Frank Lloyd Wright: Glass Art Window Designs

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright

Frank Lloyd Wright

Jules B. Dahlager: Denali (Mt. McKinley) Landscape Painting

Jules B. Dahlager

Uncertainty Quotes

Henry O. Studley: Tool Chest

 Henry O Studley

 Henry O Studley

 Henry O Studley

Guaranteed to get a rise out of woodworkers, Henry O Studley’s tool chest is at the Smithsonian -- it’s made with mahogany, rosewood, walnut, ebony, and mother of pearl. 

Marzi Williams: "Introvert Doodles"

Marzi Williams

Marzi Williams

Marzi Williams

Marzi Williams

Marzi Williams

Marzi Williams

Marzi Williams

Marzi Williams

Marzi Williams

Marzi Williams

A Book to Review

Uncertainty is a topic of profound interest to those that suffer with an anxiety disorder.

Susan Cain: Quotes About "Introverts" From Her Book, "Quiet"

Russel Wright: Manitoga House

Construction at designer Russel Wright's home, "Manitoga," started in 1957 and Russel and his wife, Ann, moved in in 1961, though the design was never truly finished. Nicknamed "Dragon Rock" by Ann, due to the massive granite stone across the quarry pond, the home became a testing ground for Wright to learn how to merge the manmade with the natural. 

Material experiments were the norm: He embedded pressed butterflies and ferns from the property into sliding glass panels in the bathroom, and covered another door covered in birch bark on one side and Formica on the other. One ceiling was covered in green epoxy embedded with white pine needles. His studio (which still contains a vintage pack of Salems sitting on his Formica desk) was illuminated by an early example of fluorescent lighting, covered in burlap strung up on fishing line to reduce the light's harsh glare. Not every idea was a roaring success (the ceiling above the main hallway was covered in styrofoam, for example) but they all informed Wright's continued experimentation.

Built into granite, the multi-leveled, rock-covered home and studio didn't seem built as much as they were shaped and carved. Ever the set designer, Wright was determined to control lighting, sound, and color, starting with the grounds. He meticulously tended the paths surrounding the structure, rearranging trees and even stones. He didn't believe anyone could cut stone as finely as nature, and neighbors remember him hiring them to help move the massive pieces of granite around the yard. The granite on which the home sits rises like a rim around the quarry pool in the center of the site, with hills and rings of paths moving further up the rising terrain. When guests arrived at the house's carport, Wright would bring them toward a curtain of vines covering the adjacent pergola, then sweep it open, providing a dramatic entrance and view of the grounds.

The "Highly Sensitive" (Introverted) Person

And there you have it --

“The 'highly sensitive' [introverted] tend to be philosophical or spiritual in their orientation, rather than materialistic or hedonistic. 

They dislike small talk. 

They often describe themselves as creative or intuitive. 

They dream vividly, and can often recall their dreams the next day. 

They love music, nature, art, and physical beauty. 

They feel exceptionally strong emotions -- sometimes acute bouts of joy, but also sorrow, melancholy, and fear.

Highly sensitive people also process information about their environments -- both physical and emotional -- unusually deeply. They tend to notice subtleties that others miss -- another person's shift in mood, say, or a lightbulb burning a touch too brightly.” -- 

Susan Cain, "Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking"

Felix Vallotton: Landscape Paintings

Félix Vallotton

Félix Vallotton

Félix Vallotton

Félix Vallotton

Félix Vallotton

Félix Vallotton

Félix Vallotton

Félix Vallotton (1865 -1925) was a Swiss/French painter and printmaker associated with Les Nabis. He was an important figure in the development of the modern woodcut. These are some of his excellent landscape paintings.