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The Alicia Bay Laurel Store

Peace Girl Poster 11" x 17" $20 plus $5 shipping in a tube (in USA, please email me for postage to other countries.)


SHIPPING CHARGES in the USA:
The shipping charge of $5 per book in the online store robot is incorrect.  Soon it will be fixed. For now, here's shipping within the USA: Book or T-shirt (priority mail) $6, CD (first class mail) $3, Print (first class mail) $10, Poster (first class mail) $5. 

 
HOW TO PAY ME: Click on the "Purchase" button in the Shortcuts Menu in the upper left of this website, then select the item you want from the menu, and that will take you to a page with the item on it and the word "Buy" at the bottom on the page.  Click on "Buy." 

If you don't see the item you want in the "Purchase" Menu, please email me (using the CONTACT button, third item down on the menu on the left below the two CD covers) and I'll direct you to my Paypal account email to which you can pay with a credit card.

If you don't want to pay via Paypal with a credit card, email me and I'll send you my snail mail address, so you can send me a postal money order.

EXPRESS SHIPPING AND SHIPPING OUTSIDE THE USA:
For Express Mail, UPS or shipping orders outside the USA, please email me and I'll figure out the amount for shipping (use the CONTACT button in the list on the left below the CD covers).  Outside the USA, shipping for most books and T-shirts will be $11, CDs $6, Print or Poster $20.

SHIPPING ADDRESS: I will need the shipping address to send the item.

INSCRIPTION: Autographing of all items is FREE.  Please tell me to whom, if anyone, you'd like the item inscribed.

Books:


Living on the Earth, beautiful new 4th edition, (2003) $19 Read reviews.


Living on the Earth, 30th anniversary edition (2000), $15 Read Reviews.

Written, illustrated and designed by Alicia Bay Laurel in 1969, and a New York Times Bestseller List (spring 1971), Living on the Earth is an encyclopedia of primitive living skills created while Alicia was living at Wheeler Ranch, a hippie commune in Sonoma County, California.   


Being of the Sun, co-written by Alicia Bay Laurel and Ramon Sender, illustrated and designed by Alicia Bay Laurel, mint condition first edition, signed by BOTH authors! (1973) $50.  Being of the Sun has been re-published in Japanese as of March 2007!  This book orignally appeared as the spiritual sequel and companion to Living on the Earth.  It's about creating your own personal religion, using elements from previously existing spiritual paths as well as your own direct connection to the divine.  Ramon Sender, one of the pioneers of avant garde music, shares his insights on music and spirituality, and he created sheet music for some of the songs in Music From Living on the Earth, plus a number of his own spiritual and nature chants.


The Earth Mass, mint condition, first edition, and signed to you by the illustrator/designer! (1973) $50. A nature worship version of the Catholic mass, written by renowned poet/playwright/former Catholic priest Joe Pintauro, designed and richly illustrated on every page by Alicia Bay Laurel. Blessings, Ceremonies, Counter-phobic Incantations, Rituals, Recipes for Ceremonial Foods. Wiccans and Pagans will delight! "An oldie, hard to find, and worth its weight in emeralds." Dama, Onelist.com


William Shakespeare’s The Tempest: A New Age Version, by Michael Fleck, illustrated by Alicia Bay Laurel, mint condition first edition (1978) $35.  A mulit-media theatre piece created by Michael Fleck and presented in 1976 by the Maui Community Theatre, using Shakespeare's masterpiece as a vehicle to dramatize the battle between Industry and Environmentalism.  The cover drawing originally graced the cover of the program notes for the piece, and later Alicia drew a dozen illustrations for the publication of the script.

Music CDs:


Music From Living on the Earth (all original psych folk, solo vocal/guitar) $15.  An Album Pick on All Music.com. You can buy individual tracks on Apple iTunes here.  Or from Great Indie Music hereRead reviews.


Living in Hawaii Style (historic and original Hawaiian songs, slack key, hula & jazz) $15.  Played on KAPA Radio in Hawaii, Ports of Paradise in California, and Aloha Joe's on the Internet. You can buy individual tracks from this CD on Apple iTunes here. Or from Great Indie Music hereRead reviews.


What Living’s All About (jazz, blues, & gospel, 10 original, 2 standards) $15.  An Editor's Pick in the May 2007 Issue of Performing Songwriter Magazine. You can buy individual tracks from this CD on Apple iTunes here.  Or from Great Indie Music here. Read reviews. Read listener comments.

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Beyond Living: Fingerpicked Ruminations on the Hereafter and Its Messengers Americana, folk and world music songs about the mystery of death and the miracle of love. Relaxing, joyous, spiritually uplifting music, including two original songs by Alicia Bay Laurel, two songs by Japan’s legendary singer/songwriter Donto (one translated into Hawaiian by Kaliko Beamer-Trapp), an original song each by two of Alicia’s singer/songwriter friends since their commune days, Joe Dolce and Steve McGee, two songs by Auntie Nona Beamer as part of Alicia’s tribute to her, a Hawaiian chant composed and performed by Reid Kapo Ku, and lots of wonderful Hawaiian slack key guitar performed by James Kimo West. Featured on Radio Free Phoenix. You can buy it from CD Baby here. Or on Apple iTunes here. Or email Alicia at the link at the top of this page and buy one directly from her for $15 plus shipping and handling, inscribed to you by Alicia. Read listener comments.

Matted Art Prints:


Zephyr (double matte, fits in a standard 16” x 20” frame) $35 plus shipping

Fun and Games:

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My four-decade friend Gloria Blum, besides being the Janice Joplin of klezmer, spent a great portion of her life teaching self-esteem to young people with serious disabilities.  She realized that there are certain questions people enjoy answering, and the process of coming up with an answer fosters self-esteem.  So, she made flash cards of these questions for her work with the kids.  The kids enjoyed it and grew from it, which made the game popular with other professionals in her field.  Eventually people outside of her work began requesting the cards from her.  For the second edition of her cards, she commissioned a set of color drawings from me for the box and for the backs of the cards.  I am happy to be offering the cards from my website.  They cost $15 per set, plus shipping and handling, which is $5 inside the USA and $8 elsewhere.  To order them, please email me from the "Contact" link at the top of the page.  You can pay via Paypal or send me a postal money order.

Clothing:


Living on the Earth t-shirt (organic cotton, size XL only) SALE $10

Easy to make into a kewl little dress:

Cut a neckline and trim the sleeves.

Use the sleeve fabric to make a waist tie in the back.  Made and modeled by Hisae, who works at Kurkku Arts and Environmental Center in Tokyo.


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Legendary songstress Gwendolyn found that the Living on the Earth t-shirt makes an exemplary maternity frock.

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Jeanine Austin, PhD, life coach and hypnotherapist wears her Living on the Earth t-shirt at the Living on the Earth Celebration presented by Phoenix Body Mind and Soul at the Arizona Biltmore, May 8, 2010.

Beyond Living: Fingerpicked Ruminations on the Hereafter and Its Messengers

Beyond Living: Finger-picked Ruminations on the Hereafter and Its Messengers has come from the pressing plant this week. It’s a collection of charming antique and antique-sounding songs from the USA, UK, Australia, Japan, Hawaii and Denmark that focus on mortality, immortality, and a life that is mindful of spirit.

Along with my open-tuned guitar picking, singing and speaking, you’ll hear musicians from Japan, Hawaii, Australia, and the LA folk and jazz scenes, including Joe Dolce, Moira Smiley, James Kimo West, Ried Kapo Ku, the band Amana, Auntie Nona Beamer, Steve McGee, Ray Armando, Vic Koler, Chris Conner, and Tim Jensen.

On this particular CD, I wrote only two of the eleven cuts, but I wrote new English lyrics from translations of two songs by Donto, a legendary Japanese new wave rock star turned spiritual singer/songwriter, and one 19th century hymn in Danish.

I also commissioned a long overdue Hawaiian translation of Donto’s famous hula, Nami, by Auntie Nona Beamer’s adopted son Kaliko Beamer-Trapp, and an opening chant for it in the ancient Hawaiian style by recording artist Ried Kapo Ku, which opens the CD.

I also had the gall to record a 12-minute guitar solo consisting of 15 different songs.

I had the liner notes and lyrics translated into Japanese so I could take it to Japan on my upcoming concert tour there. There are two different covers, but the CD itself is the same in both versions.

I painted the cover in watercolor pencils. My idea is that the Bardo looks like a quasar or a morning glory, which have the same mathematical shape.

There are 4 copies in stock at on CD Baby.

I'm going to be revising my online store to include the CD next week. Meanwhile, if you are itching to get your hands on one of these little works of art, email me from the “Contact” link in the purple band just below my signature at the top of the website, and I’ll hook you up with either a Paypal or a postal money order option.

Where to Buy My Music

Here on this site

Why? Because you get the CD inscribed to you (or whoever you like) by me.  And because buying directly from the artist instead of from a middleman who takes a cut is just plain good karma.

See at the top of the Shortcuts menu on the left?  There's a button that says "Purchase."  Click on that and you'll get a choice of "Albums," "Books," and "Posters."  Click on "Albums," and then select the one you want to purchase.  That will take you to a page that has a BUY NOW link at the bottom.  Click on it, and you're in the shopping cart.

Our only payment option online is through Paypal, eBay's online bank.  If you don't want to use Paypal, you can email me from the "contact" button, I will give you a mailing address, and you can pay me by postal money order instead if you like.

Please be sure to give me your shipping address and to whom you'd like your CD (and/or book) inscribed.

If you want to pay by credit card without using Paypal, just go to my CD pages at CDbaby.com.  These pages also offer you two minute samples of the songs: 

CDBaby-What Living’s All About

CDBaby-Music from Living on the Earth

CDBaby-Living in Hawaii Style

If you'd like to download one or more songs or buy a whole CD as a download (without the packaging), here are the links for Apple iTunes and Great Indie Music:

iTunes-Music from Living on the Earth

iTunes-Living in Hawaii Style

iTunes-What Living's All About

Great Indie Music-Music from Living on the Earth

Great Indie Music-Living in Hawaii Style

Great Indie Music-What Living's All About 

If you really love the music and want to share about it, send me your comments to post on the listener comment page.  Or, you can post on my CD Baby pages.

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