Category: Inspirations
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Time Management
What does one do when waiting for a plane? Relaxing on the beach after a long snorkeling session seems like a great way to spend the time.
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Textures from the Sea
One person’s candle decoration is another person’s source of textures. Look for some of these textures to be incorporated in my work. The urchin shell texture will be especially nice when shrunk 30%; it’ll be nice and crisp.
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I was reminded….
As I looked through the blogger gadgets the other day, I ran across the Miro gadget. The gadget’s Miro images reminded me of a visit to Fundacio Pilar i Joan Miro on Mallorca. The studio space was amazing, as were the views. The property is on a hill, overlooking the bay. The foundation holds print…
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Whale Shark!
Until last week, the longest I’d ever seen a whale shark is twelve seconds over eight years ago. I know this because that’s exactly how long the video of my first whale shark encounter is. After the last dive of the trip last week, the boat captain starting yelling down to us as we were…
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A Beach Full of Other People’s Trash
On Monday night I cruised a beach on the Yucatan Peninsula looking for dead coral for making texture molds. In the picture below you’ll see some of the pieces I found. And, *look* at all the sea glass I found. I was so excited I had to limit myself to picking up the less common…
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Clear Water, Clear Mind
SCUBA diving in clear warm water clears my mind, and a result I have new ideas for some earrings to create for this next weekend’s The Virgin Artists’ 6th Annual Show and Sale in Cupertino. Look at the lush coral landscape in this minimally impacted area of the Carribean. And, views like this when I’m…