It’s 5:30 AM. The alarm rips you away from a pleasant dream with a series of piercing beeps. You slam the snooze bar down and steal another ten minutes of sleep. The alarm wrenches you awake again, driving you from your warm, comfortable bed. A cup of coffee and you head off to the woods. […]
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The Secret Life of the Street: Appreciating the Architecture Around Us
To move ahead with a visual education, we should begin to look outside the study of art and design in an interior context. Everything we see contributes to the mix of stimuli that forms and nurtures our individual aesthetic. Thus it is natural that buildings, which provide the context for these stimuli, would have a […]
A Day on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
My wife and I have a list. It’s a list of a hundred things we want to do before we die. Most are exotic, like #10 – Climb Mount Kilamanjaro, and #15 – Heli-ski the Bugaboos. Some are, shall we say, less than striking, such as #83 – Spend a week at a health resort […]
Keeping an Open Mind: Exploring Why We Like the Art We Like
This column originally embraced the belief that the visual arts are an essential and useful part of everyone’s life. The enjoyment and appreciation of art encourages the development of visual skills that positively affect critical judgment, style and taste. The ability to be observant and perceptive contributes to success in the workplace and guarantees a […]
Stress Reduction to Cultivate A Calm Mind
Running one’s own business can be stressful. No fixed salary, constant promotional efforts and sometimes the isolation of being on one’s PC all day can be a strain. Here are a few ideas to implement each day before the stress builds up. Remember it is much easier to nip something in the bud then to […]