enough to make you
pack your bags:
visits marfa
21.5.10
beautiful honors (off to bake a cake)
it's a lovely day when someone says hello
the way these two have; with grateful
thanks, I accept the privilege of being
honored with delightful awards from
&
now, I must compile the necessary
ingredients to bake the cakes I'd
like to set before you: luscious bits
that will do the job of thanking
these two (who have been so generous)
and you (for whom the cake must be tasty
enough)...and do justice to those I'd like
to send you off to visit...
20.5.10
Substitution
About a week ago, I wrote -- offhandedly, actually -- something in response to a question. The question was asked by someone whom I respect, someone with an excellent work ethic and an eye that will take him far.
My response surprised me.
I don't usually admit it to myself anymore.
It was something that, years ago, I was quite certain of. But I lost the gist...somewhere, in the mill that life becomes, I lost the simple meaning of what I wanted. To pursue design as a sort of career (something, for me, that would fit well in the small crevices of personal time that were part of the geography of being a mother of four) seemed a more-than-acceptable substitute.
But a substitute is always that. A substitute.
"What kind of work do you do?"
The answer to his question is the one that I can't get out of my mind.
(P. S. I have loved design, and always will. Like Pippi, I am a thing-finder.)
19.5.10
lucky in life
there are days when you
come home to yourself &
nothing is more glorious
or simple. thank God for
those we love and those
we care for. how lucky is
life, just the living of it?
klee@sfmoma
15.5.10
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9.5.10
(...to love #9) ART OF THIS CENTURY
It was a lovely sunny day in the city.
Fort Mason was beautiful; the colors
of the sky and the water and the bridge
were not to be equaled. It was pretty much
like heaven (in that sweet San Francisco way).
shopping, zoomed over to the SFMOMA &
found the Anniversary Show in full swing
& it's a doozy. You ought to stop by, if
you already haven't. Did you know that
(in days gone by) you could sometimes
arrange to purchase art as it was being
exhibited in museums? The sketches
above are from papers that Calder sent
with an installation of his art...it's magnificent
to see his directions for setting up the work, but
the truly critical bits of information, as I see it,
are the numbers (prices!) scrawled below the
diagrams for each piece.
$300 for a Calder, anyone?
(long ago and far away)
The other correspondence (all snapped with
my trusty old iPhone, which seems to always
be there when I need it, unlike my trusty
camera) is between Peggy Guggenheim
and the founding director of the museum,
Dr. Grace Morley. The pics aren't great,
but you can click on them and sort of
get the gist. What really got me was
Peggy's fabulous business stationery.
And the price of the Pollock.
Art of this Century (and forevermore).
ART OF THIS CENTURY
It was a lovely sunny day in the city.
Fort Mason was beautiful; the colors
of the sky and the water and the bridge
were not to be equaled. It was pretty
much like heaven (in that San Francisco
way). Then we went to the SFMOMA &
the Anniversary Show is in full swing
and it's a doozy. You ought to stop by, if
you already haven't. Did you know that
(in days gone by) you could sometimes
arrange to purchase art as it was being
exhibited in museums? The sketches above
are from papers that Calder sent with
an installation of his art...it's magnificent
to see his directions for setting up the work
but the critical bit of information, as I see it,
are the numbers (prices!) scrawled below the
diagrams for each piece are the prices.
$300 for a Calder, anyone?
The correspondence (snapped with my
trusty old iPhone, which seems to always
be there when I need it, unlike my trusty
camera) is between Peggy Guggenheim
and the founding director of the museum,
Dr. Grace Morely. The pics aren't great,
but you can click on them and sort of
get the gist. What really got me was
Peggy's fabulous business stationery.
Art of this Century (and forevermore).
7.5.10
6.5.10
The Book
What the Aesthete does is beyond enchanting:
it is the stuff of legend, as I see it now.
The Aesthete writes to us (that is, blogs) as a
good friend...a most careful and curious soul with
great intellect & a magnificent eye; a warm-hearted
professor of All that is Most Beautiful in the World...
a professor who throws the doors wide open, inviting
us into his well-appointed classroom, and teaches us
things we might never have known if it were not for
our dear friend. In the wake of his departure, I can
only think (hope) that he might perhaps return -- in
the not-too-distant future -- come back to the class-
room, as it were. Perhaps with a new text? How
magnificent it would be to see "An Aesthete's Lament:
The Book." How doubly delightful to see it on his blog,
announcing his return. One can only hope. And I do.
5.5.10
things i went back for (exhibit A)
one of the most arresting covers
i've laid eyes on. i actually had to
go back to the bookstore and buy
the book (several days after taking
this picture, which was many moons
ago...i should, really, take a better
photo for you. perhaps. someday).
no, i haven't read it yet.
yes, i'm hoping to.
what is it with books? the thing is,
actually, what would it be without
them? i'd never ever want to know.
3.5.10
i love it when a plan comes together
Just finished a job with a perfectly
incredible team; pure joy to work
with each of them. Above, the
invitation. It will soon be in the mail :)
Many thanks, especially, to Chris
at Imperial Printing for her
ever-present can-do attitude.
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