rebirthing

it's officially Spring. happy Norouz! - Persian New Year. here's to new life! ironically, i have had revelations about this auspicious time of year as i sit at home, buzzing on antibiotics, slowing down the pace of life as i nurse myself back to recovery from being hit by a nasty bug. i've had time to kick back and revel in things i LOVE : reading one of my favorite mags Food & Wine cover to cover and discovering amazing people and things they love doing and doing well (Scribe Winery), meditating on a glorious gift from my friend Jamila which could not be more of a dead-on metaphor for mineral forest - the proper care and nurturing of this little fairy plant requires daily water dips - so true of the attention i need to pay to this little business concept i am trying to get off the ground and sprout up!





and realizing more and more the importance of blessings - of spreading hope and joy and health to all those around us - if even in just the few words "feel better". i could literally feel the vibratory effect of those words as friends, family and even the pharmacist bid me a swift recovery.

so here's to taking time out to smell the flowers,



creating gustatory bliss,



digging color coordination,



and new ventures in enchanted settings.








happy spring.

fabricating light

project #1: pendant luminaire. components: chord kit & compact fluorescent bulb.


felt four-leaf clover mobile



project #2: table luminaire. components: LEDs & battery circuit.


the mock-up


soldered circuit


glowing gems


tibetan quartz crystals on wood


some classmate projects:


acrylic and color


bolder, brighter


stuffed LEDs


inside out


nylon


flipping out

towards the light

sounds, smells, the sun, the stillness just before new birth. you can feel it in the air. this weekend we spring forward into daylight savings. i took a long-overdue walk up in Elysian Park this afternoon and wondered why i don't go so often. it's the seasons changing. and i'm in the mood for the outdoors. to top off an already inspiring flirt with nature, i just watched a documentary that was highly recommended to me: Rivers & Tides. downright breathtaking.

hospitality heaven

someone get me to NYC quick! the Crosby Street Hotel is TOTALLY up my alley.


into the forest


pretty in pink


the great outdoors


lobbying


this is a planet...


...of sound