ideas in the air

21Jul12

merkabah Merkabah means chariot. Any wheeled, winged thing like a car, throne, spinning geometric temple or basic-bio human body, it’s what takes us place to place. That little ringed thingy image above is a mystical merkabah fresco found in the St. John the Baptist Church in Macedonia. Anything can be a merkabah. In particular this month, […]

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Sacred Clowns. McQueen’s Ariadne and Bacchus Armor

25Feb10

My father was my Heyoka. Amidst my chaotic teenage into adult years, if he knew I was sad, thinking too much or existing on an ego island of my own, he would stand at my doorway and just drop his trousers to his boxers and stand there with a dumb look on his face until […]

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Gimme Love! Gimme 11 Red V-Day Presents!

11Feb10

Gimme Love! Gimme 11 Red V-Day Presents!  I will serve faithfully the lover who treats me (and us) to this menu of 11 red perfections I desire for V-Day or anyday. Come alive St. Valentine!  I always confuse you with the Earl of Sandwich so I had to look up your story. Just another saint […]

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NINE SELF-IMPORTANT SOUNDING DESIGN CREDOS: HOME

12Jun09

Inspired by the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York City we put together NINE SELF-IMPORTANT SOUNDING CREDOS to consider when creating a brilliant interior.  I am joined by Michelle Barge, my partner with a passion for classic decor, a solid Sotheby’s background, and endless examples of Living The Nnnth Degree Life! and together we suggest the ultimate […]

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The Costume Bleg

05May09

A bleg = blog + beg — i.e., using a blog to beg for information. Note: I beg here for what inspires YOU…MINIMAL OR MAXIMAL? GIve me silence, a white snowy expanse, an open infinity pool, a Rothko, a clear blue sky and sea and I am full or overstimulate me to the point of […]

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Who is Dagny Taggart?

22Apr09

  While judgment grows thick, while faith loses its choice, and while the people sit terrified, devouring their dinner, the media, and their feelings… there are those who do not allow good times to be by-gones, and instead, create. For the past ten years, the American culture has been driven by an obsession of luxury […]

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