Personal style and identity: Why I love eclectic French style.
Separating Genius
December 8, 2012 by 12 Comments
I was intrigued watching the video interview on Huffington Post Live in which Tippi Hedren, star of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” and “Marnie,” speaks of her complex relationship with the legendary director, which, when asked, she characterizes as “abusive.” She clarifies that it is sad the relationship went the way it did, as he was [...]
Naked Bodies. Weird News?
October 21, 2012 by 15 Comments
I couldn’t resist the headline touting nude bodies as artistic canvas. Let’s face it. Put “naked” or “nude” in a headline and we look. Suggest there are pictures? We definitely look! In fact, this Huffington Post slide show on nude body painting does not disappoint. To utilize the human face or form as a blank [...]
Hoarder? Pas Moi. But Don’t Touch My Stuff!
October 8, 2012 by 16 Comments
Crowded atop the surface of a long, low bookshelf: a worn copy of Plan de Paris, circa 1971; a miniature Eames Chair, red and in need of dusting; a federal child’s chair picked up on Cape Cod in 1990, a charcoal portrait resting against its thin, turned arms and slatted back; a half dozen black [...]
“Powerful, Significant, and Elevating”
June 6, 2012 by 7 Comments
I came across these words in an article this morning: “powerful, significant, and elevating.” Those are mighty words. They have heft, substance, and to me – hopefulness. In fact, those words feel just right when it comes to seeking meaning in life – beyond the material and the mechanical, or the daily routine that may [...]
French Style, Election Smile?
May 6, 2012 by 8 Comments
Did you know it’s Election Day in France? Eh oui! Grab your baguette, your Figaro, and enjoy Round Two as Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande face off, with socialist Hollande projected to win. Now now, don’t let that “socialist” label throw you off. We do have a tendency to quickly categorize, rather than looking beyond [...]
Salon Style
April 28, 2012 by 8 Comments
Recently I shared a few images from my home, in particular, artwork created by my younger son. In exhibiting some of the pictures that adorn my walls, you may have noticed that I group my works fairly close together, and usually in a manner called salon-style. It’s something I swear by, though I know it [...]
Pictures at an Exhibition
April 25, 2012 by 23 Comments
Life is rarely what we picture for ourselves. Certainly, having children changes the course of everything for some of us, and in profound ways – not only our bodies and our daily routines, our careers and our priorities, but fundamentals: our points of joy, and surprising sources of fear. Before I became a mother, it [...]
Motivational Gawking, Red Interiors, One Thing at a Time
March 21, 2012 by 26 Comments
Can’t help it. It works. Aspiration as inspiration. And right now, it’s about Spring, motivation, and a sense that I want space. No – I need space – organized space, colorful space – and images online or in magazines are reinforcing that restless, unrelenting, tantalizing requirement. So I’m gawking at rooms in House Beautiful, fishing [...]
Female Body Image: Care to Share?
January 27, 2012 by 14 Comments
Female body image. Not a simple subject, is it. We carry our personal histories, our inherited traits, and we’re bombarded by conflicting messages from the time we’re little girls. So how do we make sense of it? Do we, eventually? I have questions as I continue to find my way to my own answers. But [...]
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