This is compelling!
Today I saw this in the Seattle Times and found it so compelling I feel the need to post about it.
Greg
Johnson is a Seattle based COAA oceanographer. He has condensed the
2,200 pages of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) report into 19 illustrated Haiku. He painted the
watercolor illustrations himself.
See more information and the booklet here. On that site it is available as several versions in .pdf format.
Monday, January 13, 2014
Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Downton Abbey Trunk show
A friend discovered this Downton Abbey fabric event at Pacific Fabrics. I attended with her and another friend.
It was a "trunk show" of the new line of a special collection of fabrics based on the costumes of the TV show. The rep told us that Andover Fabrics was invited by the show to create the fabric line.
The rep also told us that there will be Seasons 5 and 6, with the option to go all the way through a 10th season! Yay!
The dresses on display were 1920's era, which I do not like. However, I was quite pleased that some of the fabrics in the collection were rather well done reproductions from the early 1900's. The one I bought was from the Dowager Countess line and dated from 1910. This compares a photo of the period fabric swatch with the modern cotton I purchased.
We were invited to come in period clothes. As I said, I really can't stand the '20s. So I'm dressed in Edwardian-ish, similar to the 1st season of the show.
And I won a prize in trivia.
Complete the sentence "Nothing succeeds like...." Highlight for the answer:
"excess". Said by the Dowager Countess (my favorite character)
A few more photos are here.
It was a "trunk show" of the new line of a special collection of fabrics based on the costumes of the TV show. The rep told us that Andover Fabrics was invited by the show to create the fabric line.
The rep also told us that there will be Seasons 5 and 6, with the option to go all the way through a 10th season! Yay!
The dresses on display were 1920's era, which I do not like. However, I was quite pleased that some of the fabrics in the collection were rather well done reproductions from the early 1900's. The one I bought was from the Dowager Countess line and dated from 1910. This compares a photo of the period fabric swatch with the modern cotton I purchased.
We were invited to come in period clothes. As I said, I really can't stand the '20s. So I'm dressed in Edwardian-ish, similar to the 1st season of the show.
- Photo by Tina K.
And I won a prize in trivia.
Complete the sentence "Nothing succeeds like...." Highlight for the answer:
"excess". Said by the Dowager Countess (my favorite character)
A few more photos are here.
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
2013 in sketchbooks and journals
Here are all the sketchbooks and journals I've filled in 2013.
All but one of these below are full. The books are Moleskine, Pentalic Aquarelle, Bee SuperDeluxe, Stillman & Birn Beta, and 4 homemade ones. This is my first full year in my return to sketching.
The journals are all Moleskine except two, the top left is Excompta and the bottom right is homemade, folded pages in a book cover. My journals are more Commonplace Books, traditionally over the centuries, used to collect quotes, poems, lists. I write newsly bits and paste in photos, news articles and other bits.
I add lots of ephemera to my journal pages, so the books get overstuffed!
All but one of these below are full. The books are Moleskine, Pentalic Aquarelle, Bee SuperDeluxe, Stillman & Birn Beta, and 4 homemade ones. This is my first full year in my return to sketching.
The journals are all Moleskine except two, the top left is Excompta and the bottom right is homemade, folded pages in a book cover. My journals are more Commonplace Books, traditionally over the centuries, used to collect quotes, poems, lists. I write newsly bits and paste in photos, news articles and other bits.
I add lots of ephemera to my journal pages, so the books get overstuffed!
MSU! Rose Bowl!
I've been asleep at the switch. Well, I really do not follow sports. I'm sort of perversely proud of the fact that in 7 years of higher education I only attended 1/2 of one sporting event, and that was to see the band (at Central Michigan). I was so busy in grad school at Michigan State I never even figured out how to get the discounted tickets available to students. And I was there when Magic Johnson was playing basketball!
I only learned today that MSU is playing in the Rose Bowl because I watched the Rose Parade and the band was marching! Now I have the game set to record.... mostly so I can see the marching band perform at half time. Though the talking heads will probably talk over them. Grrrrr.
I resisted buying a Rose Bowl t shirt from the Michigan State bookstore website. I did change into my regular MSU sweatshirt to wear today!
Go Spartans!
I only learned today that MSU is playing in the Rose Bowl because I watched the Rose Parade and the band was marching! Now I have the game set to record.... mostly so I can see the marching band perform at half time. Though the talking heads will probably talk over them. Grrrrr.
Go Spartans!
Monday, December 30, 2013
Back up 2013
This is the first of my 2013 year in review. I kinda hate those that I see on TV but I feel I want to do this anyway.
I spent the afternoon making backup DVD's of my photos and sketches. You are making backups aren't you? It's not whether your hard disc will fail, it's when. Anything that is important needs to have a backup. My husband, the IT pro, also says that the backups should be in multiples, in at least 2 different media and one of them off site.
Thus, my method is to back up to an external hard disk all year long. I also make 2 DVD copies, one of which is stored in our safety deposit box.
This year, the photos required 8 DVD's which each hold 4.7 gigs. That's 37.6 gigs of photos. My sketches took another DVD themselves.
I'm glad that's done! Next will be my collection of sketchbooks and journals for 2013.
Happy New Year!
I spent the afternoon making backup DVD's of my photos and sketches. You are making backups aren't you? It's not whether your hard disc will fail, it's when. Anything that is important needs to have a backup. My husband, the IT pro, also says that the backups should be in multiples, in at least 2 different media and one of them off site.
Thus, my method is to back up to an external hard disk all year long. I also make 2 DVD copies, one of which is stored in our safety deposit box.
This year, the photos required 8 DVD's which each hold 4.7 gigs. That's 37.6 gigs of photos. My sketches took another DVD themselves.
I'm glad that's done! Next will be my collection of sketchbooks and journals for 2013.
Happy New Year!
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Merry Christmas Eve
Early today, I watched the recorded PBS show, Christmas in Norway with the St. Olaf ChoirThis particular pairing of songs was very evocative: "How a Rose e’re Blooming" and "The Rose" sung alternating, each by a different choir.
It can be seen here and that pairing of songs is at about 32:20.
Info from the album:
Lo, How a Rose e’er Blooming / The Rose
Michael Praetorius / Amanda McBroom, arr. Craig Hella Johnson
(5:30)
I tried to find a place to buy just that one piece, but the album is not on the usual places that sell individual songs.
I've mostly just been listening to Christmas music and reading a book on location sketching.
Later, I sketched a Christmas bunny:
It can be seen here and that pairing of songs is at about 32:20.
Info from the album:
Lo, How a Rose e’er Blooming / The Rose
Michael Praetorius / Amanda McBroom, arr. Craig Hella Johnson
(5:30)
I tried to find a place to buy just that one piece, but the album is not on the usual places that sell individual songs.
I've mostly just been listening to Christmas music and reading a book on location sketching.
Later, I sketched a Christmas bunny:
Friday, December 20, 2013
Snow
This is the first snow my area just south of Seattle has had since 18 December 2012. And that was the only snow the winter of 2012-2013 had. This bit of snow is more than there was on that previous date, but not by much. Rain is predicted for noon and it will all go away. It's been above freezing since I got up. These were taken about 0830.
The backyard gnomes have snow beards this morning.
A few more photos are here.
The backyard gnomes have snow beards this morning.
A few more photos are here.
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