Life is so busy right now that posting has succumbed to “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Can you tell that from my last post? There’s so many posts in my head that I would like to grab a cup of tea (or wine), sit by the fire and write and write for hours. [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Art'
So You Want To Be An Artist
December 13th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Art, Design, Education, Family, Inspiration, Kids
Food Rule Backlash
November 13th, 2011 · 4 Comments · Art, Books, Family, Food, Health, Sustainable Living
“Do all your eating at a table. No, a desk is not a table.” Guilty. Ted says the illustration above is of me. It’s not, but it could be. How many food rules do you break? Michael Pollan has added 19 new rules in his latest book, Food Rules: an eater’s manual, and they’ve been [...]
Tags:Art·books·farming·fish·Food·Food Rules·illustration·Maira Kalman·meat·mercury·Michael Pollan·sustainable food
Sawkille Co.
August 7th, 2011 · No Comments · Art, decor, Design, Eco-Friendly, Green Home, Shopping, Sustainable Living
“That is best which works best…Beauty rests on utility…Simplicity is the embodiment of purity and unity” ~ Shaker Designers I recently visited the Sawkille Co. showroom for Chronogram magazine and was dazzled by the simplicity of the designs… Well-crafted objects enhance the experience of creating a home. The furniture and home décor items of Sawkille [...]
Tags:Art·artisans·Eco-Friendly·furniture·Hudson Valley·Rhinebeck·Sawkille Co.·Shakers·simple
Bridge Chime: Whim Of The Breeze
July 21st, 2011 · 5 Comments · Art, Design, Environment, Music, Nature, Travel
Making the rounds of the design blogs is this absolutely amazing public sculpture of a giant, playful wind chime. Artist, Mark Nixon has created the Chimecco bridge chime. It’s a 600-pipe kinetic sculpture that hangs below a wooden bridge surrounded by woods. Chimecco brings music to a beautiful natural habitat. The sculpture is part of [...]
Tags:architecture·Art·artist·bridge chime·Chimecco·Design·natural environment·sculpture·wind chime
You Are My Sunshine
June 18th, 2011 · 6 Comments · Art, Design, Family, Music
One of my earliest recollections of my dad was of him playing guitar and singing this song to me: You Are My Sunshine My only sunshine. You make me happy When skies are grey. You’ll never know, dear, How much I love you. Please don’t take my sunshine away. I took that picture of him [...]
Stunning Stained Glass
May 2nd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Art, crafts, decor, Design, Green Home, Reduce/Recycle/Reuse
“Every project uncovers a new secret. It’s like a jigsaw puzzle,” says Doris Cultraro, the stained glass artist that restored this Tiffany window panel that stood for years in a local Hudson Valley residence. On assignment for Chronogram, I visited Doris’ DC Studio a few weeks ago and was unexpectedly enamored by the kaleidoscopic magic [...]
Tags:Art·color·craft·craftsperson·glass·recycled·reuse·stained glass·window
Heirloom Design At Home
February 9th, 2011 · 11 Comments · Art, decor, Design, Family, Kids, Music, Sustainable Living
When I was a kid, I thought we were Danish. I am going to tell you about it, but before I explain that far-fetched childhood fantasy, I’d like to talk about heirloom design. I promise to circle back to being Danish. Bringing Heirloom Design Home I wrote an article that supported the stance that we [...]
Tags:Art·Bjorn Wiinblad·consumption·Design·green design·heirloom design·interior design·slow consumption·wallpaper
TEDWomen: Changing The World With Humor
January 26th, 2011 · 3 Comments · Art, Education, Inspiration, Interviews
Last year, I interviewed my friend, New Yorker cartoonist, Liza Donnelly for an article called, Drawing For Good. At the time, Liza had recently returned from attending a conference in France where she, along with several other women cartoonists from around the globe were being honored for their humorous contribution as a catalyst for change. [...]
DIY Gifts For The Artist On Your Holiday List: Eco-Art Box
December 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Art, crafts, Design, DIY, Eco-Friendly, Family, Holidays, Kids
DIY is already a part of an artist’s creative ethos. But it can be a challenge to find art supplies that are both healthy and eco-friendly. Artists welcome gifts that don’t add to the toxic soup they are often faced with daily. Why not give the artist on your holiday list all the makings for [...]
Tags:A-Z gift guide·Art·DIY·eco-friendly art materials·gifts·holiday
Close To The Nest
July 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Art, Design, DIY, Inspiration, Knitting, Nature
I recently published an article, For Every Bird An Empty Nest: A Knitted Nest To Make with the knitting pattern for the nest above, and a peek into my feelings about my own empty nest. While in the process of creating that post, I came across so many vibrant images of nests, both real and [...]
