Day 2914: A stellar Saturday.

"PP serie"s 9: china marker on acrylic board.

Want music?

 

Click here for DeBarge, All This Love.

then click back on this blog tab or here to listen as you browse, or not?

Saturday started with a text from Grandhunk #2 ...

Sure enough, before noon there was a knock on my door and I opened to find four Grandhunks. Chris is an honorary Grandhunk

and I wouldn't give that term to anyone else, he's a sweetie. 

They brought five lunches and 5 sweet teas or lemonades!

GH#3 in chair, GH#1, Gh#2 and GH#4.

GH#3 loves my chair, he & WW debate over who will get it.

GH#3 and GH1 helped me with some techie stuff in the studio.

 

Lucky to have them during their busy day,

They were off to play basketball on a park court.

Thank you Grandhunks,

 

I think of them again with every sip of sweet tea. 

Do you like Caine's?

2GN2S

The Beauty Of Painted Stairs Around The World

Abandoning the flat canvas of buildings, some street artists 

take to the stairs, transforming them into magnificent works 

of urban art. t doesn't matter whether its with paint, plants,

mosaics or wallpapers the the end goal is beauty, shared and

enjoyed by all. This phenomenon is not a localized 

one and is happening all around the world.

These are 20 of the world's most stunning stairs:

Ottawa, Canada   

Philadelphia, USA    

Morlaix, France    

Targu Mures, Romania    

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil   

Sicily, Italy  

Valparaiso, Chile    

Liège, Belgium    

Berlin, Germany    

Tokyo, Japan    

London, England    

Seoul, South Korea

San Francisco, USA    

San Francisco, USA

Auckland, New Zealand     

Tehran, Iran

Poznan, Poland    

Sicily, Italy     

Heidelberg, Germany    

Seoul, South Korea

Thanks to Stan Hirohata__._,_.

Thanks to Stan Hirohata for the stair photos.

Smiles for Sunday ...

 

 

 

 

Day 2685: Thank you for holding ...

Rose, the artist: photo, junk mail collage & digital

Want music?

 

Click here for Al Green, Here I Am.

then click back on this blog tab or here to listen as you browse, or not?

Have you ever been on hold for 25 + minutes and still waiting?

The voice track for Kaiser's appointment service said, 
over and over ..."We apologize for the long wait. 
Thank you for holding.

All of our representatives are currently still assisting other 
members at this time. Please remain on the line for the first 
available representative." 
Music re-starts. They play the same music on a loop, 

I think they're trying to drive me crazy or make me give up. 

Both are possible.

2GN2S ...

The Art Biotop Water Garden Designed by Junya Ishigami

Nestled within the foot of the Nasu Mountains, slightly North of Tokyo, is Art Biotop, an art retreat and artist’s residency. 

They offer classes in pottery and glass-blowing, as well as 

cycling and spa treatments. But one of their highlights is the meditative Water Garden designed by architect Junya Ishigami.

The water garden, comprised of 318 trees and 160 uniquely-sized biotopes (or ponds), appears to be a scene from out of fantasy land. Indeed, despite the organic feel, such a garden should be physically impossible because the water basins would raise the water level to the point that the trees couldn’t thrive.  This water garden is, in fact, a carefully calculated work of art that masks the human element that made it possible: a concept distilled from traditional Japanese gardens. 

The trees that occupy the garden were originally located on the site where the hotel was to be built. Over the course of 4 years, each and every tree was carefully measured, uprooted, transported and replanted according to carefully considered blueprints. Numerous ponds were added between the trees to reflect sunlight that filters through the leaves. Blankets of moss were added to fill the spaces between the trees and ponds. The result is a contemplative environment that marries nature, art and human technology.

Guests staying at the retreat are allowed access to the garden 

but if you’d like to go for a day trip just to visit the garden 

you’ll need to book one of their tours.

A smile for Tuesday ...