October 2007

Dreams of Flying by Jan Von Hollenben, and my own dreams of trampoline flying

October 8, 2007 2 Comments

dreams of flying Jan Von Hollenben

trampoline 1

The weekend was so lovely. We went to my parent’s place to celebrate my grandmother‘s 92nd birthday. She’s a total inspiration to all of us, a well of wisdom and leader by beautiful example. She does Tai Chi each day, stretches and studies reflexology to mention a few things. (We were lucky enough to be the recipients of her practice). The best thing she teaches us is to live each day with joie de vivre, treasuring every moment.

It was quite easy for my brother and me to follow her precepts since the little school across the street from my parent’s house put a big trampoline in their yard. We flipped and jumped and flew through the air, full of joy and treasuring each moment of weightlessness.

I am so very in love with Jan Von Hollenben’s flying photographs that simulate flying so successfully. But look closely, his children subjects are actually laying on the ground. I love these photos, they’re so whimsical. I think I’ll order the book on his site.

Photos where context is as important as subject

October 4, 2007 No Comments

Photos I've taken where context is equally important to subject

Sometimes I take photos where the subject’s environment is as important if not more important than the subject him or herself. In my paintings I always focus on the figure and have to push myself to contextualize them. I wonder why this is? One theory might be that photography is so immediate and easy without the same pressures as painting. There’s always the opportunity to crop in later, whereas with a painting the composition is static once the painting is underway. Anybody else have any theories?

The photos above were taken over the last few years.
1. Meadow gazing on rt. 1 in California, 2. My husband and dog in my parent’s yard, 3. A cow in the Berkshires, 4. My legs in a reflective pool

Have a lovely and artistic weekend! See you Monday.

Lorena Barrezueta: Fabulous gourmet containers

October 3, 2007 No Comments

Lorena Barrezueta gourmet containers

In my last post I mentioned finding Lorena Barrezueta‘s containers at Matter in Brooklyn. How whimsical, fun, pretty, and useful. Her concept is so fantastic, Chinese food aluminum take out containers done in ceramic with stunning colors. I’m smitten. I covet the Fresh collection in tomato and turquoise.

We’re trying to get an apartment in Brooklyn, If we do, I’ll splurge on some Fresh pieces.

Here’s a great interview from a while back with Lorena on Design*Sponge.

Here’s where you can buy her beautiful work from Brooklyn to Australia.

A MATTER of good lighting

October 3, 2007 2 Comments

MATTER lighting

Matter is an amazing shop in Brooklyn, Manhattan, and online. They carry the most beautifully designed objects for the home as well as jewelry and art. I discovered Lorena Barrezueta there. I’ll have to do a post on her soon.

Anyway, I love Matter’s lighting collection. It’s so modern, clean and elegant. I want to move into a spacious loft so that I can decorate it with items from Matter. Sometimes I just peruse their products online for a little eye candy feast. These are just a few of my favorite lights.

1. 3 pendant by Omer Arbel at Bocci

2. Smoke Chandelier by Maarten Baas at Moooi

3. Double Octopus Chandelier Red by Seyhan Ozdemir and Sefer Caglar at Autoban

I guess I’m thinking a lot about lighting lately.

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