Monday, May 17, 2010
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Day 134 - May 15, 2010
Kayaking the Colorado River - NY Times article
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Day 132 - May 13, 2010
Humility is not thinking less of yourself but thinking of yourself less.
--C.S. Lewis
“Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all.”
- William Temple
--C.S. Lewis
“Humility does not mean thinking less of yourself than of other people, nor does it mean having a low opinion of your own gifts. It means freedom from thinking about yourself at all.”
- William Temple
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
Day 129 - May 10, 2010
Some powerful quotes from Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance-
Stuckness shouldn't be avoided. It's the psychic predecessor of all real understanding. An egoless acceptance of stuckness is a key to an understanding of all Quality, in mechanical work as in other endeavors. It's this understanding of Quality as revealed by stuckness which so often makes self-taught mechanics so superior to institute-trained men who have learned how to handle everything except a new situation.
In each case there's a beautiful way of doing it and an ugly way of doing it, and in arriving at the high-quality, beautiful way of doing it, both an ability to see what "looks good" and an ability to understand the underlying methods to arrive at that "good" are needed. Both classic and romantic understandings of Quality must be combined.
The way to see what looks good and understand the reason it looks good , and to be at one with this goodness as the work proceeds, is to cultivate an inner quietness, a peace of mind so that goodness can shine through.
Stuckness shouldn't be avoided. It's the psychic predecessor of all real understanding. An egoless acceptance of stuckness is a key to an understanding of all Quality, in mechanical work as in other endeavors. It's this understanding of Quality as revealed by stuckness which so often makes self-taught mechanics so superior to institute-trained men who have learned how to handle everything except a new situation.
In each case there's a beautiful way of doing it and an ugly way of doing it, and in arriving at the high-quality, beautiful way of doing it, both an ability to see what "looks good" and an ability to understand the underlying methods to arrive at that "good" are needed. Both classic and romantic understandings of Quality must be combined.
The way to see what looks good and understand the reason it looks good , and to be at one with this goodness as the work proceeds, is to cultivate an inner quietness, a peace of mind so that goodness can shine through.
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Friday, May 7, 2010
Day 126 - May 7, 2010
Two resonant takes on chairs, using disparate materials.
The chairs above are made of felt. The chair below is made of bent plywood.
Thursday, May 6, 2010
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Monday, May 3, 2010
Sunday, May 2, 2010
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Day 119 - April 30, 2010
‘FinCube’ designed by Berlin based interior architect and designer Werner Aisslinger.
Day 118 - April 29, 2010
Shanghai World Expo Dream Cube
Shanghai World Expo Dream Cube: Transformative Experience from ESI Design on Vimeo.
Shanghai World Expo Dream Cube: Transformative Experience from ESI Design on Vimeo.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Day 117 - April 28, 2010
Logorama from Marc Altshuler - Human Music on Vimeo.
Not quite what I expected. The visuals were excellent. This film is desperately trying to emulate Quentin Taratino, yet it lacks all his wit and charm. He teeters over the edge without going over it or losing sight of a character's humanity.
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