My Garden

I found the greatest pleasure last summer watching my flowers grow and boy did they grow....

It's been awhile since I last wrote....

I haven't been on here for sometime now five years to be exact. I had trouble even getting back into my account. But here I am and with a add on and a delete and rearranging its up to my standards. Life has changed a lot since my last post some years ago and it is amazing how much life can do that. I was in school, homeless and now a member of boards and a volunteer and coordinator of the Homeless shelter here in my city. Who would have guessed? I will write that adventure when I do have much more time. But in the meantime...it's good to be back

School and Holidays...

Wow it sure has been awhile since I have been here..Packing, moving and school took up a lot of my time...But I am done. I graduated with my M.A. and I am living in Detroit for now working my way back home to NY. I do miss my family in the U.P. of Michigan but they will be fine. It was a very hard decision to make but it was time for me to go. I am here hanging with my son for awhile before my final move. Having my Masters degree in English Lit with a focus in Film studies and Native American Studies gives me many job opportunities in teaching. I mostly would like to teach Film studies. I am really a freak when it comes to film. It's what I love most. I especially love the horror genre, and the older the film the better. German Expression is one of my very favorites. I am really excited because my son bought me...

How cool is this film set. All the best in horror. I like old horror because it doesn't have the modern special effects that limits your imagination and the feel to it...but has a macabre feel which I believe is darker than the newer Hollywood versions of horror film. The Horror classics are the best and I would love to teach them. Which is what I will be looking to do. wish me luck! Oh also if you want to see my website I have been working on take a look Here

New York, New York...My Home Town

It was so good to be back in NY this summer...its been a long time since I was there. I am working on my last class at NMU and as soon as I am finished I will be moving back there. I want to spend the rest of my years back in NY where I belong and this final decision was made as soon as I stepped foot back on Manhattan Island..that was the cherry on the cake..or apple in this case. All I kept thinking was, "How could I have ever left?" New York New York A Hell Of a Town...every song, poem and story based on this city is right on. I love Billy Joels' New York State Of Mind... I am always in a New York State Of Mind...

I love the hustle and bustle of NY and the fact that no one gives a shit who you are, what you look like, or what you wear, or how crazy you are...its a great place to hide from life and reality for that matter, Believe me I could use some hiding from life....Ahhhh NY my home sweet home....

Street musicians were always one of my favorite experiences in NY along with artist. The band in this photo had a Latino feel and it was a wonderful, "Hello and welcome home" for me. I wanted to stay all day and just chill like I used to. Maybe a trip to Little Italy. I used to go to there all the time on Sundays to Ferrara's Bakery for a cup of cappuccino and an Italian pastry. I would sell my soul to have that time back in my life...

Times Square an exciting place to be in NY especially New Years Eve...I am making it a goal to be there for 2013. All I have to do is finish school which is what I am doing and I am out of here...:)

Art Inspirations

Edward Burne-Jones and Alfred, Lord Tennyson The Beggar Maid [Written 1833, published 1842. Note: this painting by Edward Burne-Jones was inspired by Tennyson's poem:

Her arms across her breast she laid;
She was more fair than words can say:
Bare-footed came the beggar maid
Before the king Cophetua.
In robe and crown the king stept down,
To meet and greet her on her way;
'It is no wonder,' said the lords,
'She is more beautiful than day.'
As shines the moon in clouded skies,
She in her poor attire was seen:
One praised her ancles, one her eyes,
One her dark hair and lovesome mien.
So sweet a face, such angel grace,
In all that land had never been:
Cophetua sware a royal oath:
'This beggar maid shall be my queen!'
Thank you
Victorian-Vampire-Society


Gustave Doré ~ The Bridge of Sighs

The Bridge of Sighs-Thomas Hood
One more Unfortunate,
Weary of breath,
Rashly importunate,
Gone to her death!
Take her up tenderly,
Lift her with care;
Fashion'd so slenderly
Young, and so fair!
Look at her garments
Clinging like cerements;
Whilst the wave constantly
Drips from her clothing;
Take her up instantly,
Loving, not loathing.
Con't




" So the King arose and went
To smoke the scandalous hive of those wild bees
That made such honey in his realm. Howbeit
Some little of this marvel he too saw,
Returning o'er the plain that then began
To darken under Camelot; whence the King
Look'd up, calling aloud, ' Lo there ! the roofs
Of our great Hall are rolled in thunder-smoke!
Pray Heaven, they be not smitten by the bolt.'
For dear to Arthur was that hall of ours.
As having there so oft with all his knights
Feasted, and as the stateliest under heaven.".....Tennyson

Goldcoast

The north shore of Long Island, New York, USA in a sixteen mile stretch from Great Neck to Huntington, was a favorite retreat for the rich and the famous. Many were wealthy industrialists of the Gilded Age who pioneered great industries. These captains of industry spent fortunes on their lavish lifestyles. Many worked in and around New York City and created large estates on the north shore of Queens County, now Nassau County, today commonly referred to as the "Gold Coast."

I am an architect fanatic, It is awesome to see how a person can look at cement/brick/etc and make it exquisite, eye candy. It is an art that Wows people ...

I appreciate the art of a structure... which is why no matter where I blog or share my thoughts and my likes, you will see photos and/or see post about a building/house etc. Most of these older buildings are handcrafted to perfection by famous architects with details that only an artist of that trade can delight us with. The inside of these buildings have remnants of historical around the world artifacts that the designer took care in placing so.... the designer and owner can bring the world to us here in the U.S, Buildings that were inspirations for things like great art and great writings..... and then how is appreciation for this art shown... the damn place eventually gets demolished. In the future we will never have old U.S. historical sites for our young to see if they keep demolishing the freaking buildings...Does everything in this country have to be new???? WTF
Examples of this are............

WR Hearsts' Lands End, scholars believe is the inspiration for Daisy Buchanan's house, was in the 'blue-blooded' Sands Point across the water, the basis for East Egg.

The Beacon Towers (photo posted) is thought to be the inspiration behind Jay Gatsby's West Egg mansion, which was demolished in the 1940s.. Both mansions belonged to WR Hearst.

 F. Scott Fitzgerald attended many parties at Beacon Towers. Right across the bay was Fitzgerald's inspiration for Daisy Buchanan's Georgian Colonial mansion, where Fitzgerald stayed as a guest many times and is rumored to have written part of the novel there. The Beacon was demolished in 1945 and Lands End in 2011...seriously!!

Detroit Institute of Art

Ancient Egyptian canopic jars


Egyptian canopic jars. From the Old Kingdom, 26th Dynasty, 664 - 525 B.C. The mummification process involved the removal of organs, kept within the canopic jars, and guarded by one of the "Four Sons of Horus." Each deities likeness is portrayed on the lid of the vessel that holds the organ they guard. The ape-headed Hapi protected the lungs, the jackel-headed Duamutef the stomach, the human-headed Imseti the liver, and falcon-headed Kebehsenuef the intestines.




Pair statue of Mercy and His wife Seti 1390-1350 B.C.E.



Stained Glass 1890 John LaFarge




Nuns sat in this pew in the 1600's


These stalls were originally part of a choir in a convent church in North central Spain.



Alabaster Jar 3000 B.C.E.




Walls in the lounge area