STYLE MOMENTS | Behind the Cathedral de Sevilla | 12 May 2013
“We travel to seek other states, other lives, other souls.”
Anais Nin (1903-1977) French-born American author
EYE ON DESIGN | The Alcázar | 7 May 2013
Yes, it’s the same palace I snuck into – but I had only been able to see the gardens at that time. The next day I went back to the Royal Alcázar of Seville to see the glorious arched, tiled, filigreed, crenulated, vibrantly colorful interior.
STYLE MOMENTS | Reales Alcázares de Sevilla | 4 May 2013
“Yet all experience is an arch where through
Gleams that untraveled world whose margin fades
Forever and forever when I move.
How dull it is to pause, to make an end,
To rust unburnished, not to shine in use!
As though to breathe were life!”
Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892) British poet
STORIES | Shenanigans in Sevilla | 29 April 2013
STYLE MOMENTS | Plaza Independencia, Madrid | 27 April 2013
“Certainly, travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living.”
Miriam Beard (1876-1958) American historian and archivist
EYE ON DESIGN | Fashion Sense | 23 April 2013
Elegant. Timeless. Classic.
These are the three words that come to mind when describing the fashions of Icelandic brand, Ella. I was drawn into the store in Reykjavik by the refined look, and subtle palette, of the clothing.
I was even more intrigued when I met the owner/creative director of Ella, and learned the story behind the stylish brand.
STYLE MOMENTS | Artist’s studio | Seville, Spain | 20 April 2013
Color! What a deep and mysterious language, the language of dreams.
Paul Gauguin (1848-1903) French Post-Impressionist artist
EYE ON DESIGN | Look Up | 15 April 2013
In 12th century Sevilla, the Moors decorated the walls, ceilings, floors, and facades of their homes and buildings with brightly colored, patterned tile. The tradition has continued to this day, resulting in tile ornamentation almost everywhere you go in the city – it was captivating. Could it get better than this?
Then I looked up.
STYLE MOMENTS | Madrid, Spain | 12 April 2013
“Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious.”
Steve Jobs (1955-2011) American entrepreneur and inventor; co-founder and CEO of Apple, Inc.
EYE ON DESIGN | Let Your Photos Shine | 8 April 2013
“Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.”
Dorothea Lange (1895-1965) American photographer and photojournalist
There are photographs I’ve taken that I keep going back to, marveling at the captured moment.
Even so, I’ve never framed any of my photographs. When I heard about a new company called Aluminyze, who prints photos on sheets of aluminum, I was intrigued.