Sculpture
Birds of a Feather
I’m posting this for Thanksgiving Day but don’t think about that bird because these are a lot of feathers…This is pretty incredible feather art by Kate MccGwire. Toby Lightman is perfect for this post with her Alone from Bird on a Wire album, and for Kick Starting the Weekend. Keep listening for Angels and Demons, another good one. I like her jazzy, bluesy style. Here’s hoping you are enjoying this Thanksgiving with friends and or family.
- Architecture, Exhibitions, Inspiration, Kick-Start the Weekend, Music, Opportunities, Performance, Science, Sculpture
Fall 2010 Art & Exhibit Roundup
It will be hard to remember amidst all the upcoming holiday activities but here is the latest roundup of exhibitions to keep your eye on and hopefully attend this fall. These are just three that I’ve parceled out from an ongoing list previously mentioned (still time to catch a couple through Jan 2). 1) Palladio and His Legacy: A Transatlantic Journey — National Building Museum until January 9 Featuring many of Palladio’s drawings and pairing them with American examples that used the style of his architecture, like The White House, for instance. In fact there so much of his Classical ideas pervade the great buildings of American Architecture that it’s…
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Effen
That’s Effen for Effen Vodka, which in Dutch means: 1) smooth, 2) even, 3) balanced and cleverly is “a five letter word.” It certainly is but there’s a story to go with it. I will start here with giving them high credit for their branding, which is some of the best I’ve seen. I love the clean, sleek look of their design and the play on words. I even like Effen vodka and it’s now our “house” brand. Kettle One still takes the cake for straight flavor taste — if you like vodka. Since I’m running behind this week, the lounge music on their site, btw, is the music for…
