ArcticArtique

On 21 April 2016, we lost an icon of the music world. Prince Rogers Nelson passed at the age of 57 at his home in Paisley Park, Minnesota. I will be honest to say that I didn't know much about the man other than his early work. Everything that I relay here has been learned from numerous reports after the fact.

Prince was a musical genius with a fanatical work ethic. This man was intent on improving himself and his craft to the end. I found it fantastic that one of his requirements to himself was to write two songs per day, everyday, no matter how good or bad they were. That is no small accomplishment. All of the instruments he recorded with he played himself. There are multitudes of guitar players, drummers, keyboardists, singers, and more but very few can play multiple instruments. Playing every instrument to the quality of recording with them is something unheard of, especially in todays digital music world where the buck reigns almighty. Band members can now barely play their chosen instrument, much less every instrument in sight.

Kitty has followed this man since his early days. He was just a couple of years older than us, so we more or less grew up together. Another project was on tap for this memorial when we heard the news. Immediately, she changed course and the scope of this project in midstream. As with all of Kitty Wolf's work, this is another unique and one of a kind piece, created to honor the life of the man we all know as simply, Prince.

An old metal walking cane with a broken and dingy old piece of wall decoration have been melded together to transform into the beautiful silk flower display you now see. Beautiful to gaze on with a deep respectful meaning, this was another labor of love. With that being said Arctic Artique is once again honored to present to you,

Mourning After The Rain