In My Workshop

<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyJ6AuLZ4jNzrPrfXHMxI0W1zHZsLlpCI9O5Vtsycyk1RCLE_ZVajT7tT8A0oSt3kBxYwXnoD4uEcdyGw9OOA7johhhZDfEMuur7g851m31pxbHgM0srPxH14cNd3BGuR7FkJqaOFfUU/s1600/008.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyJ6AuLZ4jNzrPrfXHMxI0W1zHZsLlpCI9O5Vtsycyk1RCLE_ZVajT7tT8A0oSt3kBxYwXnoD4uEcdyGw9OOA7johhhZDfEMuur7g851m31pxbHgM0srPxH14cNd3BGuR7FkJqaOFfUU/s640/008.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I like to keep a bowl of tumbled and polished stones in my workshop. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Rather than keeping them stored away, it's great to have them right on</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">my workbench where I can see them. Sometimes their colors or shapes </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">will inspire a new project. Because I'm a visual person and am often</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">inspired by what I see, I try to keep beautiful things around me, especially</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">when I'm designing and working. It's a </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">great practice for keeping those </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">creative juices flowing. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Mind you I said </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">beautiful, not expensive. Some of the things I find </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">the most </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">beautiful are </span><span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">rusty and old. As they say, it's in the eye of the beholder.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHTNXPdOb35nU_a67Hu5IR-yzHKENiIyn6P0HwYOGds8maSj8Y-uqv1rN8vY0D719F85ErnczRd5tA-u7cDJ2RAq5-3BI2WTfjysn-llCQmzgtw4vJKzz2-bB17aNFOeVWSFIfxi8DkE/s1600/013.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMHTNXPdOb35nU_a67Hu5IR-yzHKENiIyn6P0HwYOGds8maSj8Y-uqv1rN8vY0D719F85ErnczRd5tA-u7cDJ2RAq5-3BI2WTfjysn-llCQmzgtw4vJKzz2-bB17aNFOeVWSFIfxi8DkE/s640/013.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Your thoughts?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>

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Make Each Day Your Masterpiece

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytM9eheYbB2Ng7UL2CMRaBZN30py-LsCDOFzCZZRCWuVpADN2AQhSONkNOW9Fkqfle2ZntJvWDIcBAw0vQpq0AZaAr4yEukYfbjr7dLI2iaH6dIxckh-DWpSWGMkzHfV47VQl7XOEqD4/s1600/009.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiytM9eheYbB2Ng7UL2CMRaBZN30py-LsCDOFzCZZRCWuVpADN2AQhSONkNOW9Fkqfle2ZntJvWDIcBAw0vQpq0AZaAr4yEukYfbjr7dLI2iaH6dIxckh-DWpSWGMkzHfV47VQl7XOEqD4/s1600/009.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Make each day your masterpiece! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Do the things you really want to do.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">ENJOY your life, you only get one...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Make each day count. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Do something memorable.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Do what makes you happy. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It is entirely your responsibility, and your freedom.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Your thoughts? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

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<i>"The main living room in <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bruno Mathsson's house</b></span> looks out to a lake, and<b> the whole time I was shooting there, the only thing I could hear was the wind in the trees.</b> It was so quiet and peaceful. The house is filled with all his own designs. I don't think there is one stick of furniture in his house that he did not design." <span style="color: #666666;">- Leslie Williamson <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/640087707/handcrafted-modern-europe-at-home-with-midcentury">(more here)</a></span></i><br /><i><span style="color: #666666;"> </span></i> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOquEs9GqeFOmcokb5QB0YbKlL_JGRPFTud9fm38f40qdlgweX5vTQ-72JFuKGudaPlbN-Lm8_lkjmJbbFeodj8BnRO6nLDSAWCFLtXlHkcCbtvvweYzWbSB0jN4j_3xNmUJXHNpU3ULBv/s1600/Mathsson.CF010397.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="494" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOquEs9GqeFOmcokb5QB0YbKlL_JGRPFTud9fm38f40qdlgweX5vTQ-72JFuKGudaPlbN-Lm8_lkjmJbbFeodj8BnRO6nLDSAWCFLtXlHkcCbtvvweYzWbSB0jN4j_3xNmUJXHNpU3ULBv/s640/Mathsson.CF010397.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEaT9vOXrNOIVYKnRu-m4-PyNxyLpt_IJmcZKuQwvkwMw6kwVqiNk8DhC8Y1PREOqh1UDKx_SoY67Yla8mbC0QGXIl_mc5yp3dBTE1ufktgMFeBXN5LQqybFWBaDkaFbfrhMg6Aj7LOTG/s1600/Aulenti.IMG_7710.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="460" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEaT9vOXrNOIVYKnRu-m4-PyNxyLpt_IJmcZKuQwvkwMw6kwVqiNk8DhC8Y1PREOqh1UDKx_SoY67Yla8mbC0QGXIl_mc5yp3dBTE1ufktgMFeBXN5LQqybFWBaDkaFbfrhMg6Aj7LOTG/s640/Aulenti.IMG_7710.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"Walking into <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Gae Aulenti's living room </b></span>for the first time was pretty thrilling for me. She showed me in and just kind of waved her hand around the room matter of factly… All of her lighting designs that I love are there and masses of books. Her library is staggering and carefully arranged around the walls of the double level  living room. "</i> -<span style="color: #666666;"><i> Leslie Williamson</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>SUPPORT: Handcrafted Modern Europe</b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Photographer & writer Leslie Williamson has been steadily working on her follow up to <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Handcrafted-Modern-Home-Mid-century-Designers/dp/0847834182"><b>"Handcrafted Modern: At Home with Mid-century Designers."</b></a></i> The new book focuses on European architects and designers, including Aalto, Aulenti, Matthson, to name a few.  I was lucky enough to have coffee with Leslie when she was in Los Angeles last fall, in between her travels to Europe working on her book. Her dedication to her craft, her patience and desire to tell the stories of these designers hit me on an emotional level. Her dedication to documenting beauty, and the simple truths of living through the eyes of designers is a wonderful pursuit.  </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Leslie Williamson has begun a kickstarter campaign for funding for the 2nd book, and for the next 18 days will be hopefully achieving her goal with our support.  <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/640087707/handcrafted-modern-europe-at-home-with-midcentury"><b><i>To pledge, please visit her kickstarter page here,</i> </b></a>watch the video, and see more images from her upcoming book. <i>- David John </i></div><br />In addition, there will be <i><b>a lecture by Leslie Williamson,</b></i> where she will be previewing more images from the book!<i><b> </b></i>Saturday, March 9, 2013, 6:00 p.m. at the Neighborhood Church 301 N. Orange Grove Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91103. <a href="http://www.gamblehouse.org/events.html#Handcrafted"><b><i>more info here..  </i></b></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQ0FlH7GKp11mCUClfulsBfBZ-9HpSHvYICNLck9Vf7LH1cfUGllOLhIqbquweLMgfwYe83lDpjL69DzuZHDFOHnOsila726zkLnBFUvq6BqvCTP9Rd_RZhsBT-IlYy5GjoFuZdDE5FcZ/s1600/Aalto.CF011250.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="482" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijQ0FlH7GKp11mCUClfulsBfBZ-9HpSHvYICNLck9Vf7LH1cfUGllOLhIqbquweLMgfwYe83lDpjL69DzuZHDFOHnOsila726zkLnBFUvq6BqvCTP9Rd_RZhsBT-IlYy5GjoFuZdDE5FcZ/s640/Aalto.CF011250.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"The living room of<span style="font-size: large;"><b> Alvar Aalto's house</b></span> looks into the home studio where he had his practice in the early years. When I was shooting the living room I felt like Aino - that is her picture on the piano - was watching me the whole time. At first it made me nervous and then I found her gaze very comforting. Like I somehow had her approval…<b>But it made me want to ask her so many questions about the collaborative process of this house between her and Alvar.</b>"</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVKxY0YVRNfWFoDZWgDXN-RVDFmHpvtHM_5TUJqJU7_8welvOUAOqVQW-Bt9Yd3UpED9HhMHguD2XEzc5K5cTIgn2HoUHjpzwp-fZoplV0qut7OVlUIsFwlBVfhWQtFRajoGYglU-q7DX0/s1600/Juhl.CF011679.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVKxY0YVRNfWFoDZWgDXN-RVDFmHpvtHM_5TUJqJU7_8welvOUAOqVQW-Bt9Yd3UpED9HhMHguD2XEzc5K5cTIgn2HoUHjpzwp-fZoplV0qut7OVlUIsFwlBVfhWQtFRajoGYglU-q7DX0/s640/Juhl.CF011679.jpg" width="478" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>"One of my favorite things about finn Juhl's house was his use of color. Each room has a color scheme and everything is integrated to serve that it seems. The way I say that makes it sound very calculated, but it all feels very organic. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>The blue and grey entry area is the narrowest part of the house and looks right out to the back yard. <b>So you walk in the front door and immediately feel like you are outside again.</b>" </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>-Leslie Williamson </i> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/640087707/handcrafted-modern-europe-at-home-with-midcentury"><b><br /></b></a><a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/640087707/handcrafted-modern-europe-at-home-with-midcentury"><b>Visit Leslie Williamson's kickstarter page here..</b></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVKxY0YVRNfWFoDZWgDXN-RVDFmHpvtHM_5TUJqJU7_8welvOUAOqVQW-Bt9Yd3UpED9HhMHguD2XEzc5K5cTIgn2HoUHjpzwp-fZoplV0qut7OVlUIsFwlBVfhWQtFRajoGYglU-q7DX0/s1600/Juhl.CF011679.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a>

"The main living room in Bruno Mathsson's house looks out to a lake, and the whole time I was shooting there, the only thing I c...

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