December 10, 2011
C'est Inspiré is simply that - what is inspiring. Where the words end, images continue to speak. Seeing all that is around us, we seek some aspect of something that is life enhancing... something that you would like to be reminded of - to revisit. Something to capture and bring into your world, not leave behind... . That is why I take a camera everywhere; have spent countless hours organizing images in scrapbooks and pouring over them later to revisit the place, the people, the memory.
So, C'est Inspiré may be a single photo - or it may be 50, it may mean one thing to me, another to you - the meaning isn't important. Did it inspire? Did it make you smile? Did it bring back a pleasant memory? One or all of the above will do.
During a brief period of his life, the legendary art historian Bernard Berenson kept diaries where he wrote about how to see - and what he saw. These diaries were published under the title The Passionate Sightseer and edited by Raymund Mortimer.
Anyone, anywhere, anytime can be a passionate sightseer - just look.
Why Not? : Fa…la…la…la…la…
Why Not? : Make it a Museum Christmas
Talk about smart??
The gifts are unique, geared to special interests, and are for children and adults.
Gifts of all price ranges, local crafts, creative reproductions of collection items and curated book offerings.
Most importantly, the proceeds support the museums and their programs that you get to enjoy year after year….
Below are some of my local haunts as well as recent stops in my travels…..if you can’t get there, there’s no excuse, there’s always…
The websites…listed below…
Visit the New York Botanical Garden online at http://www.nybgshop.org/
Visit the MET Museum on line at http://store.metmuseum.org/
Visit the Neue Galerie on line at www.neuegalerie.org/
The Mint Museum carries local crafts in ceramics and glass.
“Keep Calm and Carry On” – What we all need to do while Christmas shopping.
Visit the Mint Museum online at http://www.mintmuseum.org/shop.html
Visit the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts online at http://www.vmfa.state.va.us/Shop/
Visit Monticello online at http://www.monticello.org
December 8, 2011
Why Not? : Tory Burch Redefines Graffiti
Always ahead of the curve – working mom Tory Burch bends the rules for the better. When every minute counts (as they do for every mother!), inspired & inspiring graffiti covers the canopy of her building while under construction at her new boutique, reminding us the importance of the encouraging word.
August 19, 2011
