DOCUMERICA.

In the 1970s the Environmental Protection Agency hired freelance photographers to capture images relating to environmental problems in America entitled, Documerica Project. Beautiful, nearly endless collection of photograph. Seems like a good project to start again today. Yes? 1. Gas Station in the Portland Area, Away From the Freeway. One of Many Signs Reflecting Gas [...]

SIKSIKA TEXTILES.

A tip on tipis from aapc. I dug through a deep, deep well of beautiful photography by Walter McClintock (pictured at top) of the Siksika Indians, circa 1909. via Beinecke Rare Book Library

HORTICULTURE ARTIFACTS.

Ghostly belongings of the gardens. Items pictured : Olden woven iron chair, golden posey holder, sullen star burst chairs & sparkley rhinestone posey holder. via Smithsonian Horiculture Artifact Collection

IRL : SWISS PICS.

View of Jungfrau – the highest peak Table cloth at mountain restaurant. A James Bond movie was filmed on top Schilthorn‘s restaurant. The trail signage was so helpful and lovely. Picnic! Notice the LATTA margarine packet, we renamed LGBT butter. Gondola eye view of a pool of glacier water – near Schilthron summit Beautifully painted [...]

OCTOPUS.

Just your average octopus. Not psychic. via BSU  

CO – BASKETS, BIRDS, BUSTS.

Colorado. Colors & coils make these Apache & Hopi baskets beautiful. Birds & wolves of prey, so gorgeous. Pink & blues, sunset hued images of Chief Sitting Bull & Sacajawea made with Ming Turquoise by Van Briggle. baskets & ceramics via Colorado Springs Pioneers Museumanimals via Colorado State University

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