2008 ceramic sculpture
Here is a small sample of my previous work. These are 3 out of a 5 piece series entitled The Figure In Pages which are ceramic sculptures based on the female figure and narrative.
Here is a small sample of my previous work. These are 3 out of a 5 piece series entitled The Figure In Pages which are ceramic sculptures based on the female figure and narrative.
Chicago-based artist, Up In The Air Somewhere, created these ceramic cups that are hand-dipped in bright yellow rubber. A very interesting combination of materials; I bet they're fun to hold -
4" tall, 2.5" dia.
I love the raw simplicity of these beautifully designed speakers from Joey Roth. The speakers themselves are made from porcelain, cork and Baltic birch all left in their natural state. This gives them a sense of warmth and personality and establishes a reassuring connection between technology and the natural world.
The amp in the middle of the picture is incredibly utilitarian in form, but all the better for it. I find the exposed phono plugs particularly pleasing; rather than being hidden away, they have been made an integral part of the design.
Plastic has been kept to a minimum throughout, appearing only in the electronic components.
Bathroom Redo: Painting Ceramic Tile Painting ceramic tile is an excellent way to update a bathroom. Older bathrooms especially may have outdated colors and patterns on the walls, but on ceramic tile that's still in good shape. The idea of removing all that tile and starting with a clean slate can quickly make you decide...
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Kitchen Tile Ideas When you're ready to design your kitchen, you have many different kitchen tile ideas to choose from. We all our want our kitchens to be a beautiful and stylish place to gather, prepare food and eat. But despite all the snappy kitchen tile ideas found in home improvement books, it's...
3 Kitchen Countertop Surfaces Explained When it comes to renovating your kitchen, there are so many new options when it comes to counter tops that it can be a little intimidating to pick one. We're going to cover some of the most popular counter top surfaces to help make that decision a lot easier. This...
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Hard Work Ill-gotten treasures are of no value, but righteousness delivers from death. The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. Proverbs 10:2-4This verse speaks to the importance of hard work in...
Entropy Versus Evolution – A Philosophical Conundrum – Part 2 A fundamental question is which law takes precedence? More relevant to us as beings living on this planet in this space/time, which law acts on us first? nn
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Basic Running Stretches [caption id="attachment_141" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Stretch, Stretch, Stretch!"][/caption]Different runners have different opinions on stretching. Your physical education teacher in high school might have pointed out that it's necessary to do during warm ups to prevent cramping and to help your muscles prepare for the task ahead. Some athletes, like ultramarathon runner...
Halloween 2009: An Exercise in Obscurity So last night, I decided to take a break from my usual work to enjoy one of my favorite holidays with my family. Aria absolutely loves Halloween (but what kid doesn't?), so I'm glad I could share in her excitement. This year's costume theme was a bit obscure. I've long...
Yahoo Blog Review This is a review of the Yahoo Search Blog. Yahoo! is a major website providing search services. One would think that the Yahoo! search blog would be full of jargon and technical terms that only a select few would have been able to understand. Surprisingly, the blog was full of...
Webside Chat with Krista Colvin, Organize In Style Krista is a work-at-home mom, organizing consultant, blogger, podcaster, e-socialite, and all-around over achiever. She's appeared on TV, in newspapers and magazines of all shapes and sizes, and is a finalist for Best Organizing Blog. Learn how Krista gets attention on the web and how she turned her business into...
why I don't talk about real estate investing Alternative income is a preoccupation of anyone who wants financial freedom - that and saving money. I talk about my ideas for wealth creation on this blog with a great deal of frequency. Part of that is just because that's what blogs are - a conversation that swirls around...
Self-Reliance Series #4: My Every Day Carry (EDC) This is Part 4 of my self-reliance series. I hope that you've enjoyed the first 3 parts. If you haven't read them, you can do so by clicking on the following links: Self-Reliance Series #1: A Personal Survival Kit (PSK) Self-Reliance Series #2: An Office Survival Kit Self-Reliance Series #3:...
“Queen Bee” For A Week Today I would like to talk about exchanging roles with your Team Leader on a rotational basis. This proposed 'role playing' gives all members of the team an opportunity to develop and practice their own leadership skills. It is likely that during the course of this exercise,...
Madoff: Wall St. Fraudster Now Jail Yard Brawler Convict, Bernie Madoff, 71, the Ponzi scheme king serving 150 years in a North Carolina federal prison, got into a prison yard scuffle - and won! No the brawl wasn't with a heavily sedated Phil Spector, but with another old geezer following a heated debate about of all things...
Bathroom Redo: Painting Ceramic Tile Painting ceramic tile is an excellent way to update a bathroom. Older bathrooms especially may have outdated colors and patterns on the walls, but on ceramic tile that's still in good shape. The idea of removing all that tile and starting with a clean slate can quickly make you decide...
Taking Care of Stained Wooden Floors Whether you live in an old house that has original wooden floors, or if you have a pet problem with staining, taking care of stained wooden floors doesn’t have to be difficult. Before you think about replacing expensive wooden floors, there are a few options that you can try that...
Kitchen Tile Ideas When you're ready to design your kitchen, you have many different kitchen tile ideas to choose from. We all our want our kitchens to be a beautiful and stylish place to gather, prepare food and eat. But despite all the snappy kitchen tile ideas found in home improvement books, it's...
3 Kitchen Countertop Surfaces Explained When it comes to renovating your kitchen, there are so many new options when it comes to counter tops that it can be a little intimidating to pick one. We're going to cover some of the most popular counter top surfaces to help make that decision a lot easier. This...
Personal Finance Bible Verse Of The Day: Hard Work Ill-gotten treasures are of no value, but righteousness delivers from death. The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. Proverbs 10:2-4This verse speaks to the importance of hard work in...
Entropy Versus Evolution – A Philosophical Conundrum – Part 2 A fundamental question is which law takes precedence? More relevant to us as beings living on this planet in this space/time, which law acts on us first? nn
There is only one reason left why Windows exists [ad#ad-2] Image via CrunchBase [ad#ad-2] 156 minutes of pain compared with 26 minutes of success. That's the difference between a Windows installation and a Linux installation. After two and a half hours fiddling with a Windows install on my Toshiba laptop, it became pretty obvious what is one major reason...
Basic Running Stretches [caption id="attachment_141" align="alignleft" width="240" caption="Stretch, Stretch, Stretch!"][/caption]Different runners have different opinions on stretching. Your physical education teacher in high school might have pointed out that it's necessary to do during warm ups to prevent cramping and to help your muscles prepare for the task ahead. Some athletes, like ultramarathon runner...
Halloween 2009: An Exercise in Obscurity So last night, I decided to take a break from my usual work to enjoy one of my favorite holidays with my family. Aria absolutely loves Halloween (but what kid doesn't?), so I'm glad I could share in her excitement. This year's costume theme was a bit obscure. I've long...
Yahoo Blog Review This is a review of the Yahoo Search Blog. Yahoo! is a major website providing search services. One would think that the Yahoo! search blog would be full of jargon and technical terms that only a select few would have been able to understand. Surprisingly, the blog was full of...
Webside Chat with Krista Colvin, Organize In Style Krista is a work-at-home mom, organizing consultant, blogger, podcaster, e-socialite, and all-around over achiever. She's appeared on TV, in newspapers and magazines of all shapes and sizes, and is a finalist for Best Organizing Blog. Learn how Krista gets attention on the web and how she turned her business into...
why I don't talk about real estate investing Alternative income is a preoccupation of anyone who wants financial freedom - that and saving money. I talk about my ideas for wealth creation on this blog with a great deal of frequency. Part of that is just because that's what blogs are - a conversation that swirls around...
Self-Reliance Series #4: My Every Day Carry (EDC) This is Part 4 of my self-reliance series. I hope that you've enjoyed the first 3 parts. If you haven't read them, you can do so by clicking on the following links: Self-Reliance Series #1: A Personal Survival Kit (PSK) Self-Reliance Series #2: An Office Survival Kit Self-Reliance Series #3:...
“Queen Bee” For A Week Today I would like to talk about exchanging roles with your Team Leader on a rotational basis. This proposed 'role playing' gives all members of the team an opportunity to develop and practice their own leadership skills. It is likely that during the course of this exercise,...
Madoff: Wall St. Fraudster Now Jail Yard Brawler Convict, Bernie Madoff, 71, the Ponzi scheme king serving 150 years in a North Carolina federal prison, got into a prison yard scuffle - and won! No the brawl wasn't with a heavily sedated Phil Spector, but with another old geezer following a heated debate about of all things...





























The Official Anti-Aging Revolution (Book Review) The Official Anti-Aging Revolution: Stopping the Clock by Dr. Ronald Klatz and Dr. Robert Goldman Ever since man figured out that aging wasn't all that hot, we've been trying to figure out how to stay young. From Ponce de Leon to the snake oil salesman of yore, people have hungrily...
Robert M Hutchins on Tradition âA world community can only exist with world communication, which means something more than extensive software facilities scattered about he globe. It means common understanding, a common tradition, common idea's and common ideals.â --- Robert M Hutchins (January 17, 1899 â May 17, 1977) Robert Maynard Hutchins, was an educational...
Manhunt: The 12-day Chase for Lincoln's Killer I've been having trouble recently finding a good book to read so I figured I would give this non-fiction book a try. It had been sitting on my bookshelf for a while and I actually bought it from Borders a long time ago so I knew I would have...
daniel curser - chapter one /caption]“Hell is grey and has no bottom – Which reminds me of a joke I heard . . .” - D. J. Enright, A Faust Book, 1979 In all the realms of possibility, there’s nothing quite so improbable as Daniel Curser. Not that he was particularly different just to...
Gerry Mcnamara Gerry Mcnamara - flight 1549 , images, Pictures, Videos Gerry McNamara is a little like Anthony Bourdain. They both travel the world in search of great things. They're both tall and lanky. And they both cook in the French style. Okay I don't actually know how, and if, Gerry cooks...
Samsung Corby Struts at IFA Berlin The Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) is currently being held in Berlin,Germany and will last until September 9, 2009. IFA is an annual industrial exhibition usually held on the month of September. It is considered to be the world's largest Consumer Electronics trade fair wherein a great number of highly regarded companies...
TFH's Favorite Recipes Picture by dearbarbie The Frugal Housewife's Favorite Recipes Page is up and running! Check it out!!! I'm still tweeking it but I think it's going to be great. We've already got a couple of reader's recipes lined up to be included!!! For more information on how to get your...
Does Your Education Really Make a Difference For Your Financial Future? One of the age old questions that many people have is whether having a good education will predispose you towards being wealthy. While there are many schools of thought on this, the general consensus is that it is easier to make more money when you have a special degree, but...
Sunday Lyrics - Praise You in the Storm Photo by: Dr Stephen Dann I've been contemplating for a while having a Sunday post were I shared some of my favorite scripture versus. I hadn't done it yet as a number of other Christian blogs do the same thing. While I believe this is a great thing to...
A time for everything - A time to move on Ecclesiastes 3 says: There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot, a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear...
'So Close!' Edition of Green Fairways Carnival Welcome to the 'so close!' edition of green fairways carnival. Much thanks to those bloggers who submitted for this second edition. If you have a golf blog and want to submit posts to the next carnival edition we would love to have you. Green Fairways Carnival is also looking...Pals is a town set on a hill some 6 kms from the Costa Brava and has been well restored in all its medieval splendour. The steep narrow streets winding up to the church and tower are full of interesting balconies, doors, courtyards with many colourful plants like hibiscus and bougainvillea growing everywhere.
Like all medieval towns the important characteristics are here, the hill and walls for extra fortification, the church and lords house and the tower which was a lookout as well as providing water storage in some cases. Pals was on the coast 500 years ago before the surrounding land silted up and watching for pirates was important as this was a wealthy town from trading agricultural commodities.
Rice from Pals is famous for its quality and flavour and they built an irrigation system to sustain the industry which dates back a thousand years.
Now the town mainly lives off tourism with many art galleries, shops selling local produce (chocolates and rice) and ceramics from the nearby La Bisbal pottery centre. There are many terraces to sit and eat and drink in the shade before admiring the views from the top of the village over the Islas Medes and the Mediterranean Sea.