Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Sculptures

Outdoor Gallery in NYC
Battery Park

"Happiness is not a matter of intensity 
but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony." 
- Thomas Merton 

 "A beautiful thing never gives so much pain 
as does failing to hear and see it." 
- Michelangelo 
Boris Lovet-Lorski (American, 1894-1973) 
Bust of a woman. 
bronze with brown patina 12¾ x 13½ x 5¼". 
Seen @ Art Auction House, NYC.

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Monday, September 9, 2013

The Big APPLE - New York City

Concrete Jungle
Where is the path to "Sleeping Beauty"?

New York . New York
"The City That Never Sleeps"

New York City - a Great City for Romance

“Journeys end in lovers meeting” 
– William Shakespeare, Twelfth Night 

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Saturday, September 7, 2013

Pink PINK Pink

The color PINK makes everything
looks pretty!

"Pink is the navy blue of India."
Diana Vreeland

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Friday, September 6, 2013

A taste for French

 These items are found in an auction in New York City.
Country of origin is France.
It would be great for a garden room.

A FRENCH WROUGHT IRON FOUR-LIGHT HALL LANTERN, 
by PHILIPPE ANTHONIOZ, MODERN, 
40½" high x 28" diam.
A SUITE OF FOUR CREAM-PAINTED WOOD COLUMNS 
ON FAUX MARBLE BASES, 
20TH CENTURY 
56" high x 12½" diameter
Collection Yves Saint Laurent et Pierre Berg

A PAIR OF FRENCH WALNUT FAUTEUILS 
20TH CENTURY 
47"high x 27" wide x 21" deep
An inlaid marble top on a carved marble twin pedestal base Modern
30 1/2" high72¾" wide 41" deep


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Thursday, September 5, 2013

Chinese Garden Inspiration

New York City 
Exploring Chinese Scholar's Garden 
寄興園 
A Ming Dynasty style garden to be found in New York City. One of the gems in this beautiful City!

"The REAL VOYAGE of discovery consists 
not in seeking new landscapes, 
but in having new eyes." 
- Marcel Proust
The garden was to be modeled after a Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) scholar’s garden in Suzhou. The classical Chinese Scholar’s Garden reflects the harmony and balance of the yin and yang through the use of four elements: rocks, water, plantings, and architecture. 

The design was done in china and all components were manufactured in China; then evert piece was shipped to Staten Island and imported over 50 Chinese artisans to assemble the whole project. It took about 6 months to complete!



“One of the greatest discoveries a man makes, 
one of his greatest surprises, is to find he can do 
what he was afraid he couldn't.” 
– Henry Ford 
This garden would transport you to another era in China; and you would find different beauty and inspiration here in each season.

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Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Vibrant Colors glasswares

"Personal style is about having a sense of yourself. 
When you have that confidence, 
you can wear whatever you want." 
- Ralph Lauren 

How about bring some rich and vibrant colors
to your holiday table this year?

Beautiful cranberry color palette 
vintage handcut glassware 
water tastes delicious in this!
"All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of 
letting go and holding on." 
- Havelock Ellis

How about these Gold tone Italian vintage stemware?
surely champagne tastes divine in this!

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Monday, September 2, 2013

Desk Ornament

"We are infinitely more than we think."
— Kahlil Gibran, Love Letters

A gilt bronze and burlwood ink blotter. 
Late 19th century. Seen @ NYC.

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Sunday, September 1, 2013

Welcome September

"Don’t wait for extraordinary opportunities. 
Seize common occasions and make them great." 
- Orison Swett Marden

Color palette for Fall 2013



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Wednesday, April 17, 2013

A New Day

"It's a new day. 
Yesterday's failure is redeemed at the sunrise” 
― Todd Stocker
Morning in New York City is exuberant!
 
Spring flowers are sprouting!
 
You can't force nature
it takes it own pace!
 
The creator for these flowers are genius!

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Monday, April 15, 2013

Felix M.Warbug House on 5th Avenue

"We used to build civilizations. 
Now we build shopping malls." 
- Bill Bryson
The Felix M. Warburg House is a mansion located on 1109 Fifth Avenue and 92nd Street in the Upper East Side in New York City. Today the Jewish Museum is located here.
The six-story mansion, built in 1908 to designs by the architect C.P.H. Gilbert, was constructed for the philanthropist Felix M Warburg (d.1937). The style is a revival of early French Renaissance architecture from the period Francois I. This property was nearly demolished in the early 1940s .... fortunately the eighteen-story apartment plan did not come through and  .... the original owner, Mrs Warburg donated the donated the family mansion as a permanent home for the Jewish Museum in January 1944.
 
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