Lauren Eylise

And I meant it. Just not in the manner in which most may have received it. Let me explain. There are many layers to my creative life, as is true with many facets of existence. In life, my experiences exist on a physical and spiritual plane. Comparably, I observe many “planes” within my artistry. The manner of artist I am requires great personal and emotional sacrifice. I cannot afford the safe or surface level. My expression demands so much more of me. I must laugh, and break, and feel, and...

I am a writer. I communicate myself so much better when I write it down. So naturally, I’m living for the ‘Return Of The Blog’ era. And at such an important time when I’m experiencing such beautiful transformation. Have you ever watched a butterfly build its cocoon, rest therein and break out transformed? Have you ever watched bees pollinate flowers of a cherry tomato plant, and that flower transform into edible fruit? I have. Often. And I can’t shake the similarities to my own life during...

For as long as I can recall, music and I have been intimately connected. I began to sing when I began to speak. I don't know a day without it. Born with not only the ability but the passion, I've never personally sought to contain it. Rather, I've always sought to expand myself as vastly as I could within it. Seeing and hearing myself in all manner of tempo, hues and styles. Marrying a genre was never in the cards. Evolving and expanding was always the wave. A wave I'm still riding. That...