Category: Out and About
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Chi ha paura…? and droog
“Chi ha paura…?“ means “Who’s afraid…?” in Italian, and is a message about the fear artists have of creating non-traditional contemporary jewelry. If you have a chance to hear Gijs Bakker speak, you’ll enjoy it. He discusses his start in design, the beginnings of droog and Chi ha paura…? and shows pictures from his early…
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Sea Glass at the Beach, Part 2
At the beach in all these photos, the sea glass is protected and it’s illegal to collect any. The beach is amazing, sea glass has replaced the sand normally seen on beaches. The tinkling sound of the glass being tumbled is wonderful to hear. The beach is such a treasure that it’s been designated an…
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Sea Glass Festival
The Seymour Center at Santa Cruz’s Long Marine Lab was the home of the 2009 Santa Cruz Sea Glass Festival I was happy to come across this deck of Sea Glass cards that helps me understand what types of bottles, bowls and other containers some of the sea glass I find probably came from. You…
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Volcanic Reds, Oranges & Blacks
Kilauea sends lava down to the sea near Kalapana Traversing the lava fields at night is a downhill hike with flashlights And, on the way, the sky is lit up in oranges and reds and bright yellows
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Art or Craft, or Both?
Lately I’ve become aware of two community galleries that deal mostly in wall hung art that would like to start actively representing other types of artists because they feel smaller art sells more often. They have come to realize that people change their wearable art more often than their wall hangings and thus wearable art…
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A Day at the Races
As the motorcycle racing season ends, here’s a look back at the US Grand Prix event at Laguna Seca, California this past July. First up are a couple of pictures of a scorpion sculpture made from parts Spain’s Danny Pedrosa (1st place) and Mallorca’s Jorge Lorenzo (3rd place) celebrate on the podium with Valentino Rossi…
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Huge
Ever been close up to skeletal parts of a whale? They are huge! Look at the size of these vertebrae compared to the park bench And, here are some ribs. Those rocks are quite large…. And, what looked like a really cool sculpture, is what remains of the skull For more details, here’s the sign…
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Portal
The conversation this morning: “Want to see something cool in the washer?” “What could possibly be cool in the washer?”