Life is a patchwork of experiences
You’ll find that these days, more than just a tree is growing in Brooklyn. Wander the blocks around the intersection of Troutman St. and St. Nicholas Ave. in New York City and explore the mural art that makes up the Bushwick Street Art Collective.
Continue reading “The Best of Bushwick Street Art – New York’s Other Art Scene”
If you are heading to visit the 9/11 memorial in New York City, the first space you will experience is the Oculus – the train station terminal located at the World Trade Center. From the outside, the Oculus looks like a large white dove taking flight. On the inside, the Oculus is an all white, modern, large, open space. I found the bright and airy building with its soaring architecture very uplifting, not unlike being in one of the large Gothic cathedrals in Europe. A fitting prelude to the somber and peaceful 9/11 memorial.
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Thanks for visiting.
Rose
Photo Location – The HOPE sculpture by Robert Indiana at the intersection if 7th Ave. and 53 Str. in New York City.
All great cities have an iconic piece of architecture that uniquely identifies them at a glance. Paris has its Eiffel Tower, London has Big Ben and Rome has the Colosseum. In the USA, one of the most recognizable structures is San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.
Continue reading “PhotoPOSTcard: I Left My Heart in San Francisco”
Photo Location – Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kyoto, Japan
As my husband and I walked around the Gion district of Kyoto, Japan early one morning, we came upon this colorful couple posing for formal photos. There were about four or five people involved with the staging and photography, posing the couple this way and that, fixing creases on the clothes, moving the umbrella slightly to the left, changing the white umbrella to a red one. Then it was time for photos of just the young woman by herself, with the husband?, fiance?, boyfriend? hanging out in the background, looking pretty bored. I presume this was a special and happy event for the two of them, but neither one cracked a smile the whole time. I sure hope they lived happily ever after.
Thanks for visiting.
Rose
Please note – the Tokyo International Quilt show is no longer being produced as it was before the pandemic. I am keeping this post for those that are curious about what the show was like when it was running.
It is the largest quilt show in the world. Hundreds of exquisitely crafted quilts made by Japanese artists, any one of which would take home a blue ribbon in a major US quilt show. Visit the Tokyo Quilt Festival at the end of January to see the masterpieces of Japan’s best textile artists on display. Even as a non-quilter you will marvel at the detailed and delicate craftsmanship.
Continue reading “Why You Should Visit the Tokyo Quilt Festival Even if You Don’t Quilt”
Photo Location – The martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington DC is especially pretty in the spring with the blooming cherry trees framing the larger than life sculpture.
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Rose
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With the beginning of a new year comes goal setting and resolutions. One of my resolutions is to continue to inspire you. To that end, I am starting a new series featuring my favorite travel photos combined with my favorite quotes.
I love taking reflection photos.
There is something about the symmetry of a perfect mirror image that never gets old for me. Or the juxtaposition of the inside and the outside of a window reflection. As a result I am always drawn to photographing reflections. Sometimes the reflections make up the whole photo and sometimes they are just a small element, but with each trip, I always come back with a few more.
Here are my favorites from 2017, at the same time, chronicling my travels for this year.
