
This is the second installment of Modern Musings Spotlight on my ever growing blogroll|link list, see the first installment here.
This time I will introduce you to a lovely lady who has become a major muse of mine, Purple Zoe author and creator of the UltraViolet Underground.
Becoming a social and political activist entails exposure of inhumane activities and it can be hard to keep my creative spirit alive, Zoe has skillfully combined creativity and activism so well that she is a constant source of soulful inspiration. I am currently working on a speech for class on the inhumane acts of genetic modification of life perpetrated by multi-national bio-tech companies like Monsanto and when I need a break from the horror, I have Zoe to turn to.
She has turned me on to auditory artists like Simone White with such a poetic introduction:
Zoe gave me the heads up on Erykah Badu’s latest album Nu Amerykah. I don’t have cable and rarely listen to the regular radio so I would have never known that one of my favorite artists, Badu had dropped a new level of consciousness.
Here’s Badu’s Honey:

Purple Zoe has shed sunshine on independent artists like Kara Walker.”Made up of the stuff of legends, her work has a timelessness that is both disturbing, liberating and unequivocally required. In the world according to PurpleZoe, the best art is the work that pulls you into an embrace and takes you somewhere, whether it be a place of pain or pleasure, then leaves you with the awe of creation flickering in your eyes as you try to grasp the secret of the miracle before the afterglow fades.“
The Underground is all about the promotion of aware creation:”Working with chalk, graphite and recycled paper, Tabitha Bianca of The Pairabirds brings a unique world to the table with meticulously stylized pieces. Her imagery is authentic, and languid. Dreamy, and earthy.Combining the essence of modern, retro and funk elements of the jazz, funk, Atomic age, with 70’s color combinations and 60’s pop culture, she birthed the aesthetic for The Pairabirds to the high praise of her peers and eager clients.“
Tabitha Bianca’s Pairabirds creations engulfed me. Art speaks directly to the soul. I really hope to own a piece or two or three of her creations, they are really reasonably priced but yet outta reach for this poor student, for the time being at least. When the time comes though these will be mine:
Exploring the Ultraviolet Underground’s sidebar led me to yet another musical find via Okayplayer.com Lykkie Li, a Swedish musician that I can really dig.
Zoe holds such a large part of my soul due to her activism. She sheds light upon the crisis in Darfur, Haitians reduced to eating mud pies, the power of vinegar, and consistently sends out action alerts where we can participate in restoring the world.
In edition to regularly blogging, Purple Zoe puts out a magazine, the Purple Mag of course. On the sidebar of the UltraViolet Underground look for Purple Mag’s Downloadable Digital Splendor. Click through the cover shot to download a great collection of awakened art, prose, poetry, interviews, and reviews, all created with a pure wholistic view.
I am looking forward to reviewing Dazjae Zoem’s Maji check out the press release here.
So get yourself over to the realm of the UltraViolet Underground and swim within the inner consciousness that is the only force strong enough to restore the harmony of the world and her creations.





on Mar 16th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
It’s so much fun to discover new artists, whether in music or writing.
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on Mar 17th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
This is so humbling.
Thankyou Danielle.
It’s truly unexpected and beautiful.
Shine on, Sisterstar
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on Mar 19th, 2008 at 8:16 am
Hello Danielle,
How are you doing ?
I will check out your links, and get to know Purple Zoe and her works.
I’am passing by with an award for you on my blog.
Always all the best to you.
XO
Barbara
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on Jul 29th, 2008 at 7:29 am
Muchas gracias, Danielle Vyas.
In light and love,
~dull chimp~
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