vintage coin vases

vintage japanese cloisonne vases circa 1960. i love the color and the stylize coin pattern.

bubble tiles

by Evit

kate's coins

gold coin necklaces

The Inspiration: Rhoda on the Mary Tyler Moore Show

vintage coin mix

Ben Amun necklace

Kenneth Jay Lane costume jewelry

GirlProps.com

rosey collection

Stephen Webster's version of a butterfly

a fondness of butterflies over the years

late Georgian steel cut hair pin

Victorian bohemian garnet brooch

pressed horn or gutta percha butterfly brooch Victorian

diamond, gold and pearl brooch circa 1910

Lalique necklace

Deco real butterfly wing brooch

1930's-40's ad

read butterfly wings painted

butterflies

my walk around the neighborhood last night

my tree lined street

evidence that someone was having fun with "grow a bug"

ew gross.... but very funny that they decided to share the results with the neighborhood

The Palace of Fine Arts

In the Marina District of San Francisco there is the old Panama Pacific Exposition building of 1915. An event dedicated to progress and celebrating the completion of the Panama Canal. "ruins" called the Palace of Fine Arts. The original building was only meant to be a temporary structure but it was beloved buy the citizens of SF and so it was created as a permanent structure in 1967.

swans, ducks, herons and other wild life love the pond out front. skunks do too as you can often smell that they have been there

the main rotunda

the ceiling

doors

the back doors of the Exploratorium SF

museum goers

enjoying a break at the Rothko

lady in lace

I love this lady. Painted by Kees van Dongen around 1905-06, La chemise noire lives in the SFMoMa which I visited a few weeks ago. I have always loved her. From her comely shape and naughty kit to her grays, pinks and blacks palate she stands quietly at the entrance of the permanent collection of the museum.

so apparently i take all of my photos askew. please forgive

Mondrian

I am absolutely delighted but the peeling tape and how totally disheveled texture of the canvas and tape. So much like people. The further back you stand the clearer the image and the closer the likelier you are to see the grit.

I quite like the reflection of the people in the glass too.

Piet Mondrian at the SFMoMa

Homage to the Square

3 Josef Albers in the permanent collection at the SFMoMa

color blocks

This is a great idea for those who don't know what flowers to plant. Group the colors. It is high impact and a refreshing alternative to a dotty mish-mash (which can be delightful too).

pink

purple

yellow

A series of newly planted tree boxes on Centre Street (no that is not a typo)