Fortuny, Venice, December 2024.
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The Full Strawberry Moon
And All for Love, and Nothing for Reward. —Fortune Cookie, Chow’s, Santa Fe, New Mexico Tonight is the Full Strawberry Moon. Of course, I have come to know the Spiritual power of Synchronicity. Last evening, I was dining at Chow’s in Santa Fe, and the fortune cookie contained the Chinese pronunciation of strawberry, cão méi.…
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The Alchemy of 5/17 Revisited
Design Judgment is not about liking or not liking; it has not a whit to do with judgment. Design Judgment is the conceptualization of the creator’s intent stemming from asking and is a conscious process in that the concept moves me in a particular direction as if from a directing force. The crux is, Will…
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St. Francis Cathedral Basilica, Part II
An interior is the natural projection of the soul. —Coco Chanel Design is an intrinsically conscious process, the deliberate act of forming materials to fit a certain utilitarian or aesthetic function. Please visit my YouTube Channel, Kimberly B. Gray, Good Design is the Art of Living! Here’s the link: ST. FRANCIS CATHEDRAL BASILICA, PART II,…
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YouTube Channel Launch
Kimberly B. Gray on YouTube – Good Design is the Art of Living!
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The Color Red
The Color Red and Valentine’s Day
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The Birth of Venus
The serpentine line, or the line of Grace, by its waving and winding at the same time different ways, leads the eye in a pleasing manner along the continuity of its variety. —William Hogarth
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The Epiphany
A moment of sudden revelation or insight.
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Design Principles
Balance; Rhythm: Repetition, Progression, Transition, Contrast; Emphasis; Scale + Proportion; Harmony: Unity . . . These are the composite features of Design Principles.
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Light
Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light. —Le Corbusier There are two ways of spreading light: To be the candle, or the mirror that reflects it. —Edith Wharton Deemed to be the most vital Element of Design. Light is indeed the most important of Design Elements. Another related…
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