Day 4757: Be like a Dandelion & NJ Capers & Grandhunk Afternoon.

  

"Bullied":  junk collage & digital.

  

Want music?

    Click: Herb Alpert, This Guy's in Love with You.

 

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WonderWoman and Superman took off last week 

for New Jersey, to be with good friends for a week. 

They always have such a good time together.

Holiday Monday was golf day!

Meanwhile in Orange County, Grandhunk #3, Zack was in town and asked me out to lunch? Yes! We went to Naan & Kabob but they were closed for the holiday, so we went to Ruby's Diner instead. Zack got a Denver omelette and a turkey & bacon club, no tomato. Zack doesn't like tomatoes, but loves ketchup? I took a picture, but had my finger in the way, so deleted. I had their super burger on sour dough bread grilled with parmesan, jack pepper cheese instead of their usual Swiss cheese, avocado, yep, tomato and a salad. TMI?

After, we made a quick stop at Trader Joe's with half of Orange County, we drove to my home. Zack ran in and put the groceries in the frig, and was back in his truck before I would have been getting out. Youth and speed go together, plus strength. Then we were off to Nordstrom Rack, with the other half of the O.C. to look for shoes for Zack. He wears size 14! That made my size 8-1/2 feel petite? I found a pair of good looking low heel shoes for the upcoming wedding (33 days and counting), also a dress for the rehearsal dinner, Zack approved both. Zack ended up with cool new tennis shoes and a great pair of pants. We put our purchase points on WonderWomans account. 

Zack asked if I needed him to do anything before he left? I said would you want to call Cox cable for me, my router isn't working right. He's done it before and gets great service. He worked his magic and a technician will be here Wednesday morning. Yea Zack! He had to leave as he was driving back to Nevada, but I love any time I get.

I can't believe I took a picture of a sandwich, and not handsome Zack!

  

 

A 4+ minute video, Man & Dog WALK!, here

 

  

 

Just because ...

Plush crested jay

 

Tuesday's Smiles ... 

 

 

* Thanks to Carrol Wolf for today's smiles!
  

  

         

Day 4756: Suspended Nets = ‘Radical Softness’ & A Sloth.

"Determination": collage, photo, digital.

       

  

Want music?

    Click: Brothers Strut, Reggae,Thinking Out Loud

2GN2S

All images courtesy of Princeton Architectural Press

Suspended Nets = ‘Radical Softness’

by Janet Echelman

For two and a half decades and across five continents, Janet Echelman has established spaces for gathering, although her approach emerges from an unusual angle. The artist is known for suspending enormous nets from ceilings and outdoor structures, which often cast colorful shadows or glowing light onto their surroundings. Swaying with gusts of wind, the architectural installations invite viewers to pause and meditate on interconnectedness.

Now, the artist’s works are collected in a monograph titled Radical Softness: The Responsive Art of Janet Echelman. Published by Princeton Architectural Press and edited by Gloria Sutton, the tome chronicles Echelman’s evolution while situating her practice within contexts of art history, engineering, climate activism, and more. As this list suggests, her reach is broad, and each piece tethers larger systems to which we’re all bound, whether political and ecological or aesthetic.

“The way that my art finds power is through its resiliency and adaptability rather than brute strength, because it lets the wind move through it rather than fighting it. I think that’s a metaphor for how to live in these times,” Echelman says in the introduction. Containing sketches, diagrams, and photos documenting both the process andfinal work s, the book offers a broad look at the artist’s practice. It also contains interviews and essays from art historians, curators, engineers, thinkers, and more, entwining Echelman’s projects within a vast ecosystem.

 

  

 

A 3+ minute video, 3 Little Birds, here

 

  

 

Just because ...

Black baza

 

Monday's Smiles ...