Everyday Photos?
These images are of things I see everyday but here, they are captured in an unusual, artistic way. If I or you had taken these photos they might be composed differently because art is viewed in the mind’s eye with individual perspective. These were taken by my teenage son Jackson who has quite an eye and talent for photography. The potential for art is everywhere and everyday. He continues to inspire me.
Think Outside of the Airport!
When I first saw this image in the Washington Post, I thought these were modern-day, Egyptian Hieroglyphs, but no, they are the architectural diagrams of airport terminals. This is something I have seen but take for granted every time I fly. However, I thought this was so creative to recognize that these airport silhouettes could be conceived as artistic designs. Charles Cohan, a printmaker and art professor in Hawaii, who travels quite a bit, noticed these shapes in the back of many airline magazines. He’s collected 62 and has made 90 plates. This collection, on exhibit at the Curator’s Office in Washington, DC, displays diagrams of 43 airports. He’s on…
Francophile Dinner & a Movie and Much More
My husband and I had a wonderful dinner at Bastille in the North end of Old Town, Alexandria, VA. The stress-free atmosphere helped to calm our nerves from the multiple, disruptive cell phone calls from our teenage son. Not only was the food divine but there was an ongoing exhibit of paintings displayed on the walls of pistachios, crab claws and mussels for us to enjoy by artist, Cindy Packard Richmond. Her work was mesmerizing — taking common foods and presenting them as “visual feasts” in provocative ways — all alluring to the visual palette. Another place for us to try that features French Cuisine and culture is…
