tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76948850522062816832024-03-14T19:54:31.945+11:00hopeful~ for happyI reject your reality and insert my Multiple Personalities~hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-52768284324213348972012-02-06T21:05:00.006+11:002012-02-06T21:56:00.316+11:00Terra Terrific<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I certainly need one of these - terrariums with a difference by </span></span><a href="http://slugandsquirrel.com/home.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Slug And The Squirrel</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, available from Anthropologie, of course. Made by designer (I'd say more of an artist) Jose Agatep, who also has a charming </span></span><a href="http://slugandsquirrel.blogspot.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">blog</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">~</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">He boldly claims he can recreate a landscape from a photograph or a sketch - </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Nothing is impossible so just ask"</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">What about a memory?</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjeMY41ZzekLyzRgqDLAOuR-nhRKR1wLErx56A5VyO8HL_q6di8a_49qNfRZrbCxYrXo3XvNws57sodu-LAWLlU1um6tPo6klhsejvZ8_iy7Tb6AWPZitJy-2B9RyeVaq_hAva7sNXketb/s1600/Picture+3.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjeMY41ZzekLyzRgqDLAOuR-nhRKR1wLErx56A5VyO8HL_q6di8a_49qNfRZrbCxYrXo3XvNws57sodu-LAWLlU1um6tPo6klhsejvZ8_iy7Tb6AWPZitJy-2B9RyeVaq_hAva7sNXketb/s400/Picture+3.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705971928655398642" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Excerpt from the New York Times article about them~ </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 23px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The containers are welded together from vases, bottles and cups Agatep that finds at flea markets and then embellishes with silver. He fills them with plants from a local Philadelphia flower shop and soil and wood chips from along forest trails and train tracks. (He particularly likes taking components from the outdoors because they come with the bacteria and insects necessary to maintain the self-contained ecosystem, and sometimes they sprout mushrooms, much to his customers’ surprise.)</span></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 23px;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></i></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; "><a href="http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/28/earthly-delights-the-slug-and-the-squirrel-terrariums/?ref=design&ref=design"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Article in the New York Times</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. All photographs copyright of JoJo via The Slug And The Squirrel</span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoH1J4DJGXeVCR7KLutS9lbWt4SUh4eNo-sioP-IvnslioTbAOIlXA_7SxOfvO6y23anydYLdMjhBbzNXWZJQIeyGpbDRoVYrcr_aI2eHXIoQrD_8j75i1WNeGbqYzzJwgmfowQtt3sPRi/s400/Picture+5.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705973435900289410" style="display: block; 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"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifE-d149isBvWFXBBJsHmerjbGhhMuPI-NwPmOI3-rzDMw7hfcu11pAvZLtuDB6lBMUotwKZwMkR_SwYrtFeEvwrHD5eMSGycan6ArLIL3NxdqwQ25p9-dCrEWe0kztVSwAp-Bu_uTozc1/s400/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705968059161337890" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></span></div>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-79773435141185332902011-02-25T20:54:00.004+11:002011-02-25T21:04:12.376+11:00Come Again?<div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Buenos Aires-based photographer <a href="http://irinawerning.com/back-to-the-fut/back-to-the-future/">Irina Werning</a> asked her friends to re-enact old photos of themselves to the very last obsessive detail.</span></div></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">~</span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">A<i>ll photos are copyright of Irina Werning</i></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKNgY894flZ3Uo1x5ODKQsGHe_-Nvuw4dIBW09H_CYfPutiA0OPp6Xr8aDyE9T8KbkrhqCj_Dgzj86sw65bxUHm0MU4yTQdz9FCgA6YOmpH-ee3ugKUqFHShV3F1CFvYoYPAa0Gq1gPeq/s1600/Picture+1.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLKNgY894flZ3Uo1x5ODKQsGHe_-Nvuw4dIBW09H_CYfPutiA0OPp6Xr8aDyE9T8KbkrhqCj_Dgzj86sw65bxUHm0MU4yTQdz9FCgA6YOmpH-ee3ugKUqFHShV3F1CFvYoYPAa0Gq1gPeq/s400/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577564427521994274" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtaV-8yCgO-oVGPMVmLplAE5TKLiwY-OZA3HVmVKSK3gb5v4P58H3PJL-522RvKkAAUNUHS44ZEVUguiizd4vKjmmbeY0-6EJAHPDHftHi78Bo2PSsitsuDdPa68AavOIkGR9vKZWpw0Rh/s1600/Picture+2.png"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 302px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkypqIjfiWQeE__zhMiB7SL7bw8IKf2vu79wgOg3hnUV2xBRmCOkPc3E205yFI0Lxxj8GQCDYJEx20MnyUsfQwJceYnSfwNcsPkSTaDPe8-tiUhQePdGeomdvZEDK8-BJOiLzjHmUj_oy/s400/20_nico-web.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577564198992258802" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-57674852686267041692011-02-02T10:56:00.005+11:002011-02-02T11:21:13.861+11:00Ghostitectures<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The first series I did when I started painting was on remembered architecture, kind of like these found on inimitable </span><a href="http://manmakehome.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">ManMakeHome</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">. I could never quite find enough good "ghostitectures" to photograph, but </span><a href="http://www.marcusbuck.com/freiearbeiten_restarchitektur_en.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Marcus Buck</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"> surely did.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">According to comments left on MMH blog, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Budapest and Hobart, Tasmania are hotbeds for these. </span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-sWmQhHxD8rvKE2N5lMlvw8OHeSwntPSZ8KtRJWcsjqxT62nXUUBoKgIumv6dlg-ZObKjdpvgP24wSBjwvCvSdGeahRozTaOpOK1SP5ULiOOwDiFVeYn4QLy_xqmkjFXWYsfUyRYBvN0a/s1600/03.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-sWmQhHxD8rvKE2N5lMlvw8OHeSwntPSZ8KtRJWcsjqxT62nXUUBoKgIumv6dlg-ZObKjdpvgP24wSBjwvCvSdGeahRozTaOpOK1SP5ULiOOwDiFVeYn4QLy_xqmkjFXWYsfUyRYBvN0a/s400/03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568880032190373058" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq05mi9iEjDgGy4fBYC8O8ajzWJvs6xmQJzRp2dithqNVUuOICTO4kKdDFKZ9HkBmE8Y2u_hfa7RoS_V6dFl6ZaY0u_6xd5mZm52aE0f9fWIjcBNMhX25MUVjbvXvBWSnzi6GvEHzT532W/s1600/04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 316px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq05mi9iEjDgGy4fBYC8O8ajzWJvs6xmQJzRp2dithqNVUuOICTO4kKdDFKZ9HkBmE8Y2u_hfa7RoS_V6dFl6ZaY0u_6xd5mZm52aE0f9fWIjcBNMhX25MUVjbvXvBWSnzi6GvEHzT532W/s400/04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568880026002870898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGF77tomhIqhUipbl3le-4BwtPDX1uo829I-DmAXRsBndziMGUiOHdPlirHdYasEmOcZL3LmVfaILjIAMpUh5owezEd8GOBUHIABg8yGgHaoPqFLB2eIV-mfzMR0jZ8OhDxhmYhH91FhVn/s1600/05.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGF77tomhIqhUipbl3le-4BwtPDX1uo829I-DmAXRsBndziMGUiOHdPlirHdYasEmOcZL3LmVfaILjIAMpUh5owezEd8GOBUHIABg8yGgHaoPqFLB2eIV-mfzMR0jZ8OhDxhmYhH91FhVn/s400/05.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568880019543563586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWukcoqN3t3qkFjq3tZ-dNp6s3jXOpkYV8hC5cf5yaTdvJCd1i2x_lXe_npHSFD1SYi9wL7mNg4c26Wc4sOQv303QKbL6zTf71XkqgBBr-N_t9B-gcKr9_t5SgDpuckWfDXgcmpcsZ_t6/s1600/08.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWukcoqN3t3qkFjq3tZ-dNp6s3jXOpkYV8hC5cf5yaTdvJCd1i2x_lXe_npHSFD1SYi9wL7mNg4c26Wc4sOQv303QKbL6zTf71XkqgBBr-N_t9B-gcKr9_t5SgDpuckWfDXgcmpcsZ_t6/s400/08.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568880013674649474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDRsC_Fq16FNlmK594V0h6eK1UKPBdbzFXoB-tjIBkSo_bHsuQXwoVnZRdKpRuQEuDEqaYwIM1oGOPfmwCHM6BDmlzGgxNpxeaFbngJC1tFnBxIOw8M7IX9KqcuNa5sdLSNDeotqcsT7U/s1600/09.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 319px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKDRsC_Fq16FNlmK594V0h6eK1UKPBdbzFXoB-tjIBkSo_bHsuQXwoVnZRdKpRuQEuDEqaYwIM1oGOPfmwCHM6BDmlzGgxNpxeaFbngJC1tFnBxIOw8M7IX9KqcuNa5sdLSNDeotqcsT7U/s400/09.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568880012986466530" /></a><div><br /></div>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-70005501052696472862010-08-24T15:44:00.006+10:002010-08-24T16:38:11.947+10:00Papier Mache Children's Magazine<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Why didn't I know about this sooner? Australian kid's mag. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Online. Free. Adorable.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs84o1NDDEC7xG5ndRDMsbEEL6Pfl3wx7zIvlN32Ztktco5vEfia7pIVnlehP4x2Dg4ReIc8JPlSMr-NRXUNIIB7qJ8mA2UDiwqo-1Cvq9wvETUyYuAZK35dn0HQMKfQGSO4oTYo-WkyD5/s1600/Picture+4.png"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HP7rK8Cwv-WmzMJKi7oFR6Yr-DSvLJKe6iK3gqhMyu3tvXAEK_VW82ma1c2O5OkKnctMu2HbkYc4TIViqlEbLtIM4ARFqtws5KKstmoAGDdyPyzgCaZCtmv9Vww5u6fFz1JXCo9-bpx7/s1600/Picture+10.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6HP7rK8Cwv-WmzMJKi7oFR6Yr-DSvLJKe6iK3gqhMyu3tvXAEK_VW82ma1c2O5OkKnctMu2HbkYc4TIViqlEbLtIM4ARFqtws5KKstmoAGDdyPyzgCaZCtmv9Vww5u6fFz1JXCo9-bpx7/s400/Picture+10.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508849773401245602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyAPxGmpOr2q414A_E2U-Xr19d904oPa-3yRcJeJiEigKomdnM1euzPwX9WC3jUcQW8tv06kH_Y598g_-K7_bJRkt0Z9vADQQgS5cJk2ba33Sf0oSggnXLKnXP393ESD4n8-qJ-9kpVqLb/s1600/Picture+9.png"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj6rI7ZVn7ZbUhWtQ_LqUY3onuDC-yLvmssyDB3oqTK4NRCefRyE_5RIjrUSTGfg_qG8m-ABWRj6ECXQaZJvA7TLRb5kQrI8yTrXBYlTwWhkfLgNiRxrhT1AJZfHZ1HHGaMl4byeq4TfzG/s400/page_66_67.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508849440925853314" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8km1cz6dtjK0Gcu7iw00vHdGAvoSRdipuAWkIyTCJYwLmKl8RDYLhKdEC2niK4SrIPmSU8bfTkOctCJP7q4g1wQ8PjRWB_XbcAUC71WQsY4arGFf1LdEvIY_jQRonfdAK2cWZnT5fcO9w/s1600/page_34_35.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8km1cz6dtjK0Gcu7iw00vHdGAvoSRdipuAWkIyTCJYwLmKl8RDYLhKdEC2niK4SrIPmSU8bfTkOctCJP7q4g1wQ8PjRWB_XbcAUC71WQsY4arGFf1LdEvIY_jQRonfdAK2cWZnT5fcO9w/s400/page_34_35.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508849439881890786" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs84o1NDDEC7xG5ndRDMsbEEL6Pfl3wx7zIvlN32Ztktco5vEfia7pIVnlehP4x2Dg4ReIc8JPlSMr-NRXUNIIB7qJ8mA2UDiwqo-1Cvq9wvETUyYuAZK35dn0HQMKfQGSO4oTYo-WkyD5/s400/Picture+4.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508849784996062818" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Issue 3 is a standout. All images from </span><a href="http://www.papier-mache.com.au/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Papier Mache</span></a></div><br /></div>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-53271865735615463102010-07-31T23:52:00.007+10:002010-08-01T01:22:18.310+10:00In The Navy (Suite)<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I'm awaiting the arrival of 2 sofas, a wing back chair, ottomans and a small hill of cushions I've ordered in yummy coordinated Warwick fabrics; a bold combination of navy blue geometric patterned and floral. Bold because I'm usually the safe cream dream girl. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Am considering the decor to revolve around them.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">A flirtation with dark blue walls leaves me thinking the sofas might disappear into them, but an accent colour like the lime green below might make all the difference. The black and white stripe adds a French je ne sais quoi, non?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcK3c-oDJiEQuKIrIuGgy5o634SNyoVqWzkWbFkZh2xWUXJ1t97_CSwhs27xwUrcABaadclXDh40n5rZcKKhAkbcoklyQMz-FCHRIRfq7aHyNbjAW-WE9FUlD055SU3EG2DVeIx4lfPEt/s1600/justinchaise2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrcK3c-oDJiEQuKIrIuGgy5o634SNyoVqWzkWbFkZh2xWUXJ1t97_CSwhs27xwUrcABaadclXDh40n5rZcKKhAkbcoklyQMz-FCHRIRfq7aHyNbjAW-WE9FUlD055SU3EG2DVeIx4lfPEt/s400/justinchaise2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500068304814686370" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana, serif;">Blue pattern on pattern. Like. Like very much.</span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYGbKGpOEjV3p5S5TXBAnyzfVDyrxEBY7MkMvdXi1afzwA9EqMAGzr7RQDJpQv6JzqqDCm4tn_PC4O6z1VyAu5rFFm9txT_LMiRu_VyR6OAmBcuTStkvW5Zv8N-r_1IkthZNOWQYXZaD7/s1600/bedroom113.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQYGbKGpOEjV3p5S5TXBAnyzfVDyrxEBY7MkMvdXi1afzwA9EqMAGzr7RQDJpQv6JzqqDCm4tn_PC4O6z1VyAu5rFFm9txT_LMiRu_VyR6OAmBcuTStkvW5Zv8N-r_1IkthZNOWQYXZaD7/s400/bedroom113.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500068296955222306" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Okay these might be grey walls and not blue, but the patterned sofa truly stands out especially when paired with white accents. The tasteful artwork is always a necessity, but the dead stuffed owl just lifts the whole scheme, doesn't it?</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMVzYG_q7Ypo4AH6Rwq-x4-JZIHHJDKbMcW3l5-k-02xyPN1p2sguXcRAz8MUq1O9pbKID9wB0Aa_uPOIVGO32HfEeZqMDlMrD9ERfmM2E3V9ukuYrZdSCE_nFlx6aHR5WI_lK8ICDmgo/s1600/millerupstateinterior.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWMVzYG_q7Ypo4AH6Rwq-x4-JZIHHJDKbMcW3l5-k-02xyPN1p2sguXcRAz8MUq1O9pbKID9wB0Aa_uPOIVGO32HfEeZqMDlMrD9ERfmM2E3V9ukuYrZdSCE_nFlx6aHR5WI_lK8ICDmgo/s400/millerupstateinterior.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500068293759873410" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Blue gloss lion heads certainly suggest "I'm an exciting individual with good taste".</span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IvJYOrcZg1WdFF3N-eeuXHBju-qob63U8t5Z1dbeqpuu88IAfgKzX6N06KPaKEY4LBnnz_4M5PGM6m-xseyI27-pAf_G1tZ-1kBBGxp4fn9hOA654i1JR66SK70zmNqea1mR57S6V_ih/s1600/Myhomebluechestside1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8IvJYOrcZg1WdFF3N-eeuXHBju-qob63U8t5Z1dbeqpuu88IAfgKzX6N06KPaKEY4LBnnz_4M5PGM6m-xseyI27-pAf_G1tZ-1kBBGxp4fn9hOA654i1JR66SK70zmNqea1mR57S6V_ih/s400/Myhomebluechestside1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500068281253571570" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">All photos from </span><a href="http://www.emmaclements.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">White & Wander</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> blog, except for pattern on pattern photo from <a href="http://chichiandluxe.blogspot.com/">ChiChi & Luxe</a> blog</span></div></div>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-32891380185443937452010-07-27T20:32:00.013+10:002010-07-27T22:29:13.630+10:00Louise Bourgeois<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsrEpL5yKLjdH9DObVK7NNLglt21kyfRbqotgkr1QR_M76ukZ-0Ay-ZgbOaRGlwYlj8Lo0jln02RzGZpqA7NoLZW1X_Dbq9xhyphenhyphenY-pHDotvpAiUFPlNoyuT6V5yu27GUWAa3QPRytzqpkG/s1600/Picture+2.png" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrsrEpL5yKLjdH9DObVK7NNLglt21kyfRbqotgkr1QR_M76ukZ-0Ay-ZgbOaRGlwYlj8Lo0jln02RzGZpqA7NoLZW1X_Dbq9xhyphenhyphenY-pHDotvpAiUFPlNoyuT6V5yu27GUWAa3QPRytzqpkG/s400/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498555160987086834" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Artist Louise Bourgeois died May 31, 2010</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I was lucky enough to catch a showing of her 'greatest hits' at the Tate Modern three years ago in London where her most well known works </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">- </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">symbol-heavy fused sexual organs sculptures and soft-sculpture of human forms </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">- </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">as well as her larger scale 'Cells' </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">- </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">mostly cage-like constructions of environments which represent her childhood <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; ">- </span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; ">and a few of her earlier drawings were on display.</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The Tate Modern is also permanent home to her famous spider sculpture 'Maman' at the entrance.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DllBch5kPwh-qyMxyIjo2e_LAGuVdZ5Utuj9-NOGZfdQxrUv9IHTXLwZvruoCI-R6eZt3siVakk71VY8wnDd0BPCuEx51aXHDdjg9h99nQq60prFaBiNc5onxRg4gLNBP6p5xP0NTh2N/s1600/P1270904.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0DllBch5kPwh-qyMxyIjo2e_LAGuVdZ5Utuj9-NOGZfdQxrUv9IHTXLwZvruoCI-R6eZt3siVakk71VY8wnDd0BPCuEx51aXHDdjg9h99nQq60prFaBiNc5onxRg4gLNBP6p5xP0NTh2N/s400/P1270904.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498557929860145442" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNeoS3Hr0aluuCinTY-5Y5i-K2gNbUw-TpotFlX_RvJeaeAqPohPi2t_jPWu8SGF1t1iGy1OacNPaqG8QrI_76tfzk9zKHbub0c1IcOykwhpq0jB8OMO-g7vWPfjJK4xM6YuDZnNMnxCvx/s1600/P1270912.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNeoS3Hr0aluuCinTY-5Y5i-K2gNbUw-TpotFlX_RvJeaeAqPohPi2t_jPWu8SGF1t1iGy1OacNPaqG8QrI_76tfzk9zKHbub0c1IcOykwhpq0jB8OMO-g7vWPfjJK4xM6YuDZnNMnxCvx/s400/P1270912.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498557930556610306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHfb13Ey4_yZr-EpiJxFmjx74PjgjjJXZk8pyTa3ZLeJrEA1AZTCMbdOtU3zx9DZFAotxBae2MbiE9iLU-ftw-mCm-OARZzWylQVaBPxYzPdSE20pI-8nThZH-5JWLyT-RD9iegdWE0zr/s1600/P1270860.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHfb13Ey4_yZr-EpiJxFmjx74PjgjjJXZk8pyTa3ZLeJrEA1AZTCMbdOtU3zx9DZFAotxBae2MbiE9iLU-ftw-mCm-OARZzWylQVaBPxYzPdSE20pI-8nThZH-5JWLyT-RD9iegdWE0zr/s400/P1270860.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498557921292835090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-IXqrKGphxmYiXJn-_pBi-9l_Ubx1vHYp0X1A2UbG5tHmCC12T1RcTIZhGx51M3KB06ZJWYT5vcHAQ5bx3YpNTQqBz8lB9DmywWdwWQOFVHq8zw-whvVOvaOxBBAKExYaUlx-ML0qia5/s1600/P1270914.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG-IXqrKGphxmYiXJn-_pBi-9l_Ubx1vHYp0X1A2UbG5tHmCC12T1RcTIZhGx51M3KB06ZJWYT5vcHAQ5bx3YpNTQqBz8lB9DmywWdwWQOFVHq8zw-whvVOvaOxBBAKExYaUlx-ML0qia5/s400/P1270914.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498557941668744434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;">Besides her obvious monumental influence on contemporary art-making, the thing I admire most of her life is how she journeyed the long distance; Louise Bourgeois only gained fame for her work in her 70s and worked prolifically right up to her death.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Read a brief but informative summary of her life by the Guardian </span><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2010/may/31/louise-bourgeois-obituary-art"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">. Read about the inspiration of her work in this New York Times article <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/01/arts/design/01bourgeois.html?pagewanted=1">here</a>, and see her most well known works in the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/05/31/arts/design/20100601-bourgeois-ss.html">slideshow</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;">I came across these photos of the studio of printmaker Judith Solodkin who worked closely with Louise Bourgeois, amongst other illustrious artists. These are her some of her later print works in progress.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxNWKaLye40EEhqKMPdKFLsux7Ss-8qKgFFK6aSWVSoxbsG0Xw-GRX1AXZVnLPtrk2uMplJ56hFGN2_a8yIs5LGOTCdL627z2H2XOtDC9eYTb5qeVs0fYcKWLKSP0Oy1De9vtiVmru_kAg/s400/P1270925.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498558119171301826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2H470iG9fGWQesVWYt7sFKJZtnyZ7gOE-ziYTz6Z_NQT6jvVZZmluCM3nAJRX_wvhg9P6Wul7I7kp01olaDMPsgLgtGxVW3UdnhfF7No7X95eETdEdOG7Y0OKxeY92XnpPPKyFtDiXdI/s1600/P1270930.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih2H470iG9fGWQesVWYt7sFKJZtnyZ7gOE-ziYTz6Z_NQT6jvVZZmluCM3nAJRX_wvhg9P6Wul7I7kp01olaDMPsgLgtGxVW3UdnhfF7No7X95eETdEdOG7Y0OKxeY92XnpPPKyFtDiXdI/s400/P1270930.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498558129546209410" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BLks4TaWFQ2L61jTpB3JveNCX_d92k1n9iFYbInewr-bjUfOIwXkKnpV8gIQBLTu8NIMAfw3TINE_M5ohzcUsQfFRmf_g4BCfOZtUavPyHz-rfLEWtb5zdHfdfdeJd8jRIYiatBve1tv/s400/P1270928.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498558125051611378" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;">The above trio of works are embroidered and sewn works from 'Ode A L'Oubil'.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;">Photos from the <a href="http://www.newyorksocialdiary.com/node/4832">New York Social Diary</a></span></div>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-22545160432462154942010-07-26T06:38:00.008+10:002010-07-27T22:32:08.729+10:00Country Monkey, City Monkey<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXbnKPoQY9IaieXL13IgY_cuwwFHONxCyerZ-E3x9UfIoGlOHuCgDu3NNsKgXFNFBSKbk_CbNZMnAd1EoK5Yjkw5wrJmgWwekSUWpfK2dGq-0YE1s8Faatk_b_9B5MnaatDcn5r7INJwf4/s1600/English-Country-Modern-Livingroom-RENO0407-de.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 313px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENI3aLXMcMJo6jx0mtLrMD9lfbOz7SyiLgvRgETZc-ZI3H7mmWxiL6ABbx8SdeLFVJ5BFUZgaZ8ltsVMta-Ff7KCxQ0BE3OZRpasjo64P2XWBGQjT7hNSw0MuiuL3fYjsJB6yyDzCzGDg/s400/Kitchen-Green-Black-White-RENO0407-de.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498168001105231218" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WClmWcjcRqqyq7QWI9VNoRQuRsCarmll_LSZJWs4Gz0tBUN940X4s8jUrePmrq5zwOA0WZqBOm4uSdwyT1hwh35AcnTV-diL00BWL4hCZ6yc3wHgYsydql7WUFP44J6OsEo9GnbUuF8q/s1600/Color-Pattern-Living-Room-RENO04070-de.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvXdMMdslbXu8XrNhs_vQeajBPe9UAdGERZQc3jJVdKPEiS84Du9_nvVPnQz3inQ53zleKvbC4i0mxYMS2OB2AbAN4-fH5ra9qA_wW-ELKqhLkb9GKfYB2IFRenFZqyoKb3EXwmbQB126/s1600/Chinese-Inspired-Green-Railing-RENO0407-de.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 313px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvXdMMdslbXu8XrNhs_vQeajBPe9UAdGERZQc3jJVdKPEiS84Du9_nvVPnQz3inQ53zleKvbC4i0mxYMS2OB2AbAN4-fH5ra9qA_wW-ELKqhLkb9GKfYB2IFRenFZqyoKb3EXwmbQB126/s400/Chinese-Inspired-Green-Railing-RENO0407-de.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498167598105927042" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0F4o1veDL3V2jXRgr8TZtHXTvyzw126nCCykYgfW8gGAWdJEUbXedG2FBRMNEiFcNDbb6Bumk-abjQsZ_qpU3PjnaUzsk92mBOgqFaEcHYAH9-KNtFrAKutvZwAGTK5cZu_vWNi5KLvUP/s1600/Catskills-House-19th-Century-RENO-0407-de.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Usually I make a face like a two-year old threatened with cabbage when I hear the words "Country" and "Style" used consecutively. Tragic images of 'quaint' from the 80s haunt me, the kind with rustic (read:new with bad faux paint job) signs that say "Home is Where the Heart Is", wooden barnyard animal attached. And a putrid floral pattern or nineteen thrown in to complete the look. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">* Yech *</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana, serif;">~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0F4o1veDL3V2jXRgr8TZtHXTvyzw126nCCykYgfW8gGAWdJEUbXedG2FBRMNEiFcNDbb6Bumk-abjQsZ_qpU3PjnaUzsk92mBOgqFaEcHYAH9-KNtFrAKutvZwAGTK5cZu_vWNi5KLvUP/s400/Catskills-House-19th-Century-RENO-0407-de.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498167587804362306" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Then I stumble upon this beauty by designer John Loecke and his partner, and my Country world is rocked. This 1840 Federal-style converted schoolhouse they've christened "Monkey House" is located in New York's Catskills (wherrzzat?).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;font-size:14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Comments on inspiration from the article in </span></span><a href="http://www.countryliving.com/homes/house-tours/school-house-glamour-0407?click=img_sr"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Country Living</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">, written by Sara Bliss:</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px; font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"The overall design was meant to harken to the classic interiors found in the English country house of a century ago--rooms filled with antiques, sculptural furniture pieces, and botanical patterns and prints on the walls. John and Jason reinterpreted the look, however, by introducing some decidedly offbeat pieces, including silver scallop sconces, giraffe print pillows, and a tropical-inspired chandelier."</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kKeHgp2BTf4b4O9EV7ejzJrqxuutTgZYQSSRnbDFjbYYT3j8HdvkQzjANkZhrHoUY4MBoaMemKjVylTUiNy6u-W3HcgjhSTZHth4d3KsALqn-MpI3-BwBBgZ-zomCVvY8nyyYReN-Lf2/s1600/Kitchen-Display-Collections-Glassware-RENO0407-de.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kKeHgp2BTf4b4O9EV7ejzJrqxuutTgZYQSSRnbDFjbYYT3j8HdvkQzjANkZhrHoUY4MBoaMemKjVylTUiNy6u-W3HcgjhSTZHth4d3KsALqn-MpI3-BwBBgZ-zomCVvY8nyyYReN-Lf2/s400/Kitchen-Display-Collections-Glassware-RENO0407-de.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498167992001105346" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheNvLg9TPk32cAL7i2l06ZFZZmjUv4QaXnID9SMOV3uCXyz4VCTIoFYyeWnUMLUmMDrYZwqbeK2YJTyfpCsfMmZUi8GqpS_-FtTjGW0kXhe4FUQH0Y_e3e8WVMv1Ikv-_qZuQh7lbYOdiQ/s400/Patterns-Decorating-Colors-Green-RENO0407-de.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498168014450188658" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDupI-xu0l2KBIgGYTW5MOsO-hZRsIPiNo_GY8Oh19sNmERAjExJW32GQLpP_q9bmAA3iOjyPwCin9-QtieBhthX1m2HOkCTAKkA3ZaSgRcjBhJ3pSbpalgWeastvLIu7betN6xC2zTPe/s1600/Flea-Market-Equestrian-Prints-RENO0407-de.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQDupI-xu0l2KBIgGYTW5MOsO-hZRsIPiNo_GY8Oh19sNmERAjExJW32GQLpP_q9bmAA3iOjyPwCin9-QtieBhthX1m2HOkCTAKkA3ZaSgRcjBhJ3pSbpalgWeastvLIu7betN6xC2zTPe/s400/Flea-Market-Equestrian-Prints-RENO0407-de.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498167619120319682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 400px; " /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYqwd2DjqKo1cDq4jA9ESEgsCkBp__PEJjZYU8L5cZ092Vr3Sp9KHYV-c52WsmBnXw0-ZRzqK0Nzs-yIbao2USm0jDUi_btRM_xvgskDKcOTwDNes4t3G3ri5rULz7j5kLVdE975Ms0ApQ/s1600/English-Country-Modern-Livingroom-RENO0407-de.jpg" style="text-decoration: none; "></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDJlXjmyKpt4ZhGCaN-KVNkSUIlUrmDEVkc-ISAA9a9DhXikVlPfXWVwarG114UFjEKKIiXqwoOS52_MnCgU1tQizj2bAZg_W0w7z62SaNmhIJgNuQpjbjjhTKzR6PzizicUYub8rkhS0/s400/Low-Roof-Bedroom-Colorful-RENO0407-de.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498168008536981458" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;color:#996633;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#996633;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">On the use of patterns according to John:</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"The trick to combining many patterns in a room is to choose a common color scheme. A variety of bold patterns won't clash when linked by a limited palette." To avoid overwhelming the space, John advises using no more than two large-scale prints and keeping other patterns geometric."</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#663333;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4U4aC2tXSWC0bioA5MWIKDKVyX56zwS8HlF293w3mIIB1vVwvw1-2JP3RB_JCv0TmZg76j5ikIgY4OKre2kekP1xy53VdC1XFoTdUMFaaoQ_7ZB6_YPug3kGS7IQJ8MuUdnANnB6Ovoiw/s400/Ribbon-Embellishments-Pillows-RENO0407-de.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498168515006422370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5WClmWcjcRqqyq7QWI9VNoRQuRsCarmll_LSZJWs4Gz0tBUN940X4s8jUrePmrq5zwOA0WZqBOm4uSdwyT1hwh35AcnTV-diL00BWL4hCZ6yc3wHgYsydql7WUFP44J6OsEo9GnbUuF8q/s400/Color-Pattern-Living-Room-RENO04070-de.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5498167602317528018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Photos are by Lucas Allen, article by Sara Bliss</span></div>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-73375039190169149622010-07-18T15:14:00.004+10:002010-07-18T15:28:04.304+10:00Is Happy<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">6 weeks ago on the 3rd of June my life changed. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I gave birth to a little boy</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">And now I'm both hopeful and happy</span></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZll2wW4Mm5fnFausuE-GA1L8he7YrgbQnWhBw9_1b-j5XHa3jGWPRgRoXV61JL9o22rvnIOLAKeQymROgKW4qwCzaFJ2hqIeAcpn1hy-RwEQiiN32SLQuL0SOQNtClq08hzJcxtz8tARj/s1600/IMG_0095.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZll2wW4Mm5fnFausuE-GA1L8he7YrgbQnWhBw9_1b-j5XHa3jGWPRgRoXV61JL9o22rvnIOLAKeQymROgKW4qwCzaFJ2hqIeAcpn1hy-RwEQiiN32SLQuL0SOQNtClq08hzJcxtz8tARj/s400/IMG_0095.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495111703825645490" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">View of baby's room</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoL2aGZHF3Blgc29I09goFyABsFUwfe0tHV4qsk7AkGKUyyIfKQsSSIOkG1OVnPjIetDej_ubrZOOHdgZ7bpx5Ibv5-MXdtTpnhmpTgFzgQg_WYI_I2PMwKYe6DPiP5cTnRvZ__OkmlnE/s1600/IMG_0094.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpoL2aGZHF3Blgc29I09goFyABsFUwfe0tHV4qsk7AkGKUyyIfKQsSSIOkG1OVnPjIetDej_ubrZOOHdgZ7bpx5Ibv5-MXdtTpnhmpTgFzgQg_WYI_I2PMwKYe6DPiP5cTnRvZ__OkmlnE/s400/IMG_0094.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495111693911400354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">A mobile made by </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Grandma</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-e8FSod8p21ukwG6Ypd0Tj0cFIitBRdoee_iSSfcMlG_p89JaPjAe8pjyD8wsAqHYtNKZliUFdLnNfZzljO4kGlMDEFMIG4DmN3_41Jb-Z7Gh2GYN5yCrkCnCM0kq2l2SmsE7PpTkB94/s1600/IMG_0092.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-e8FSod8p21ukwG6Ypd0Tj0cFIitBRdoee_iSSfcMlG_p89JaPjAe8pjyD8wsAqHYtNKZliUFdLnNfZzljO4kGlMDEFMIG4DmN3_41Jb-Z7Gh2GYN5yCrkCnCM0kq2l2SmsE7PpTkB94/s400/IMG_0092.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495111685646975586" /></a>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-39006722790925988822010-07-11T12:38:00.008+10:002010-07-11T22:25:14.939+10:00Discover Your Inner Radha<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraD3ya7-krEpt5deGoISuGzT3Da62IwowNPG5LdUPQxJwC0YWSp2Q0B1utfWmQ76-ysUDwSFN4julyQ07hwTgSGpRh4E47FP3OZocFQWBFcqWUbnavys2Kt0UohuLEfmv7C00lYnFBFvo/s1600/radha1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhraD3ya7-krEpt5deGoISuGzT3Da62IwowNPG5LdUPQxJwC0YWSp2Q0B1utfWmQ76-ysUDwSFN4julyQ07hwTgSGpRh4E47FP3OZocFQWBFcqWUbnavys2Kt0UohuLEfmv7C00lYnFBFvo/s400/radha1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492520194317304738" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana, serif;"><div style="text-align: center; ">In an Asia Society interview with author Amitav Ghosh, he urges us all to "discover our inner-Radha". He probably meant something more ephemeral, but I choose to seek out my inner Radha in the form of Ruth St. Denis. </div><div style="text-align: center; ">~</div><div style="text-align: center; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Watch the full video of the interview </span></span></i><a href="http://asiasociety.org/video/arts-culture/amitav-ghosh-complete"><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">here</span></span></i></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, but be warned, it's long!</span></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7NIQmgOu0Z3lZWtsJocCGDl0i6Y-sKd6OhCikoD-2lntCl5zKNWsYZxklyL1rIG0eb1cJFaUMzHCAs51wfehuBPnq39xNr5xbvnXMWmE8V-tec8MfBlHdnQfKLAKLiZQC9Muw-8209YN/s1600/radha2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ7NIQmgOu0Z3lZWtsJocCGDl0i6Y-sKd6OhCikoD-2lntCl5zKNWsYZxklyL1rIG0eb1cJFaUMzHCAs51wfehuBPnq39xNr5xbvnXMWmE8V-tec8MfBlHdnQfKLAKLiZQC9Muw-8209YN/s400/radha2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492520191610909842" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A ground-breaking choreographer, dancer, founding mother of a significant genre of dance, and generally gutsy woman <i>(don't we love those?), s</i>he had a penchant for Asian cultures and took inspiration for her dance pieces from the religious stories and folk tales of the region with a distinct affinity for goddesses. </div><div style="text-align: center;">She also translated traditional Asian dress with gusto and blinged it up <i>(totally in love with those stunning headpieces!)</i> for the stage.</div><div style="text-align: center;">~</div><div style="text-align: center;">These photos, like the especially captivating one above, are of her in costume for the piece entitled 'Radha'.</div></span><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyFjNZyp7zSC9Vr7oK_4Jf75ZZxKSArnBa4V5kvsk7_Q6L_3dTMxNU0fzLVyacWzg9MwBP-zlkDiDhqcACOkjRy9A8z5XbLV4SMlJDiSTFjmr2Uelyq1t-rQlIE_5_1Q6jhSIDOWFzwb2/s1600/radha3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRyFjNZyp7zSC9Vr7oK_4Jf75ZZxKSArnBa4V5kvsk7_Q6L_3dTMxNU0fzLVyacWzg9MwBP-zlkDiDhqcACOkjRy9A8z5XbLV4SMlJDiSTFjmr2Uelyq1t-rQlIE_5_1Q6jhSIDOWFzwb2/s400/radha3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492520187675058866" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfeoumuIrPgf3NRHpUubyvIhEeGllbRB56jKdzS7ftGc_1Lzl_aHx8a49Y0JOjdbPzaFBxNnaf0bJkaYBvTD3eI35JrquOf5QXIlLPMynMBaYu4ptj25-9zYRBaRSkzJRx6sGiwyyQiSS/s1600/radha4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmfeoumuIrPgf3NRHpUubyvIhEeGllbRB56jKdzS7ftGc_1Lzl_aHx8a49Y0JOjdbPzaFBxNnaf0bJkaYBvTD3eI35JrquOf5QXIlLPMynMBaYu4ptj25-9zYRBaRSkzJRx6sGiwyyQiSS/s400/radha4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492519775389381250" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kMk0_jGoBIOH7mDK0DKgMaXwWUYDoxVZ4vh6Ni0su7_aPF1WUpTgcThHELDbK5jGNB3-lLljzPhrVzj_mGfryd7YDZOf4Uh_cAWVWB7K219LmK7adb2QIJ1tzfM7CyKbPbTirGkp8f5g/s1600/radha5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 307px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3kMk0_jGoBIOH7mDK0DKgMaXwWUYDoxVZ4vh6Ni0su7_aPF1WUpTgcThHELDbK5jGNB3-lLljzPhrVzj_mGfryd7YDZOf4Uh_cAWVWB7K219LmK7adb2QIJ1tzfM7CyKbPbTirGkp8f5g/s400/radha5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492519768439190258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Read a concise write-up about St Denis <a href="http://souljerky.com/articles/radha_st_denis.html">her</a></span><a href="http://souljerky.com/articles/radha_st_denis.html">e</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCAg7kt1Zhqe7kAbjWm66jxqL5lbaKHk9CQIsN21TpmACJRUOjy5i5Bl8Rdgf-XvJ1YRFTJWSgK4RDXjpImE2F0rKLlWl_3Udh7qBptPPnjbTeagwAFPPfjk28zRRRw4CjowfuqGrUDtQ/s1600/radha6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiCAg7kt1Zhqe7kAbjWm66jxqL5lbaKHk9CQIsN21TpmACJRUOjy5i5Bl8Rdgf-XvJ1YRFTJWSgK4RDXjpImE2F0rKLlWl_3Udh7qBptPPnjbTeagwAFPPfjk28zRRRw4CjowfuqGrUDtQ/s400/radha6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492519757864703650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg15ObQzGq0dEmb6BbasMq5wB-RZgySd-edFALT3vsymaX4xI0ptMRuEAbMyvWN0GyQlRkpwKH8taHUSt3FrJMHtZ0nBPVvAa8wn_SUP2rFwpl6gn5uC4rGG-7pnaZdyUPb5OseO6BLsrh6/s1600/nauthgirl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg15ObQzGq0dEmb6BbasMq5wB-RZgySd-edFALT3vsymaX4xI0ptMRuEAbMyvWN0GyQlRkpwKH8taHUSt3FrJMHtZ0nBPVvAa8wn_SUP2rFwpl6gn5uC4rGG-7pnaZdyUPb5OseO6BLsrh6/s400/nauthgirl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492519747167611010" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">Above, in costume for The Nautch Girl.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zO7L5-UP_sZR6NQsg_HGrTxZ13faJznOeM0DdDzRPVm5TNvYO_jDjVDKTPqXN0sSttoxdn8Otfd2_MbQ69aPxUn_SpRRiBiS2LyBC0aInuM9oKzpslevMQqOi0_lgueUUIlA_HBX3TCT/s1600/gifteternallife.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zO7L5-UP_sZR6NQsg_HGrTxZ13faJznOeM0DdDzRPVm5TNvYO_jDjVDKTPqXN0sSttoxdn8Otfd2_MbQ69aPxUn_SpRRiBiS2LyBC0aInuM9oKzpslevMQqOi0_lgueUUIlA_HBX3TCT/s400/gifteternallife.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492519743540341938" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Above, in Gift of Eternal Life. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">~</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">All photos, from the brilliant </span><a href="http://digitalgallery.nypl.org/nypldigital/dgkeysearchresult.cfm?keyword=ruth+st+denis&submit.x=0&submit.y=0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">New York Public Library</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> catalogue, can be purchased online.</span></span></div></span><div><br /></div></div>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-17084275488449321632010-05-01T09:26:00.006+10:002010-05-01T09:39:05.862+10:00Half N Half<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;">Found on </span></span></span><a href="http://www.yatzer.com/2180_ceramix_by_thanos_zakopoulos_and_katia_meneghini"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;">Yatzer</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"> - right up my alley; east-west and porcelain.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;">~</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;">CTRLZAK Art & Design Studio</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"> is a multidisciplinary team founded by </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;">Thanos Zakopoulos </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;">(Greece) and </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;">Katia Meneghini</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;">(Italy). The collection from</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;">CTRLZAK</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#336666;"> Art & Design Studio - CeramiX- will be presented during Milan Design Week 2010.</span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdq1XsBFEpJ53llo5LR7psc8ypYldqe-WJcpTjSKkPDOmkV0yny_zgmYt3j022avfPGVxEj4Qsgms81Zg8EeBSPSlB4oiTOrxgeS5pUKEKWiAy8Ry0toOp1sjXlQQbR6MC_47kSkw1FV5/s1600/East-&-West-ceramics-by-CTRLZAK-yatzer_7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdq1XsBFEpJ53llo5LR7psc8ypYldqe-WJcpTjSKkPDOmkV0yny_zgmYt3j022avfPGVxEj4Qsgms81Zg8EeBSPSlB4oiTOrxgeS5pUKEKWiAy8Ry0toOp1sjXlQQbR6MC_47kSkw1FV5/s400/East-&-West-ceramics-by-CTRLZAK-yatzer_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466076319209092306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hjOcJPjtKq-6d7Nh-bGwvEE3RZkqP-ZIgqnKidRV1vSzQtpVjVPtalmuD-6MqNQNTmeqbh8PWicYbbfSYGzHjYb_mU5e-7e2_zPrODV9Ya0OLon7GdTq6xiTYvbzZv6OuM-SVkN_CCSy/s1600/East-&-West-ceramics-by-CTRLZAK-yatzer_6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7hjOcJPjtKq-6d7Nh-bGwvEE3RZkqP-ZIgqnKidRV1vSzQtpVjVPtalmuD-6MqNQNTmeqbh8PWicYbbfSYGzHjYb_mU5e-7e2_zPrODV9Ya0OLon7GdTq6xiTYvbzZv6OuM-SVkN_CCSy/s400/East-&-West-ceramics-by-CTRLZAK-yatzer_6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466076315840754274" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">I have these bowls above, but in whole pieces. Have spent years fantasizing about breaking them and doing just this.</div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd60EhHoD4uKlE3ZpDqIJaLtaty9DuN_GleA6J3Mq3nntIAAmEgiGrZIW3ZVFS-6kpQ5A_4Ov1W5R3o2tOaFIo-sJGUhFsgvGsjZcz5AAtMOtGMIeghkz8VDkHOszX4pm9hJIq53ueftow/s1600/East-&-West-ceramics-by-CTRLZAK-yatzer_5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 372px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd60EhHoD4uKlE3ZpDqIJaLtaty9DuN_GleA6J3Mq3nntIAAmEgiGrZIW3ZVFS-6kpQ5A_4Ov1W5R3o2tOaFIo-sJGUhFsgvGsjZcz5AAtMOtGMIeghkz8VDkHOszX4pm9hJIq53ueftow/s400/East-&-West-ceramics-by-CTRLZAK-yatzer_5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466076303684169586" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKNt7Mvd06zQNx9_NnXEdmthyjvbzZhB7sJgIzoJIx85i5IHd_GxqdSFHeaxmhpBi6GNdgZzTc0rkI6O-8u91cxXBQ2QPxsfjpOUJc02eDws7caRkWsCr3fK4qj1ICsPcfsnyVT0GS5Cl/s1600/East-&-West-ceramics-by-CTRLZAK-yatzer_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIKNt7Mvd06zQNx9_NnXEdmthyjvbzZhB7sJgIzoJIx85i5IHd_GxqdSFHeaxmhpBi6GNdgZzTc0rkI6O-8u91cxXBQ2QPxsfjpOUJc02eDws7caRkWsCr3fK4qj1ICsPcfsnyVT0GS5Cl/s400/East-&-West-ceramics-by-CTRLZAK-yatzer_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5466076298256608786" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">All images from yatzer.com</div></span>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-63631627824978737482010-04-21T23:30:00.006+10:002010-04-21T23:54:34.769+10:00Things I Liked Today<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Recent -random- images from <a href="http://vtinteriors.blogspot.com/">VTinteriors</a> blog I'm just drawn to. Thanks, Viera!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Colour... olive, powder blue and cranberry in the same room. Bold.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_-PlvBIcH2M0HYH3wX-litlEcPXV8nD05uhfdUzLBRL6oGZoQXK8bdmV8iL4ntOi84BghG74XhVdGh4dB_J-4jVJq6i0pz-T7sihyphenhyphen6ik_1IUOAQy7MLtELA4y23oQj0YysMWV87cgaPp/s1600/Madeline+Stuart.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_-PlvBIcH2M0HYH3wX-litlEcPXV8nD05uhfdUzLBRL6oGZoQXK8bdmV8iL4ntOi84BghG74XhVdGh4dB_J-4jVJq6i0pz-T7sihyphenhyphen6ik_1IUOAQy7MLtELA4y23oQj0YysMWV87cgaPp/s400/Madeline+Stuart.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462585183991644514" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">Understated pattern with adorable child.</div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xm0h35n3fvjyX8Z301hbzei7b2zWH0uDHYbp0SQ7jCDpZDLu2pDaAi7DNK_O5j3SGyClBrGu6PcIAYMzuE_VTtc9ad32iSBWfvVqcjOzDHmz4SKJelSX-Ph-VjwhxwkiVsVqII1Nfg8d/s1600/Carrie+Hayden+design+photo+John+Granen.1JPG.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 282px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7xm0h35n3fvjyX8Z301hbzei7b2zWH0uDHYbp0SQ7jCDpZDLu2pDaAi7DNK_O5j3SGyClBrGu6PcIAYMzuE_VTtc9ad32iSBWfvVqcjOzDHmz4SKJelSX-Ph-VjwhxwkiVsVqII1Nfg8d/s400/Carrie+Hayden+design+photo+John+Granen.1JPG.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462585176976909170" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">Cheese and macaroons in the same sitting. Bold AND delicious.</div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2BTNpa2jLAGAcnzeDtU9-9-pNRkMJxg7qVPgXX-vxEwAhf0Ss2lVt3OQWNb3hAOg0A5X_7m-pufcDzY5trtBzHhar4c9p-NcY9f8EMd-z1U_aEFCm3IB4nEGRz-9gMJsF5CSC69UrL23/s1600/Brian+Gluckstein+Design+dineware+collection1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv2BTNpa2jLAGAcnzeDtU9-9-pNRkMJxg7qVPgXX-vxEwAhf0Ss2lVt3OQWNb3hAOg0A5X_7m-pufcDzY5trtBzHhar4c9p-NcY9f8EMd-z1U_aEFCm3IB4nEGRz-9gMJsF5CSC69UrL23/s400/Brian+Gluckstein+Design+dineware+collection1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462585169744412034" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">Chinois in outstanding colour combo.</div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVxRTCeRvSBw5Y3oXH9N8M-YQckMIWh-iB5OzI7phb6W0lWp84O3hOJ3OPx2sH7lmbuxUJfeYhkEjLDP1e7SwwMj4b940plSTyx9UAdEmCDtNgSDRBETdiOTxNWdjuL-wFrKU6MhVO3rt/s1600/Thibaut+shangri+la.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 355px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqVxRTCeRvSBw5Y3oXH9N8M-YQckMIWh-iB5OzI7phb6W0lWp84O3hOJ3OPx2sH7lmbuxUJfeYhkEjLDP1e7SwwMj4b940plSTyx9UAdEmCDtNgSDRBETdiOTxNWdjuL-wFrKU6MhVO3rt/s400/Thibaut+shangri+la.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462585164081291874" /></a>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-4222570146879811072010-03-10T15:38:00.005+11:002010-04-22T00:12:11.231+10:00I've Lost My Muchness<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Watched Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland over the weekend and the scene where The Mad Hatter laments that Alice has "lost her muchness" reverberated muchly with me. The last 6 months has been a whirlwind and yet passing painfully slowly at the same time. Too many life changes (and I don't DO change) has left me barely coping better than a silent bowl of jello. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Trying not to make sudden movements lest I scare myself.</span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV5bFcF_CTJSXY12OhH4nQrvADT5E8lV_5AIT1643slSe5pvodrLs0mJAslWQYyxhuwZpy8t60Jay5VVnstHPNlU6g-xFZv8mr5GtdiNiWwqwITpecyFkCVujDNtZTDfeviMVXyyd84sxm/s400/alice-in-wonderland-1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462592558089893426" /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Read </span><a href="http://www.positivelypresent.com/2010/03/muchness.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">this interesting article</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> that articulates what I'm thinking much more clearly than I could ever say.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><br /></span></div><div> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Where does the time go?</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;">~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana, serif;"><i>Image from the delightful </i><a href="http://fancyflours.wordpress.com/2007/07/30/alice-in-wonderland-cupcakes/alice-in-wonderland-cupcakes-4/"><i>fancyflours.com</i></a></span></div>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-76703967445934637322009-12-01T13:31:00.006+11:002009-12-01T14:04:56.848+11:00Playing Masak-Masak<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;">My favourite playtime activity when I was little was masak-masak; Make-believe cooking which served to feed me and a highly elite selection of my besties (animal soft toys). Unlike the Western play-tradition of teddy bear picnics where tea is served, masak-masak tends to lean toward the play-preparation of elaborate full-meal banquets. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;">Being a toddler of the 80s, I unfortunately mostly had cooking sets of the plastic kind. Oh, how I would've loved to have some of these instead ~</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzowAMKTlUbJgXSh0xaynzS2ixEvxD4C39dzv6eVjABl7eFyVa4NWMzsyqHMFKyJ3yTH1g-UA8KWLc9KXZ0-ovTMAW-sMw7y9lPDDlmsA6J4-Otowz6hich384SOBDrBFrm3YmSosHrDO/s1600/SCHYLLING+TIN+TEA+SET.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Vintage toys from the collection of Nyonya/Peranakan historian Raymond Kwok, found on </span><a href="http://nyonyafood.com/masak-masak/?pid=78#image-371"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">nyonyafood.com. </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I'm guessing they're made of tin. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJDPsH0hjr96RVHUG8DDL7S_C33vVNoKgAKduPx3o91jPKbh3uiksx82T44KAaPSbPMdYAt2ND3pocFg6X7HesSO2yOPXfPVDhGkvkWdW4Zj2uF3lT46gHpRFHy945npUsbZJ-wRRYQVL/s1600/masak_masak_utensils.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbJDPsH0hjr96RVHUG8DDL7S_C33vVNoKgAKduPx3o91jPKbh3uiksx82T44KAaPSbPMdYAt2ND3pocFg6X7HesSO2yOPXfPVDhGkvkWdW4Zj2uF3lT46gHpRFHy945npUsbZJ-wRRYQVL/s400/masak_masak_utensils.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410090305072018850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXdKZFPFDQrvMTgocCWQvJrcp4w2LLGvxCive2PmGFv9UuI3hi0Us3laxkktqlkByAE_Gx6UDD-uoXxIg1pIi8i70Cs-B9HHNnkgG8IZAESqoaqnbfPh_lJ-EkHk_WB-kAsxb_kpASH-x/s1600/masak_masak5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXdKZFPFDQrvMTgocCWQvJrcp4w2LLGvxCive2PmGFv9UuI3hi0Us3laxkktqlkByAE_Gx6UDD-uoXxIg1pIi8i70Cs-B9HHNnkgG8IZAESqoaqnbfPh_lJ-EkHk_WB-kAsxb_kpASH-x/s400/masak_masak5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410090091320120546" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6l19Ol5AZSGuxzKkCqZeORX50ZZruSSNTPsrE3xTG8OxKYakiGLZVLBu8SQU21_mbwMUYkSxmMmZd0aiJWRgzJRoAaHzYC-KTcdF2oOZzu-0lnLwQs8I92Ii0YVvZeNp62sRIJehWqxL/s1600/masak_masak4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6l19Ol5AZSGuxzKkCqZeORX50ZZruSSNTPsrE3xTG8OxKYakiGLZVLBu8SQU21_mbwMUYkSxmMmZd0aiJWRgzJRoAaHzYC-KTcdF2oOZzu-0lnLwQs8I92Ii0YVvZeNp62sRIJehWqxL/s400/masak_masak4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410090086268149122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1w8gkH1B6VRLpGTJHer3QxBhNbSNB6-dDZXeQhGmgK-1htHsCLtCs31TvB_6zt17v2KJ9hDOrGUT9Fm6q0EoGfvfkCZiQf8iLOJ0zmjDzJ_dYHhEwlX5llFcBPCPnNs1BY9vwCCBQasJk/s1600/masak_masak3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1w8gkH1B6VRLpGTJHer3QxBhNbSNB6-dDZXeQhGmgK-1htHsCLtCs31TvB_6zt17v2KJ9hDOrGUT9Fm6q0EoGfvfkCZiQf8iLOJ0zmjDzJ_dYHhEwlX5llFcBPCPnNs1BY9vwCCBQasJk/s400/masak_masak3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410090076029455474" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnfIn7SrUZFpbOMJ3YqsiJ5o6gjI-EuoOUw-tAtdK66Bu5Dm5i75lyIrYVbEMSwCkwXtqO-LQD4tRcSepoMBhvCH3Oh_UbAQeMfAGbf21ukuW6_TSr_-PDUYDBhbeBVFyLKoyd_1e7zAr/s1600/masak_masak2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAnfIn7SrUZFpbOMJ3YqsiJ5o6gjI-EuoOUw-tAtdK66Bu5Dm5i75lyIrYVbEMSwCkwXtqO-LQD4tRcSepoMBhvCH3Oh_UbAQeMfAGbf21ukuW6_TSr_-PDUYDBhbeBVFyLKoyd_1e7zAr/s400/masak_masak2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410090071347493458" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Above is a gem - A mini-replica of an actual charcoal stove, on top of which a wok (or kuali) sits</span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2DdF8983jVq7LPPZ47CrPGhMEnDrJYAbUexqRaKp6VICS_3FnjA80ilfCxJDPx4RJuks8Jtr-ScKS5IgV3FlGjzsoLpsGTrDGFy_VW3r3b_VZuTk7o0JFGISa8UryQXEYRZwTFw2QieA/s1600/masak_masak.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf2DdF8983jVq7LPPZ47CrPGhMEnDrJYAbUexqRaKp6VICS_3FnjA80ilfCxJDPx4RJuks8Jtr-ScKS5IgV3FlGjzsoLpsGTrDGFy_VW3r3b_VZuTk7o0JFGISa8UryQXEYRZwTFw2QieA/s400/masak_masak.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410090063690330610" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Below, a modern day tin tea set found <a href="http://keystolearningstore.com/index.php?cPath=22">here</a>.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzowAMKTlUbJgXSh0xaynzS2ixEvxD4C39dzv6eVjABl7eFyVa4NWMzsyqHMFKyJ3yTH1g-UA8KWLc9KXZ0-ovTMAW-sMw7y9lPDDlmsA6J4-Otowz6hich384SOBDrBFrm3YmSosHrDO/s400/SCHYLLING+TIN+TEA+SET.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410090306535942482" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 255px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Ikea does lovely sets of play utensils of the non-plastic kind, and <a href="http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/70129801">this</a> lovely gem of a kitchen which I've decided I have to have.</span></span></span></div></div>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-74508457333777292602009-11-25T13:40:00.008+11:002009-11-25T14:24:20.919+11:00Alice in Waterland by Elena Kalis<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQq-Z3YNMHgKUs21SMcDhKU5Qy_AzY246xarf1MYp7blXaMwbjl1ZAIFuYWVElzvSLlmQkyMQMgS8AH8-vNqxNhvha1iCVrndNUse7PkDmKeGB0Brp8FTNQYwmm7Gnnzwhptua0IauFxk/s1600/alice-in-wonderland_still.jpg"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I saw these images on <a href="http://www.yatzer.com/1886_alice_in_waterland_by_elena_kalis">Yatzer</a> months ago, browsed, and moved on. Somehow the images kept coming to mind. Nothing overly technically complicated and no impressive computer-enhancement (yawn), yet Elena Kalis <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">(who lives and practices her underwater art in the Bahamas)</span> manages to capture the themes of Lewis Carrolls' Alice in Wonderland perfectly. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">After all, when the world around you doesn't make sense, it IS a little like being underwater, isn't it? </span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKK_B8S0gGQEwF-aF6H-LvJ3Up1ya2IY3tHWxOGU1MQQA0jmpScyCjvqLTTkCLBh-hdV6tKinUHbmSjGxe-fxL90U4aUAEzOHsZ8M2uALuiLDfF-lSeo7xiqFVRQqJsmXqVD8m1tCKByr/s1600/Elena_Kalis_alice_in_wonderland_series_yatzer-interview_2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZKK_B8S0gGQEwF-aF6H-LvJ3Up1ya2IY3tHWxOGU1MQQA0jmpScyCjvqLTTkCLBh-hdV6tKinUHbmSjGxe-fxL90U4aUAEzOHsZ8M2uALuiLDfF-lSeo7xiqFVRQqJsmXqVD8m1tCKByr/s400/Elena_Kalis_alice_in_wonderland_series_yatzer-interview_2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407866725284938546" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02axs-BJnla52maiMyOA4dqd6UuO7ExD6EByGhFTiCEhOZF0br53ljl5VN29ML19CwbHgx_FB0PTH0_WRCpwqYGydFm-gdIfxdzHw8bkbInzyfp096EfZW5LWWNPg_tK9fTUcAuTr62Dj/s1600/Elena_Kalis_alice_in_wonderland_series_yatzer-interview_10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj02axs-BJnla52maiMyOA4dqd6UuO7ExD6EByGhFTiCEhOZF0br53ljl5VN29ML19CwbHgx_FB0PTH0_WRCpwqYGydFm-gdIfxdzHw8bkbInzyfp096EfZW5LWWNPg_tK9fTUcAuTr62Dj/s400/Elena_Kalis_alice_in_wonderland_series_yatzer-interview_10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407866271199841458" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6_8mlAZA_7uVKuhuWBs2DJNnh7OAotf9rVpOCFzcn8sjJ_keAgazn6gp18CEjv6KKZfIsyiNcxBigjB5ajpOjBi7j0Km0l53-03MFYyb_vDc4YJrb6jrHy5lQK38oj377_m80iyHywJm/s1600/Elena_Kalis_alice_in_wonderland_series_yatzer-interview_1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6_8mlAZA_7uVKuhuWBs2DJNnh7OAotf9rVpOCFzcn8sjJ_keAgazn6gp18CEjv6KKZfIsyiNcxBigjB5ajpOjBi7j0Km0l53-03MFYyb_vDc4YJrb6jrHy5lQK38oj377_m80iyHywJm/s400/Elena_Kalis_alice_in_wonderland_series_yatzer-interview_1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407865834803927234" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;">I especially like the 'through the looking glass' idea. You know how the image was made, logically, yet it perfectly describes an alternate reality.</span><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEnayO-kXIjHn_sQLCpf9QTfzd_JJT9pKIO3qRxt-BORl-Pq1wK_layZqP0douA0vmhQsRSO6XtqJrxtrSff6Tw_IzUO195HLp3tUW_MqevpUmeicADoSUVOz-c9MtJxcAl0WLl-KxZTo/s1600/Elena_Kalis_alice_in_wonderland_series_yatzer-interview_3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEnayO-kXIjHn_sQLCpf9QTfzd_JJT9pKIO3qRxt-BORl-Pq1wK_layZqP0douA0vmhQsRSO6XtqJrxtrSff6Tw_IzUO195HLp3tUW_MqevpUmeicADoSUVOz-c9MtJxcAl0WLl-KxZTo/s400/Elena_Kalis_alice_in_wonderland_series_yatzer-interview_3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407865827212160066" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyq6ygvTyhW5l02SjYeZnsc_6v0nq-UD0dnEO5EJDm3zTQkkZZayMn5RJTJ1OCad8xNUdUWKPoUVx45-SJc2SI0pucLnLZhvxVQDXoOQls7xdtvy5SctA2lnVzYeAUD1_NOe0jKpry5m8T/s1600/Elena_Kalis_alice_in_wonderland_series_yatzer-interview_4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyq6ygvTyhW5l02SjYeZnsc_6v0nq-UD0dnEO5EJDm3zTQkkZZayMn5RJTJ1OCad8xNUdUWKPoUVx45-SJc2SI0pucLnLZhvxVQDXoOQls7xdtvy5SctA2lnVzYeAUD1_NOe0jKpry5m8T/s400/Elena_Kalis_alice_in_wonderland_series_yatzer-interview_4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407865823913533666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZwzNV-uXfDvrfk-aDmcILcgTwGhWM8ZyEwTmV9aLff5EVrfXnfGrSDNp-Br9XnuUHxUZC0YKvR_l-2Ytd5elXWmfTvYeTjqMPIXbgBHckqj3L7ehyphenhyphenK3vRy-Nq0v8R5qVq9aMfRqsRIgx/s1600/Elena_Kalis_alice_in_wonderland_series_yatzer-interview_5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZwzNV-uXfDvrfk-aDmcILcgTwGhWM8ZyEwTmV9aLff5EVrfXnfGrSDNp-Br9XnuUHxUZC0YKvR_l-2Ytd5elXWmfTvYeTjqMPIXbgBHckqj3L7ehyphenhyphenK3vRy-Nq0v8R5qVq9aMfRqsRIgx/s400/Elena_Kalis_alice_in_wonderland_series_yatzer-interview_5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407865818086668370" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">Note to self: buy striped knee socks<br /></div></span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cAQ4ImIIDIwgl9jy6cvqUHYRUS13WS1jT2qRyttBBAPLNANVjYjYY03oDBfGaCEWgTH_kama4jbtQCteGcuOVSaPUlrJcZEGfnqL4EeVZF-AZ-JwJc7byyOKRMZXpUzKhDxLb-OZ4hvZ/s1600/Elena_Kalis_alice_in_wonderland_series_yatzer-interview_8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cAQ4ImIIDIwgl9jy6cvqUHYRUS13WS1jT2qRyttBBAPLNANVjYjYY03oDBfGaCEWgTH_kama4jbtQCteGcuOVSaPUlrJcZEGfnqL4EeVZF-AZ-JwJc7byyOKRMZXpUzKhDxLb-OZ4hvZ/s400/Elena_Kalis_alice_in_wonderland_series_yatzer-interview_8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407865811771247746" /></a><br /></div><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrkb6oaPeKZ2yARFr548T8KugdbP5l1IrXZtCyACob-9qk4fXwu1Nm2TiZN8aWwSe9xMv_wa_SGKzhDWVq-2rF9XIzpt1JygQwa9EiIdUsEnKPTba9Yd6ZmIkcpCItmjcneyYryXO1lHqU/s400/Elena_Kalis_alice_in_wonderland_series_yatzer-interview_9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407873257442370434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px; " /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">All the above images via Yatzer, all rights to the images belong to the photographer Elena Kalis</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">A new version of the movie will be released March 2010. A Tim Burton production, it promises to be wilder and weirder than ever before. Click <a href="http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/06/first-look-tim-burton-takes-alice-to-weird-wild-wonderland/">here</a> for a write-up by Wired.com.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family:Georgia;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQq-Z3YNMHgKUs21SMcDhKU5Qy_AzY246xarf1MYp7blXaMwbjl1ZAIFuYWVElzvSLlmQkyMQMgS8AH8-vNqxNhvha1iCVrndNUse7PkDmKeGB0Brp8FTNQYwmm7Gnnzwhptua0IauFxk/s400/alice-in-wonderland_still.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407875860672014066" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 229px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Production still via wired.com</span></span></div></div>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-84714170438832654222009-11-24T13:50:00.007+11:002009-11-24T14:16:11.079+11:00Clever Friend's Clever Apartment<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;">Been distracted the last couple of months and uninspired to write about much, but then a lovely friend of mine scores this coup; a full feature in revered blog <a href="http://www.desiretoinspire.net/blog/2009/11/16/readers-home.html">desiretoinspire</a>. Unfortunately she has moved on to other greener apartment pastures, but I'm sure the new place will be even cuter.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">~<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Am wondering if her cleverness will rub off on me by virtue of our friendship. Another friend says yes: it's the theory of design osmosis :)</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1iEtD-7SvhC-9hPRXs9b_BIAQZZjAjuS8W33wYvqyUQvdhvtJ9p32uNyoEuLYBMi4QAuOQ4LF7rOO5f3XmLdXS5EIVrPbgoCgHgHCp-z59DbEcCyJWCUUf7o0tmT8wrcHPqFvLAdwL6y/s1600/nusara15.jpg"><br /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZt3jlAlhjKgfgaGzpWyt4MurqRoUGK4qJIsGmtXrLGoQGu4ogar3QxFkY7wb2fjKA608iwDwotzd-PK1uc_xaUOf986uIWynaysHvTIO6Xgjru-m2Ddbu4O8zfWJwURPn256GWCa5H4dn/s1600/nusara12.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZt3jlAlhjKgfgaGzpWyt4MurqRoUGK4qJIsGmtXrLGoQGu4ogar3QxFkY7wb2fjKA608iwDwotzd-PK1uc_xaUOf986uIWynaysHvTIO6Xgjru-m2Ddbu4O8zfWJwURPn256GWCa5H4dn/s400/nusara12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407498769574434354" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXm6c76QL4PWDhC3IJvunNhp1If6t5_fTwhwCNs5GptORgQaZbwUCwni_-udCS3B5bf6WF6ERZHvv5Q5017LZpaha-i3wwM8r1aVMtm3sYN-AifMN51YYF9XaiROnaYwI2ATK53WbnIhVM/s1600/nusara12.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJKZ46Xbe498pDyOH3mYI5sINHd-oHvQfVnrWPJ46brtbHYasx_IZNyWqIxr5jYo44BORT78PcuvGruwWURSOjUgA920KhO9ULdIt1scxeM4cCFCcZhDM6U0h-HmbQ_3-veC2v_RocTtD/s1600/nusara11.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqJKZ46Xbe498pDyOH3mYI5sINHd-oHvQfVnrWPJ46brtbHYasx_IZNyWqIxr5jYo44BORT78PcuvGruwWURSOjUgA920KhO9ULdIt1scxeM4cCFCcZhDM6U0h-HmbQ_3-veC2v_RocTtD/s400/nusara11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407498581360286914" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Check out the view from her kitchen window! I could live with that.</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsMi3nsZbOWwFfBUG8VSXptaHLuL1KlPEmX239s7Tb24MQDv60_yCIFztTtFY3PPXOMIde7vFYy6Q73ByN8h6ji_KOjxPMu45PmpJL2HMJWiHHFAEEfcl27mity2XelEWO9NonXRYpYbw-/s400/nusara17.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407498788280300754" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 400px; " /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6WAfJii7aIP_dC71hWaAc5CrwwDLPP5KcUx34n1y1NmXzAHnY_bL7DV03rOEaBTkyUn2ErGaQnuE2mI4BhuAYgpHaPN4PfuWS_BXCbjOC1Pm1GXkk0LjwaLlculLBXs-BkD1wqDrZJf1/s1600/nusara10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC6WAfJii7aIP_dC71hWaAc5CrwwDLPP5KcUx34n1y1NmXzAHnY_bL7DV03rOEaBTkyUn2ErGaQnuE2mI4BhuAYgpHaPN4PfuWS_BXCbjOC1Pm1GXkk0LjwaLlculLBXs-BkD1wqDrZJf1/s400/nusara10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407498580033979810" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">Renter's solution: duct tape<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirggdhqmIHU-0VbqYZ6BuEWlZrsGA4SEkDrVNZmXYkMl_PH7DwjfjfLV3i111Os4ll9Jcze-qn_hc1hR9o1n7ELzXvv5_tmbQVJ4Qr7Z8KmuwhPATvH3YfF0CpDw5Bz08_YWYcpZy92F8u/s1600/nusara9.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirggdhqmIHU-0VbqYZ6BuEWlZrsGA4SEkDrVNZmXYkMl_PH7DwjfjfLV3i111Os4ll9Jcze-qn_hc1hR9o1n7ELzXvv5_tmbQVJ4Qr7Z8KmuwhPATvH3YfF0CpDw5Bz08_YWYcpZy92F8u/s400/nusara9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407498573545037618" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigYrkyEBFhXjil6P7HvcL-s69UVB7t30wuXmepuqvzVHoU8S-1M1QJFBO3itJHElTEtNROLSMempWyvzvX7zQAjLmvajjohUBV25fc8UKdDhDjPzNQwl1cphRHQzVyJA16L3oXcExusvH/s1600/nusara8.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgigYrkyEBFhXjil6P7HvcL-s69UVB7t30wuXmepuqvzVHoU8S-1M1QJFBO3itJHElTEtNROLSMempWyvzvX7zQAjLmvajjohUBV25fc8UKdDhDjPzNQwl1cphRHQzVyJA16L3oXcExusvH/s400/nusara8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407498570421740802" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-pCEj0fq2t9GsSXLEDWPih4QofCMq4pnLlb4AUD4chVoTnhUSi-9YovgKq3tTf-7yFtITfrobpEVzL-QDsyj1nb8XNWKMVJtMQ_N8hOuooGbGLLu0jS8qOpOI_GBG_IyDEZeRomJrZAK/s1600/nusara7.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr-pCEj0fq2t9GsSXLEDWPih4QofCMq4pnLlb4AUD4chVoTnhUSi-9YovgKq3tTf-7yFtITfrobpEVzL-QDsyj1nb8XNWKMVJtMQ_N8hOuooGbGLLu0jS8qOpOI_GBG_IyDEZeRomJrZAK/s400/nusara7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407498334801403714" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">Travel much?<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6pFagxm2hX0FxTj2em1QyZKbwixm8Ek28oz6cK_NGsdDnmrBoAqnZwEAq3d0Vxo9kVtiCjAO6eEld0SxjIBe-H78yBPvT0QvJu7gyOlxAoH6Byx2cGpCrYdR0UpBEnlECnYm_pz-mSfL/s1600/nusara6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha6pFagxm2hX0FxTj2em1QyZKbwixm8Ek28oz6cK_NGsdDnmrBoAqnZwEAq3d0Vxo9kVtiCjAO6eEld0SxjIBe-H78yBPvT0QvJu7gyOlxAoH6Byx2cGpCrYdR0UpBEnlECnYm_pz-mSfL/s400/nusara6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407498327653184290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45jK3xrXBMBo_b7iNvj1sYWknwL2V_z7mI3q2-3NqzmKSR5PJCt6fPenuBhylCMOWytqUB7bBhGb_4l0IhKkloAtbrhUO4BlVmxH53fw3HWBQSRAXMgI2YLLvcosoi1dSXV7D-10O15ne/s1600/nusara5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg45jK3xrXBMBo_b7iNvj1sYWknwL2V_z7mI3q2-3NqzmKSR5PJCt6fPenuBhylCMOWytqUB7bBhGb_4l0IhKkloAtbrhUO4BlVmxH53fw3HWBQSRAXMgI2YLLvcosoi1dSXV7D-10O15ne/s400/nusara5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407498325968445394" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7t_gv4Bdmb2erE7QR81bc18zVgP80C41HLvTiFLM5z5f_8utHySzR12r5JIup7DT1ccPIHilNNPTi3LvbMT2nYrnpFkyw7sTe_qkYmemKFtiH3kYTzvFUSmAWdccJxR0esSjG5a06auV/s1600/nusara2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk7t_gv4Bdmb2erE7QR81bc18zVgP80C41HLvTiFLM5z5f_8utHySzR12r5JIup7DT1ccPIHilNNPTi3LvbMT2nYrnpFkyw7sTe_qkYmemKFtiH3kYTzvFUSmAWdccJxR0esSjG5a06auV/s400/nusara2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407498321319128018" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">Given the old Benjamin Moore treatment<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8duei_SVVSbMvzlT36ZwSZCgnnvRA-YU4PExjUmSypXplY6ZvPW59yg61FxkPMifBnA_Z02wfl0pwwu5fPydXByemLJi1iHx0jSann9Wy6wAzI_VCodAt4KUu2G7mXXSadMBDKZUGeMm/s1600/nusara1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG8duei_SVVSbMvzlT36ZwSZCgnnvRA-YU4PExjUmSypXplY6ZvPW59yg61FxkPMifBnA_Z02wfl0pwwu5fPydXByemLJi1iHx0jSann9Wy6wAzI_VCodAt4KUu2G7mXXSadMBDKZUGeMm/s400/nusara1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407498316994242402" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm especially taken with her lamp, and that orange rug (Pottery Barn sale).<br /></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetj-pyZG-7MimrsrEyClKBhu7c8tnBRVdY_d8ZqpM6qsJB7Uo0jrJ1rNoEoKE_PCpuQ0yOPjc1Jtv50XHyZO7zdakbiMMxp9TeTZzia4kpUX9YIplfR-4Eyrn80X1bqewKTz-Qi24eaYp/s400/nusara16.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407498784482599506" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family:Georgia;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik1iEtD-7SvhC-9hPRXs9b_BIAQZZjAjuS8W33wYvqyUQvdhvtJ9p32uNyoEuLYBMi4QAuOQ4LF7rOO5f3XmLdXS5EIVrPbgoCgHgHCp-z59DbEcCyJWCUUf7o0tmT8wrcHPqFvLAdwL6y/s400/nusara15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407498778576680258" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">All images via Desire To Inspire, all right to images owned by Nusara&Derrek!</span></div></div></div>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-456863316301517132009-09-17T19:21:00.005+10:002009-09-17T19:52:12.030+10:00Touch of Vaudeville Angels<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">First referenced on my (still) favourite blog <a href="http://florizel.canalblog.com/">Le Divan Fumoir Bohemia</a>n. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">I speak zero french so I'll take a stab at translating the name - The Divine Bohemian Bastard - Even if I'm totally wrong I still think that's a super name for a blog</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;">These haunting images from heavily-themed, and hence fascinating, blog <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; "><a href="http://atouchofvaudeville.typepad.com/a_touch_of_vaudeville/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;">A Touch of Vaudeville</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;">. </span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4B6oniqo56qLSQYAjPRbos7UAfXnS2oipW6ktu_kEeiqB648qj5jVu0T3Q4qzgHKb0XFgMhrXXvOhxo7z4L1nA4ttfvXNTTjFzeNlO-RCWXU0xFheD1wi6QhwX_bcG5Tqd8WnOQUU3xB/s1600-h/3910237324_ed321b7640_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 357px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz4B6oniqo56qLSQYAjPRbos7UAfXnS2oipW6ktu_kEeiqB648qj5jVu0T3Q4qzgHKb0XFgMhrXXvOhxo7z4L1nA4ttfvXNTTjFzeNlO-RCWXU0xFheD1wi6QhwX_bcG5Tqd8WnOQUU3xB/s400/3910237324_ed321b7640_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382364440575209154" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8DvTwV1YHJI17Auj71nBYufN50fiI5n6drorFeTOPhokfrNX13Lrd9ajTmhtM2YNKGTkZX2TIt_b0Ih-u188NDkAgX9QOHDYRRy4vsO_LlHNoJCgrER7wMINNBHGqRsnrzECjUCSCUjpz/s1600-h/3910237292_451d78b875.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSPaRmzmjL3NXCmRbC1XcmhhDzILCiOWK8x2uMnX74xbOkM-D4VBekJ3Ee3dHrhwASbf73LlLX8oLE2pZNoihV5Nkkr6EMFZXamWjDsvW-moMKzk614_0acIN7OTylnb1dAGTnLg59wANN/s400/3909444035_81db7e50d4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382364418723690018" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpNeRZ0K7pc2kcZfaXLmpovkh_XSIxWJi-zyS1ZIWy_rK9GsOY2MT_4nTBk6qZ_vbMTlvMo2T6GMGMjS0zBeC5s-I-dlU0kDuUf6qh0JX7s88-L4yVf7z421YbAOy6JCoGuV8CkWns1Rc/s1600-h/3872283244_35a35af57a_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpNeRZ0K7pc2kcZfaXLmpovkh_XSIxWJi-zyS1ZIWy_rK9GsOY2MT_4nTBk6qZ_vbMTlvMo2T6GMGMjS0zBeC5s-I-dlU0kDuUf6qh0JX7s88-L4yVf7z421YbAOy6JCoGuV8CkWns1Rc/s400/3872283244_35a35af57a_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382364407057749954" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">All images via </span><a href="http://atouchofvaudeville.typepad.com/a_touch_of_vaudeville/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">A Touch of Vaudevill</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">e</span></a><br /></div>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-6052628936286803222009-09-16T11:28:00.005+10:002009-09-16T12:19:33.148+10:00Maximum Martha Moment<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">My very first post for this blog was about my desire and absolute need for a Martha Stewart-esque wrapping station. I now add to it the need for a linen and tablecloth room. Her impressive Skylands home has just such a necessity. Numerous drawers, cupboards, hanging closets and even whole laundry rooms are dedicated purely to the upkeep of the amazing vintage lace and linen collection. The legion of maids required to maintain it all are the final desirous element.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;">~</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">These photos don't come close to describing the extent of obsession. See the first episode of the new Martha Stewart Show season.</span> </span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1aedGhSj2GTptxmsSs-vC-vwNcsr44ARAiSX9sx6G-zwIgZnVwJqfgGmNJ7BOTyXXG9t-qlEsjANKBqo9xyig8W8-7ddmvSk1w38HB9gZThZG_pIdnxOvlKsgbM9kqWv95_Wgzbm7nxn/s1600-h/linenroom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 317px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX1aedGhSj2GTptxmsSs-vC-vwNcsr44ARAiSX9sx6G-zwIgZnVwJqfgGmNJ7BOTyXXG9t-qlEsjANKBqo9xyig8W8-7ddmvSk1w38HB9gZThZG_pIdnxOvlKsgbM9kqWv95_Wgzbm7nxn/s400/linenroom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381871775649065666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpX-Z7SYeQzm8pJJx1l_vNJ49gVlGUA55fA-y8nkb28evqkua6I1cc7g1M_DnsXdSC52BDJkOEYiiobtJn1e7CRC6Jc0r302h_QpBKrPTZ_nBLgmmyMo95mSS_HaQtY9QBtfHpmJhREZ14/s1600-h/doileys.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpX-Z7SYeQzm8pJJx1l_vNJ49gVlGUA55fA-y8nkb28evqkua6I1cc7g1M_DnsXdSC52BDJkOEYiiobtJn1e7CRC6Jc0r302h_QpBKrPTZ_nBLgmmyMo95mSS_HaQtY9QBtfHpmJhREZ14/s400/doileys.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381871766102804274" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">There are floor-to-ceiling cupboards of hanging dowels; to store pristinely laundered and pressed hand-made lace tablecloths <br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGckocdKFpLlgdvVbzIpvl_Dvv70AeHvUqSLWoJUgvidjctkzUSWsNjaXTJM0GCPaeBhrGsAClAZzblXG9jtIWUXbhp8ny9F0r4I6KKLt37sggordr-nMuJKGyICz-ny_rqyNQbSSqp4T/s1600-h/hanginglinens.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtGckocdKFpLlgdvVbzIpvl_Dvv70AeHvUqSLWoJUgvidjctkzUSWsNjaXTJM0GCPaeBhrGsAClAZzblXG9jtIWUXbhp8ny9F0r4I6KKLt37sggordr-nMuJKGyICz-ny_rqyNQbSSqp4T/s400/hanginglinens.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381871754784152498" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">You can just make out the horizontal rolls of tablecloths in the background below, kept hidden by oversized roll-top doors<br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOzEmJ4hpGnaBp-dqxQLb6KmPw7zwkz8TVx4m4HEgIWe0nZSF4wlv3m87ShuduphTIDoZbatRdVQbN1pOohkwBb_U5uTgFn90imPqcEopqc4wKYscPcveRwTnHwsAa8kp4VGLQl_YOBj-/s1600-h/tableclothroom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 391px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIOzEmJ4hpGnaBp-dqxQLb6KmPw7zwkz8TVx4m4HEgIWe0nZSF4wlv3m87ShuduphTIDoZbatRdVQbN1pOohkwBb_U5uTgFn90imPqcEopqc4wKYscPcveRwTnHwsAa8kp4VGLQl_YOBj-/s400/tableclothroom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381871744867630530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">These are the best photos I could find, thanks to </span><a href="http://marthamoments.blogspot.com/2009_02_01_archive.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Marthasmoment</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">s blog</span> <br /></div>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-67586397063120136152009-09-13T11:27:00.003+10:002009-09-13T11:41:36.339+10:00Selby So<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Random images I like from </span><a href="http://www.theselby.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">The Selby</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Crocheted confectionaries</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EUzH_5NIIJz8Q8WFDA01biYUCJ-SbsMV4vdsku1Y_fhAmoRltsB7tnEEONPBL6aItWOM0D-oY0yzQ7m09EsgBKFCGj894K5ATNeDwrQELz5mzYAQ55YHtuTfk5a1S8sFgpdOQg7F04rF/s1600-h/9_9_09_obedientsonsdaughters4771.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EUzH_5NIIJz8Q8WFDA01biYUCJ-SbsMV4vdsku1Y_fhAmoRltsB7tnEEONPBL6aItWOM0D-oY0yzQ7m09EsgBKFCGj894K5ATNeDwrQELz5mzYAQ55YHtuTfk5a1S8sFgpdOQg7F04rF/s400/9_9_09_obedientsonsdaughters4771.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380758440899637026" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Cos I just feel like a little Paris tod</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">ay</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKR2oXaYQ3QNr4PCeJMrD4YWI1mZgzbU64P81HhSQ7b6tcL3xgffl40YfTmBD2z1meOJb5A-_z-EIs5jrxiQo9QwM4sYjVbUCDStG6QfXqC9Cta7bc-nJMZQjDHhSvzb9pkVsJQOldhwlk/s1600-h/10_20_08_Ines_Fressange18400.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 259px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKR2oXaYQ3QNr4PCeJMrD4YWI1mZgzbU64P81HhSQ7b6tcL3xgffl40YfTmBD2z1meOJb5A-_z-EIs5jrxiQo9QwM4sYjVbUCDStG6QfXqC9Cta7bc-nJMZQjDHhSvzb9pkVsJQOldhwlk/s400/10_20_08_Ines_Fressange18400.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380758436685893410" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Can never have too many knob</span>s<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgihH4UpZkMPIxuAZ8NJcZZruGwxE9a4yE3zq2065cNHWLMOoZXvAu_LR89B1gWWAZBH_d6HYiVJqnxz_V5Pz6gGI7BnnUfeg7nS3LKC2-fICH8Wz4qqBLlXtvt5QnLyz_9ZKaQd1o4Ja/s1600-h/4_25_09_alessandra_skitchED5251.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgihH4UpZkMPIxuAZ8NJcZZruGwxE9a4yE3zq2065cNHWLMOoZXvAu_LR89B1gWWAZBH_d6HYiVJqnxz_V5Pz6gGI7BnnUfeg7nS3LKC2-fICH8Wz4qqBLlXtvt5QnLyz_9ZKaQd1o4Ja/s400/4_25_09_alessandra_skitchED5251.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380758428064995458" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Photogenic doggy rump with cool artwork</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOp7AxsJds4bSlB55vMccbw6epkwy1iT45iz-3oZMWYA6sgrbtP8gYQijqvZ-wqGc-CC6ErQeKQCVhIOZz4OT8afmdCYATrqXYfwTLhWJxznpYXyijrC7PteygheOFladsZ8C_qjjYkQIF/s1600-h/3_2_09_jonathan_annie_zawadaED5449.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvGcDUM__01GMhutbMDGcM51Mc_ruOABphwan1UirIOHQcF4B0w6qQK4GHuLmc2cljG4Cd1cDo7BrPgrQFn2lttBeHGTn-6RcjqgqUSN_umW7JcfUEHilNc_HBaOg1-VgYn24B-tdQaQq/s1600-h/11_14_08_seth&bootsy_88.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 330px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPvGcDUM__01GMhutbMDGcM51Mc_ruOABphwan1UirIOHQcF4B0w6qQK4GHuLmc2cljG4Cd1cDo7BrPgrQFn2lttBeHGTn-6RcjqgqUSN_umW7JcfUEHilNc_HBaOg1-VgYn24B-tdQaQq/s400/11_14_08_seth&bootsy_88.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380758115992615666" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">Ponies on a stick<br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPGoTsbCrJqe0l7GuhsI6WM_J9Pn-EIQfbdA_JSB-qYtREIXgnbJMyi5kResns7BdFzwFH1ZJJYYFnw8jrSfBmHUpLEXRKpjnmVOnu4VSn1hjSc17quloxS1CIZbVB4g_EPlOFkE6qWid/s1600-h/2_28_09_emma_balfour_andrew_cowen12371.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcPGoTsbCrJqe0l7GuhsI6WM_J9Pn-EIQfbdA_JSB-qYtREIXgnbJMyi5kResns7BdFzwFH1ZJJYYFnw8jrSfBmHUpLEXRKpjnmVOnu4VSn1hjSc17quloxS1CIZbVB4g_EPlOFkE6qWid/s400/2_28_09_emma_balfour_andrew_cowen12371.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380758105679823618" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">You know I like owls<br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6DMG5wZH5Y5ddL3CaQmBSjfxxC9vo_u4sZd7AA0afSOyRQysEAk02ynCdlSAlk7qvm-zgFpDrDFXZyqDUujkcr5ImiDqNAbJRtireMoJ2VLYSXOXj_02TQxd-8qXI7cXn5E7mVTM14H6/s1600-h/3_9_09Anne_Aimee_Nathan15933.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB6DMG5wZH5Y5ddL3CaQmBSjfxxC9vo_u4sZd7AA0afSOyRQysEAk02ynCdlSAlk7qvm-zgFpDrDFXZyqDUujkcr5ImiDqNAbJRtireMoJ2VLYSXOXj_02TQxd-8qXI7cXn5E7mVTM14H6/s400/3_9_09Anne_Aimee_Nathan15933.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380758099885433090" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">Baby, baby grand and posing pooch<br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHk6Z7Bdp1HPalu4xIwMcOCIj5ewHoKR-wSvsrrdzZTR4mrmb6vRdWgofXfOPsNv7Y1LPe3JTl7TWYOtrWMG6WpdvkP5-Q6DKlTQ2_jzBUbKSqo21Fp9viw4tWPm6n72x87LJWKc7x1ou/s1600-h/9_9_09_obedientsonsdaughters4765.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKHk6Z7Bdp1HPalu4xIwMcOCIj5ewHoKR-wSvsrrdzZTR4mrmb6vRdWgofXfOPsNv7Y1LPe3JTl7TWYOtrWMG6WpdvkP5-Q6DKlTQ2_jzBUbKSqo21Fp9viw4tWPm6n72x87LJWKc7x1ou/s400/9_9_09_obedientsonsdaughters4765.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380758088486646130" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">All rights of these images belong to the photographer Todd Selby <br /></div></span>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-17599519326621655802009-09-12T11:22:00.007+10:002009-09-12T12:02:22.362+10:00Ben Does My Interiors, Who Does Yours?<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;">If I were a Hollywood It celebrity I'd have Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz design all my homes.... in the hills of LA, my NY city pad (<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">for when I do short stints on Broadway</span>) and the holiday house in the Hamptons. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;">Oh look, here it is.</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPPjiKJtPpJua3f3z-KkmdHQ92PqhX7-qkmI6Uh-bSmYue00fXU-pAyzTHik0YveCWKC3n8C5tuuKHdT2EQA07Oh0slNlmiGQqnvurTpytLpP-XZWbkydBu2f8gZ8TdBvk6PHlTruQnwu/s1600-h/19.jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGjUl_hSFrzVMMxGvc_wmG-ArHChUdYLsXwA6PLvDvaY8fvXFcq3-WeBkF17QWTgOOZDhufkS95zl7gJ4e_TTrSsHwE3fPiQbzVF8oMFM213DrVNDdyI_-zpwp3Btygm2EBuESGoWDiy0/s1600-h/18.jpg"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciFWfa7er21Aod5Q4JbgfC0zjn54Am9YtGTuGv4B7GRg1Z9psIQgt_nVTL1GfhQABsm-c0KhvEqibwVt5kIzSb9lIPIKYNhQuyKUbFFkiO0qxx8s1Nf5HySfwA0TFGht4siwg69XLbJ6t/s1600-h/hamptons_Long_Island_NY_design_Benjamin_Noriega-Ortiz_yatzer_14.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiciFWfa7er21Aod5Q4JbgfC0zjn54Am9YtGTuGv4B7GRg1Z9psIQgt_nVTL1GfhQABsm-c0KhvEqibwVt5kIzSb9lIPIKYNhQuyKUbFFkiO0qxx8s1Nf5HySfwA0TFGht4siwg69XLbJ6t/s400/hamptons_Long_Island_NY_design_Benjamin_Noriega-Ortiz_yatzer_14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380385860873587922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBQRIfla4caIFPlQLY-MBvkaoOxeLMnyPuEfqyUaWREzH5CuI07SICD7N-ui94ZGZqj3IQO3BYTgvsmPtxQmOSzyUL4JLDs9If7xJfrGffdhrAfAtjG4XWRAWzJQRhfAWawCnT-EzCKrG/s1600-h/hamptons_Long_Island_NY_design_Benjamin_Noriega-Ortiz_yatzer_15.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidBQRIfla4caIFPlQLY-MBvkaoOxeLMnyPuEfqyUaWREzH5CuI07SICD7N-ui94ZGZqj3IQO3BYTgvsmPtxQmOSzyUL4JLDs9If7xJfrGffdhrAfAtjG4XWRAWzJQRhfAWawCnT-EzCKrG/s400/hamptons_Long_Island_NY_design_Benjamin_Noriega-Ortiz_yatzer_15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380385852555670194" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZxIb9YpCHgxiyczSna8uK94rsLq43bmVZTq8OR5qDnnA-jO35isgSHxkurx5pkfM5802fYLknN1YukB1_nv9JVFdfYjD1heynNvnxMA1L5AyMQA88I9bEzlW5CKx5qTVvAIT1Hhd7p53/s1600-h/hamptons_Long_Island_NY_design_Benjamin_Noriega-Ortiz_yatzer_16.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXZxIb9YpCHgxiyczSna8uK94rsLq43bmVZTq8OR5qDnnA-jO35isgSHxkurx5pkfM5802fYLknN1YukB1_nv9JVFdfYjD1heynNvnxMA1L5AyMQA88I9bEzlW5CKx5qTVvAIT1Hhd7p53/s400/hamptons_Long_Island_NY_design_Benjamin_Noriega-Ortiz_yatzer_16.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380385844317013970" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyS-PaLJAkgFYDmPftTzb_GBfP0eUzyvmzV7O78sYrgfeGbp0ywsH7iDMQRIucJklX5mmG8MMJvD8mv2HtSeWOdK2tQkbtRSSB_TJQpfyR97aBoGJoBVf09RwftT3T-dqnA6ukW6Jx1ZgY/s1600-h/hamptons_Long_Island_NY_design_Benjamin_Noriega-Ortiz_yatzer_22.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyS-PaLJAkgFYDmPftTzb_GBfP0eUzyvmzV7O78sYrgfeGbp0ywsH7iDMQRIucJklX5mmG8MMJvD8mv2HtSeWOdK2tQkbtRSSB_TJQpfyR97aBoGJoBVf09RwftT3T-dqnA6ukW6Jx1ZgY/s400/hamptons_Long_Island_NY_design_Benjamin_Noriega-Ortiz_yatzer_22.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380385838395248690" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">Interior of the Hamptons house below. </div><div style="text-align: center;">All Browns/Saide Hamptons residence images via <a href="http://www.yatzer.com/1815_brownsaide_hamptons_residence_by_benjamin_noriega-ortiz">Yatzer</a></div></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUNROGvGBfh0l6EjxxPim5nozBPBWClWxThUXIhr9Ckw3TMbYLPnDFiTRhQPPYOasm7p_V3jn1RoDihrR4X-UFTZjpEKsqa8vLIdpMTeKTmJs_-VmNzLAywRvMGa09li5U6-LTVUWMKfNh/s400/hamptons_Long_Island_NY_design_Benjamin_Noriega-Ortiz_yatzer_5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380394203263349842" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8rUHvrV8W4Zjgworo_Mr_h3pLbGn3uP6Hc7mrnUBTO2UasUtGLslglrs2sL1nH1G1j77nZBPLpq-JetqEVJ_RCzTLXzhu2FgvBrNDwu4rXjvp7kPn1Hp5OZgkXruDU4jbLRD_9Y3GCzY/s400/hamptons_Long_Island_NY_design_Benjamin_Noriega-Ortiz_yatzer_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380394209993636530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_w-4OFdmVSikuKOp8lROnast1xDTP8KJtPPpjJn0UjTIMfFSNLRam1nTIUk17x1HNt4LfQkGAmulgsvi36isV1ln2US1u71xVlmcwbxr-tWcbgxmPtWq6viNfEGPGRBG3u7XH6ShvzY0U/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380387702500996706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">Below, the interior of the Mondrian LA Hotel</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPPjiKJtPpJua3f3z-KkmdHQ92PqhX7-qkmI6Uh-bSmYue00fXU-pAyzTHik0YveCWKC3n8C5tuuKHdT2EQA07Oh0slNlmiGQqnvurTpytLpP-XZWbkydBu2f8gZ8TdBvk6PHlTruQnwu/s1600-h/19.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSPPjiKJtPpJua3f3z-KkmdHQ92PqhX7-qkmI6Uh-bSmYue00fXU-pAyzTHik0YveCWKC3n8C5tuuKHdT2EQA07Oh0slNlmiGQqnvurTpytLpP-XZWbkydBu2f8gZ8TdBvk6PHlTruQnwu/s400/19.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380387710402953074" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></a><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSGjUl_hSFrzVMMxGvc_wmG-ArHChUdYLsXwA6PLvDvaY8fvXFcq3-WeBkF17QWTgOOZDhufkS95zl7gJ4e_TTrSsHwE3fPiQbzVF8oMFM213DrVNDdyI_-zpwp3Btygm2EBuESGoWDiy0/s400/18.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380385869330652818" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">These images via </span></span><a href="http://www.bnodesign.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);">BNOdesign</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"> site</span></span></div>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-65525855422476421832009-09-10T10:34:00.006+10:002009-09-10T10:53:54.995+10:00Animal Is A Style, Isn't It?<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Todd Selby photographs Beautiful People in their homes. You know the types, young + attractive with enviable jobs and no responsibilities, enough money to live a 'lifestyle', but not so much they lose their edge. I particularly like the quirky home of M</span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; "><a href="http://www.theselby.com/8_3_08_matthew_e/index.html" target="_self" class="mainpagelink" style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">atthew Eikelberger - boutique manager, artist and musician</span></span></span></span></span></a><a href="http://www.theselby.com/8_3_08_matthew_e/index.html" class="mainpagelink" style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> in his</span></span></span></span></span></a><a href="http://www.theselby.com/8_3_08_matthew_e/index.html" class="mainpagelink" style="font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> home in Silverlake Los Angeles.</span></span></span></span></span></a></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKWCVg-9GcCfvrD0Mit1gyQGhMGdFLs4Tz6fwFgOrLK30q7Ll0onVlpvYwiOHPdFhscCGLcVaUBG4KpkcZqi2fumgV1-mw0Ka7oQZZfmaoF-sg_7L0tgJ2oauf2pjNo_arsnT0UAFAIzF/s1600-h/8_3_08_matthew_la654.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQKWCVg-9GcCfvrD0Mit1gyQGhMGdFLs4Tz6fwFgOrLK30q7Ll0onVlpvYwiOHPdFhscCGLcVaUBG4KpkcZqi2fumgV1-mw0Ka7oQZZfmaoF-sg_7L0tgJ2oauf2pjNo_arsnT0UAFAIzF/s400/8_3_08_matthew_la654.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379631092484574130" style="display: block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYDuf3gGZJjAYNU0E1OXe5Lqn7BHhABlcOnZvb_0QAk6EQ3Dk1gWZIZv_aZES-NN8NTucwZdA7cuH_l70N1gAKU5Gerd8O5KrLwBPV9Fv7AM7etTyqNK4njScvZZiUeH4m1SG61t11jij0/s400/8_3_08_matthew_la658.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379631112236198690" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;">All images via </span><a href="http://www.theselby.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;">The Selby</span></a></span><br /></div></span>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-49439086084887776392009-09-09T14:30:00.009+10:002009-09-09T15:32:15.766+10:00Ideas Lit<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Initially spotted on <a href="http://interiordivine.blogspot.com/">Interior Divine</a> blog, these whimsical handmade light fixtures from French company Mathieu <a href="http://www.challieres.com/">Challieres</a>. I've been thinking about making some myself since numerous disheartening trips to lighting stores. I'm not particularly keen on birds, but some papier-mache and chicken wire spray-painted gold, and away we go. </span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26QGjqhZT0MIq-j6nuT3Oqx2XBwUmpbN9S4gg3MqPV3BMzuvkx5_4Ezfa4Z5dIZelaskc2XC1Tk1SwLwuZjDE-rUfoJZ76fAq1eFto4RL61K8IcFmoQiOWp-Cm5WoyFkQhTik3LeNdlFT/s1600-h/oiseaux566.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh26QGjqhZT0MIq-j6nuT3Oqx2XBwUmpbN9S4gg3MqPV3BMzuvkx5_4Ezfa4Z5dIZelaskc2XC1Tk1SwLwuZjDE-rUfoJZ76fAq1eFto4RL61K8IcFmoQiOWp-Cm5WoyFkQhTik3LeNdlFT/s400/oiseaux566.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379322674417919202" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1U7Lr5OuYpAD_kmrWnGPjoNqtRnHIbXL3A2j3vpK2XsHjB621fnIGCFgZdBVmjh_QhWsvgsONX0rVyR_9wj-Yr3p0eBU480F-kMHN8_FWmiMSaZyfSQO0Dlqu8VBfc-hPBDfVhhlatkMV/s1600-h/voliere+09.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 188px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7HZsyLuoMo-I0EWxTo8MqWmQqe5_F_hi-sYYADbg5jUD8Po5DOTpZgDv37wRctil5AuB5GT_I2w19EhX9ZPH6gVHfecgrcOF_1uwq-dj1Z_8mQs0FqtGxtHPYdSb7UR8-QwtBnzKcVkdN/s400/Pizzi+525.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379321790059931330" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkV0N3XLroh96-4USlhIyk8_1RZjxTEjqvT1Pd8hpPTC5hSLB-eUog5mpM5j5fk7ssAJBhwEGrDjshgB4xS9eMRj4NKne1iUl1f6dt3SIMcZr9vEPaAKZMgeC4uN-Rf1IEXAzhmezdYeB/s1600-h/s19g.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 216px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRkV0N3XLroh96-4USlhIyk8_1RZjxTEjqvT1Pd8hpPTC5hSLB-eUog5mpM5j5fk7ssAJBhwEGrDjshgB4xS9eMRj4NKne1iUl1f6dt3SIMcZr9vEPaAKZMgeC4uN-Rf1IEXAzhmezdYeB/s400/s19g.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379321771572228290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBmd8EETLVJCEN9TSoHW4zXZm7QVd7zvNWTZtp0aNUg__YdKIIhDBhbf3m3GOu1RVEglF7uRHLTIVLXHervLjm_7sKbHrdenSD9hHHZtJoOJyaRtuHROyb49cL6v8j3CXfmV6akWzNXER/s1600-h/angesappray.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 210px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoBmd8EETLVJCEN9TSoHW4zXZm7QVd7zvNWTZtp0aNUg__YdKIIhDBhbf3m3GOu1RVEglF7uRHLTIVLXHervLjm_7sKbHrdenSD9hHHZtJoOJyaRtuHROyb49cL6v8j3CXfmV6akWzNXER/s400/angesappray.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379321767604355202" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">Unfortunately I don't recall where this pic is from but the chandeliers and colourful backdrops give the warehouse certain zing, don't you think?<br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjlgFIaiAaUZr0uZwn4lQUZOr6gJktPylb7U6VeLQj1dStB-gc4ayOvbtYaQ6Y7wvvvYWQ8ciWs2kNr-K2eCoyYqTSTmLI9TkkAeWF-PLnjH5Ps_e4OkpSWirvh5EAKcDif794buqQWuk/s1600-h/chandelier_warehouse.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTjlgFIaiAaUZr0uZwn4lQUZOr6gJktPylb7U6VeLQj1dStB-gc4ayOvbtYaQ6Y7wvvvYWQ8ciWs2kNr-K2eCoyYqTSTmLI9TkkAeWF-PLnjH5Ps_e4OkpSWirvh5EAKcDif794buqQWuk/s400/chandelier_warehouse.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379321757380677314" /></a>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-50666039939627964582009-09-07T14:43:00.007+10:002009-09-07T15:31:05.766+10:00Secretive Ladies & Travelling By Fish-Boat<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; ">When I visit the V&A site I'm always drawn to </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; ">1) Intriguing portraits and 2) Chinoiserie. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; ">It's delightful to stumble upon similar threads in very contemporary design, in this case by English designer David Carter. </span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Pensive lady with secrets</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ9I4P_oRGyr9FDTEOLhbx65HWJB8FfZt8UhyphenhyphenAcaC9_2X0QkXqh4HBmqN9mJy-HWqCF-paweI9ydLdyV-hF0bNN813FyEmKefc7ldVfYYBaVzNuzAu6lwqasGki3QyJB0_wucCVN_EohG0/s1600-h/LG_0+(14).jpg"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMwQdvilL0B_-A3uI5YgM_yo6Qnr_fTcKAHWezd6t9Qcgs0WWOaK2vcPqXu6uiB-lQVTotFtRA1rVZzHlS4_SWeF69BI6blZpcgmoGV3W6ELzZvo2zm3kmjJd2GVDYJdMlTtzrsNKYJoJ/s1600-h/v&a1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMwQdvilL0B_-A3uI5YgM_yo6Qnr_fTcKAHWezd6t9Qcgs0WWOaK2vcPqXu6uiB-lQVTotFtRA1rVZzHlS4_SWeF69BI6blZpcgmoGV3W6ELzZvo2zm3kmjJd2GVDYJdMlTtzrsNKYJoJ/s400/v&a1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378585885453816514" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKD2u0uFw9V6VE1oTuuRZOe-XQkog25G1emuqWoZRALjQkNHfoRSwlUlnRj-bV-TamZGTQaSvgnGdiVjndvoitzrKpaRk2u7prF8Y1rmtp11A7SXrIh3mbjJZxPsbEtvot62e4LLYripm/s1600-h/DL_0+(10).jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiKD2u0uFw9V6VE1oTuuRZOe-XQkog25G1emuqWoZRALjQkNHfoRSwlUlnRj-bV-TamZGTQaSvgnGdiVjndvoitzrKpaRk2u7prF8Y1rmtp11A7SXrIh3mbjJZxPsbEtvot62e4LLYripm/s400/DL_0+(10).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378585874705719954" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ9I4P_oRGyr9FDTEOLhbx65HWJB8FfZt8UhyphenhyphenAcaC9_2X0QkXqh4HBmqN9mJy-HWqCF-paweI9ydLdyV-hF0bNN813FyEmKefc7ldVfYYBaVzNuzAu6lwqasGki3QyJB0_wucCVN_EohG0/s400/LG_0+(14).jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378588094902700066" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 234px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">~</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">The potential living room of a man who gets to the shops on the back of a fish-creature</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNu7Iba0scytedNGEFoxRMwQ_amjNOkZNuf-IEryE9DxRny-WXJGRV5GnU-FU6iDt0EjKKf4iiQDnR8gJ2WVC0Y6t2_JuG33HZEnZFdwtycObg5Q4tPpZoQkk4nMwDFNyD0NASLhSqsF0H/s400/v&achinois1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378586389614772178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px; " /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0F-xgXrwNPYmllSf1bwI7dc4_Q3UqAnTh-rxpv_D_zFiCZvFlqN9RLUUneCEgTpAVfpNmv0IAObWQ86ZViUdFmwrYRe9ZC8x-M-bON9eYL1ggnz10sP5Y7GmG2myz2_ZHNemxTzZ3pOV1/s1600-h/DL_04.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0F-xgXrwNPYmllSf1bwI7dc4_Q3UqAnTh-rxpv_D_zFiCZvFlqN9RLUUneCEgTpAVfpNmv0IAObWQ86ZViUdFmwrYRe9ZC8x-M-bON9eYL1ggnz10sP5Y7GmG2myz2_ZHNemxTzZ3pOV1/s400/DL_04.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378585866585265810" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">~<br /></div></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; ">Nature only slightly strange</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd5jUJmS1_JkInKSI0fBzQs-OdoRvxJomLPdUW4WjRPH0_AaFg1C_JxUAF2E2djDrK5Vq18pzxPdK7hzNpyGvRcifbJ9_t3wwY-zwfh4shyphenhyphenVSKqrewWPXBwI-ox_1_BiXfBIxRcR4gOmPg/s400/v&achinois2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378585889239184530" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px; " /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pCDgS-v3WuYP7tVtHRtGz5HOm_-IhefzhWwbPupI6WWQFEsRpWQNB2ZoV5MJ7BWWlAtwpXdPaoZWZV0-vr5bAaLVUJZYcFo-OmEUFvmjZzHmc0R0TrfoTjKnd6N-2dE_EZqu7GbVhfHK/s1600-h/dark+greenroom.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1pCDgS-v3WuYP7tVtHRtGz5HOm_-IhefzhWwbPupI6WWQFEsRpWQNB2ZoV5MJ7BWWlAtwpXdPaoZWZV0-vr5bAaLVUJZYcFo-OmEUFvmjZzHmc0R0TrfoTjKnd6N-2dE_EZqu7GbVhfHK/s400/dark+greenroom.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378585862501051778" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; ">Object images from </span><a href="http://www.vam.ac.uk/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; ">V&A</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; "> site. </span></span><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">Interiors images from </span><a href="http://www.alacarter.com/portfolio_dark.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;">David Carter's</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana;"> portfolio </span></div></div></div>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-8987001075294388252009-08-23T00:41:00.009+10:002009-08-23T00:59:54.601+10:00Art Shopping, Paid For In Kind<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">More works by artist Simryn Gill I am considering buying, though it's all a pipe dream with the reality that is my severely wilted bank balance. I wonder if Breenspace gallery will accept Good Intentions as payment? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">These are from </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">My Own Private Angkor</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> series...</span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpeaJEIN0roZXRojW_5W2ZsLNqgE1_SrWZzCqRT50WbMqTKGqGcrUNEAqSRzH-72BF17FG6Z6Fr7mPSPdMMzuqsswXMuhoK0XiS71WxAYNsX_BCBJ-N0g7yUivhKs6Rc4d7VVsTyHZnoKG/s1600-h/035.SIMRYN_GILL_BS09.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 335px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpeaJEIN0roZXRojW_5W2ZsLNqgE1_SrWZzCqRT50WbMqTKGqGcrUNEAqSRzH-72BF17FG6Z6Fr7mPSPdMMzuqsswXMuhoK0XiS71WxAYNsX_BCBJ-N0g7yUivhKs6Rc4d7VVsTyHZnoKG/s400/035.SIMRYN_GILL_BS09.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372799296561032850" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3Gz1h64lrz0AV2QsVxLDATQm26GB3xO6TWmlXabbopP11RCpRycV6SEEj_8iCb6OV725OpHugwixXzQrjNWVIOM4HpYFBOrFKbLHarzphyphenhyphenkAhbyQWUmnUglsQYKRoptDHhqWd_GWRgni/s1600-h/025.SIMRYN_GILL_BS09.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 335px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI3Gz1h64lrz0AV2QsVxLDATQm26GB3xO6TWmlXabbopP11RCpRycV6SEEj_8iCb6OV725OpHugwixXzQrjNWVIOM4HpYFBOrFKbLHarzphyphenhyphenkAhbyQWUmnUglsQYKRoptDHhqWd_GWRgni/s400/025.SIMRYN_GILL_BS09.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372799292111679026" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Or maybe from her <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Power Station</span> series. (They come in pairs)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZZMpcD25LYLqpKQNDd834Li0WSX8BIbJQDMJAtW-jI69zhaL6Eutsa7A2KT-Mvr32SB7RhY70re7gl5RbLm55OYjgvIj5iAORI4KHKW9487RKc3wGfIEccOuFohgYAatoEig157Bqbko/s1600-h/PowerStation_4a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBZZMpcD25LYLqpKQNDd834Li0WSX8BIbJQDMJAtW-jI69zhaL6Eutsa7A2KT-Mvr32SB7RhY70re7gl5RbLm55OYjgvIj5iAORI4KHKW9487RKc3wGfIEccOuFohgYAatoEig157Bqbko/s400/PowerStation_4a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372798838102512994" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTDpjjhDuBBxmxHV4y3Rbo-y8xIMECOlCuU0ZxjYjQe3nK0BOpbupkJwUauPHUWkPJGq5FsWOtBJPpVLNtlOHZhkOGYlZZw5y4bGqXt8r1jb0T0V2gxq80U9PPjhd2mHxUib62CPXVQtS/s1600-h/PowerStation_4b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsTDpjjhDuBBxmxHV4y3Rbo-y8xIMECOlCuU0ZxjYjQe3nK0BOpbupkJwUauPHUWkPJGq5FsWOtBJPpVLNtlOHZhkOGYlZZw5y4bGqXt8r1jb0T0V2gxq80U9PPjhd2mHxUib62CPXVQtS/s400/PowerStation_4b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372798833955558754" /></a><br /><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0_cGIcn9Hgp1Px8BYSmQgr7gEfqd5lToWCU2uF9ho6UgLr9LtFAB3rfL0Qy_sZvd-WiUzTPbi0YgHBYHC1LImMGU7GZIVyyb9D-1ez7w_Gh-Z5z_QNIrNipVyVZ3xCyQCw3Muhd-OH5o/s1600-h/PowerStation_3a.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja0_cGIcn9Hgp1Px8BYSmQgr7gEfqd5lToWCU2uF9ho6UgLr9LtFAB3rfL0Qy_sZvd-WiUzTPbi0YgHBYHC1LImMGU7GZIVyyb9D-1ez7w_Gh-Z5z_QNIrNipVyVZ3xCyQCw3Muhd-OH5o/s400/PowerStation_3a.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372798827155394642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2X5qmbBSphQ_X0eeWLebJfJrRvXsTjvrAe2YiT3K_MrE0yHnb59x1DUGXmPRVexj-dAo6tb2IBEnOfSmbcm6iFf0sdt1c-j5jV5HC0grpqnQC_T4FWxR7cVN2au7nbp5BtQvvrueKJMyA/s1600-h/PowerStation_3b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2X5qmbBSphQ_X0eeWLebJfJrRvXsTjvrAe2YiT3K_MrE0yHnb59x1DUGXmPRVexj-dAo6tb2IBEnOfSmbcm6iFf0sdt1c-j5jV5HC0grpqnQC_T4FWxR7cVN2au7nbp5BtQvvrueKJMyA/s400/PowerStation_3b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372798821645880402" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;">All works belong to the artist, images via from </span><a href="http://www.breenspace.com/artists/3/simryn-gill/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;">Breenspace</span></a></span><br /></div></span></div>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-90727333959954159972009-08-19T17:38:00.007+10:002009-08-19T18:24:36.595+10:00I Saw I Smiled<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">To make a crappy day brighter </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">~ </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">I didn't know what to blog about, </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">so here are some random images that made me smile.</span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZpxqGUpmEvgy-jlxhle9_hU_LjyY7HF-jPdESDj8u3Izsj_yctTO-yXojZBrH-x9Dx6sQc9L2cIWxckHOsrIRGysfWD8IHK0Vv5uP_9hFD8k1HFCtF4L822b0PoA36LMm77DNdkqhf0-/s1600-h/pipandco_voguelive_09022001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAZpxqGUpmEvgy-jlxhle9_hU_LjyY7HF-jPdESDj8u3Izsj_yctTO-yXojZBrH-x9Dx6sQc9L2cIWxckHOsrIRGysfWD8IHK0Vv5uP_9hFD8k1HFCtF4L822b0PoA36LMm77DNdkqhf0-/s400/pipandco_voguelive_09022001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371576470326816562" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">If you've been following my blog you know I love all things Catherine Martin. These are the 4 covers of the Collector's Edition Vogue Living Australia she edited several months ago. The issue was simply lovely cover to cover, and between cover to cover. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Image via <a href="http://peoplethings.com/andblog/index.php?s=catherine+martin">Studio Pip and Co</a><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZKC2wYihS7G9jPZgZUrKAAo-E6MwLkyLpyuW_N66o4i-txahyphenhyphen0FDSBlsmdXd0cHg3BEZH5HKvifFSYtNPGiHm8BaYd87-RQMbEZ8vSKNZ9zuyYIQAmSfvqyeGQZLXUH9YW87xBXZ1YTw/s1600-h/20090817_colour3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwZKC2wYihS7G9jPZgZUrKAAo-E6MwLkyLpyuW_N66o4i-txahyphenhyphen0FDSBlsmdXd0cHg3BEZH5HKvifFSYtNPGiHm8BaYd87-RQMbEZ8vSKNZ9zuyYIQAmSfvqyeGQZLXUH9YW87xBXZ1YTw/s400/20090817_colour3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371576461690525554" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;">Pretty anyone-can-do. Image via <a href="http://ishandchi.blogspot.com/">ish&chi</a>, though I think the original image may be from Decor8.</span> </span><br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiik_GIMP3BfsNLqrc98OWU3qs65PowWBRY303QnU-8hqwyAS3BYrE8EBEOVbnslTsYx8I1LO00ZLn9VB4ITgUns9tfE2l8h3hV-Z14vyVbQD60cw8KY0K-pSkfgcc0lD8VWVh9pPV5UEYc/s1600-h/black_spiro13.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiik_GIMP3BfsNLqrc98OWU3qs65PowWBRY303QnU-8hqwyAS3BYrE8EBEOVbnslTsYx8I1LO00ZLn9VB4ITgUns9tfE2l8h3hV-Z14vyVbQD60cw8KY0K-pSkfgcc0lD8VWVh9pPV5UEYc/s400/black_spiro13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371576453678887490" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Black&Spiro interior that takes a weird alcove and makes it better. I found the image on <a href="http://vtinteriors.blogspot.com/">VT Interior</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><a href="http://vtinteriors.blogspot.com/">s Library</a></span><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkD4971cCnplzEYeJ8RM8Q3KDtTKDfRMWsv0eHOSAhbvLJBRZCUlUsmza97WW_9uPKwXeS8tho6-hhiQJgK__0D9566U3idGZKEWhweFf5olyg-PluNSr9ZkB_Z36-OmEbOcL9q5EQ2sz/s1600-h/29305186.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghkD4971cCnplzEYeJ8RM8Q3KDtTKDfRMWsv0eHOSAhbvLJBRZCUlUsmza97WW_9uPKwXeS8tho6-hhiQJgK__0D9566U3idGZKEWhweFf5olyg-PluNSr9ZkB_Z36-OmEbOcL9q5EQ2sz/s400/29305186.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371576445616410498" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-size:12px;"><div class="caption" style="text-align: center;border-top-color: rgb(80, 80, 80) !important; border-right-color: rgb(80, 80, 80) !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(80, 80, 80) !important; border-left-color: rgb(80, 80, 80) !important; line-height: 1.2em; font-size:124.6%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 102, 102); font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">I like porcelain. And heads with things sprouting from 'em. "Behind Quiet Veils of The Blue Willow" 2001 by Red Weldon Sandlin. Picture: Newark Museum via NYTimes</span></span></span><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2009/08/07/arts/20090807-UNBO_2.html"></a></span><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"></span></span></span></div></span>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7694885052206281683.post-38087177768799168142009-07-22T13:02:00.009+10:002009-07-24T10:48:08.280+10:00Où Coco Est?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ez9Uuce2lpVJNTY-30skWt1o65MCfywnWc3TCrffQtdlt2ysPqLMW4rLAC0GbEl0cItPGakaNt_TaYkJfyDxb8V72-I4IRJsEqU6ORT582TPBw5byEGh_-03e5pKyuPmUR8X1U2fJKRg/s1600-h/coco.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 294px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6ez9Uuce2lpVJNTY-30skWt1o65MCfywnWc3TCrffQtdlt2ysPqLMW4rLAC0GbEl0cItPGakaNt_TaYkJfyDxb8V72-I4IRJsEqU6ORT582TPBw5byEGh_-03e5pKyuPmUR8X1U2fJKRg/s400/coco.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361115374040143266" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Eagerly anticipating English release of Coco Before Chanel into theatres in September (why does France get it a whole 6 months beforehand? No fair). Incorporates 3 of my favourite things: Audrey Tatou, the French language and France in general, and Madame Chanel - one of my 'when-I-grow-up' heros. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); "><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Nsd-KAqVQ37qa3adpif8UERDI_s8g11_AkttfGS88ncKUJsreYU530Eo_e6SbBSXm1RBwoWjUkoBQo0HFq5eBy1CXLyerRWVlWd0530SLC-I09Ha4vtM18tB8nq3jlFTxQb_LHGluFTQ/s1600-h/cocoavantchanel1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Nsd-KAqVQ37qa3adpif8UERDI_s8g11_AkttfGS88ncKUJsreYU530Eo_e6SbBSXm1RBwoWjUkoBQo0HFq5eBy1CXLyerRWVlWd0530SLC-I09Ha4vtM18tB8nq3jlFTxQb_LHGluFTQ/s400/cocoavantchanel1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361114714276868306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ySAxayB8EnNnhyphenhyphenlUSVzF3pBchYQbrStjGDpE4s34rQ-sqawjsmBIVhHNEYrUjv35YXnL5N-tki5P0LXOjQt4iiyqxQtLj-nZ_FLXH9AhcyJqtptZblixKDN9IkBCsZOyhlOmP91Qfzzx/s1600-h/cocoavantchanel-mv-audreytautou-29.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Found on youtube, a rare glimpse into her </span></a><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpinr4Uts-8"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">home</span></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ySAxayB8EnNnhyphenhyphenlUSVzF3pBchYQbrStjGDpE4s34rQ-sqawjsmBIVhHNEYrUjv35YXnL5N-tki5P0LXOjQt4iiyqxQtLj-nZ_FLXH9AhcyJqtptZblixKDN9IkBCsZOyhlOmP91Qfzzx/s1600-h/cocoavantchanel-mv-audreytautou-29.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> at 18 Place Vendome. Features a delicious close up of the wheatchaff-base table I mentioned last year.</span></a></span></span></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWn1PJs26f3Hl15f2joOreXf1ozflzm5Ej4X2QL-U9Re_Y1SKjDe0ZWQ7Is4ZMASVajJYKSaB_kIq1D7HbW7S396nPuhCtHckSjNMFa0OZ-fRoOW4mZxn07JNkajiHmFzp0AcsL_yqK1Y7/s1600-h/coco_avant_chanel_photo-5.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWn1PJs26f3Hl15f2joOreXf1ozflzm5Ej4X2QL-U9Re_Y1SKjDe0ZWQ7Is4ZMASVajJYKSaB_kIq1D7HbW7S396nPuhCtHckSjNMFa0OZ-fRoOW4mZxn07JNkajiHmFzp0AcsL_yqK1Y7/s400/coco_avant_chanel_photo-5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361114706521491506" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4IMhYwCJ39W7sR9CjWTONI32RQHR47_XW1cqpWsTRi3v_vtiKR5HJ6RsKPv20evXr7dDn-lNn3ePCiEDOwzn4mAyzPEs0ncu0lqD9GTeE2S8WGtkPsXKoIgLMDmP2INFgmNCdBdvnf9F/s1600-h/coco_avant_chanel_photo-3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi4IMhYwCJ39W7sR9CjWTONI32RQHR47_XW1cqpWsTRi3v_vtiKR5HJ6RsKPv20evXr7dDn-lNn3ePCiEDOwzn4mAyzPEs0ncu0lqD9GTeE2S8WGtkPsXKoIgLMDmP2INFgmNCdBdvnf9F/s400/coco_avant_chanel_photo-3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5361114697200466770" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;">All images via Filmofilia.com<br /></div></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgckf5oEPzutu8TxV3pHE9hPfzSWkrdGiBQVj0PXziaZi0T2uU3MvmLindoEmdTD7Ca0mnHotr-ka-dGky9hopvtgIZqjXSmH1DZKRJF7mY_g9OrTjJmC1IJ1ttC5zTp0kRnlu9geyKgB6V/s1600-h/coco.jpg"></a><br /></div>hopeful~ for happyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08209630714543999293noreply@blogger.com0