French doors (via The Voyage of V)

When you can barely catch your breath as you settle into a new place, fight with AT&T to get your internet connection and get ready for a new job, there is not much time to blog. In the mean time, please enjoy a beautiful post from a fellow blogger.
Till next week, when hopefully things start winding down …

When I travel I like to really take note of the tiny details that make a place what it is. And in a country like France, they're everywhere you look. Even something as utilitarian as a door can be a beautiful thing, and it makes me so sad that this kind of attention to detail isn't considered important these days. These doors come mostly from Paris, but the beautiful door knockers (I think they are door knockers, I was too scared to touch!) are i … Read More

via The Voyage of V

Cars as Canvas (via Rambling with a cantankerous old mule)

As I am getting ready to work with homeless teenagers in Colombia, I am finding inspiration from all over the globe. Check this “cars as canvas” project for South African teenagers.

Till next week …

I did art as a subject in my first few years at high school – but only because it was compulsory. I also did woodwork and managed to produce an off-centre photo frame which still sits proudly in my dad's lounge, a rickety magazine rack and a surprisingly-usable letter opener. After discovering how frustrating (and rewarding, or course) teaching can be for myself the last couple of years I (now) appreciate my teachers those decades ago for putting … Read More

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