Design related posts. Designs by myself and others.
Above: An extremely big picture of the Galactic Center, an Atlas Image mosaic obtained as part of the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS), a joint project of the University of Massachusetts and the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center/California Institute of Technology, funded by NASA and the National Science Foundation. Yesterday I enrolled in Revit […]
Refocusing On the Big Picture Read More »
…or a wall of sound?When I listen to music I automatically see structures, shapes, forms, and colors moving and developing through time. A simple melody bursts forth in my mind as a glittering artifact in four dimensions. Tempo, rhythm and beat set the foundation and spacing of the structure. Musical phrases build a myriad of
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Top: Child With Flower, Oil on Canvas, (1945) ~ Pablo Picasso “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up.” – Pablo Picasso It was a cool clear NYC day in early September 2001 when my life effectively ended. That sounds like a very dramatic and ominous
This past week, as promised, I cleared a portion of the surrounding “edge” garden beds, an action undertaken in small increments, and in keeping with the Kaizen philosophy of small continual improvement. I distributed more of the paving material to various places around the garden. The picture (above left) shows a pile of “rubble” I
In Bed This Week 08/24/2020 Read More »
This was another week of punishing heat at Overleaf, with temperatures in the high 90’s almost every day, and heat indexes over 110 degrees. Luckily the heat is forecast to break somewhat as I post this. An unseasonal “not hot” front — I can’t call it cold or even cool, since the temperatures are only
In Bed This Week 08/17/2020 Read More »
Above: The Arcadian or Pastoral State, Oil on Canvas, a part of The Course of Empire Series, by Thomas Cole, 1836 According to Merriam Webster, the English word “garden” traces its origins back to the Old High German word “gart”, an enclosure or compound. This of course implies a place separated from the outside world.
A Personal Arcadia – Part 2, Blurring the Lines Read More »
When I first started Overleaf Garden, a “Master Plan” of sorts quickly formed in my mind. I’ve found that is often the case when I’m designing almost anything. After giving the project some careful thought and consideration, the larger framework of design tends to form quickly. As a designer I’ve learned it’s best not to
All I Need Is A Simple Little Plan… Read More »
While cleaning up a pile of branches that have been lying around Overleaf for over a year, these colorful patches caught my eye. Brown, Turquoise, Purple, Copper, Yellow, and White. Various colors, that I assume denote various types of mold working diligently to turn the dead wood of fallen branches into dirt. As a color
Why I Can’t Get Things Done… Read More »
Paradise, Shangri-la, Eden, Nihon Teien, Arcadia… gardens go by many names. Whatever they are called, it’s a long accepted theme across many cultures that a garden is a metaphor for life. Just as we select and edit pieces of the natural outside world to create our garden, we select the objects, the ideas, and even
A Personal Arcadia – Part 1, Garden as Life Read More »
In this first Raves and Faves post I’d like to give a little time to one of my favorite stylistic periods, the much loved and often reviled style that became a movement, introduced in Paris at the 1925, “Le Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes,” in English, “The International Exhibition of Modern Decorative
A Style For The 20’s Read More »