Day 4296: Estonia "Nest", and Studio reorganization?

     

"Uncertain" : junk mail collage.

  

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Click : Hall & Oates, Sara Smile 

 

  

 

 

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A 5-Year-Old’s Drawing of a Bird Nest Became an Enormous Beacon of Light Above an Estonian Port

Soaring above Noblessner Port in Tallinn, Estonia, three enormous eggs rest inside a woven nest. The project of design studio Velvet in collaboration with UN-LIE, the glowing work perches atop a former mast and was inspired by a 5-year-old’s sketch.

Stina Onemar was aboard a ferry to Hiiumaa Island with her aunt when they were discussing a competition to install a public work at the site. “There was this post where Aunt Helen wanted to do something. I had an idea that there would be eggs and stuff,” she said, before quickly drawing the nest atop the mast. The suggestion stuck, and her aunt shared her niece’s sketch with her coworkers at Velvet, who loved the proposal.

Commissioned by Merko Ehitus Eesti, “Nest” features a trio of polyethylene eggs that sit in a bed of salvaged roof trim harvested from construction sites. Designers chose the materials to withstand both seaside and freezing Arctic weather, and over time, the metal will rust and form a patina that matches the revitalized mast.

Find more from Velvet on its website and Instagram.

I started re-organizing my studio. What a mess.

I had been toying with idea for a while now. I would come in and plan to start, but wait too long and save it for another day. When GH#2 was here Sunday, I was telling him some of my plans. He said, "that's too much for you, I'll come next weekend and we'll tackle it together."

So today I started on the smaller, less lifting jobs, moving stuff, sorting into container baskets, a lot of what you see in the above photos is reassigned and behaving for the moment. My table is cleared (pic2), my desk is 3/4 cleared (pic 1&2), so I did make some progress. I stopped at 2:30 and am back at it at a slower pace.;op I hope to take pictures after this weekend? 

 

 

 

 

  

 

A 7  minute video,  Mighty Mike,   here

 

 

 

  

 

Just because ...

  

 

Guira Cuckoo

  

 

Friday's Smiles ...  

 

 
      

 

 

      

    

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day 4295: Devil's Tover, Circle of Life.

     

 

"Confusion": acrylics, ink, china marker.

 

  

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Click : Ed Sheeran, Thinking Out Loud.

 

  

 

 

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Devils Tower

Devils Tower: According to the Native American tribes of the Kiowa and Lakota, a group of girls went out to play and were spotted by several giant bears, who began to chase them. In an effort to escape the bears, the girls climbed atop a rock, fell to their knees, and prayed to the Great Spirit to save them. Hearing their prayers, the Great Spirit made the rock rise from the ground towards the heavens so that the bears could not reach the girls. The bears, in an effort to climb the rock, left deep claw marks in the sides, which had become too steep to climb. Those are the marks which appear today on the sides of Devils Tower. When the girls reached the sky, they were turned into the stars of the Pleiades

Throwback Thursday ...

Demura Sensei's Black Belt Instructors

Shito-Ryu, Karate-Do, Genbu-Kai International

Costa Mesa, CA   

2011

I have mentioned, but will repeat that I am appreciatively a member of the terrific Nomura Family. I had asked for that honor, since I taught 11 Nomuras in my 32 years of teaching Karate-do.

My reason for mentioning this, I was just texting with Megan who with Ryan, had this adorable baby boy, Ronin, eight months ago ...

Miss Megan 2nd from right front row, brother Brandon right, front row.

It seems I was just at his baby shower, but then I remember when his grandmother, Jean, had Megan in her tummy! So I have known his Mommy her whole life, and now get to watch Ronin & family.

 

 

 

 

  

 

A 1+  minute video,  Persistent Woodpecker,  here

 

 

 

  

 

Just because ...

  

 

European Goldfinch

  

 

Thursday's Smiles ...