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Ravishing Throw Rugs That Bring New Life To A Home!
Vintage Moroccan, Turkish kilim, wild geometry, hand-woven hemp, sisal... the possibilities for phenomenal carpet are endless. If you are a fan of white walls, your floors offer a giant tableau upon which to add masterpiece carpets. Lots can be found vintage, many...
Honeycomb Patterns In Design & Life!
(vintage revivals) Honeycombs are are a vibrant pattern that "feels" organized and efficient even though it has such an edge of intricate design. The honeycomb- an artwork of the honey bee- resonates with is deeply as it shares the same symmetry as our own physical...
Walter Mason’s Dazzling Art Of The Earth!
Walter Mason was a fantastic find for the day of nature art and the absolute perfection of our planet. While his photography is quite simple, it has an unbearably profound dazzle to it, straight from the core of the Earth. Today, I am sharing this photography as both...
Zucchini Fries!!!
Zucchini fries. Not even close to a french fry. Much more succulent. Almost hollow with a tender bite of deliciousness. While these babies are fried in a lot of oil, they are still filled with protien (lots of nuts, coconut flour), and the perfect snack when you...
Put One Foot In Front Of The Other, No Matter What!
Keep moving forward, no matter what. Stop and rest. Then keep moving. Good, bad and all otherwise. If you stop moving you get stuck. The extraordinary is waiting for you, no matter how dark a moment can be...! xoxo Dana
Instagramming The Insides Of Art
Last night, at Gagosian in Beverly Hills, all I wanted to do was hide under the giant table flanked by giant folding chairs twice my size and find the right angle from which to view the other sculpture- another goodie from Robert Therrien- without the noise of...
Why You Have To Stay Challenged & Creative In Your Life!
(via) Challenge yourself. Stretch in small ways. Big ones. A new food to try. And new way to walk to the store. A new color. A new endeavor. A happy diversion. Learn, grow... feel like you are in over your head. Don't let the monotony set in. Don't let...
Are You A Critic Or A Creative Person?
Are you a critic or a creative person? Chances are: you are both. I know you are. We all are. We just need to get the scales balanced for ourselves! (Monet) While life is all energy and creativity at it's core, we can not teleport ourselves through the day...
Feng Shui Your Cell Phone Use!
(what wi-fi waves might look like when turned into art!) While the obvious dangers of texting and driving- and walking!- are hard to dispute, the idea that cell phones emit dangerous waves is a matter of hot debate. I am not a fan of "scare-tactic" media, but I am a...