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Perfect illustration of how the element of water (glass, blue & water) feeds the element of wood.
Balloon sculptures by Hans Hemmert. A macro-illustration of how everything is made up of little, nebulous, airy cells and, yet, becomes so solid we can’t imagine the solids are all just tiny pieces attached in a pattern held together by our design.
“ Love is the substance of all life. Everything is connected in love, absolutely everything.
Julia Cameron
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A visual feng shui q&a:
The Q: What can I do to improve my narrow room?
The A: While this may be largely aesthetic as well as elemental, and because I do not know you and we have not spoken, lets call this a more “intuitive textbook” answer to your question. I would put a light (white. probably) and large deeply textured rug down ( i lean toward oval) and would ditch the small wood piece, add upward-facing light in a far corner from the windows ( this i’d do strategically, depending on what area of your life needs the most “energy”… and perhaps swap the colored sheers on the windows for white—- if not add white or silver or chevron printed pillows to decrease the abundance of wood and water and create more dynamism—- and… yes… there’s more, but that’s where I’d start! Remember this is not tailored to your needs, but on a basic level its more elementally balanced and has greater yang(openness) and a sense of a core. I truly adore those peacock feathers…I’d love it if you’d let me know where you found them! xx Dana
“ True stability results when presumed order and presumed disorder are balanced. A truly stable system expects the unexpected, is prepared to be disrupted, waits to be transformed.
Tom Robbins
Andreas Gursky captures a wild architectural veneer created of people running around on the floor of the stock exchange. People are as integral to creating design and space as are walls or windows or lights. Creating a home where people can assemble and gather- even at a small table- is your contribution to the creation of the walls, floors and ceilings of your home. Without an area to assemble, there is a piece missing to your home.
Incidentally, you Los Angeles folk can head over to Gagosian in Beverly Hills to see the new Richard Meier & Partners addition that shines with warm wood and skylights…and check out the top room (stunner) filled with a few giant pieces of these body-tableaus (including a Madonna concert… so dope!) Diana Von Furstenberg just did….!
“Most people are good at too many things. And when you say someone is focused, more often than not what you actually mean is they’re very narrow.”
~Chuck Close
today’s poll: have you ever called a phone psychic? and, if so, did you get accurate information?
I’m so curious!
youmightfindyourself:youngandtragic: sweethomestyle: Dee Adams
Though I’m not digging the wires or stacked art on the floors, this is fresh and fun and perhaps with a slick white carpet to cut a bit of the wood, yes, white carpets race through my mind today, yes, with a white carpet I am on board.
they may need me to feng shui Congress…
House Minority Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr. , R-Norwalk, pictured standing, far right, speaks while colleagues Rep. Barbara Lambert, D-Milford and Rep. Jack F. Hennessy, D-Bridgeport, play solitaire Monday night as the House convened to vote on a new budget. (AP)
Modern Day Surreal.
Q & A on Feng Shui du Jour: Your Bedroom Walls
Q: Is there anything that you approve of to put on the wall above a beds headboard?? Thanks! I really like your tumblr!
A: Thank you so much! Yes, of course, the space above a bed’s headboard is a valid space to decorate. Think simple and think holistically about what you should be sleeping under to best begin to answer this question yourself. If you are prone to nightmares or insomnia, a BRIGHT RED painting or a photo of something tempestuous will not be a smart move for you. A giant, heavy ANYTHING in an earthquake prone area is a giant NO, as is a MIRROR or anything heavy that is on the wall behind you that is not hung at a professional level ( as in, no D-I-Y are installations over your head unless you REALLY know what you are doing. Mirrors are rarely a good thing (* there are exceptions to every rule), and wall vinyl that is tasteful could be a great thing. What is in your bedroom should be reveuvenating, calming, an expression of unity or of feeling placid and content. No need to put “motivational” affifmations over your head. Save it for your office area/ workspace. Metal sculptures, sharply pointed objects, shelves piled with books/stuff and lots of Christmas tree lights with wires are non-optimal for most everyone… I HOPE THAT HELPS!!! xx Dana
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Having enough surface area for the contents of a table will make the difference between a space feeling grounded with earth energy and gravity and one that, as is witnessed above, looks scattered and disperate, robbed of its spaciousness by too much in too small a perimeter. Those teeny coffee tables with large vases and bowls leave no place to utilive space, a crowded top of an armoire makes it seem regrettably small though it is large, and a side table stacked with books to its edges leaves no space to add or sit… Yes, too much, too little, too lost!
