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9/11 Pentagon Memorial
Life is hard. I know that’s an understatement, particularly for those who have suffered loss. This is why I am always amazed at people’s resilience to make something beautiful from some sense of destruction, turning their grief into hope. The Pentagon Memorial is this very kind of extraordinary art. It is a very moving tribute to those who lost their lives in DC on that horrible September 11th morning in 2001. To me, it looks like bold, moving strokes of light “heading Home.” It’s hard to believe it’s been seven years because it feels very fresh and raw to recall every anniversary. I think those of us who lived through…
Boat Design +
Just wanted to follow up on my previous post, Traveling in Style about the “Fine Art Yacht.” While that one is a traveling art exhibit, this one, belonging to Greek Tycoon, Dakis Jaonnus, is a traveling art display — visible from the outside as linked on Art Observed. This might remind my boys of legos, at least it does for me. But just as I was getting ready to post this, I received this email with this new luxury, jet liner, Singapore Airlines. At only $10,000 a ticket, now that’s traveling in style! I just wish I could fly like this once!
Aspen & Many Sides of Nature
It’s Labor Day, why do any work? My husband went to Aspen, CO recently and was able to get some hiking time in between conferences. Here are some pictures he took. Nature’s beauty abounds but so does the mural map juxtaposed against the mountainous backdrop. While these photos make me want to be there and are certainly inspirational for sketching, I am worried and my mind is focused on Hurricane Gustav. I’m having eerie flashbacks from three years ago — just a few days past Hurricane Katrina. Fortunately, my mother and brother and his wife have evacuated early this time. I’m praying and hoping the city will be OK. It’s…
