• Mural Mondays,  Murals

    Mural Monday Discoveries

    I’ve discovered another mural from Mural Locator. This is a great mural site and they are popping up in my alerts all the time now and I’m glad I have them in my blogroll. Here’s the most recent one located in Grand Rapids, MI. Funky but interesting and I’m not sure what it all mean. Come to find out via this story on The Measure, evidentally the Mural Locator doesn’t have many murals from DC recorded. There are many right around my house, so I’ll have to photograph an add them soon, but this will be for Alexandria, VA, as there is nothing submitted for this location, and at least…

    Comments Off on Mural Monday Discoveries
  • 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…

    Comments Off on Fall 2010 Art & Exhibit Roundup
  • Business,  Casart® Coverings,  Everyday,  Family,  Mural Mondays,  Murals,  Opportunities,  Slipcovers for Your Walls (casart blog)

    Summer into Fall

    Before I begin this post there are two important announcements: 1) There are just 5 more days to vote for DC’s best undiscovered artist in the Washington Post’s contest, Real Art D.C. — until Oct, 22nd. Vote here. 2) I’ll be posting two posts a week instead of three, at least temporarily — until I can get some help. I’m having to devote more of my time to Casart coverings. We already have an updated website, which I’ve been vigilantly coordinating and just working out a few browser glitches on certain pages. I have to take over much of the marketing responsibilities while my sister, business partner and Marketing Coordinator…

    Comments Off on Summer into Fall