You never know from where inspiration will come. As many cities are revving up for their head races, aka rowing time-trials, I thought of those oars hanging in the boat houses and the last summer-like days at the shingled beach houses on the shore. We are turning to the school Read more…
One of the things I have always appreciated about the scroll as an art element is the simplicity of its line. Theoretically, a perfect scroll can be executed in one confident stroke. The line can vary from thick to thin, adding intensity and drama. It’s almost like reading text because Read more…
Recently, I discovered the completely unique mixture of the Irish-Italian Bostonian. Walking along a nice, old brick street a man with a very thick Irish accent opened a door onto the street and said “scusi” when he narrowly avoided running into me. Scusi is the Italian word for “pardon me.” Read more…
Like all things, deco elements can be mixed up for a modern twist. In this little design, a standard deco filler is twisted in and out of depth around a stripe, which I made sure was a little asymmetric to give it that modern swing. Old things can always be Read more…
The first video game is most likely Nim, the one displayed at the 1940 World’s Fair. A complex set of vacuum tubes basically allowed an interactive color display with the visitors. It was quite a hit, despite the fact that the contestants rarely won! During WWII another tube game was Read more…
I have to admit, sometimes a saying (like this one) captures its meaning so well. Cool as a cucumber to me means at least a chapter on summer days and nights and all their green growing things, windy days with cool breezes and moving cucumber vines that grow long and Read more…