{"id":4610,"date":"2014-06-18T01:11:24","date_gmt":"2014-06-18T05:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/?page_id=4610"},"modified":"2021-06-09T17:42:16","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T21:42:16","slug":"artiststatement","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/about-elise-witt\/artiststatement\/","title":{"rendered":"Artist Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/16-A-Singer.mp3\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/audio><figcaption>A Singer &#8211; Recorded on <a href=\"https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/product\/were-all-born-singing\/\">We&#8217;re All BORN SINGING<\/a> by Elise Witt<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-01-24-at-10.32.16-AM.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1005\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-01-24-at-10.32.16-AM-1005x1024.png\" alt=\"A Singer Album Art - Elise Witt's Artist Statement\" class=\"wp-image-7261\" srcset=\"https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-01-24-at-10.32.16-AM-1005x1024.png 1005w, https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-01-24-at-10.32.16-AM-655x667.png 655w, https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-01-24-at-10.32.16-AM-295x300.png 295w, https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-01-24-at-10.32.16-AM-768x782.png 768w, https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-01-24-at-10.32.16-AM-600x611.png 600w, https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Screen-Shot-2016-01-24-at-10.32.16-AM.png 1020w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1005px) 100vw, 1005px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">A SINGER<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">recorded on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/elisewitt.com\/web\/product\/were-all-born-singing\/\">We\u2019re All BORN SINGING<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">by Elise Witt<br>\u00a9 Non Si Sa Mai Music ASCAP<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A singer is a CIRCUS<br>Carney hawker, tight rope walker<br>Snake charmer, lion tamer, fire flamer<br>Hypnotist, contortionist<br>Clown<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A singer is an ATHLETE<br>Breath long, will strong<br>Hand steady, muscles ready<br>Prodigious talent, exquisite balance<br>Mind relaxed, record time<br>Lightning fast, stop on a dime<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A singer is a MASTER CHEF<br>Sweet, sour, savory, hot<br>Mmm mmm, stir up&nbsp; the pot!<br>Spice and seasoning connoiseur<br>Chemist, artist, cordon bleu<br>No haste, no waste, pure taste temptation<br>Jazz cooking with improvisation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A singer is a PAINTER<br>Landscape and ocean<br>Still life in motion<br>Mural on air, canvas of sound<br>Images beyond our bounds of<br>Proportion, harmony, color, line<br>Spiraling backward and forward in time<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A singer is a SMALL TOWN BEAUTY SALON<br>Flair for hair<br>Care for body and soul<br>Ready to serve, day or night<br>Translate, bring forth inner light<br>An ear to listen to every story<br>Community history repository<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A singer is a VOLCANO<br>Rumbling, channeling, deep in the earth<br>Tunneling up, cracking the sur-face<br>Fire bursting forth to the sky<br>Meeting the ocean, freezing time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A singer is a CHAMELEON<br>Red clay, golden sand<br>Reflect the ground on which it stands<br>Hip hop, opera, cabaret<br>High and lonesome mountain wail<br>Disappear, reappear<br>As work song, lullaby, rhythm n blues<br>Zyedeco, flamenco, follow the muse<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A singer is a SUPER HERO<br>Leap tall buildings in a single sound<br>Land unharmed on the ground<br>Invisible cloak, X-ray vision<br>Spot trouble\u2026 instant decision<br>Catch the villains, change their heart<br>Save the earth, making art<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">A singer gets out of the way<br>To let the song come through<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Let the song come through<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A SINGER recorded on&nbsp;We\u2019re All BORN SINGING by Elise Witt\u00a9 Non Si Sa Mai Music ASCAP A singer is a CIRCUSCarney hawker, tight rope walkerSnake charmer, lion tamer, fire flamerHypnotist, &#8230; 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