• Design,  Fashion

    Summer is here!

    It’s official, the first day of summer started on June 21st. With this news, I thought I’d post a cool, retro design pattern that you might see on the beach — where else but on a bikini — by Perry Ellis. Now it would be even more cool to have this body to go with it! I wonder what will get noticed more the design or the wearer? 🙂

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  • Artists,  Design,  Exhibitions

    June Exhibits & Events

    Some June art exhibits and events are worth mentioning for their unusual use of media and interesting subject matter. Cell-Like Paintings made with glue medium by Kevin Kepple (text from the Washington Post): EXHIBIT: Patterned Paintings With a Cell-Like Feel Kevin Kepple’s solo show at Addison/Ripley Fine Art features square-shaped art in such colors as aqua, red and peach. He uses glue, ink and varnish to create the works, with images akin to the view through a microscope in biology class. Free. Tuesday-Saturday 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Through June 21. 1670 Wisconsin Ave. NW. 202-338-5180. I missed this one but it’s worth mentioning for the medium — wax, or encaustic paintings,…

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  • Design,  Nature,  New Orleans

    Garden Transformation

    This is a posting from Lorre Lei Jackson, our contributing writer from New Orleans, LA. Below are the before and after pictures of the garden to show how landscape design can be art — man manipulating nature, and in this case, enhancing the overall enjoyment and adding curb appeal. As anyone knows who’s been involved in any kind of renovation, the project can be daunting — a long and hard haul, as this one was in the garden but the planning and perseverance paid off. As an aside, here’s a little perseverance quotient test that is fun to see if one has the mental wherewithal to off pull a long…