PARIS PARABLES
APRIL IN PARIS

RUIDOSO, NM — APRIL 13-14, 2012,
SANCTUARY ON THE RIVER
SANTA FE, NM — APRIL 27-28, 2012,
DENNIS AT QUAIL RUN

JE NE SAIS QUOIS
"STREET FASHION PHOTOGRAPHER BILL CUNNINGHAM
SAID: 'I GO TO PARIS EVERY YEAR TO EDUCATE
MY EYE.' I GO TO PARIS OFTEN TO OPEN MY EYES TO CULTURE; MY SENSES TO CREATIVITY; MY SOUL TO IMAGINATION; MY HEART TO NOSTALGIA; AND MY WHOLE BEING TO THE WORLD-AT-LARGE."
— LISL DENNIS, STORYSHARDS

PROUSTAIN PICTURE STORIES WITH A POINT-OF-VIEW,
PARIS PARABLES—APRIL IN PARIS IS AN ART VIDEO OF VIGNETTES THAT CHRONICLES VISUAL ARTIST LISL DENNIS' RECENT SOJOURN IN THE CITY OF LIGHTS. A RICHLY-TEXTURED AUDIOVISUAL PRESENTATION OF EVOCUTAVE SIGHTS AND SEDUCTIVE SOUNDS, EACH SEGMENT REVEALS LISL'S CREATIVE PROCESS AS SHE RECORDS NOSTALGIA AND FLOWER SHOPS; MUSEUMS AND FASHION EXHIBITS; NEIGHBORHOOD PRODUCE MARKETS AND ARCHITECTURAL SITES; STREET SCENES AND WINDOW SHOPPING.

LISL EVEN CELEBRITY SPOTTED OWEN WILSON—GIL IN WOODY ALLEN'S MIDNIGHT IN PARIS—AT THE CAFE DEUX MAGGOT. STORY GUIDE LISL DENNIS LEADS YOU AROUND TOWN, AS HER PARISIAN PERSPECTIVES UNFOLD MEANING AND METAPHOR.

AN ENGAGING EXPERIENCE OF ART, IDEAS, AND CALL-TO-ACTION, PARIS PARABLES—APRIL IN PARIS INSPIRES YOU TO REFRESH YOUR INTENTIONS FOR THE SPRING AND THE REST OF 2012. THE VIVID PRESENTATION INVITES CONSIDERATION AND CONVERSATION AROUND MUCH OF
WHAT IS GOING ON IN TODAY'S COMPLEX WORLD.

FOR MORE INFORMATION
LISL@CYBERMESA.COM
505-986-1106

 

PARTICIPANTS' REMARKS

WHAT A WONDERFUL FEAST FOR THE SENSES YOU CHOREOGRAPHED SATURDAY. SO ENJOYED PARIS PARABLES-LES SEDUCTIONS, THE CHANCE TO HEAR MERLE'S INSIGHTS AND WISDOM, AND TO BE PART OF SUCH A GROUP OF AWESOME WOMEN!
— VALMAI ELKINS
ACADEMY OF POWER FENG SHUI SANTA FE

HEY, GODDESS OF THE STORYSHARDS!
WHAT A GATHERING OF WOMEN YOU CREATED FOR PARIS PARABLES! LISL, THANK YOU FOR THE EXPERIENCE. I THOROUGHLY ENJOYED IT!
— ANNE-MARIE MCKELVEY, MCC, LPCC
COACH, BUDDHIST CHAPLAIN, PSYCHOTHERAPIST

PARIS PARABLES WAS BRILLIANT, TRULY. AN ENGAGING PRESENTATION GRACIOUSLY FACILITATED. THOUGHTFUL, WELL PLANNED AND ORCHESTRATED — WARM AND STIMULATING. AN INSPIRED JUXTAPOSITION OF THE CREATIVE AND COMPLEX.

I AM STILL INSPIRED AND ASSIMILATING OUR GATHERING: THE WOMEN, AND THE INFINITE, SHIFTING, EMERGENT, TRANSFORMATIVE POSSIBILITIES OF CREATIVE ENGAGEMENT. I THANK YOU AND MERLE FOR YOUR COLLABORATION. IT WAS WONDROUS!
— JAN KARAFYLAKIS, ARTIST

LISL, BEING WITH YOU FOR STORYSHARDS —PARIS PARABLES 2012, I WAS MESMERIZED BY YOUR POISE AND MASTERY OF MESSAGE AND INSPIRATION — AND THE WAY IN WHICH YOU BRIDGED CP SNOW'S TWO CULTURES — THE PARALLEL UNIVERSE OF ART AND SCIENCE. FEW CAN DO THIS. YOU HAVE BEEN AN INSPIRING GUIDE AND LEADER, CONTINUALLY EVOLVING THE CONVERSATION.
— CHASE AULT, STRAIGHT TO THE CHASE

LISL, YOU DID A PRETTY SUPERB JOB, AND I WAS REALLY HAPPY WITH THE DAY. I LOVE YOUR PARIS PARABLES. THEY ARE WONDERFULLY POETIC, AND I THINK THEY SERVE THEIR PURPOSE WELL. YOUR ATTENTION TO DETAIL FOR THE WHOLE DAY WORKED: A LOT OF INTENTIONAL CREATIVITY — AND CREATIVE INTENTION OF PURPOSE.
I'M REALLY HAPPY I CAME.
— KATHRYN TOLL, FILM CRITIC

LISL, I WANT TO TELL YOU I REALLY ENJOYED OUR BIG DAY TOGETHER. I WAS REALLY INSPIRED TO THINK MANY THINGS, GROW MANY IDEAS AFTER CONVERSATIONS WITH PEOPLE — AND THE EXERCISES WE DID. SUCH A WELL SPENT DAY. AND YOUR PARIS PARABLES FILM IS IMPRESSIVE AND MOVING. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF IT!!!
— NAN NEWTON, MUSICIAN

THANK YOU FOR THE MEANINGFUL EVENT THAT YOU AND MERLE FACILITATED. IT WAS QUITE A SUCCESS. I AM HAPPY TO HAVE SEEN YOUR ARTISTRY. YOUR EYE AND SENSE OF THE BEAUTIFUL, EXOTIC AND SEDUCTIVE IS QUITE REFINED. I SHARE YOUR LOVE OF LANGUAGE AND QUOTES: THE WAY YOU COMBINE IT ALL IS EFFECTIVE.

...I FEEL INTENSE PASSION ABOUT THESE ISSUES, WITH WHICH WE, AS A SPECIES, ARE GRAPPLING AT THIS POINT IN TIME. GATHERING WITH CONCERNED PEOPLE TO HAVE DEEP CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THE COMPLEXITIES THAT ABOUND IS ESSENTIAL FOR MY SANTITY. THAT IS THE REASON THAT, DESPITE MY BUSY SCHEDULE, I TOOK YOU UP ON YOUR INVITATION TO JOIN YOUR GATHERING.
— JULIANA COLES, ACTIVIST, HEART AND SOUL

AH! PARIS PARABLES: A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE!
THE FILM IS RICH IN IMAGERY, IDEAS AND INFORMATION. WATCHING IT, I CAME TO A PLACE OF STILLNESS. FROM THAT PLACE I COULD STEP RIGHT INTO IT AND ABSORB IT. MULTIPLE VIEWINGS ARE A MUST.
— KRISTIN RYAN, SOCIAL SERVICE

YOU AND MERLE SHOULD FEEL GOOD ABOUT THE PARTICIPATION AND CONTENT OF YOUR PARIS PARABLES RETREAT DAY. FRIENDS OF MINE WHO PARTICIPATED REALLY LIKED THE "LES SEDUCTION" FILM, AND WANT TO SEE IT AGAIN! I IMAGINE YOU SOLD A
BUNCH OF TICKETS TO PARIS IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS, IF THEY HAD PREVIOUSLY FOUGHT OFF THE URGE TO DO
SO AFTER SEEING "MIDNIGHT IN PARIS."
— JAN DENTON, ARTIST

REALLY ENJOYED YOURPARIS PARABLES.
THE SETTING WAS BEAUTIFUL, THE WOMEN AWARE AND THOUGHTFUL; AND YOU AND MERLE WERE EXCELLENT GUIDES. STILL THINKING ABOUT THE PHOTOS AND QUERIES.
— LYNN BROWN, MARKETING CONSULTANT

THANKS TO YOU, MERLE, AND TO JOANNA FOR ALL THE INSPIRATION AND LOVE YOU POURED INTO US.
— COLLEEN KELLEY, ARTIST, I-CHING CONSULTANT