My new (ancient) house in France is featured in World Of Interiors magazine (see cover). They also included a barn conversion that I did in Provence. Details to follow!
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I'm rushing to get this post in! There are only three hours left in the month, and luckily it's a leap year or I wouldn't have made it! I started my blog, a friendly place for me to visit, ten years ago: February 2006. More on this later. Merci.
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**NOTE**
Get in touch if you're interested in joining us for Claire Basler's Open House,
September 2018.
If you've ever wanted to visit Claire Basler's magical home and studio in France you have time to make plans. This year's dates are June 4-5 and 11-12, at Chateau de Beauvoir. Inspiration awaits you!
Next spring, it will be our pleasure to receive you at Château de Beauvoir
for a walk between nature and painting.Murals, oils on canvas, oils on paper, drawings, studios, gardens.
Looking forward to seeing you.We wish you a 2016 full of inspiration and beauty.
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Announcing Marcel's Designs, cool street wear, skateboarder, hipster t-shirts for kids and adults, handmade by Marcel! He'll be debuting his line at Winterpalooza at the Museum of Art & History December 18th, downtown Santa Cruz!
He's happy to make baby shirts too. Bulk custom orders are welcome. Cheers!
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There's some new inventory in my Etsy shop. Here's the Winter 2015 LookBook!
vintage alpaca sweater
purple crinkle silk outfit
men's vintage wedding coat, made in bangkok
antique cloisonné bangle
19th century iroquois beaded pin cushion
antique silk brocade sherpa hat
men's vintage pendleton camel coat
vintage varsity tennis jacket
red leather vintage purse
antique mink stole
french floral still life oil painting
copper angel candle holder
french impressionist landscape oil painting
bottle cap chain, in the style of clare graham
oil painting portrait of a girl
vintage fruit packing crates, from the original apple orchard where apple computers is now headquartered
last but not least, an antique faux fireplace with heater!
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The chimes of freedom flashing,
flashing for the warriors whose strength is not to fight,
flashing for the refugees on the unarmed road of flight…for the aching whose wounds cannot be nursed
for the countless confused, accused, misused, strung-out ones and worse,
and for every hung-up person in the whole wide universe,
we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing…(selective verses excerpted from Chimes Of Freedom)
The Byrds at Monterey Pop Festival, June 17, 1967
Check out who else was in the line-up for the festival. Staggering.
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How did this happen? During the warmer months I did a lot of treasure hunting and rescuing of lovely vintage goods. My zeal was such that I'd collect all daylong with wild abandon, return home to the barn and dump everything off and then go back out, into the great wilderness of unfound treasures. The piles grew, and grew, unbeknownst to me, at an alarming rate. I was like a squirrel stashing it all away. Now that the weather has changed and I find myself homebound I'm realizing the magnitude of the monster I've created.
The dining hall.
"Has anyone seen the Eames chair?"
My genius office.
And that's just three rooms! I can however find quiet respite in selective viewing. Meaning, if I simply look at smaller vignettes within the space I can find some peaceful moments. For example, in my office I can single out this view:
Tunnel-vision, view above my desk.
A corner in the living room with fewer piles (did I mention that I'm an interior designer, heh).
Seemingly peaceful bedside.
Every horizontal surface is a magnet. This one is at least intriguing.
Just look up, above the fray.
A rusty bear who can still carry a tune. There's a lesson in there somewhere.
The fridge is uncharacteristically uncluttered!
The dishes are in order.
As long as the kitchen functions and I can still cook a meal then it can't be that bad. Right? Although we will have to eat on our laps for now. The dining table hasn't looked like this for months! …
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They didn't plan it, they didn't come under one another's influence, but my boys both became music journalists. I'm utterly delighted.
Simon says, "Cross your arms."
Simon says, "Straighten your arms."
Simon says, "Don't smile." heh
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~ August 22 – September 27 ~
"Bring the whole family to come and enjoy the latest addition to our chronic leisure surplus…"
Photo by Christopher Jobson for ColossalDismaland pulls back the curtain of denial — ie: nonstop happy faces, in the face of a planet in crisis — and reveals, in Banksy's unflinching art-meets-activism style, our very real dark side. From the pond of remote-controlled boats packed with migrants to an abattoir carousel featuring horse meat, this is not your grandma's amusement park.
"This event contains adult themes, distressing imagery, extended use of strobe lighting, smoke effects and swearing. The following items are strictly prohibited: knives, spraycans, illegal drugs, and lawyers from the Walt Disney corporation."
Dubbed an "escape from mindless escapism", the seaside park located in Banksy's hometown of Bristol features new works by him, as well as hundreds of pieces by 58 artists from around the globe.
Detail from an artwork by Jimmy Cauty titled The Aftermath Displacement Principle – a model of an entire town frozen just after a period of civil unrest.
Rear view portraits.
Nettie Wakefield renders your likeness in an exquisite pencil drawing, but only the back of your head. Surprisingly revealing.
Toilet paper picnic table by Michael Beitz
An armour plated riot control vehicle built to serve on the streets of Northern Ireland. Equipped with sniper posts, grenade launchers and now – a children’s slide.
A guide holding a bouquet of balloons with the phrase, "I am am an imbecile."One of my favorite features, before you even enter the park, you've "entered". The "security" at the door are dressed in Alice-In-Wonderland style costumes, with oversized police caps and cardboard reinforcements:
Banksy describes the exhibition as "a festival of art, amusements and entry-level anarchism".
The Comrades Advice Bureau, where people are given tutorials on how to get into bus stop advertising display cases.
Photograph by Alicia Canter for the GuardianBe sure to "exit through the gift shop" to pick up an
Ad Space Hacking Pack, 5£.
What anarchist art event would be complete without a soundtrack. Every Friday features an incredible line-up of live music:
Wish you were here:
Australian news video.
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