Postcards From Colorado

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Re-Cover Home

Have you seen this beautiful makeover of an already originally fabulous Summer home on Long Island, NY? I love it. The current owners went back to the original architect, Harry Bates, who is now principal of Bates Masi Architects, to give the home an update. I think both the unpretentious scale (you know, that normal 1970s size) and the truly cool, livable design are what draw me in.

I love this office!

via materialicious and Dwell.
Top photo by Chris Wesnofske for Bates Masi. All others by Raimund Koch for Dwell.

Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Vail

Fantastic skiing at Vail today. Fluffy white and wintery. For those who could ski it, deep powder. The group had a blast.

Sunday, March 22, 2009

Hemp

I love this weighty hemp bedding from Couleur Chanvre. It would be perfect for our cool summer nights here in the mountains.

...discovered via Remodelista.

Friday, March 20, 2009

DAM Psychedelic...

This should be fun! A new exhibit at the Denver Art Museum, The Psychedelic Experience: Rock Posters from the San Francisco Bay Area, 1965–71, opens tomorrow. On display will be 300 posters from the '60s music scene. Here are a few...

There are also some interactive features of the exhibit... it will be fun to check back with this one if we can view the videos other people make. And there is a great Psychedelic Side Trip music selection here.

above featured posters from the exhibit by Victor Miscoso, Wes Wilson and Bonnie MacLean

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Today's 1st Dibs

I liked a number of today's listings on 1st Dibs. Here are some of my favorites...

Paul Laszlo Bench,

17th Century Dutch Engraving,1950s Italian Wall Lamp,Fun Robot Sculpture by James Bauer (contemporary),1940s-50s Architectural Models,Danish Modern Teak Tripod Lamp,1960s California Studio Pottery Lamp.

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Sunrise over Aspen

Yesterday I was on top of Ajax, Aspen's mountain, at dawn. Beautiful.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Nathan Abels

Since this blog is called Postcards from Colorado, I am happy to be writing about a talented Denverite. Yesterday Nathan Abels, a 28 year-old Denver artist wrote to me. I have enjoyed visiting both his website and his blog, and will spend more time there. His body of work is impressive and beautiful, including paintings, drawings and fantastic aerial photos, which inspire his realist pieces. And he is now offering a limited edition print of his intricate, seemingly abstract (but then so real) drawing "Two Roofs" here.

Printed on thick, high-quality Crane Museo Max 365gsm paper using archival pigmented inks, each print comes with a signed and numbered certificate of authenticity. The image size is 7.5x7.5" and there is a white border to allow for framing. Each is $39, and there are only 50 in the edition.

Abels's work is primarily landscape-based and representational, mostly having to do with human habitat. From a review of his recent show at the Rule Gallery in Denver: "The themes [in Abels's work] have consistently been space and place related. Open spaces, quiet places, and a sense of uneasiness and mysterious origins permeate his images, be they of houses based off of aerial photographs, or a lone burning barrel at night. When asked about the quietness of his images, Abels said, 'Everything else is noisy enough. I suppose my work acts as some kind of balance. In a lot of ways I think I can make work more real or honest when it is quieter.'” I will enjoy seeing his work in person when we can sneak away to Denver again. From his body of work:

"Deciduous"

"Not Light, But Darkness Visible"

"Run On Sentence"

"Indiana"

"Without Haste, But Without Rest"

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And some aerial photos...

Definitely go take a look.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009

I Needed Blossoms

so I bought these today.

Trip to SC

We had a good visit with my father and his new bride, who live in Beaufort, SC. Their wedding was lovely. All the family was there. Eddie and I spent a few days visiting before the big event. Here are a few highlights...