CORONA LIGHTS
As we all sit here sheltering-in-place during this hopefully-once-in-a-lifetime event, just sharing some thoughts on coping, mapping and the future. Forget thinking of the well-known beer or a large park in Queens, our idea of acknowledging what is going on and trying to cheer up was to not take down the holiday lights from December. You remember December, when we were all still innocently thinking that 2020 was going to be a great year for many people? The lights twinkle and remind us of better
SEASONAL INSPIRATION FOR A NEW DECADE
The arrival of the New Year, as it should, brought unexpected surprises. First, helping to put the “sea” in seasonal, creativity coupled with love of what they do, fishermen took these humble crab cages and crafted their evocative holiday tree. Second, after virtually giving up on the annual disappointment of trying to get our “Christmas” cactus to bloom, we transplanted it to the seashore. Given a different environment, apparently a new lease on life, it greeted our recent arrival with a display unlike any
A WHALE OF A TALE
It’s pretty obvious by all of the Coastal Art Maps that I produce that I love where the land and water meet. The ever-changing aspects of the coastline never cease to amaze and delight me. And a big part of these places are beaches. Hence, it should come as no surprise that beach-combing is something I like to do quite a lot. Walking the places I map and observing everything that the sea delivers is never boring. One of the more fascinating finds we’ve had
THE LOSS OF DEXTERITY
The other day I was reading about a piece of work being prepared by Gaetano Pesce, one of the greats of 20th Century Italian design, called “La Perdita della Manualita’” which translates to be “The Loss of Dexterity”. This piece and its title is acknowledging and lamenting the loss of hand craftsmanship in the creation of many things, a skill which relates to many cultures but certainly is near and dear to the hearts of Italians. And, as someone of Italian descent who
THE “LOST” TRIBE OF MEN
We all know how much men like maps. Statistically, way more than women, apparently. Have you thought about why that is? I believe it’s because, as a group, we are way more “lost” than the other gender. Not only are we lost, but we don’t like to admit that we are. How often are women more likely than men to ask for directions when in a new situation? Men would rather just work things out themselves, possibly with the
Discover new styles
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Art of handmade crafts
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Kitchen Jungle
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NORTHWARD BOUND
Following a suggestion, I recently ventured to the furthest point north that I’ve mapped to date to look at the very small strip of land that represents the entire Atlantic Seacoast of New Hampshire, a mere 16 mile stretch between the northern border of Massachusetts and the southern tip of Maine. If you’re driving on I-95 and yawn, you could miss it altogether. Yet, it is quite a charming, diverse and historic wedge of classic New England landscape replete with dramatic headlands, stunning
THE WONDER OF IT ALL
As we approach the end of another year amid the tumult of trying to decide where everyone stands on the issue of climate change, I came across a completely illuminating article in The New Yorker about Rachel Carson (you know, author of Silent Spring) who had written quite a bit about the land and the sea before she was ever a famous author. I was so struck by the depth of her poetry on matters near and dear to my Coastal Art Mapping-heart, that I