middle for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., I felt every bit if I had traveled back in fourth dimension. Years agone I was the one playing with that same orchestra, far away from the international stage, sharing the same love for the music, with the cello leaning on my chest. Though my journey as a musician stopped a long time agone, the memories and experiences gained from playing an musical instrument are even so alive.

A common struggle of recent graduates is to find the right management in life at a time when nosotros are still asking ourselves who we are. My starting time job was every bit an assistant to Sígrido Levental, the managing director of the same musical conservatory that had granted me a scholarship to report violoncello. Though a little unlike from my dreams, I embraced the experience while learning new skills. Studying music during my free time while beingness able to learn and play with the best musicians in Brazil helped me to understand that life had its ain fashion of showing me the right path.

My first visual art accomplishments were all connected to music, even my first art exhibition at the conservatory. My first job in advertising happened after I presented my portfolio filled with illustrations of musicians. After all these years, my art even so reflects my beloved of music.

A composer friend one time told me that my artworks were musical sheets ready to play! Although during that period of time I was surrounded by very talented artists, at that place was someone special who had an enormous affect in my life. We all know that making a living as an artist is not easy. Just, thanks to Levental, who believed in and created a unique place for art education, several generations of musicians, composers, artists, poets and publishers, including me, achieved their dreams.

Last December, seven hundred people gathered in one of the nigh prestigious auditoriums in Sao Paulo (Brazil) for a concert to recognize Sígrido Levental. Many generations of musicians, who were part of his dream of educating professional musicians, were present. Levental is an inspiration non only for me, but for all of us. His legacy lives on. Cheers, Sígrido!

All of usa at Abrakadoodle hope that we can inspire in our students that same beloved of art that Sígrido Levental inspired in me.

Leonor Brazao is Abrakadoodle's Artist in Residence

Leonor Brazao is Abrakadoodle's Artist in Residence. She uses her creative talents to promote the Abrakadoodle make, support franchise owners and inspire students. She holds a available's degree in visual communications from Universidad Presbiteriana Mackenzie in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Prior to her part at Abrakadoodle, Leonor worked in several ad agencies managing artistic campaigns. She won national recognition for a cultural project sponsored past the Portuguese Embassy in the U.S. Her artwork includes cartoon, acrylics, tile murals, paper, collage and mixed media and has been featured in galleries, exhibitions and public displays since 1980.

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