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Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Forming....

Creating a form for a large geodesic vessel.

Friday, May 4, 2012

April showers bring May Flowers....

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

A Tuesday Reminder....

Source: http://ringleaderjayy.tumblr.com/

Saturday, March 10, 2012

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Think Spring.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Tree at my window. (2/29/12 Winter Arrived Today....)

photo by A Stuart

Tree at my window, window tree,
My sash is lowered when night comes on;
But let there never be curtain drawn
Between you and me.
Vague dream-head lifted out of the ground,
And thing next most diffuse to cloud,
Not all your light tongues talking aloud
Could be profound.
But tree, I have seen you taken and tossed,
And if you have seen me when I slept,
You have seen me when I was taken and swept
And all but lost.
That day she put our heads together,
Fate had her imagination about her,
Your head so much concerned with outer,
Mine with inner, weather.

~R.Frost

I am celebrating Leap Day by taking this extra time to finally update my blog ( I have committed an egregious social media faux pas by leaving my blog stranded for some months)! And so, I can think of no better way to do this than to share my experience at podcamp Western MA (#pcwm). Under the umbrella of "social media" this podcamp bills itself as an "un-conference" in which the 150 or so participants decide , on the fly, the topics and sessions to discuss. A tenderfoot to the Podcamp experience, I went in without any preconceptions of what it was all about. I had been using social media for my business(es) but had never really given thought to the idea of a group of people sharing their experiences, knowledge and expertise for the benefit of individuals and business owners alike. I also had no idea of where I rated in my knowledge as social media consumer. So, it was no-brainer to plop down a mere thirty bucks, get a cool t-shirt, swag bag, lunch and an after party, to soak in all that was social media.

From QR Codes to Augmented Reality(so cool) to Pinterest to LinkedIn and beyond, the gamut was covered and I was quickly immersed looking for juicy tips and tidbits that would increase my network worth. There was a great energy and a comfortable casual atmosphere which completely amplified the experience. I was equally delighted to find that I indeed was fully taking advantage of some of my networking and also walked away with a near screen-full of new apps to test out on my smartphone. The value of this un-conference continues to pay for itself with the connections I made and the potential productivity I will gain from all that I gleaned.

As the social media revolution continues to explode, I am looking forward to #pcwm 5 as well as Podcamp Connecticut in May. These are not to be missed!

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Daily Inspiration

"Concrete Lightning," by Tim Boss.

A great composition to start this grey day in New England.

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Inspiration

A Floating Concrete House....

http://www.archdaily.com/70359/house-6-marcio-kogan/marciokogan-house6-5015_pedrokok/

Our Floating Concrete Shelves....

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Floating Concrete

Integrated hanging system

Available in our Etsy Shop

Before and After: Vintage School Desk

This circa 1964 NY Board of Education desk was found curbside in NYC's Upper West Side. My brother, twenty-some blocks from his apartment, lugged this treasure home on his back. It eventually made its way to Massachusetts where we have finally decided to use it as our entertainment perch. (It would also make a great coffee table....)
The original laminated plywood top was in need of TLC, being well-worn and bowing in the middle. We decided to simply replace the top and leave the metal base, as is, with the original green paint and all of its school-house patina!
And though the nearly 111 year old house we own is crying out for us to keep going with major renovations, we took a break last week-end to work on this desk. The decision was made to marry the vintage base with something that has a modern look but still retains some warmth. Concrete.

Pencil Trough

Using the same dimensions as the original, we created a form incorporating the detail of a pencil trough, tinted the cement with a touch of oxide black, and cast our form. Within a week, after multiple sandings, finishing and sealing it, we had our new top installed.

Monday, February 21, 2011

Fresh off the Press! Art & Home Lookbook

Fresh off the Press! Art & Home Lookbook
This month's market theme at Poppytalk Handmade is Art & Home, a curated collection of beautiful things from the handmade community. They've just completed the accompanying lookbook which you can view by clicking on the link or clicking here. Spread the handmade love and support this talented community! Cover photo and bottles by Heather Dahl of Dahlhaus.
Love Poppytalk and this book. Amazing!