Hearts and Logic

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Glossy Blue Walls…time to say goodbye to those chalky blues and pick up a can of high gloss. The overall effect is dramatic and dreamy.

Putting Love in the Right Places

This sweet little t-shirt by Edith A Miller is for sale at one place only. Colette, the famous right bank emporium of all things cool in Paris.  Lucky for me, dear, dear Nina is living in Paris at the moment and has already made a trip there to find it for me.

Stripes, and more stripes, so crisp and bouyant. Sure to lift anyone’s spirits this Spring.

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Who is This Woman?

Please meet Dr. Laura Esserman, Director of the UCSF Carol Buck Breast Cancer Center. She is also now my doctor as I start the fight.  So please follow the link to learn about the woman who has quite suddenly become one of the most important people in my life.

I could certainly not write it any better than the Chronicle as they describe the very human approach she takes to her work.  I think it is perhaps entirely due to the fact that she is a woman and Breast Cancer is largely a woman’s disease.

The Importance of The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo

I’ve read that feminists are divided on the character Lisbeth Salander from the movie The Girl With the Dragon Tatoo.  Not one to shy away from controversial topics I must state my case for considering this character progress for women.

1. She is strong and fends for herself.

2. She is smart and sought after for her brains.

3. She is independent.

4. She is a totally atypical female lead in a Hollywood backed movie.

5. She is not a comfortable or easy character for an industry that more readily features only certain ‘types’.

For these 5 reasons I think it was an enlightened and near miraculous event that the movie was made, especially with such a large budget.

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Tread on Me

This recent artwork by Do Ho Suh entitled ‘Floor’ happens to be on exhibit in Leonard Maupin’s pop-up art gallery in New York.  As a native of Korea the artist pulls themes from his parents and the country of his birth synthesizing an idea, a thought, a rub, into something quite compelling. After all, it isn’t until someone takes a much closer look, that she sees there are thousands of others holding her up.  Or, is it that there are thousands of others at risk of being crushed? The thoughts are rather oppositional which is exactly the point from my view.

His artwork spans installation, video and sculpture, and the more you see, the more you’ll like. I promise.

http://www.lehmannmaupin.com/#/artists/do-ho-suh/

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Reflecting on Heirlooms

Where did all the heirlooms go? In my imagination there was once a wonderful time and place when a mother or grandmother would pass on to her daughter a coveted, personal item that went to first dances and nighttime strolls in the garden.  That went to the first day of college and to a new job.  These items carried so many firsts that they were packed with memories as they were passed down generation to generation.  Those pictured here came from the online site 1st Dibs.  I am thinking about starting an heirloom right now for my daughter. Then she can share it with hers, and hers, and so on…history can start right here and now. No time like the present.

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(Source: 1stdibs.com)