photo: colorful but controlled

balloons by juliane eirich--available at 20x200

quote: the power of art

in unsettling times like these,
it would do us good to look at art
and talk about it,
because of the power of art
to console and lift our spirits and
its ability to teach us a thing or two
about our imperfect nature.


- edward goldman for kcrw / please, mr. president, take us on a date

video: it's a new day

:: video by will.i.am / dipdive

tikkun olam

tikkun olam | repair the world

this keeps coming up in my world in the past few weeks: work, news, movies.

one of the best things about judaism is called tikkun olam. it’s the idea that the world has been broken in pieces, and it’s up to us to gather them and put them back together.


- nick & norah's infinite playlist

around town: artbites

another card picked up at the local coffee shop... artbites: cooking art history.
sounds like magic, huh? "think rachel ray meets sister wendy"


link: artbites.net

shop: terrarium, dwr

i still have a fixation with terrariums. simple little worlds.

available at dwr.

a year of mornings

a recent addition to my book collection: a year of mornings: 3191 miles apart.

at the beginning of 2007, two friends started a photo blog, each sharing an image from their morning. one friend in portland, maine, the other in portland, oregon, 3191 miles apart. their photos capture quiet moments in the early day--and since they started, i've loved the moment in my day when i visit their website. (and along with many coworkers/friends, i started my own daily habit of using their photo pairs as my work&home computer's desktop background.)

now their morning photos have been published in this book.

and this year, they've continued the tradition with a year of evenings.


:: image from a year of mornings

a new day

"i have never been more hopeful." - president-elect obama


:: image from the boston globe

vote.

today is one of the most important political moments in modern history. so wherever you are, whoever you are, go to your local polling station and make your voice heard.


and after so many months (and so many years),
i think, i hope: our time is now.



from sooo many months ago, remember: yes we can.


:: images from [top] nikki mcclure and [bottom] www.designforobama.org

art: carleton watkins

recently saw dialogue among giants at the getty center.
carleton watkins and the rise of photography in california.