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Sexuality is not the only thing hidden in closets. Having just celebrated Gay Pride, it is fitting we acknowledge that hiding who we really are just isn't right for anyone. You may not be hiding something as fundamental as your sexuality but then you really don't know until you begin to show who you are …
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This first workshop was a great success! Let me know if you would be interested in a future workshop! Join good people for an afternoon of wine, small eats and hands-on learning. Come away inspired to unlock the beauty of your home. We'll explore arranging art, create vignettes, learn how to select a home color …
Colors dance but never solo. You're standing in front of hundreds of paint chips at the hardware store. You're thinking, "Grab one and run." Wrong! Never pick out one color. Colors dance. But never solo. Colors dance before our eyes because they are not substance, but refracted light. Color is not a solid, but light waves …
Who talks to a house? First of all, who talks to a house? Abe Odedina and his wife for starters. In describing how he and his wife began the renovation of a recently purchased unremarkable home, Abe says, "So we thought that over time we'd have a word with it." (October 2018 issue of The …
Strength from memories In his masterful thoughts on home in his book, The Prophet, Kahlil Gibran tells his listeners their houses need to contain peace, remembrances and beauty. Peace and beauty we will leave for another time. Because right now, there is an urgency to explore the minefield of memory as the Senate prepares to …
How do our spaces treat small things? This is a closet in my upstairs attic. A closet emptied of things stored. Now it holds an old table, an old chair, a few books, a pen and notebook, a few loved objects belonging to the natural world. But mostly it has become a holder of time …
Let there be mystery! The honeycomb. After a weekend of synchronicity with the word popping up simultaneously in music and word, I decided to explore for lessons on space. This has not been a visual exploration but then neither have our most enduring images of honeycombs been visual. Creation, pleasure, pain, desire, divinity, lust, love, …
Light shaping space Welcome! This site is about the creation of physical spaces that make us feel generous and hopeful. That nurture us so that we can bring the beauty of justice and compassion into the world. If you are in the middle of a remodel, buying or rethinking your space, whether it is a …