a felicitous conjunction

Several years ago when visiting a garden open to the public I did a quick drawing of a couple on a bench, and was pleased with it ... Nicholson's work, one aspect I was attracted by was in his drawings which combined outlines ... buildings seen with the electricity / telephone wires. In the drawings I saw, the relationship between [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 12:41:00

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New Computer Prize Draws computing Fans To Raffle

Being that times are a bit tough, it's proving increasingly difficult to meet the challenges of the Christmas Season for The HeliOS Project ... , it ain't too rough on the eyes. It houses a 160 gig hard drive which isn't too shabby since most ... you know...those cheap so-and-so's)However, we do have folks entering the drawing that are not particularly [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 03:38:00

Eleven observations about Frank Miller’s Spirit

People as interested in and as enthusiastic about comics book as I am and (I think it’s safe to assume) you are probably won’t be able to watch The Spirit in the same way most movie-goers will. Longtime comics readers have known writer/director Frank Miller for a long, long time—decades!—and have followed his career pretty closely [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 18:52:26

Uh, Detroit, the Obama guys have a real problem with your bailout

Incoming Barack Obama senior advisor David Axelrod issued a fairly stern warning to American automakers today that they'll have to come up with a ... for the incoming White House Obama team on another Sunday morning news show. "They have to do it," Daley ... next month. Congressional leaders told the three major U.S. auto manufacturers to draw up plans [more...]

Date: 2008-11-24 05:21:23

house planning

As an Architecture student, I had a whole collection of architectural magazines and books that I find very inspiring in my studies ... that you need in finding the perfect plan of that dream home whether it is an American, Mediterranean ... when it comes to form and function.  You won’t be paying more for an architectural drawing plan since [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 22:25:12

Housekeeper’s High

I am in the zone. You know what I mean, don’t you? I have my headphones in ... up for all the damage done to my house during the day. There’s laundry to take upstairs to be folded ... that no one sees how much fun I’m getting out of cleaning my house. No one is interrupting [more...]

Date: 2008-09-08 18:59:44

how to take photos of objects at home

taking photos of your goodies - either to sell them online or to feature on your site - takes a bit of getting used to. tips: 1 ... - (drawings in motion shows you how to make a really simple and cheap collapsible light box at home via ... on setting up a mini studio in your house - making use of natural light by using a white backdrop [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 01:00:10

The Digital Ramble | Workspace Inspiration

(From Theselby.com) The Digital Ramble explores aesthetic topics through materials found online. With a new president come new curtains. Vanity Fair asked designers to offer ideas on redecorating the White House, while The Guardian ... and Ford, says the White House Web site), so I imagine Obama will, too. But what else could he employ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:39:45

Personal Art in the White House

I used to have my grandmother's dogeared copy of Upstairs at the White House, but unfortunately at the moment I can't find it. In the book J.B ... to hang it.Pictured above and below, as you probably know, are detailed views of Jackie's White House ... to the book's captions, the drawings and objects in this grouping are from her personal collection [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 22:12:00

Home Made Simple, Part Two

Welcome to the second installment of my thoughts on the exciting new home care products now available on store shelves from Procter and Gamble. ( ... and bathroom cleaning erasers and the new Extra Power Magic Eraser.  At 50% stronger than ... .  My absolute favourite use for the magic eraser is cleaning stains/drawings off of walls, they’ll also [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 06:26:49

A night at the museum

Well, a Wednesday morning, actuallyEarlier this week , I took the little boys to the Birmingham Museum of Art ... fall (a dozen and a half or so drawings only, but very interesting and well-presented. They handed ... of the faded, finely done drawings).I decided it would be a good place to hang out. I need to hang [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 06:20:38

How To start Your Own business

Before we discussing more detail about it, we should start with simple question “What do you love?”. Try to answer this simple answer ... . You may be extraordinarily good at drawing spiders and snakes, and your idea is to sell your drawings because they fill the blank spots on the walls of your house. However, you need to think about how [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 00:41:39

Etsy purchase

New arrival at my house: this Upsala Ekeby cup, made in Sweden in the '50s. A week or so after I made these, I saw it on etsy and fell in love! Honestly I don't set out to make retro-looking designs; when I draw stuff out of my head it just comes out that way. I should probably stop that, but it's hard when it's subconscious. [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 19:03:00

New York Experience

Sagamore hill The Captain and I headed down to New York City last Friday for lots of fun and a little business as well.. ... it all. Really a lovely house filled with lots of the family's mementos and treasures, quite a history ... here in Marblehead. They had just put in a new kitchen with a fireplace in the breakfast area [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 01:59:07

IN REMEMBRANCE: 1-18-2009

Jump to CommentsANDREW WYETH, PAINTER, REALIST AND LIGHTENING ROD  By MICHAEL KIMMELMANPublished: January 16, 2009  Andrew Wyeth, one of the most popular and also most lambasted artists in the history of American art, a reclusive linchpin in a colorful family dynasty of artists whose precise realist views of hardscrabble rural life became icons of [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 04:02:00

Refinancing Best Deals

Whether you need cash to renovate your house, money for college, or simply want to liquidate some of the equity you’ve built up in your home, ... for a second mortgage or refinancing, make sure you know exactly how much your house is worth. Get a full ... . Once you know how much your house is worth, you can confidently present that information to the [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 14:36:13

Because someone wants to know more about meme

Wow, Liberality tagged me with the six random things meme ... Moore and incoming White House Communications Director Ellen Moran. I also had a chance to catch ... tower in my neighborhood, because my cell phone now works inside my house. This might seem trivial [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 03:11:00

Refinancing Mortgage Deals - How To Discover The Best Available

Whether you need cash to renovate your house, money for college, or simply want to liquidate some of the equity you’ve built up in your home, ... for a second mortgage or refinancing, make sure you know exactly how much your house is worth. Get a full ... . Once you know how much your house is worth, you can confidently present that information [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:58:45

Sen. T.W. Palmer Residence

In reply to DOJ: 1915: This attractive building saw many uses over its short 41 year lifetime ... in January 1926 to make way for the construction of a "modern office building" to house the real estate ... was purchased by George Washington University to house their Law School. After 5 years, the law school moved [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 05:09:57

It’s Inauguration Week

On Tuesday, U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will be sworn in. We’re featuring special inauguration coverage all week at New Moon Girls ... and are welcoming Malia and Sasha to the White House and to New Moon Girls this week. Girls Editorial Board ... send their “Welcome to Malia and Sasha” letters, poems, drawings to Spotlight all week! We’re [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 23:34:00

Wives of the Gods

  First Published in Sunday Midday on 28 Dec 2009 She wanted to go across the river at night to attend Damu’s wedding. But the day was drawing to a close, the sun had slipped past the horizon, the river was rough and the boatman was eager to return to his house. “Oh please, please, lord, take me across [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 01:22:14

I’ll remember Frank Lloyd Wright: all of the nights we harmonized till dawn. I’ve never laughed so long, so long, so long;

During the cold snap that has gripped much of the nation (and especially the Northeast), in a quiet house nestled in the bucolic quietude of southern Chester County, PA (happily removed from many of the McMansions that have sprouted there recently), one of America’s greatest living [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 16:22:39

sneak peek: night owl

i first fell in love with night owl paper goods when i came across their eco-chic cards printed on wood, ... in the house. The sofa was our first major furniture splurge, the Harrington by Todd Hase in a cream ... of the house. The desk overlooks the garden. One of a pair of bookshelves in the living room [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 18:00:29

The Sci Fi Experience: Tuesday Travels…

…in which your humble host takes you on a journey to promote 2 worthy reading challenges, one science fiction mini-challenge, and the SF Site Readers’ Choice Awards. As I was preparing mentally to host this year’s Sci Fi Experience I was excited to come across the 42 Challenge, hosted by Becky [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 04:16:24

What’s In a Name? Paolo Veronese

Today, my younger sister flew off to Italy for a semester in Florence ... to Caliari, the surname of a leading aristocratic family in Verona. 2. “Feast in the House of Levi” ... to the less religious “Feast in the House of Levi.” 3. After painting the decorations of the Church [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 02:16:27

Derrick R. Cruz

Derrick Cruz is the designer behind Black Sheep & Prodigal Sons. He creates beautiful handcrafted jewelry, accessories, and functional Art Objects, each piece rich with symbolism. I was instantly taken with Derrick's jewelry the from the moment I saw it! Below, is the "Only Daughter" necklace (that I soooo covet) [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:08:00

Art in 2008 - A Review (Part 2)

The City of London from Tate ModernOriginally this post was was going to look at the wider context for blogging art and influence of art blogs in 2008. However when I started to write it soon became apparent that the emphasis needed to switch a more generic assessment of the implications for art in 2009 of changes in the economy [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 08:00:00

Chapel of the Blind, Bruges.

Drawing near the end of our extended look around Bruges, we find a little back street called the Kreupelenstraat (street of the crippled) . In the Middle Ages there were groups of houses for the poor in almost every street in Bruges, called ‘Godshuizen’ (‘Houses of God’), a typical one is here, the Godshuis ‘Blindekens’ which shows [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 08:16:00

Eight Tips for Remodeling Your House

Call me Captain Confidence but I have this awkward habit of thinking projects I jump into will be easier than they usually are ... me this same advice that I'm giving you) I thought it was crazy--why hire someone to put on an extra room [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 09:00:00

Enjoy a Cup of Tea at the Mlesna Tea Castle

Long years ago, in 1867, a man from Scotland introduced a beverage to the locals, ... of which are now collectors items. As a forerunner in promoting the “tea-house” concept in Sri Lanka ... up in Kandy (Tea Fortress) in Kiribathkumbura. Two months ago, Mlesna opened it’s new Tea house at St [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 06:34:31

DRAW ME A PONY

I want a pony and a tree. Courtney turned me on to someone who can do the tree but now I want a pony as well. In my old Los Feliz house I had a famous painting with cherubs painted on the wall behind my bed. It was gorgeous. I wonder if it's still there? I also have the original Life magazine with the edie [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 21:35:49

Like a DIY NAMM: Handmade Music Preview, with Gestural Gadgets, Mannequin Parts, More

The GCE-2 by Mouse & the Billionaire is just one creation at this month’s Handmade Music, many from createdigitalmusic.com readers. What’s new in the world of music technological creations? It’s stunning how much people are creating in their private workshops and bedrooms [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 04:09:27

The Story of Forgetting

  I was lucky enough to win this in a draw over at dovegreyreader's recently. Written by a new young author (I believe he is only 24) ... is that of Abel, an aging hermit living in considerable squalor in his ancient family house in Texas [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 09:22:27

Pens and Pencils

Behind the scenes, I'm working on a Monday deadline for the new book ... week, when I can get my mind around the big picture better; right now it's drawings and draft photos ... . . . . Pencils There are a lot of drawings in this new book, which has meant that for most [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 20:28:34

Relaxed Education at Home

Laura writes:  Elizabeth, in your daybook entry you said, " ... . Mike's sister did her very best to "make it a party." She offered to go back to our house ... back into normal life with my family. I became reacquainted with the parts of my house I hadn't seen [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 02:04:07

Original house plan and manuals - Susan’s entry

Susan aka Kitty Mommy’s entry in the Found Objects Found Art contest ... and excitement when I found these cardboard tubes and manila envelope in the foyer closet of our new home!  Inside the tube marked “Original House Plan”, I found the original architect’s sketches (4 of them [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 07:59:37

Six Random Things

Strangely enough my very good friend Utah Savage wants to know six more random things about me and given that I have absolutely no life and, ... ranged from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Fort Smith, Arkansas, Birmingham, Alabama, or something as close to home [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 07:03:00

new year, new printable stationery

Happy new year! I hope that everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend ... by my awesome "in-house" IT guy. ;)So here they are my new printable designs:For a less cute ... of little hands. I would love to see a 'badly' colored in bear. Kids drawings are the best!Lined [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 00:38:00

Financial squeeze was inevitable for auction houses

Financial squeeze was inevitable for auction houses filed in Arts on Jan.20, 2009 ‘) ... to a fundamental cultural change. Unlike the previous generation of auction house leaders to whom art was an object ... in their mansions. Not all auction house managers were connoisseurs, but to them art as art never [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 10:40:47

Refinancing Home Loan Deals - Strategies To Discover The Best Available

Refinancing Home Loan Deals - Strategies To Discover The Best Available Author: Jennifer 18 Jan Whether you need cash to renovate your house, ... mortgage or refinancing, make sure you know exactly how much your house is worth. Get a full ... . Once you know how much your house is worth, you can confidently present that information to the bank [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 16:43:41

Frozen Balls and the Best Presentation

Frozen Balls and the Best Presentation 19th January, 09 We have two KFF-presentations at the same school this day, and are scheduled to meet at 10:45 in front of the school. I look on the temperature indicator on my laptop, and it says “Montreal:-25C”. I put on all my thick winter clothing and step outside. Not that bad, actually [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 08:05:44

January 17, 2009: Author David Weber Answers Yours Questions

So on Wednesday, I gathered up the five full pages of fan questions for author David Weber and sent them his way with the understanding that he could feel free to pick and choose among them. After all, he’s an immensely busy guy and you wouldn’t expect him to respond to all five pages [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 21:28:22

randomly chosen

January 19, 2009 in treasure trove Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 16 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you ... for an all women’s gym next to my house, a woman came up to me and told me her husband had read [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 20:14:18

HOM Draws a Crowd at Dwell on Design [LA]

HOM Escape in Style made its debut at Dwell on Design this weekend and drew a considerable crowd ... characterized under the federal HUD code for manufactured housing. Similar to the modern designs we see ... throughout the weekend in LA. HOM designs cost in the $200 psf range, which calculates [more...]

Date: 2008-06-09 01:12:13

Print 3D Buildings from Google Earth

Print 3D Buildings from Google Earth Another company has come out with a solution for making 3D prints from Google Earth ... that it is almost food-grade in quality. On the computer, a house or hillside is sliced up digitally ... of going from 2D drawings on the computer to the 3D model in the hand. If not carefully produced [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 13:50:02

Japan Trip Report Part 19: Ghibli Museum and Seirinkan R2

Today’s trip has long been in planning. After all, Ghibli Museum tickets are limited to a preorder basis only, and we actually used the Lawson convenience store system while we were at Osaka to get the tickets (impossible to navigate and use without a printout of the official ticket how-to, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 01:57:29

House Voyeur: Bright and Bold in Berkeley

So many of the emails I get from readers whose homes wind up being featured here as part of my "House Voyeur" series start the same way: " ... Berkeley bungalow she shares with her husband, Gabriel, and young sons, Graham and baby Simon:"We moved [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 14:00:00

Rick Warren appearance at Ebenezer Baptist Church draws protestors

Protestors turn their backs on Warren. They were escorted out ... leaders 80th birthday. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports on the peaceful protest by LGBT rights activists outside the house of worship.Gathering at the corner of Jackson Street and Auburn [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 22:48:17

The Restorers Library " Pallisers New Cottage Homes 1887"

From Time to time I like to recommend reference books that may be of interest to Old House restorers, Palliser's New Cottage Homes 1887 is a reproduction of the rare catalog that originally was published in 1887. It includes 1,500 detailed drawings of floor plans, elevations, perspective views [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 17:50:00

Proliferation, Terrorism and Deceit

Nuclear Proliferation, Terrorism and Deceit: America's Deadly Gameby Tom BurghardtAntifascist Calling...Call it a coincidence, but one headline you're not likely to have read just days after the Mumbai terrorist attacks concerned the quiet release by Swiss authorities of Urs Tinner [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 20:47:00

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