black and white stripes and heard all through the G train

The other night on my way home this gentleman was playing songs from Amelie; perfectly on his accordion, as if it were playing in my i Pod.  I loved how he coordinated his black and white key board (nice use of pearlescence here) and shirt.  He continued to entertain those of us waiting for the

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ending is only a beginning

The culmination of my thesis presentation ended with this image, which I – in a choked voice –  said, “The collection here represents the opportunity to savory every juicy bite of life, before we find our last.  To celebrate our collected colorful humanity, after all, we are but millions of tiny particles of reflected light

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there it is

oh well

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maria flores in india

A few and many moons ago I met Maria Flores,  free-spirited adventurer, writer, artist, and photographer.  When I saw some of her photos from a recent trip to India, I asked her to write something for this blog.  Above her lovely photographs, and below her story.  She is available via e-mail at: manninoflores (at) yahoo

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by the sea

By The Sea by Jasper Johns is now on view at the Acquavella Galleries.  Can’t wait to see it in person.

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studio color

I will miss many things when I depart Pratt, but colorful desk decorating I will miss the most.

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spring colors

Today was heavenly green and there were blue swallowtails on our blooming honeysuckle and the rose leaves were glossy and wildflowers were blooming and the birds were singing.- Sybil Boyter I leave you with only words written by a friend of mine today, as in this case, these few words can conjure up thousands of

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shoe ribbons

Above is a little colorful DYI detail I saw in the subway recently.  American, French, or British?  All of the above?  I’ve been trying to get to the bottom of where U.S.A. flag colors come from.  I’ve heard French even though it would seem that it was British.  But there in lies the historical trivia. 

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the first time i heard you blink

I had planned to start today early and head to the studio for a day of slip casting.  I debated only blogging about my dear friend, Alexander Gorlizki’s art show at Greenberg Van Doren Gallery, who hosted a lovely kid friendly opening with brunch this morning.  Luckily I went to the show, pushing off school

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blue thonet

I saw this in the trash yesterday, and now after looking it up on-line– I think I should have garbage picked.  I wonder if it is yet another social experiment like the one I have posted about previously. Interesting to note the primaries (and green secondary) that dominate this urban setting.  I’m hoping some day

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