A Blush of Spring

Today handsome men all over the city were in their finest suits leaving their coats at home. First sign of Spring. Above, Spring Bouquet (as seen in Town and Country Wedding Magazine Spring/Summer 2011) of Tree Peonies, Calla Lilies, Spanish Lavender, Phlox, Veronica, Queen Anne's Lace and Astrantia.

Rivers and Tides

stills from the documentary

Rivers and Tides

(Andy Goldsworthy Working With Time)

2003NR 90 minutes

This astonishing documentary from Thomas Riedelsheimer shadows renowned sculptor Andy Goldsworthy as he creates works of art with ice, driftwood, leaves, stone, dirt and snow in open fields, beaches, rivers, creeks and forests. With each new creation, he carefully studies the energetic flow and transitory nature of his work. The film won the Golden Gate Award Grand Prize for Best Documentary at the 2003 San Francisco International Film Festival.

Cast:

Andy Goldsworthy

Director:

Thomas Riedelsheimer

Just saw this on instant NetFlix. HIghly recommend it. Goldsworthy is a personal hero and an amazingly sensitive and connected artist.

Romantic Subtlety

(Olive branches, Eucalyptus, Echiveria, Amnesia Roses, Astrantia,Kangaroo Paws, Hydrangea, Thistle, Hyacinths, and Tweedia)

The gift arrangement above is composed of flowers in hues of gray, lavender, powdery blue, mauve, and emerald green. A soft and subtle ode to Lerario Beatriz's artsy and romantic fashions.

Mercer's Refracting Gems

To say that only a few things excite me is not completely true but the play of light and color in Norman Mercer's acrylic sculptures are so visually engaging that I'd have to count them high amongst the many. These pieces were on display at 1st Dibs@NYDC which opened to the public this week and hosts a wonderful variety of dealers in an expansive 33,000 sq foot loft on the 10th floor of the New York Design Center. Mercer's work was displayed in several booths and I couldn't help being magnetically drawn to them. Mercer was an international businessman who decided after retirement to create art from modern technologies which were previously used to create more menacing products like the acrylic bubbles used on fighter planes in WWII.
He said,
“I wanted to take material associated with destruction and turn it into a means of beauty.”
He was 62 when he began what would prove a very successful career as an artist. He was the first to master this medium and developed a polymer to achieve the results he sought in his sculptures. Shows it's never to late to find your passion.

Noncomformist

Fashion Week 02-11 - Yigal Azrouel

Loving the clean lines at the Azourel show this week. That white dress would make one edgy bride. The kind of chic you don't mess with! Give her the Antherium, Dahlia, Rose bouquet and she's ready for a ceremony that spells "n.o.n.c.o.n.f.o.r.m.i.s.t". Notice the word wedding doesn't apply here. There's no doubt her groom is one bad ass himself!

Colossal Friend

Had a fantastic dream that I rode my pet elephant through a forest and to a beach. What an empowering being!!
Above a still from the Texas Instruments Ad which reminded me of the slumbering adventure and what it might portend.
Below French Jumbo Blush Ranunculus in a silver Julep Cup- simple and sweet.

Lover's Day!!!

.......Now, Cupid
don't you hear me
calling you
I need you
Cupid
help me
I need you
Cupid

..........................................................................Sam Cook

The Glamorous Orient

Photographed by Norman Parkinson 1956

I stumbled upon this remarkable 50's fashion photograph of the astonishingly chic Anne Gunning in Jaipur Rajasthan, India. The flowers below are Lilacs, Hydrangea, Anemones, Dusty Miller, Queen Anne's Lace, Spanish lavender, Astrantia, Picasso Calla Lilies, and Peonies- an unusual yet exotic combination of colors and textures.

Baby Boy

ranunculus

A request for a "Blessing gift" of a newborn baby boy yielded deep rich hues of burgundy, violet and emerald green. Baby gifts don't always have to be pallid.