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The Piazzas of Florence/
Florence, ItalyArzigogolarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963207317966012515noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951870726435716874.post-84007145783470686202017-03-30T18:22:00.002+02:002017-04-01T13:13:21.690+02:00The words remain<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I do wish I could get myself <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">better organized</span> <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to</span> record the process<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">/</span>progress in <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the studio</span> with some regularity, but <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> endless <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">amount of</span></span> <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the</span> work itself <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">continues to take</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> precedence</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">! T</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">he pull to tell the story of it</span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> all is still present<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, though; </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I enjoy</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">—</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>and miss</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">—</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>this aspect of the studio.<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> When</span> I </span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">recently </span></span></span>glanced through <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">my</span> Olivetti entries from the <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">last several weeks</span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">(</span>my daily practice for 2017, <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">descri<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">bed in <b><a href="http://arzigogolare.blogspot.it/2017/01/a-new-daily-practice-for-2017.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;">this post</span></a></b></span></span>), <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I</span> realized <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">that</span> many <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">of the "captured" thoughts <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">had been</span> inspired by th<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">is year's <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">cache</span> of paperwhite bulbs<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">. A sort of thread <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">began to emerge<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">, </span></span></span>so I <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">thought I'd <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">bring</span></span> together <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">some <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">words and images</span> <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">here</span></span></span>.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span></span>I don<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">'t</span></span> always know which variety <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">of <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">nar<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">c</span>issus</span> </span>will bloom from the earth-scented bag handed to me by the plant vendor</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">—only that <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">their heavenly <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">perfume</span> will soon fill the studio. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> I<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">n any case, it'<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">s always wonderful</span></span> to <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">watch <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> shoots</span></span> g<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">rowing </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica 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time</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>.</span></span> The centers of this year's flowers <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">were yellow, <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">with</span> a pronounced bowl<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>shape</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , 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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">All that remains <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">are</span> the<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> paper-y <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">petals </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (shown in the image at the top of the post)</span></span></span></span>, now <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">brittle and faded,</span> but<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>lovely all the same.<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Still,<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> t</span>here<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> will always be</span></span></span></span> the memory of their <span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">promise of spring</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , 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style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">which, indeed, <i>did</i> arrive!—<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">a<span style="font-family: "helvetica 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<br />Arzigogolarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963207317966012515noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951870726435716874.post-5835693627928726682017-01-19T20:25:00.001+01:002017-01-20T13:46:09.185+01:00A new daily practice for 2017<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I'm really enjoying my daily practice for 2017. As a way to capture those thoughts that always seem to be getting away, I decided <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">to</span> commit a few lines to paper via my Olivetti Lettera 22 each day. Even though<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> my</span> random thoughts do usually manage to get written down s<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">omehow</span>—</span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">on scraps of paper,</span></span> in the corners of already well-filled sketch book pages or even on my phone—it feels good to have found a way to start collecting some of them.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The easy part is writing—I "write" in my head all day long!—but I've realized how used to erasers, auto-correct and spell-check I have become...not to mention simply having the ability to edit. Rarely do my words tumble out as a true expression of exactly what I mean to say, or how I think it should best be said. The<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> time spent <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">with the typewriter</span></span> is <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">helping</span> me to learn how to <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">better</span> define a thought in my mind first<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> (</span>though when I read back over them later I am finding that I often leave out letters, or even key words</span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">). I imagine the process will get easier as the weeks progress, and I hope the writing will become less clumsy/more elegant. In any case, I do look forward to sitting <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">before</span> the typewriter each day, hearing/feeling the <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">metal type</span> bouncing off the paper, watching the letters make words and the lines beginning to transform the previously empty space... It is these physical aspects that I appreciate as much as the words themselves.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #cc0000;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: #444444;">{Incidentally, the name of the narrow street outside the studio window is</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">As the year progressed, I realized that (as simple as my daily practice was) <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">the monthly making/setting up of the booklet <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">had becom<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">e a<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">n impedi<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ment</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>; if I <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">began the month without <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">preparing the <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">pages, the strips would accumulate with nowhere to go</span></span></span>. By the time summer arrived, with <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">family vi<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">siting & trave<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">l<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ing</span>,</span> I <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">had gotten</span> off-track<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">. Saving <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">papers to use for <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">each daily</span> "st<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ory line"</span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">had become second nat<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ure</span></span>, th<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ough, <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">so I <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">came up with the idea of weaving them<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">. F</span>irst in <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">the</span> orderly fashion of some of my past paper weavings<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, but <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">once the <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">busy</span> summer was over<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> the<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> co<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ncept</span></span> started to reflect the</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> pre-launch period for Studio Milledisegni<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> (</span>which was </span>insanely <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">crazy for me<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">),</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> the we<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">avings <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">became <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">looser/less orderly</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">...</span></span></span></span></span></span> <br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Then, a</span>s I</span> was complet<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ing</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">my</span> series of <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">paper designs for Studio M<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">i</span>lledisegni, I got<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> the idea to use<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> a month's<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">-worth of</span> strips<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">to create a <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">small<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">-</span>scale paper chain for our li<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ttle </span>lemon<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> balm "tree" (shown in the ima<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">g</span>e above). At the beginning of December i<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">t was still <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">covered with</span> fresh leaves, but</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> they <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">began to fall part way through the month, sl<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">owly <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">making</span></span></span> way for <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">the ever-growing chain.</span><br />
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love the shadows (<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">and</span> the "cha<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">os" they create <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">on the wall</span></span>), though <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">this does make it somewhat hard to differentiate between<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">the branches/twigs</span> and the shadows they cast</span></span>.<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">On the note of <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">c</span></span>haos, this <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">is probably the word that <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">best defines</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">2016 for me<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">.</span></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Likely for that reason, </span>a sense of "<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">c</span>alm" has been my quest <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">as I take a break over the holidays.<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> And <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">this</span> is what <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">inspired our Christmas tree this <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">year<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">. After</span> remov<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ing</span> the copper leaves with the words my daughter & I had chosen last Christmas (</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , 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decorated <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">the LED<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">-l<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">it branches</span></span></span> with clear glass balls + <span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">crystal chandelier</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , 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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">For the past year I<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">'</span>ve been busy <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">with <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">p</span></span>attern<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">-making</span>. </span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">A handful of designs came about <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">through</span> digitally recoloring</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> my hand-marbled papers. </span></span></span></span>Some, like the pomegranates, artichokes & lemons shown further <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">along</span> th<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">is</span> post, are based on illustrations I made for<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">my BookArtObject cubes</span></span> (</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b><a href="https://arzigogolare.blogspot.it/2014/09/countless-cubes-how-mise-en-place-came.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;">Mise en place</span></a></b></span></span>); others are composed of layers & layers of precisely spaced letters<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(now unrecognizable as such), an idea</span></span> inspired by <a href="https://arzigogolare.blogspot.it/2014/05/letter-happy.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #660000;">a past ALaW project</span></b></a>.</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I had in mind a collection of a dozen or so to begin with, but "exponential" is a word that comes to mind when describing this project! The number has fluctuated as the designs evolved, but I finally settled on thirty-two for <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">now</span>.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">B</span>elow<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> is a <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">snapshot <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">from</span> when</span></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I was</span> in the process of organiz<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ing</span>, shuffl<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ing</span> & reorganiz<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ing the printouts </span>into mini "collections"</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">—</span></span><i>many</i> times!</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">—</span></span></span></span>a </span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">process I found <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">immensely</span> satisfying/enjoyable</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></span>after the intense, detail-oriented period of designing</span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> & </span>editing.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">There are many more designs (not to mention combinations), and I'm hop<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ing</span> that <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">others</span> have as much fun as I did when putting</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> together their own customized sets.</span></span> (<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">T</span>he 12"x18" sheets are offered in "mix & match your own" <b><a href="https://milledisegni.com/paper-collections/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;">sets of 8/12/20/32</span></a></b>.) </span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I've been using them</span> for wrapping small gifts (as shown in my last post), lining drawers, </span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">creating gift tags <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">&</span> </span></span>envelope liner<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">s, and o</span></span></span>ne of my favorite <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ideas</span> so far has been a book cover<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">. </span>I trimmed </span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> one of the marbled papers</span></span> to wrap around a book I was giving my daughter for her birthday, so it served first as the gif<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">t wrap,<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> and now</span> as</span> a dust jacke<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">t</span>/place marker. We're hoping to make some decorations for <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">our Christmas</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">tree with<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> the papers</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">this coming week<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, and I'm excited to see</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> what</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">other creative souls wi<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ll</span></span> come up with<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">...</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Some of these designs are also offered through my <b><a href="https://milledisegni.com/studiomdesigns/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;">studioMdesigns</span></a></b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">items </span></span>(cell phone cases, zippered studio pouches, clocks, notebooks, etc., which are produced by <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">a</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">print on demand</span> company).<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> While paper will always be my first love<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> (</span>and it<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> feels odd to give up control over the production process<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">)</span> </span>I must admit <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">that it<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> can be</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">pretty intoxicating to see <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">one's</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">work <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">transformed into such a</span> vast selection of media!</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span title="Edited"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The image above (and the next <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">two</span>) <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">show</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">an accordion booklet/"card."<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span>I chose <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">one photo<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> from each <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">year of <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">my daught<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">er's</span></span> life—twenty in total<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">,</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">including the year she was born. It was so much fun to <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">hunt <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">down old</span></span> photo<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">s</span>...though extr<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">em<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">el</span>y difficult to <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">narrow my s<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">election down to only one per year<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">! <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">was</span> fascinat<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ed</span> to see the changes f<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">rom one year to the next<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">.<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">..sometimes <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">it seem<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ed like </span>a <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">natural/logical progression<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">;</span> other times <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">a<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">s if <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I was looking at two different <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">girls!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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birthday is just a few weeks before <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">my daughter<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">'s<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, and since she</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">spends most of October "researching" <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">a cake for me<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> (!)<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, </span>i</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">t<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">'s <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">not</span> easy to</span></span> follow her act in the birthday cake department. She's become quite
enamored of the "tris" concept <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">lately</span>, so I decided to put together a trio of sweets: I made <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">spiced</span> espresso
brownies + a cardamom & cinnamon chocolate mousse served with fresh
cream, and </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span title="Edited"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span title="Edited">there's also a flourless chocolate/chili
pepper cake from our favorite local bakery </span></span></span></span>. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It was a</span> perfect excuse to use our gorgeous platinum-rimmed<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <b><span style="color: #660000;"><a href="https://annieglass.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;">Annie Glass</span></a></span></b> </span>plates, which allowed some breathing space for <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">the sweet</span> indulgences!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span title="Edited"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">M</span>y daughter's</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">birthday <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">came</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">just a few days before the </span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span title="Edited"><b><a href="https://milledisegni.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;">StudioMilledisegni</span></a> </b></span></span></span>launch<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, and <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">it</span></span></span></span></span><span title="Edited"> was excit<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ing</span> to be able to use some
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birthday gifts <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">this year<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">—</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span title="Edited"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">somehow</span></span> th<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ose</span> I had test
printed ended up going together quite well<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Shown in the phot<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">o</span> below</span></span> are a few batik-y <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">pa<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">tterns</span></span> that </span>(believe it or not) began life as an ALaW pr<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">oject (<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">thank you<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, Fiona <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">AKA</span> P<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">aper Ponderings</span>!)<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">...do<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">z</span>en<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">s of</span></span> l<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">etter shapes are manipulated/<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">juxtaposed with/superimposed upon one another. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">swirly <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">pattern</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">is</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">one of <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">my digitally colored hand-marbled <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">papers</span>, a</span></span></span></span></span>nd the one in front at the left <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">is a reproduction of</span> a copper tray that has develope<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">d a </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span title="Edited"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span title="Edited"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">beautiful </span>patina over t<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">he years</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span title="Edited"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This sty<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">le of wrapping gifts, with the multiple accordion folds, is something I picked up when I lived in Brazil <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">in the 70<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">s</span>—even <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">at</span> the basic/everyday department sto<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">re<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> (there was one called Lojas Americanas, i.<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">e. "American Stores")</span></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">someone</span> would wrap packages like this at the cash register</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">while the cashier was ringing up your purchases. (I wonder if they still do <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">this?) </span>I am hoping to do a<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> how-to video on</span> Instagram <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">once I <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">add the <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">decorative paper sets to my shop<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">...</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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mother of a nineteen-year-ol<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">d.</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> I <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">must say I feel</span> pretty l<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ucky <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">to still have her at home</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span title="Edited"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span title="Edited"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">—</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span title="Edited"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span title="Edited"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I was off to college at sevent<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">een, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span title="Edited"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span title="Edited"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span title="Edited"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">but</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">the<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> kids go<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> to</span></span> high school for five <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">years</span> in Italy</span></span></span></span></span></span>. She </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>fills our <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">home with music<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> & </span>creativity</span>, not to mention <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">the <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">fragrance of her inspired baking</span></span>!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It's been a long time since I've been to BloggerLand! And it feels so unfamiliar</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">—either that, or things have actually changed.</span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I've been working continuously/almost non-stop to launch my new online design studio, <span style="color: #990000;"><a href="https://milledisegni.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #990000;">StudioMilledisegni</span></a></span>. And what a ride it has been; after months of
planning, designing, researching, inventing, editing, learning—you name
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of the most difficult things about a new adventure like this is that
you never feel you are ready...so many ideas/wishes remain unrealized.
My inclination was to keep broadening the range of designs and items
that I wanted to offer, and throughout the last year I have waffled
between thinking "it's still not enough!" and "wow—look how far I <i>have</i>
come." I'm sure anyone who has ever gone through a similar experience
can relate to the extremes of emotions (as well as the sheer
exhaustion). Being the kind of person who enjoys handling every aspect
of her projects, I found myself thriving from the challenge, but
oftentimes it all felt like way too much for one person.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It almost seems like a miracle that this day actually arrived; a
few things checked off today's to-do list should have been addressed
months ago! And others have yet to be done—I couldn't believe it when the studio went quiet (suddenly there was no music) and my computer screen went blank.
A moment later a message appeared, saying that my computer had
"encountered a problem" and needed to be restarted...so part of a very
busy day's work was lost (haven't we all been there?). And then there
was the sun that failed to appear during my final photo session for the
cards. This means I will be re-photographing them, but at least there
was enough light to convey the gist (one of the photos is shown at the top of this post). I would have loved to put together
some tutorials and free downloads...and finish the many designs still in
progress, but for now,
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I am beginning a new blog over at the StudioMilledisegni website, but may post the entries over here as well for the moment. I've been enjoying Instagram-ing lately, but continue to find it quite limiting in terms of giving context to the images (and I do miss writing!). It's often occurred to me to post my favorite IG photos here and "expand" on them a bit. We shall see!</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">And one thing is sure</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">—I have missed visiting other blogs these past many months. I hope to be making the rounds soon!</span></span></div>
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Arzigogolarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963207317966012515noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951870726435716874.post-76503344630143525742016-03-17T08:31:00.001+01:002016-03-17T08:31:07.857+01:00Daily measures II<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif32iGaV94qRWjJq3WjtvWdtdkTZ7z7xKPEy1KRUB0_UWow5V0-ORyvDNaanmweaUi8OxfjXg3gveZcsiPM2icl0W3eVnekkUuvrFljQYE7kThRAYQmxu-iJUsW6C5sPiWMcF6d9tZHQlN/s1600/daily+measures+feb+%252B+jan+%2526+march.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif32iGaV94qRWjJq3WjtvWdtdkTZ7z7xKPEy1KRUB0_UWow5V0-ORyvDNaanmweaUi8OxfjXg3gveZcsiPM2icl0W3eVnekkUuvrFljQYE7kThRAYQmxu-iJUsW6C5sPiWMcF6d9tZHQlN/s640/daily+measures+feb+%252B+jan+%2526+march.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">And the "Daily measures" practice continues... Above are<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> January<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">'s <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(left-hand pages)</span> & Febr<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">uary's (<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">center</span> section) completed, with the first half of</span></span></span> March's lines weav<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ing</span> their little stories through the third accordion booklet on the right</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Th<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">e</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">February</span> "chapter" is entitled <i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">S</span>ettling</i>——not in the negative sense of having to settle for less than one deserves, but rather in the way that all of January's "possibility"<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> finally</span> beg<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">an</span> to settle...to find some kind of shape & rhythm. Or at least as much rhythm as one experiences in the constantly evolving creative space that a studio typically is...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">As were January's, the strips of paper for February c<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">a</span>me from a variety of sources: trimmings from projects, packaging, mail, extra prints, bits & pieces that turn up around the studio, etc. The choice of </span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">orange for the title & footers was inspired by its presence in all shapes & forms... I had never realized how apt it is as a color for February, but with the kilos of oranges that were welcomed into our kitchen & my February tradition of orange freesias brightening up the studio (not to mention daily tea in an orange pot & mug!), I enjoyed an extra dose of my favorite color. And I found that it's an ideal choice for keeping spirits lifted through February's gray days...</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I mentioned last month that I would try indenting the "Mondays," in order to help distinguish the weeks from one another, but I forgot as I was cutting the slits. March's Mondays, however, are indented<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> (as you will see <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">when I post them <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">once the month is over).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">A coupl<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">e of things have surprised me about this <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">daily practice so far. One is<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> how much time, between </span>the preparation & conclusion phase</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">s,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">the whole process</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> actually <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">takes</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">; <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">and</span> it's easy to get distracted by all the papers each day! Whi<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">le s</span></span>ome of the strips are quickly chosen & trimmed to size, sometimes I <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">use</span> mult<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">iple layers of paper or otherwise "customize" <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">them.</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It has also highlighted for me how easily my mind skips ahead<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> with new ideas<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">;<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> already I am plotting <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ways</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> to adapt & build <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">upon</span> the daily <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">strip/line concept<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">But it fe<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">els more important to st<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ay with <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">my original plan, and fortunately <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I am finding great satisf<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">action in <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">what i<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">s begin<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">n</span>i<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ng to seem like a <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">fairly</span></span> substantial accumulation of <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">"story lines."</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I hope that life is good in everyone's studios, kitchens, gardens, reading chairs, & other favorite places...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It feels like I am finally settling into the whole Instagram-ing routine. O</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">nce again, I have collected the latest images that I've shared there, beginning with the most recent above, mostly shots taken out & about in Florence</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">. The exception is the top center image, which shows another set of cards featuring one of my prototype designs for Studio Milledisegni; these nature-inspired greens are printed on kraft cardstock (though the sunshine has made it appear </span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">brighter</span></span>/less "kraft-y").</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">On the subject of kraft paper, which I tend to gravitate toward, it seems to have become a bit of a theme around here lately. As well as the card design test prints, it showed up in the form of a dozen lovely notebooks by Artway & in the packaging of a handful of loose leaf teas (top three images below).</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> middle trio <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">was</span> inspired by the completely</span></span> different views as I looked west, then east, while crossing Ponte Santa Trìnita one evening.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The bottom row——</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">a few images </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">from my last trip to NYC</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">——</span></span></span></span></span></span>I posted in honor of</span></span> my recent website update/renovation</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">. The new website has a section devoted to photography, and NYC is one of the evolving "branches." I had always meant to post some images of Manhattan here on the blog, but had a hard time with the sifting & sorting process...there are so many I'd like to share! These are perhaps some rather "quiet" selections, but they are among my favorites</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">——</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>as much for their patterns/palette as for the memories...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This next set of nine records February's presence of orange: all of the oranges we've been eating + some gorgeous freesias on the studio table</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">——they seem to have become a February tradition</span></span></span></span></span></span>. The middle row shows off some of the gorgeous ribbons I recently ordered from Angela Liguori's Studio Carta + a view of the Arno that seemed to mirror the copper-y shades of ribbon. The bottom row includes a few shots from a photoshoot during the latest testing of my salted caramel recipe...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The top center image is another variation on a Studio Milledisegni prototype I have been experimenting with, and I liked how the colors of that gorgeous foliage on the left seemed to have inspired the palette for the cards (maybe subconsciously; it's one of my favorite plants to photograph at the local rose garden). The right image shows the late afternoon light shortly before it left the southeast corner of Ponte Vecchio one blue-skied day. </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">In the middle row is my first issue of Uppercase magazine, enjoyed with a blood orange juice <i>spremuta</i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">;</span> some particularly colorful confetti during <i>carnevale</i> in the center<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">;</span> and a small homage in honor of Laura Ingalls Wilder's birthday, including the first of the paperwhite blooms.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The bottom row shows January's Daily Measures, which you may have seen in a past blog post (I'll post February's shortly), along with some of the story lines/strips that inspired the Daily Measures & another "line/strip" experiment with the weaving of seaweed at the beach a couple of summers ago.</span></span><br />
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have not been happy with my results using the Derwent Graphitint pencils
that I bought over a year ago, but I did enjoy making a pencil "poem"
with them one day. I like, too, that the photo continues the theme of
"lines" that I so enjoy exploring. It came about one day when the colors with names of things
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<i><b><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Port in a Storm</span></span></b></i><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> Aubergine</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> Chestnut</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> Port [<i>in a</i>]</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> Storm</span></span></blockquote>
<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I am happy to say that the rather muted pencils do create a lovely effect on the kraft paper pages of my new notebooks! Maybe this is the way to go....</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The center photo shows a late afternoon view from Ponte Vecchio, with the Uffizi and its reflection on the left</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">——</span></span></span></span></span></span>I love the birds flying off into the distance. Where to, I wonder?</span></span><br />
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friend's birthday...it was fun to help her outfit it and package up the
contents with bits & pieces from around the studio. I love how she
even "stained" the box with some leftover tea/coffee/gouache that I'd
used to paint some journal pages. Re-recycling!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></span>Arzigogolarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963207317966012515noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951870726435716874.post-39346600377528784952016-02-08T17:29:00.001+01:002016-03-17T22:01:17.407+01:00Daily Measures I<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUS2MhjbUmWCdAmlr0bJujgntBA0AVNdmoDYITYKS1sPxySGNwrDKP2J2G-3YrgW6jTwT_vAE6A46g05me45EABD25PE_hY_WU9GyPTBHzPimS92L2p6AanEoi3y7v0zrwKQbvYH65d1cO/s1600/daily+measures%252C+jan+2016+-+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUS2MhjbUmWCdAmlr0bJujgntBA0AVNdmoDYITYKS1sPxySGNwrDKP2J2G-3YrgW6jTwT_vAE6A46g05me45EABD25PE_hY_WU9GyPTBHzPimS92L2p6AanEoi3y7v0zrwKQbvYH65d1cO/s640/daily+measures%252C+jan+2016+-+3.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></span><br />
<span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">In January I began a small daily practice: "</span></span></span></span><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Daily
Measures." The roots of the idea came from my "<b><a href="http://arzigogolare.blogspot.it/search/label/story%20strips" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;">Story Strips/Lines</span></a></b>," which you may remember encountering here once in a while.</span></span></span></span> For this new practice, I am choosing a "line"
of paper (1x10cm) that reflects some part of the day...a moment</span></span></span></span><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> an event, </span></span></span></span>a</span></span></span></span> theme, an emotion, the weather, </span></span></span></span><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">a </span></span></span></span><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">project I'm working on</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>——it can be anything, really. Most of the strips have been found in the basket of paper trimmings that I've been using for paper-weaving, many of which are left over from past projects; others are taken from </span></span></span></span><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">test prints, or </span></span></span></span>packaging I love<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">/</span>save.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The lines of paper are each woven into an accordion book that I have prepared at the beginning of the month. These accordions are </span></span></span></span><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">made of lovely Fabriano
Artistico, a paper with a hint of warmth, a touch of texture &
deckles along the edges. I create slits through which I
weave the strips; as the pages fill up, the lines create visual
text
blocks. The images shown here are for January, which is titled
"Possibility." I began the month with mainly white strips, which symbolized the fresh start to the year...the blank page, a blank canvas, </span></span></span></span><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">new </span></span></span></span>lists.</span></span></span></span><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Ultimately, nine centimeters of each line remain visible, and the "tails" can be seen from behind. At some point I might affix them with a stitch or adhesive. And I may also bind the accordions</span></span></span></span><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">——</span></span></span></span>to each other, as well linking the pages within each one, so that the effect is more like a traditional binding. The main reason I chose the accordion structure is so that I could conceal the woven ends of the strips, but I'm not sure that I want such an unwieldy accordion at the end of the year...</span></span></span></span><br />
<span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span></span></span></span>
<span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">There are also slits for a "footer" at the bottom of each page.</span></span></span></span><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> F</span></span></span></span>or
January's I typed the small Roman numeral "i" but I'm <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">hoping</span> to
come up with an alternative (one benefit to their not being permanently
fixed yet); it's too much like page numbering, which of course would actually be consecutive numbers. I may also end up indenting/shortening the
lines I use for Mondays, to distinguish the weeks from one another</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">——creating paragraphs of sorts</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. In any case, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I'm enjoying the process of experimenting; </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">for a handful of days I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> have typed words on to the strips, and </span></span></span></span><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">a couple of times I have</span></span></span></span> tried layering multiple strips</span></span></span></span><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1"><span data-reactid=".1.1.0.0.2.1.0.0.1.0"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">. Who know where I will end up by the end of the year!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">So, February's accordion is starting to fill up nicely now...I will take a few photos to post here once the month has ended. (How is it possible that 2016 is </span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">already</span></span> moving along so quickly?) Happy new moon + Year of the Monkey to all of you!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span></span>Arzigogolarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963207317966012515noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951870726435716874.post-35883635999375259222016-01-29T21:27:00.001+01:002016-01-30T13:21:15.416+01:00How to Instagram (Or at least one instagram-er's thoughts on the subject)<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVdV3ktzNIshZyy9lcQCmSUExiyltTrM9AhXnTI7u6f704qPCCg2t5suRzWGuA60YmSKFHr53QVwWnPMzEkdvn6hAmqCCwoIRapUrgeENAHJ_4XZ97MlI8Xpei0sq9qrBofxZp1z5_Fpl_/s1600/studio+milledisengi+cards+magnolia+leaves+seedpod+blackwing+602s+Arno.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVdV3ktzNIshZyy9lcQCmSUExiyltTrM9AhXnTI7u6f704qPCCg2t5suRzWGuA60YmSKFHr53QVwWnPMzEkdvn6hAmqCCwoIRapUrgeENAHJ_4XZ97MlI8Xpei0sq9qrBofxZp1z5_Fpl_/s640/studio+milledisengi+cards+magnolia+leaves+seedpod+blackwing+602s+Arno.png" width="640" /></a><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></span></span></span></h4>
<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">D</span>uring my unintent<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ional </span>hiatus from blogging</span> last summer I often found myself wonder<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ing</span> why I<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> couldn't</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> seem to pull together a post</span>.</span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> For one thing, summer has its own special rhythm, and there are<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> things like visitors & traveling to <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">make</span> space for. But</span></span></span> as the <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">hot</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> weeks continue<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">d</span> to<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> f<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">lutter <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">past</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">—</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>like<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> book pages <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">sent turning</span> uncontrollably by <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">a mischievous</span> wind<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">—</span></span></span></span>weeks became months<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, and</span> I realize<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">d</span> that<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span>I <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">was</span> rethinking <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">several things</span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, including why I blog.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Ultimately, it<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">'</span>s bec<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">au</span>se I wa<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">nt</span> to share with others</span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">—mainly all that I find so beautiful about this <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">world<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">/</span>creative life. But<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> it seems to take me an inord<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">i</span>n<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">a</span>te amount o<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">f energy to collect images & thoughts and <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">synthesize</span> them into a post that feels worthwhile enough <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">for you to take the time to read;</span></span> there are already <i>so</i> many people out there who have <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">the routine of blogging down beautifully; they know how to say<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> so</span> much with few words<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, or a single <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">photograph</span></span>. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I've <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">been feeling <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">overwhelmed by all the</span></span></span></span> competition,<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> for lack of a better word<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">...</span></span>and, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">with <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">posts that <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">aren't regular enough to attract <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">or reach <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">a very b<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ig</span></span></span> audience,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> I have found myself <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">asking</span> what <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I actually <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">bring to the table</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">—</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">and <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">who</span> is still <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">sitting there</span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">.</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">And <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I've been wondering if my resources should not be going instead toward</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> more</span></span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">designing/creating/art-making</span>, for which there is <i>never</i> enough time<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">...</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Enter Instagram. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">One reason I finally <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">decided to get</span> a smartp<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">hone was <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">so I could<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">participate in</span> this new</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">—and "instant"</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">—</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>way of sharing. Well<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">...! I don't think <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">how I approach it could be called <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">insta-anything, but I <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><i>am</i> having fun. And<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> I<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">'m happy to be</span> sharing more than I have managed <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">on my blog</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">in recent <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">months</span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">T</span>he <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">iron<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">y is tha<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">t the process is still fairly time-consuming for me. Despite <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">having a pretty de<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">cent camera</span></span></span></span></span> on the phone, I <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">find I am now</span> posting mostly images from my Nikon</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">; they <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">tend to be so much</span> bette<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">r. (<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Tho<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ugh th</span>ere are exc<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">eptions</span>.)<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> Since </span>I was <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">inclined to upload</span> my phone photos onto the computer before posting anyway (</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">t</span>he screen<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">while huge compared to that of my <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">old </span>phone, <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">is s<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">till</span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">t</span>oo small <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">to <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">for me to register</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">all the details), at least it<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">'s no</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> longer <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">two</span> extra steps</span>. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I know that <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">the typical instagram<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">-</span>er</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">is</span> usually seeing <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">phone-sized images, but I like to <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">have a <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">full</span> sen<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">se of</span> what I'm</span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">posting. Plus</span> I <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">enjoy seeing how the<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> photos</span> look together<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">...</span>which leads me to my next idios<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">y</span>ncr<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">a</span>sy<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">. </span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I've been<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">posting <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">sets of three <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">all at once, and </span>with some kind of <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">commonality</span> (perhaps noticeable only to me!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">—</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>usually <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">by</span> col<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">or<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">/</span>shape/composition</span>)<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">; that way the arrangement<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"></span></span></span> makes some sen<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">se </span>as a whole</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">when <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">viewed</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">in <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">a <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">web browser</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. Never <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">mind that most people see <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">the images on their phones, one at a time, <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">and mixed up in</span> between the latest from all of th<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">e people they follo<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">w</span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Which brings me to</span> another thing<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> that <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I can't quite get a handle on</span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">—how <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">is it</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">possibl<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">e to</span> give <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">the attention due to all of the photos that are posted every day<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">?</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">E<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ven with the relatively small number of accounts I have started to follow<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> struggl<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">e</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">to keep up</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>;<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> when I miss a day or two, <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">the<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> quantity of content</span> that's <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">appeared</span> is astounding.</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">When it comes down to it, I think<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> that the</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> very essence of social media</span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">simply</span></span> befuddles me.<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span>For someone who<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">se nature is </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">to con<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">template &</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> to savor<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, it is actually a very non-native experience. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(C</span>learly there are d</span>eeper issues going on here!) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Yet, despite <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">these <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">"challenges</span></span>," <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I do love <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">all that I dis<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">cover</span></span> through other people's photos</span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">So, <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">while I acknowledge</span> the mis-a<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">lignment with my <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">slowly</span>-ev<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">olving</span>/</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">gradual/</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>process-driven way of creating<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> & </span>sharing</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">—</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>and my <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">resistance</span> to being</span></span> "<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">smart</span>" <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">about <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">instagram<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">-ing</span></span> (i.e.</span> posting one image at a time, multiple times a day<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, as seems to be the norm)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">—<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I am finding <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">my own way</span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> There are numerous reasons <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">why we each <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">choose</span> to</span> tak<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">e</span> &<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span>shar<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">e</span> pictures<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">; </span>personally, I consider it a way to learn</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">—an essential <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">element</span> of my creative</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">jo<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">u<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">rney</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">—so I will let that continue to guide me</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>. I would love to hear <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">how <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">the rest of you are navigating the world of Instagram/social media <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">if you are inclined to <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">elaborate</span>!</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">realize that I've ended up going on a bit of</span> a</span> rant<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> here</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, when really </span>I just wanted to</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> collect <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">some o<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">f <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">my Instagram</span> photos <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">into</span> a</span> sort of "catch-up" blog post. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">And s</span>o here are the ones I've chosen, with <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">descriptions/notes</span>...</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The group of <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">six</span> at the top of the page are the most recent, and include some card designs for Studio Milledisegni (my new design studio, which will launch this fall, and also the name of my Instagram account)<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">;</span> a <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">couple of</span> Arno reflections<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">;</span> and the Blackwing 602 pencils that I <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">love (just a opened a fresh new box of 12)<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">.</span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Among t</span>he next nine</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">are</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; 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font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">as well as some <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">updated photos </span>for my website</span>, which has been undergoing a much-needed "renovation"</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">: O</span>ne of</span> my cityscape paintings<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">;</span> a <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">view of <i>Four Rooms of One's Own</i><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, an artist's book I created in 2010</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">; and</span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>some shots of <i>Mise en place</i>,<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> my BookArtOb<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ject title (</span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">yo<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">u may rem<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ember this from various blog posts <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">in 2014...i</span>t will finally be getting a proper page on my new website<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">).</span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Next are a couple <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">more</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Arno reflections, as well as new incarnations of my <i>Elements of Peace</i> pro<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ject; some of you may re<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">call the copper leaves <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">that I <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">made</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">in honor<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> of <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">International Peace Day in Sept<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ember 2014 (and will recognize some of the images below). <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">O</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; 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font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; 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M</span>y daughter & I chose six <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">words each to <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">type</span> on to leaves <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">for</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; 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font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">—</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>and I also made a special set for my nephews in Sydney<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> next <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">group of nine</span></span></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">=</span> some winter<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">-</span>in<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">-</span>Florence<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> photos, inclu<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ding preparations for our winter solstice celebration (lots of white candles & streamers + pears for a caramel-y pear tart tartin). The <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">bottom-</span>left <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">image is our "Chr<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">istmas" tree before we decora<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">t<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ed it</span>. After years of struggling with how to address the Christmas tree issue (I love having a real <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">one</span>, but <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">feel terrible s<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">acrificing a whole tree for the sa<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ke of <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">enjoying</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> that glori<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ous </span>pine scent<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> for </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>a <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">month</span>)</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">—we </span></span></span></span></span>invent<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ed</span> alternatives with paper/books in the last few<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> years</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">—<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> finally decided to get a simple <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">twig<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">-y</span></span> t<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ree that is <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">bare ex<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">cept for LED "berries." <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">In the spring we hope to move our copper <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">leaves to the olive tree at the rose garden & <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">cover our t<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">wig<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">-</span>y tree</span></span> with </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ti<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ssue paper </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>cherry blossoms<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">...maybe it will <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">w<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ea</span>r<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> s<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">omething</span></span></span> new each s<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">eason<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, though I also love <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">the</span> simpl<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">icity of just the</span> lights</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">. A</span>s the winter solstice </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">approached</span></span></span></span></span>, it seemed <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">a</span> perfect symbol<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> for</span> the <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">way I like to <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">go into</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">a new <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">year: <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">bare & uncluttered</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, after</span> shedding<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> the weight that builds <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">up over the course</span></span> of the year</span></span></span></span></span>.</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">For this next set of photos</span> we are reaching back to <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">November... First are items I've been working on for Studio M<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">i</span>lledisegni (business cards, labels, <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">designs). The <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">top<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">-</span>right image marks the completion<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> of just over 50,000 words for National <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Novel Writing Month (<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">NaNoWriMo)<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">. <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">We are still eating tons (<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">kilos!) of the gorgeous bright clementines</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">—can't seem to get enough</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">—and roasting whatever vegetables are <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">on hand. The bottom row was from Thanks<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">giving<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">; my daughter came home with a handful of <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">gorgeous leaves, which <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">gave</span> her the idea to bake<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> leaf-shaped <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">&</span> other<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> autumn-y</span> cookies<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Top<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">-</span>right <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">i</span>s <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">my favorite<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> stage lights<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">moment</span></span></span></span></span></span></span> of the <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">performance b<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">y</span> Trom<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">bone Shorty & Orleans <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Avenue</span>, <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">the awesome opening ac<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">t</span></span> for the FF<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">s</span>. (And I though<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">t the s<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ky at sunset in Piazza Pitti, top-center,<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">rivaled</span></span> the concert lights<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">!) </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">For</span> my daughter's birthday<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">,</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> I made a <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">typography poster</span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">featur<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">ing</span></span> <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">a quote</span> of Dave Grohl's (frontman for the FFs), <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">and the <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">bottom<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">-</span>center</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> illustration was a <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">gift for me <i>from</i> my daughter (<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">a much-younger Dave Grohl<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">, surrounded by <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">FF lyrics)</span></span></span></span>. 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<span style="color: #4c1130;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">So, <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">hopefull<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">y</span></span></span> that's give<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">n</span> you a chance to see wha<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">t I<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">'ve been looking at through my lens</span></span> these last few months. </span>Thanks for catching up with me here<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">!</span> I do mis<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">s <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">w<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">riting abou<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">t the photos I take (<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">one doesn't have the feeling of there being</span> much space on Instagram and, with <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">the swift turnover<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> & sheer volume,</span> I don<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">'t think people are much in the <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">mindset</span> for reading)<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">. </span>Blogger <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">definitely <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">allows more f<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">le</span>xibility, and "breathing space"..</span></span></span>. And, as always when I come back, I re<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">alize how much I miss <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">seeing what everyone else is up to over here. I am looking forward <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">to doing some catching up in the next few days...</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<br />Arzigogolarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963207317966012515noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951870726435716874.post-89981594760349664152015-12-27T17:58:00.001+01:002015-12-27T17:58:16.320+01:00Merry Third Day of Christmas!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcmrueUwl6i6kmyYX_deB9ZG9zFcEwtOuyy5wh_rpAbXrJhU1B8AoEMxCn7VHu9ht4HU3focJpM31PjyAeYsgFSgRJ29UcHIkIbxefHhDc7hvzNyRe_RVsoMfkVqY2VW3cZH-Xcafucer/s1600/pomegranate+quartet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOcmrueUwl6i6kmyYX_deB9ZG9zFcEwtOuyy5wh_rpAbXrJhU1B8AoEMxCn7VHu9ht4HU3focJpM31PjyAeYsgFSgRJ29UcHIkIbxefHhDc7hvzNyRe_RVsoMfkVqY2VW3cZH-Xcafucer/s640/pomegranate+quartet.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I just wanted to wish all of you in Blogland a very merry "Third Day of Christmas!" (Or "fourth" if you are in a later time zone.) </span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">For
those of you familiar with the classic carol, an image of three French hens
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choice to accompany my </span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">holiday </span></span>wishes & cheer. I have been finding the gorgeous red fruits & their sparkly seeds to be such a perfect festive symbol</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> after the whiteness we surrounded ourselves with when welcoming the winter solstice earlier in the week.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">My daughter & I have definitely migrated toward a preference for a low-key Christmas over the last few years; to me, celebrating the solstice (and the shift once again toward longer days) has begun to feel more in line with what I find to be a naturally </span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">introspective </span></span>season. Yet there are always so many projects that entice me into</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> the studio & kitchen as the holidays approach</span></span>. Last week, when I mentioned how many things I still would like to do by the twenty-fifth, my daughter only had to say three magic words: "Twelve days of Christmas." For us, this simple phrase has become a reminder to make sure that all of our wonderful plans & wishes don't turn into some kind of impossible list. If you're anything like me, you can probably relate to facing a daily list that contains more like a week's-worth of to-do's. Twelve days certainly seems like a more realistic span of time for enjoying all of the holiday possibilities!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">So, while it felt a bit strange that we didn't get around to unpacking the Christmas trunk or decorating our tree until just before the church bells marked the beginning of the twenty-fifth——and the decision to wait until the New Year to send out greetings to friends & family has slightly been nagging at me</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">——</span></span>I'm loving our leisurely way of wandering through the twelve days of Christmas.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Wherever you may be in your holiday celebrations</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">——and </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">whether you are just entering winter, or already in a summery frame of mind</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">——</span></span></span></span>here's hoping your days are filled with love, peace & joy! </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></span></span>Arzigogolarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963207317966012515noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951870726435716874.post-8218607094616752632015-12-17T17:18:00.001+01:002015-12-17T18:43:46.104+01:00Magnolia leaf AKA golden green<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVCGX7M2Y3qoCRTHJHhXndDC9yiDfN4n58j990VAzYgyHOtS5Df95tx7FufmSOL9h6lCGin3k0OfaIyYxsO4cvSbEVpt_HQK-3Fma8JF9aJhkL74DNFdzVWYYUxW9JZXgeT3F01qK3Mkr/s1600/gold+%2526+green.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdVCGX7M2Y3qoCRTHJHhXndDC9yiDfN4n58j990VAzYgyHOtS5Df95tx7FufmSOL9h6lCGin3k0OfaIyYxsO4cvSbEVpt_HQK-3Fma8JF9aJhkL74DNFdzVWYYUxW9JZXgeT3F01qK3Mkr/s640/gold+%2526+green.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">My color for the ROY G BIV color challenge, which is blogger's choice this month, </span></span><span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">is a sort of natural/neutral goldish-green, inspired by the magnolia leaves that accompanied some pale roses I found at the plant market recently. It feels like the right balance of nature with a nudge toward quiet "celebration" (at least this is what I am in the mood for in these pre-solstice days). The image at the beginning of the post shows a few similarly-colored things I gathered from around the studio & the kitchen, and the next one shows the original bouquet... (Magnolia lea<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">f clo<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">seups</span></span> momentarily.)</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Over the last several days, the vase has traveled between the adjacent living room </span></span><span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">& studio</span></span>, and I have had plenty of time to study the beautiful shapes of the magnolia leaves & those running along the stems of eucalyptus. I have long been a fan of eucalyptus——for its scent...for the way the leaves can appear blue or green, depending on the light...for the blush of pinkish-purple that tinges the stems & the edges of the leaves.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">But I don't think I ever realized just how <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">gorgeous</span> magnolia leaves are. They are so sturdy, <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">and <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I love t<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">he contrast of the</span></span></span> smooth, shiny texture on the top, <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">with the</span> comparatively rough, matte one on the underside. The variegation/patterns that develop over time are so appealing...and those edges</span></span><span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">——</span></span>you can feel the tension & the strength of the gorgeous curves, and their thickness catches the light wonderfully.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I had some fun experimenting with the leaves yesterday..."blind" typing on them (the magnolia leaves took the impressions of the letters beautifully well), cutting the<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">m</span> into book "pages," and translating the spines into the spine of a book. I love how the thick edges, with their slight waviness, will lend a lovely presence to the book's profile. The leaves stood up to quite a bit of handling, and now I am minimally pressing some to make a book using my newfound knowledge...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #7f6000;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Next are a few more details of some of the other "golden-green" items <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">seen in</span> the first image of this post. The golden-green Zespri Gold kiwis will also likely be of a similar color inside; I'm looking forward to finding out when I slice them (it's my first time eating anything other than the more usual, rather obsequious, ones!). And I'm <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">hoping the pears will <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">be perfectly ripe</span></span></span> for ou<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">r</span> Pear <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">T</span>arte <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">T</span>artin <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">to celebrate the winter solstice...</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This month's color for the ROY G BIV photo challenge (details at the end of the post) is pink. It's not a color I am particularly drawn to ~ or especially fond of ~ but I can't tell you how happy I have been working with these cheerful, bright peony images. After that horrible night in Paris last week, pink & all its associated "innocence" suddenly feels quite welcome.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The peony photos date to last May. I had taken them with this month's ROY in mind, but then completely forgot they existed until I stumbled across them a few weeks ago...a nice surprise in these ever-shorter days of fall. A miniature bouquet of peonies would have been perfect on the table with the dollhouse-sized china tea set (below), which we rediscovered when retrieving my daughter's dollhouse for my three-year-old niece recently. I must admit that I had an inordinate amount of fun arranging the furniture (as some of you may have seen on my <b><a href="https://www.instagram.com/studiomilledisegni/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;">Instagram</span></a></b> page)...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Participants in the Corri La Vita run/walk event (</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">devoted to raising awareness/money for breast cancer research & patients)</span></span>, wore a gorgeous, vibrant shade of pink this year...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">And here are mockups for a few designs I've been working on in the studio...these were created with</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> spring in mind</span></span>. {The back-right one is also (hot) pink, but the color did not "translate" very well.}</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">ROY G BIV </span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">photo challenge ~ Artists<b><a href="http://jennifercoynequdeen.blogspot.it/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #666666;"> <span style="color: #660000;">Jennifer Coyne Qudeen</span></span></a></b><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">is<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span>devoted to a different color of the </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">rainb<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">ow. <span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Since w</span></span>e have</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">already explored<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span>the seven "official" colors,</span> we<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> are<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> spending the</span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">welcome<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span>to<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span>join </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">in the search.<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span>Please visit </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Jennifer<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span>&</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">J<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">u</span>lie<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">'s </span>blogs<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span>for </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">links to each month's participants.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Don't get me wrong...I love a strong, slightly warm charcoal-y gray (sewing an entire wardrobe's-worth of clothes from a bolt of charcoal wool is a dream of mine)...but the gray skies & lack of light lately seem to be conspiring to drive me crazy when it comes to photo-taking. White becomes gray, warm whites come out cool, and the usual gorgeous, rich shadows are nowhere to be found; everything seems dull to me without the sunshine. And just when I finally started <b><a href="https://instagram.com/studiomilledisegni/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #666666;">instagram</span></a></b>-ing!</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #666666;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I could have simply pointed the camera at the sky at any given moment this week and ended up with a vast collection of images for this month's installation of the ROY G BIV photo challenge, but decided instead to take a journey through my photo archive. The first trio shows the light-play/shadows of glass tealight holders on a nicely textured paper...I liked how the resulting marks almost could have been created with a water-soluble pencil or paints.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">As I first started putting together this post one day last week I quickly made a note to follow up on later: "the difference between morning & evening." The first image was taken early in the day</span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">—</span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">—</span>a period when I normally do not even turn on my camera because there's no natural light in the apartment then</span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">—</span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">—b</span>ut the warm neutrals of the cappuccino & walnut toast on the wooden chopping board inspired me to record this </span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">peaceful moment</span> of my morning.</span><br />
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I've actually always wondered if your favorite (or most "comfortable") part of the day is
destined to be the time of your birth. Mine is recorded as 16:32, and </span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I truly do feel most productive/inspired/hopeful/content around then </span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">(though, often, there's also a feeling of surprise that the hours have passed so quickly!</span>).</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">But barely ten minutes into our drive we entered a tunnel where a four-car crash injured eleven of us (some very seriously, though </span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">my parents & I were extremely </span></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">fortunate</span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">).</span> The sunshiny morning that began so well & easily, so full of plans, was instead spent in the darkness of the tunnel, waiting among the wreckage for ambulances that finally whisked us to an afternoon passed in the <i>pronto soccorso</i></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">. Not at all what we could have imagined or hoped for as we set out earlier. And yet, a complete 180 to the day seems so minor when you realize how lucky you are simply to be alive. It's amazing the "distance" that can be traveled from one end of the day to another, whether </span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">measured by sunshine or on a physical/emotional/mental level</span>. Sometimes all of the above!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">When </span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I spotted the empty bottles earlier today I was inspired to photograph this symbol of summer juxtaposed against the autumn-gray sky. </span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And so</span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">—</span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">—</span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">after an unexpectedly/unanticipatedly long absence</span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">—</span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">—</span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I return once again to Blogland.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Once again we have reached the third Thursday of the month, AKA time for the latest edition of the ROY G BIV photo challenge. May's color is blue, so it seemed like a perfect chance to get to know my blue hydrangea better. For years <a href="http://lisa-mcgarry.com/Lisa_McGarry/arzigogolare/Entries/2009/3/25_The_blue_hydrangea.html" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #660000;">I've been writing about</span></b></a> how I purchase one each spring, to place on the windowsill of our kitchen. But the current hydrangea in residence has also spent some time in the studio, where there's more light for photographing and space in which to explore & play a bit.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">While blue is my "least favorite" color, I've come to realize that I do appreciate it</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">—</span></span>immensely</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">—</span></span>in nature...a sparkling blue sea, the thousand watercolor-like degrees of blue at twilight...and blue hydrangeas. I always marvel at just how many shades of blue the petals of a single hydrangea plant can display, especially as it "ages"...some blooms deepen to violet and ultimately they will take on a green tint. And in doing a little "dissecting" with the X-Acto knife, I realized how even </span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">the delicate stems that that support each four-petaled blossom are </span></span>beautifully nuanced with blue & violet (you can see a smattering in the ceramic palette in the photo above).</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I have also been working on a new collection of typography prints recently and thought I'd try out something inspired by blue (though I'm not sure that "hydrangea blue" is among the blue-tinged rainbow created by the colors I fixed at either end</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> of my spectrum—it proved impossible to capture all of the blues that do exist!</span></span></span></span>)...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">On the note of varying shades of blue, by chance I came across the following quote in a book I was reading the other day. The observation was made after Earl Shorris drew a connection between a butterfly he had seen in the Mayan jungle a few months before coming across the entry for "blue" in a dictionary of the Maya language:</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">And now, back to the hydrangea... Here it is in the studio, where I have recently reorganized the studio tables to form a luxurious three meter-long working space (thickly covered, as you may be able to make out below)...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I also had fun taking apart some recycled organza tea bags from my stash and filling them with fresh hydrangea flowers...</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">And here are a few closeups... I especially like the layering of the edges of the petals—like sheets of wavy paper (Image 1), the effect of a flurry of "wings" (Image 3), and the way the overlapping of the petals seems to form extra petals between them when they're seen against the light (Image 4).</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">A few details in case you are not familiar with the ROY G BIV </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">photo challenge... Artists<b><a href="http://jennifercoynequdeen.blogspot.it/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;"> Jennifer Coyne Qudeen</span></a></b><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> &</span></span><b><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> </span><span style="color: #660000;"><a href="http://www.threadbornblog.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;">Julie Booth</span></a> </span></span></b>started </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">this project a few years ago. Each month is devoted to a different color of the </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">rainbow, and once we explore</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">all of these we will move on to other colors </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">later in the year.</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> Everyone<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span>is welcome<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span>to<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span>join </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">in the search.<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span>Please visit </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Jennifer<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span>& J<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">u</span>lie<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">'s </span>blogs<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span>for </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">links</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">An impromptu photo session with these <i>cicorino verde</i> "blossoms" coincided well with this month's ROY G BIV color: green. Looking to try something fresh & spring-like, I had chosen them as part of my latest grocery delivery, but wasn't quite sure what form the greens would take since there are so many varieties. I was delighted by what I found; nestled together were more than a dozen green "roses"...so out came the camera, before I even thought about how we'd be eating them...</span>
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<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">A few details in case you are not familiar with the ROY G BIV </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">photo challenge... Artists<b><a href="http://jennifercoynequdeen.blogspot.it/" style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;"> Jennifer Coyne Qudeen</span></a></b><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> &</span></span><b><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"> </span><span style="color: #660000;"><a href="http://www.threadbornblog.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;">Julie Booth</span></a> </span></span></b>started </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">this project a few years ago. Each month is devoted to a different color of the </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">rainbow, and once we explore</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">all of these we will move on to other colors </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">later in the year.</span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> Everyone<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span>is welcome<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span>to<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span>join </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">in the search.<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span>Please visit </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Jennifer<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span>& J<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">u</span>lie<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">'s </span>blogs<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;"> </span>for </span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">links</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">As I began putting together this post last weekend it occurred to me that it might be fun to save it for April Fool's Day...the so-called "orange" tulips have certainly ignited the kind of lighthearted play that you might encounter on the first of April. To begin with, you may have noticed that the tulips throughout this post are not orange, as suggested by the title, but actually red.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">When I brought them home from the plant market, however, the emergent flowers were distinctly orange. Over the next few days, though, as the tulips blossomed into a tumbling mass, the bright orange deepened to a rich red. But by the time we got some sun and I finally had a chance to photograph them, the petals were shamelessly falling from the stems. Even though my </span></span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">photographic plans to capture the vase of tulips didn't turn out how I'd hoped, I couldn't resist having a little fun with what remained of them.</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Which is how the tulip petal "salad" shown in the first photo came about. The blouse-y petals were so luxurious and colorful that I couldn't resist framing them in our big yellow bowl——and then "serving" them up on a plate (which is how I presented them to my daughter as a joke one lunchtime).</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">But it turns out the joke is on me. I got to thinking...maybe tulip petals are actually edible? And, indeed, I discovered some very interesting notes on the history of tulip edibility at <b><a href="http://www.eattheweeds.com/tulips-famine-food-appetizer-assistant-2/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;">Eat the Weeds</span></a></b>... And <b><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/gardening-blog/2013/oct/04/tulips-edible-flowers" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;">this article</span></a></b> from The Guardian offers enough detail aimed at the modern cook that I might consider including a tulip petal salad on the menu some day.</span></span><br />
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Arzigogolarehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00963207317966012515noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7951870726435716874.post-42168291384558834092015-03-20T16:28:00.004+01:002015-05-24T14:57:35.847+02:00Yellow/Moon<h4>
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">This month the ROY G BIV photo challenge brings us to the "Y": yellow.</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> If orange symbolizes joy for me, I would say yellow is the color of celebration and sunshine-filled hope. And what perfect timing... W</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">e began the day with a</span></span> new moon a</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">nd, </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">just before midnight, spring will arrive in Italy.</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> T</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">he solar eclipse, which I followed online in the company of scientists whose enthusiasm was as entertaining as it was contagious, brought yet another celebratory note to the day</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">. In Florence the morning merely dimmed for an odd spell, but </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Svalbard &</span></span></span></span> the Faroe Islands both experienced a total eclipse (though the latter had to contend with clouds for mcuh of it).</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;">And next, the Wallace Stegner book whose orange spine featured in <b><a href="http://arzigogolare.blogspot.it/2015/02/orange-joy.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;">my last ROY post</span></a></b>, remains relevant again this month when the cover is </span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;">revealed</span></span>. The daisies on the bookmark my daughter made for me years ago are a bit difficult to make out, but each time I would sit down with the book I noticed how their yellow centers echoed the wildflowers "growing" on the cover. (Despite the sadness/cynicism of the story/narrator, I very much enjoyed reading <i>All the Little Live Things</i>, and have just moved onto <i>The Spectator Bird</i>, a sort of sequel in that it continues protagonist Joe Allston's journey</span></span><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">——this time literally as well as figuratively</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I've been wanting to share a few photos of my last visit to the<i> </i>Giardino delle Rose, Florence's lovely hillside rose garden, where I added some more copper "peace" leaves to my favorite olive tree. (You may remember that I'd requested new words for my "Elements of peace" project last fall...photos of the "installation" can be seen <b><a href="http://arzigogolare.blogspot.it/2014/09/elements-of-peace-part-ii-in-rose-garden.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;">here</span></a></b> & the making of the leaves can be seen <a href="http://arzigogolare.blogspot.it/2014/09/elements-of-peace.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;"><b>here</b></span></a>.)</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I am always happy to make/add more leaves</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">. As I'd mentioned in the initial post(s), just as the quest for peace is ongoing</span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> I hope this project can be as well. So please feel free to offer an "element" that you feel might help to bring more peace into the world (either in the comments section below or in an <b><a href="http://arzigogolare.blogspot.it/p/contact-me.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #660000;">email</span></a></b>). Now that spring is <i>in arrivo</i> I will be up at the rose garden more regularly, and on future visits I would love to place more peace leaves among the branches of my favorite olive tree.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Hello again! As promised, here are some m<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">ore of the orange/paper-related</span></span> photos</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> of the letter forms shown in the image at
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But, try as I might, I could not come up with an </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">elegant</span></span> </span></span>way to structure/do justice to Calvino's fifty-five "cities"</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> with a mere twenty-six letters. I did have fun trying though, as I played with ideas ranging from designing a board game to a multi-sectioned/windowed fold-out book, </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">a deck of cards</span></span></span></span> or a sort of fantastical map. And, </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">in the process, </span></span></span></span>I certainly became more intimate with this poetic work of Calvino's, </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">which considers the multiple facets/personalities of Venice through fifty-five poetic tales</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">As an alternative, other ideas</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">—</span></span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">—</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">a Florence-centric piece, an artist<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">'s</span> book featuring<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> eight of my favorite cities, a series of collages focusing on urban elements...really, the theme of "place" is just about the most inspiring thing I can imagine</span>—</span></span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">—tumbl<span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">ed</span> around in my mind. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>But I was distracted by other things last autumn, and this second ALaW alphabet of the year ended up falling by the wayside. So, with 2014 drawing to a close, I found myself contemplating simpler ways of addressing the "place" alphabet</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">—</span></span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">—</span></span></span></span></span></span></span>something less left-brained and more about simply working with my hands.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I started thinking about how to use paper/the structure itself to "draw" the letters and somehow arrived at </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">the idea of creating them from strips of paper seven
centimeters high. Each is then housed within a 7x7x7-cm volume/"room," which keeps the letter shape in place; </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> the letters can thus be "read" in either two or three dimensions. </span></span></span></span>Even with past ALaW projects (for which the letters are each required to be presented within a 7x7-centimeter square), </span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">I have often found myself extending into the third dimension.</span></span></span></span> Over all else, structure tends to be the aspect that drives my work/designs, and in this case it's definitely the principal element.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">Color also plays a role; I've chosen a dozen or so colors</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"> of Fabriano Tiziano,</span></span></span></span> and will use different combinations for the various letters of the alphabet. As the making of these first ones coincided with the "orange" edition of the ROY G BIV photo challenge, they each incorporate orange for either the letter, its housing, or both. (ROY seemed as good an excuse as any to get the ball rolling.)</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">My initial thinking was that each letter would essentially be like a small book(let). This will perhaps be more evident with some of the other letters</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">—</span></span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">—</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">those composed of straight lines, as opposed <span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">to curves</span>—</span></span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">—</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>but can be seen here, for example, with the "Z."</span></span></span></span> I had even considered introducing words onto the "pages," but I quite enjoyed how the sun interacted with the little letter-forms on the gorgeous day when I photographed them last week...and that seems to satisfy any yearning I might have for "content." I especially like the triangles of light & shadow on the "Z" in the second image below</span></span></span></span><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">—</span></span><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><span style="color: #660000; font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">—</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>there's a bit of an optical illusion happening.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">The next images show the letter forms free from their confines...</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"><span style="font-family: "Courier New",Courier,monospace;">So, I am looking forward to seeing how these letters</span></span></div>
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