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Artichoke Arrangement
Some things only appear to be coincidental when, I believe, they are not. It’s been a year since my good friend’s husband, Nathaniel, has passed away. This happens to be on my mother’s birthday. She happened to write a wonderful blog post on Artichokes last Friday on our Slipcovers for Your Walls blog. Artichokes happened to be some of Nathaniel’s favorite foods. We commented at a dinner once that we both liked them when others did not. I’ve always liked the way they looked so I painted one for a casart coverings. I decided to prepare an artful arrangement of artichokes for Liza and her four kids. Unlike traditional flowers,…
Red Bull & The Art of Can
The Art of Can exhibit of Red Bull can art just recently ended. I had it on my list to see in the lobby of DC’s Union Station, but there were too many other pressing priorities: back-to-back on site decorative painting projects, book group hosting among other things and an incredible casart coverings order with can’t-believable-odds and unforeseeable hurdles to jump. We managed it, however, with many players, simultaneously while I was working on a 2′ wide plank in a 16′ stairwell. If that’s not multi-tasking, I don’t know what is! It all required the “art of can” and our perseverance paid off. I needed a lot of Red Bull…
Geometric Spheres
I think David Trubridge’s designs of spheres, lighting fixtures and furniture are very cool. They are geometrically modern and functional sculptures that refer to themes of nature. I’ve seen his work in Design Within Reach but ran across this in depth article regarding his creative process on Seeds and Fruit blog, which I found very informative. I see a raindrop in this one: I could use this Dondola rocking lounger this week, but there is no time to rest, unfortunately. I’m back on site work today. This float looks so relaxing: I just happened to write about other geometric designs on Slipcovers for Your Walls.
