Day 5130: A Little Gourd. & TBT & Synthetic Architecture

"Awakenings": junk paper collage, digital.

     

                                                                       

  

Want music?

    Click: Fifth Dimension, One Less Bell to Answer

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This sweet little gourd was given to me as a test gourd to practice my wood burning for a project, taught by amazing gourd artist, Norma Prickett back in 2022. It was just so perfect that I couldn't cut it and instead, brought this perfect little gourd home in all its glory to have a special spot in my studio. Isn't it perfect? Now in 2026 it is still perfect and appreciated over and over. Special simple things can bring joy.

After day class Wednesdays, lunch with

Demura Sensei, 2018

     

This visionary concept merges two classical stone building with a fluid, undulating glass skybridge, creating a striking visual tension between historical and ultra-modern forms.

By introducing a gravity-defying, wave-like corridor suspended over a traditional urban streetscape, the design transforms how cities connect while honoring historic architecture.

Concept created by: Synthetic Architecture

(@syntheticarchitecture)

#UrbanDesign

#ArchitectureConcept

  

 

An  8 minute video,  Alike, here.

 

 

Just because ...

The Smew

Thursday's Smiles ... 

 

Hoping you feel all the good things in your day.

  

 

 

 

Day 5129: Stamp People Notes & Iceland Lighthouse

    

"Atmospheric": junk paper collage, digital.

  

Want music?

    Click: Aquino's, Hey Look at This Look!

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Revisit a stamp people thank you notes

 Within my huge collection of great stamps I found 3 cancelled Marvin Gay stamps. They had great colors, I carefully peeled them off to use.

Then I adhered them onto the kraft paper cards.

Since the stamp showed  the neck of a red shirt, I started with red tissue paper.

I love exaggeration, so I started fitting his body to the size of the card. 

I love junk mail so I played with shapes for pants and shoes.

Once I had junk mail for body & shoes, I drew arms and legs. Outlining finished the card. 

               I made a third card. They are all similar but different.             They are fun to play with and I think the imperfections are a bonus.

     

ICELAND'S REMOTE ÞRÍDRANGAR LIGHTHOUSE

Far off Iceland's southern coast, the tiny Þrídrangaviti Lighthouse stands dramatically on the tallest of three isolated Atlantic sea stacks. Its name means “three rock pillars.”

Built in 1938–1939, the lighthouse was constructed in one of Iceland's most difficult locations. Before helicopters could be used, experienced climbers had to scale the near-vertical rock using ropes, chains and hand tools while workers hauled construction materials upward by hand.

The lighthouse itself is only about 4 meters tall, but its light sits roughly 34 meters above sea level and can be seen from about 9 nautical miles away.

Today, Þrídrangaviti remains an active navigation aid and is still one of Iceland's most isolated and challenging lighthouse locations  

  

 

A 4+ minute video, Happiness, here.

 

 

Just because ...

The Sula pitta (Erythropitta dohertyi)

Wednesday's Smiles ... 

 

Hoping you see all the good things in your day.

  

 

 

 

Day 5128: A chair is a chair? & The Antelope Jackrabbit.

"50's Teen": junk paper collage, ink, gesso

                                                                       

  

Want music?

Click here: Earth,Wind & Fire, September.

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A chair is a chair?

 

I collect chairs too, here's a drop from my bucket ...

Passion, Ulla Standberg

19th cent. Swed milk stools

Amran Hogue

Alo Bing

Xtine Juin

Abdelmajid Benjmaa

Artist, unknown

Abdelmajid Benjmaa

Aba Zaza

Carmen Mine

Xtine Juin

(*Just a drop in my bucket of chairs)

     

Meet the incredible Antelope Jackrabbit, a desert hare famous for its extraordinarily large ears.Those enormous ears aren't just for hearing. They are also an important part of the animal's natural cooling system.

The ears contain a dense network of blood vessels. When temperatures are warm, blood flow through these vessels can increase, bringing heat from the body toward the ears, where it can be released into the surrounding air.

Their enormous surface area makes the ears highly effective heat exchangers. In hot desert conditions, this adaptation can help the jackrabbit lose heat without relying entirely on water-based cooling.

When temperatures become cold, blood flow through the ears can be greatly reduced, limiting heat loss from this exposed part of the body.

So those comically large ears are actually an extraordinary survival adaptation.

For the Antelope Jackrabbit, bigger ears aren't just about better hearing—they can help the animal manage the extreme temperatures of its desert home.

Nature has turned an unusual-looking feature into an incredibly useful piece of survival equipment.

  

 

A 4 minute video, Three birds , here.

 

 

Just because ...

Blyth's Paradise Flycatcher

Tuesday's Smiles ... 

 

Hoping you feel all the good things in your day.