Running through blogland and wanted to share this with you.......
Sorry for being so quiet lately.....that'll change soon enough!!
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
The Next Generation of LED Light Bulbs Will Replace Incandescents | Spot Cool Stuff: Tech
The Next Generation of LED Light Bulbs Will Replace Incandescents | Spot Cool Stuff: Tech
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Can I Quote You On That?
Over the years I've collected an assortment of inspirational quotes so I thought I would share with you just a few of my favorites about color. Which one is your favorite?
Color is but a sensation and has no existence outside the nervous system of living beings. Nicholas Ogden Rood, American Physicist, 1831-1902
“Who told you that one paints with colors? One makes use of colors, but one paints with emotions.” Jean-Baptiste-Simeon Chardin, French Rococo Era Painter, 1699-1779
“If we were to imagine an orange on the blue side or green on the red side or violet on the yellow side, it would give us the same impression as a north wind coming from the southwest.” Ludwig Josef Johann Wittgenstein, Austrian Philosopher, 1889-1951
“The sound of colors is so definite that it would be hard to find anyone who would express bright yellow with bass notes or dark lake with treble…” Wassily Kandinsky, Russian-born French Expressionist Painter, 1866-1944
'Yes,' I answered you last night; / 'No,' this morning, sir, I say. / Colours seen by candle-light / Will not look the same by day.” Elizabeth Barrett Browning, English Poet, 1806-1861
“For those colours which you wish to be beautiful, always first prepare a pure white ground.” Leonardo da Vinci, Italian High Renaissance Painter and Inventor, 1452-1519
"I know I can not paint a flower. I can not paint the sun on the desert on a bright summer morning but maybe in terms of paint color I can convey to you my experience of the flower or the experience that makes the flower of significance to me at that particular time." Georgia O'Keeffe, American Painter, 1887-1986
“Almost all words do have color and nothing is more pleasant than to utter a pink word and see someone's eyes light up and know it is a pink word for him or her too." Gladys Taber, American Author, 1899-1980
“Some of us come on earth seeing – some of us come on earth seeing color.” Louise Nevelson, Russian-born American Abstract Expressionist Sculptor, 1899-1988
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Monday, April 19, 2010
Simple as ABC
Life has been crazy busy - which is a good thing. The not-so-good-thing is that I'm struggling to find the time I'd like to devote to writing creative posts. Therefore once in awhile, I'll be doing a post where I'll be throwing out to you some stuff that is just plain cool.
So,...Catch!
Check them out here.
I know what I am asking for this Mother's Day ;)!
So,...Catch!
I first saw this poster years ago in a friend's home. Love at first sight! Not only do these folks honor Mother Nature through their project, but the images are the most astounding I've ever seen.
They also accommodate customized orders.
Here's the Nature Alphabet:
Check them out here.
I know what I am asking for this Mother's Day ;)!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
A Very Cool Place
This morning, I stumbled across this site for Heath Ceramics.
Wow. Beautiful, beautiful ware. Their pieces speak to form and function in a way that is so simple yet so seductive. ( And the design of their website is pretty amazing, as well.)
In my perusal, I also became incredibly sentimental. Now, I have never been to the actual facility or their cool, new retail store in San Francisco. So I wasn't remembering back to a specific time or trip.
But a myriad of memories, sensations and emotions were nonetheless re-awoken.
See, many moons ago I majored in ceramic art at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, in Alfred, NY. So maybe I was drawn into their site for a few reasons that differ with some other folks. But when you check it out (and I hope you do) , I think you'll be as inspired as I was.
If I were to have a second chance at a ceramics-based life, I would be knocking on Heath Ceramics door to do whatever it took to be part of their operation.
With each click of my mouse, I grew more and more impressed with who they are, what they do, how they do it and why they do it. Here's just a snippet from their History and Values page.....
"HISTORY
Edith Heath (1911-2005) founded Heath Ceramics in the mid-forties when, following her one-woman show at San Francisco's Palace of the Legion of Honor, her pieces were picked up for sale at Gump’s of San Francisco. For the past half-century, Edith's life was dedicated to the craft of ceramics and the skill of the artisan. This passion, along with the legacy of her work in stoneware clay body and glaze development, gives Heath its unique place in ceramics today. As a result of Edith’s timeless and unique design sense - many of her pieces live in the permanent collections of museums such as the MOMA in New York City.
VALUES
Edith Heath founded Heath Ceramics with a strong social point of view about the products her company made - simple, good things for good people. Today we are faced with new economic and environmental issues, business challenges and politics. We remain a small local manufacturer in order to be able to stay true to our values and the products we produce. As a privately owned company, our goal is to make responsible and holistic decisions for the long-term benefit of our customers and our employees, led by a focus on supporting great design and craft. ..."
I hope you enjoy it as well!
Wow. Beautiful, beautiful ware. Their pieces speak to form and function in a way that is so simple yet so seductive. ( And the design of their website is pretty amazing, as well.)
In my perusal, I also became incredibly sentimental. Now, I have never been to the actual facility or their cool, new retail store in San Francisco. So I wasn't remembering back to a specific time or trip.
But a myriad of memories, sensations and emotions were nonetheless re-awoken.
See, many moons ago I majored in ceramic art at the New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, in Alfred, NY. So maybe I was drawn into their site for a few reasons that differ with some other folks. But when you check it out (and I hope you do) , I think you'll be as inspired as I was.
If I were to have a second chance at a ceramics-based life, I would be knocking on Heath Ceramics door to do whatever it took to be part of their operation.
With each click of my mouse, I grew more and more impressed with who they are, what they do, how they do it and why they do it. Here's just a snippet from their History and Values page.....
Edith Heath (1911-2005) founded Heath Ceramics in the mid-forties when, following her one-woman show at San Francisco's Palace of the Legion of Honor, her pieces were picked up for sale at Gump’s of San Francisco. For the past half-century, Edith's life was dedicated to the craft of ceramics and the skill of the artisan. This passion, along with the legacy of her work in stoneware clay body and glaze development, gives Heath its unique place in ceramics today. As a result of Edith’s timeless and unique design sense - many of her pieces live in the permanent collections of museums such as the MOMA in New York City.
Edith Heath founded Heath Ceramics with a strong social point of view about the products her company made - simple, good things for good people. Today we are faced with new economic and environmental issues, business challenges and politics. We remain a small local manufacturer in order to be able to stay true to our values and the products we produce. As a privately owned company, our goal is to make responsible and holistic decisions for the long-term benefit of our customers and our employees, led by a focus on supporting great design and craft. ..."
Robin Petravic and Catherine Bailey
It was such a pleasure to visit Heath Ceramics today, albeit virtually. Hats off to new owners, as of 2003, Robin Petravic and Catherine Bailey for keeping Edith's legacy alive and strong. In my opinion, it is so refreshing and inspiring to learn about operations such as theirs whose success is built and continues to thrive on talent, integrity and a vision that is both local and global.I hope you enjoy it as well!
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