nurturing children to be inquisitive and open to the world
Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) is recognized for his curiosity, imagination and sublime artistic ability.
In the years after 1505 Leonardo da Vinci produced a number of delicate drawings of plants and flowers, mostly drawn with a sharpened red chalk on paper coated with a delicate pale red preparation, itself probably composed of ground red chalk.
Friedrich Froebel developed nature walks for each children to experience the natural environment and see plants and flowers growing in nature.
The fourth Prelude and Fugue from JS Bach’s first book of the Well Tempered Clavier is a work of rare beauty, and among the greatest masterpieces that this composer created.
Ian Barton Stewart playing and his paintings from 2007 to 2016 chosen by him to resonate with the music.
also one of the three most profound from book one.
I have commenced the prelude and fugue with video of me
The fugue is particularly fascinating with its conjunction of the horizontal (or earthly) and vertical (or spiritual) world.
Johann Sebastian Bach was appointed Thomaskantor of the Thomaskirche in Leipzig, “the leading cantorate in Protestant Germany”, located in the mercantile city in the Electorate of Saxony.
“Classic design, quality construction, and styled minimalism.”
Quality timepieces crafted with a refined attention to detail that flow seamlessly into your lifestyle.
MVMT challenges the way of traditional business.
Wright designed the Hardy house facing Lake Michigan in 1905. It is the first instance where Wright designed a two story space, which is expressed on the exterior.
Eugene Szymczak became the seventh steward of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Thomas P. Hardy House in Racine, Wisconsin on September 16, 2012.
Harry Bertoia was part of the post war American sculptural movement. A wave of economic prosperity and industrial power resulted in significant scientific advances. Exposed to new industrial materials, Bertoia quickly became technically proficient with previously untried metal alloys, wires, and plastics.
After partnering with Knoll, Bertoia moved to East Greenville, Pennsylvania in 1950 and produced something extraordinary.
“If you look at those chairs, they are mainly made of air, like sculpture. Space passes right through them.”
The Bertoia Side Chair is among the most recognized achievements of mid century modern design.
Bertoia’s eponymous furniture collection was introduced by Knoll in 1952 and instantly proclaimed one of the greatest achievements of 20th century furniture design. Bertoia’s approach to the collection was in keeping with his sculptural interests.
Bertoia was born on March 10, 1915, in the small village of San Lorenzo, Friuli, Italy, about 50 miles north of Venice and 70 miles south of Austria.
Calling red “the color of creation”, Frank Lloyd Wright proposed that the Guggenheim Museum be constructed with red marble walls, long slim pottery red bricks, and weathered green copper banding.
Frank Lloyd Wright was known for using a brownish red he called Cherokee Red
Cherokee Red was not one exact color but a whole range of reddish hues made with iron oxide, some dark and some more vivid.
Cherokee Red harmonizes interior rooms with the natural colors of brick and wood.
Frank Lloyd Wright’s signature Cherokee Red concrete floors extend beyond the walls and become steps and outdoor decks.
Frank Lloyd Wright said, “The outside of any building may now come inside and the inside go outside, each seems as part of the other.”
With so many layers of experimentation at Taliesin there are many inspiring ideas: borrowed views, seamless connection between the inside and outside, building and garden complementing each other so that the combination has more impact than either element alone.
The use of local natural materials grounded the place in its location, and great design executed in inexpensive materials made spaces more accessible. Wright chose yellow limestone for the house from a quarry of outcropping ledges on a nearby hill. Stones were laid in long, thin ledges, evoking the natural way that they were found in the quarry. Plaster for the interior walls was mixed with sienna, giving a golden hue. The outside plaster walls were similar, but mixed with cement. Windows were placed so that sun could come through openings in every room at every point of the day.
Follow the story of how Sara and Melvyn Maxwell Smith came to work with Frank Lloyd Wright on the creation of their home.
Author Kathryn Watterson takes readers inside the Smiths’ adventure of working and building with Wright to create their home in Bloomfield Hills, MI (1946). Their story “is a fairy tale with blueprints, a unique blend of architecture and affection, of serendipity and staying the course.” Length: 250 pages. Beautifully illustrated with both black and white and color photographs.
School teachers Sara Stein Smith and Melvyn Maxwell Smith met Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin in 1941 and commissioned a custom home. The Smith House is an excellent example of Wright’s Usonian ideal.
Wright’s characteristic design principles include connection to the landscape, a strong horizontal emphasis created by dramatic roof projections, and the interplay between interior and exterior spaces.
Privacy from the street is provided by limiting the glazing to narrow bands of clerestory windows.
Melvyn Maxwell and Sara Stein Smith House
The Reciprocity Foundation works with homeless youth in New York City.
Like many other nonprofits, it works tirelessly to make a deep and highly focused impact on a relatively small population.
The Reciprocity Foundation is an award winning, contemplative nonprofit offering transformative programming for homeless and foster youth in NYC.
