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Big Surprise: the Dale Chihuly exhibit at the Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park in Grand Rapids is so popular that the wise folks at the Gardens have decided to extend the run until the end of October. It is really worth going to see. When I first heard that the 15th anniversary of...
Watching the progress of the giant mural on the side of the Kendall College of Art and Design wall is a special treat. I find myself drawn to the sidewalk across the street, camera in hand to capture the transformation of an urban wall. Enjoy.
I am so geeked about ArtPrize. The first ArtPrize stories are hitting Facebook, MLive.com, TV stations and blog and web pages like Social Diary and I’m sure national publications. What has me immediately excited is the larger than life mural already in the works on the side of the seven-story...
A long weekend in Colorado in July left me with some pretty strong visual impressions. Having spent time in Colorado during ski season I am accustomed but always in awe of the dramatic scenery and memorable terrain of this Rocky Mountain state. Instead of snow, rainbows and sunsets highlighted...
This is how some people might feel after a visit to the Denver Art Museum–upside down and all discombobulated. A recent visit to the Denver Art Museum (DAM) certainly left me perplexed. What to think about this controversial structure? Is it an interesting urban sculpture or tortured...
When our friends in Vail suggested that we go to the Tennessee Pass Cook house I had visions of an old log structure, parts and pieces added on with a huge stone fireplace in the center. I suspected the views would be lovely because our hosts said we’d hike a mile up to get […]
The current issue of Vanity Fair magazine has a fascinating article about the most influential and important pieces of architecture of this century and the last. Vanity Fair asked 52 experts in the field to vote on their choice for this designation. For those of us who are fascinated with...
When I can’t get to Paris but need a French fix, my destination of choice is a charming little shop on State Street of Chicago called P.O.S.H. It’s a treasure trove of French Flea Market finds, a jumble of lovingly arranged vintage and new table top and home accessories. Makes me feel like I am...
Who would have thought that when I took the elevator to the roof of a really big museum in NYC in search of a chicken sandwich, I would find 5,000 sticks of bamboo seemingly randomly lashed together. Here’s the story. In May I enjoyed a couple of days in NYC. While I was there I […]
