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Daily Pontification

An Amplified Heart

By On September 24, 2015

As an art installation I think these giant wooden acoustic amplifiers inside Estonia’s Pähni Nature Centre are beautiful. I admire their architectural integrity, their studied craftsmanship, and the academic reasoning behind their… Read More

Miscellaneous

A Master of the Macro

By On November 23, 2010

João P. Burini’s collection of macro photography from the Brazilian rain forests are some of my favourite images fed by my Flickr account. I’m always taken aback by the beauty he captures… Read More

Daily Pontification

The Unforgettable Impression: Bryan Nash Gill’s “Hemlock 82”

By On June 4, 2010

I remember seeing Bryan Nash Gill handmade/pressed tree impression prints, but it is only now while searching for large format artwork for our own home that the pain of realizing I can’t… Read More

Miscellaneous

Naoko Ito’s Urban Nature 2009: The World in a Jar

By On January 25, 2010

Naoko Ito’s sculptural series “Urban Nature” embodies my obsession with experiencing and capturing moments of natural beauty, as so eloquently coined by Byron below (a passage which embodies my most intimate of… Read More

Miscellaneous

My Favourite Non-Traditional Christmas Tree of 2009

By On December 25, 2009

The 25 stones of christmas rocks, does it not? Beautifully executed by Resurrection Fern; be sure to check out her Etsy shop, knitalatte for other nature themed photos (love these embroidery decorated… Read More