Year of the Sheep

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Chinese New Year does not take place until February 19th, but since 2015 is the Year of the Sheep, I decided to share some ovine images . . .</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgUBBBJu0yxkY803tHpcEwM1jqj7hBf1zcGv1So9l44XBcaaUgdpH_MNhQ9vt5aKJIcgBbcQgnAvnijJUDDY0JqOinATX4PBLq377KfH2Rw0aHW_xsYoJmCmxUBRtv1D2qcQsuF79o6E/s1600/cn_image_0.size.sheep-station-03-francois-xavier-lalanne-getty-new-york-city.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgUBBBJu0yxkY803tHpcEwM1jqj7hBf1zcGv1So9l44XBcaaUgdpH_MNhQ9vt5aKJIcgBbcQgnAvnijJUDDY0JqOinATX4PBLq377KfH2Rw0aHW_xsYoJmCmxUBRtv1D2qcQsuF79o6E/s1600/cn_image_0.size.sheep-station-03-francois-xavier-lalanne-getty-new-york-city.jpg" width="498" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Getty station is not a place you’d expect to see art-world insiders congregating on a beautiful September evening. Yet there they were Monday night on the corner of 24th Street and Tenth Avenue in Manhattan, sipping wine and nibbling on hors d’oeuvres amid the now-defunct gas pumps. The occasion was an exclusive party celebrating the opening of “Sheep Station,” a daring exhibition of 25 epoxy-and-bronze Mouton sculptures by French artist François-Xavier Lalanne (1927–2008)."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Joshua Kogan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Samuel Cochran.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/blogs/daily/2013/09/sheep-station-getty-francois-xavier-lalanne-michael-shvo-paul-kasmin" target="_blank">Francois-Xavier Lalanne's Mouton Sculptures Go On View at 'Sheep Station'</a> "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (September 18, 2013).</span></div><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/AVvXsEj0RSqB5nnBUB3prGkjuHbKlDGOBrJwPALM3zknCWLiF4lvOCURuumKZz7u3-DmGixGFDOIzfXMqWzXKBtCiTu-MmrSwd5kpVb2DKWcujpDAqFx4wk2jb0z5c-NnALMYZhoH-N2OAhE8KA/s1600/cn_image.size.sheep-station-02-francois-xavier-lalanne-getty-new-york-city.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0RSqB5nnBUB3prGkjuHbKlDGOBrJwPALM3zknCWLiF4lvOCURuumKZz7u3-DmGixGFDOIzfXMqWzXKBtCiTu-MmrSwd5kpVb2DKWcujpDAqFx4wk2jb0z5c-NnALMYZhoH-N2OAhE8KA/s1600/cn_image.size.sheep-station-02-francois-xavier-lalanne-getty-new-york-city.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "The flock can now be found grazing on a rolling lawn that was erected on-site for the show, organized by dealer Paul Kasmin and real-estate developer Michael Shvo. . . . It was a double-take-inducing display, sort of like a surrealistic petting zoo—only minus the touching, which guards prohibited. Understandable, really: Just one of the iconic sculptures can fetch upwards of $200,000 at auction. And you thought the price of gas was high…."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Joshua Kogan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Samuel Cochran.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/blogs/daily/2013/09/sheep-station-getty-francois-xavier-lalanne-michael-shvo-paul-kasmin" target="_blank">Francois-Xavier Lalanne's Mouton Sculptures Go On View at 'Sheep Station'</a> "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (September 18, 2013).</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZSUZdhMt4SRPlbpA2yWJCWqhervHQ4UfMqKcXBdL6VV1dt_j2WbtGPqbvxOVdO9tP5ABfiLKPB7mtWYN2bxN3NoRxuRvy8OC_W7G93lBDYQAwYcI2ELLJstxkPZyI8gz8yPlkFF1vPY/s1600/cn_image_3.size.sheep-station-01-getty-francois-xavier-lalanne-sheep-new-york.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZSUZdhMt4SRPlbpA2yWJCWqhervHQ4UfMqKcXBdL6VV1dt_j2WbtGPqbvxOVdO9tP5ABfiLKPB7mtWYN2bxN3NoRxuRvy8OC_W7G93lBDYQAwYcI2ELLJstxkPZyI8gz8yPlkFF1vPY/s1600/cn_image_3.size.sheep-station-01-getty-francois-xavier-lalanne-sheep-new-york.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Michael Shvo and Paul Kasmin Gallery's inaugural installation, Sheep Station, at New York's newest public art site, Getty Station."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Joshua Kogan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Samuel Cochran.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/blogs/daily/2013/09/sheep-station-getty-francois-xavier-lalanne-michael-shvo-paul-kasmin" target="_blank">Francois-Xavier Lalanne's Mouton Sculptures Go On View at 'Sheep Station'</a> "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (September 18, 2013).</span></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ucj-bucbTz8CqJjS6fkpWCUlihDAYGgGc8WYXt-X6WS-duIqNH1wFZYxHmCcXT0tUeS5ygJaELNbj5eypa93zldFpm8ARGN7P7TZ0f3P8X-E2jjLYW4vGvs_Gm5r5givoe2xqUytTG0/s1600/img-reed7_221453298211.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ucj-bucbTz8CqJjS6fkpWCUlihDAYGgGc8WYXt-X6WS-duIqNH1wFZYxHmCcXT0tUeS5ygJaELNbj5eypa93zldFpm8ARGN7P7TZ0f3P8X-E2jjLYW4vGvs_Gm5r5givoe2xqUytTG0/s1600/img-reed7_221453298211.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Alexander Liberman's dot painting hangs above Garouste and Bonetti's console and chairs and a flock of Lalanne sheep in the entrance hall."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manhattan home of Reed and Delphine Krakoff.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Reed and Delphine Krakoff.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.vogue.com/865483/reed-and-delphine-krakoff-design-for-living/#/magazine-gallery/reed-and-delphine-krakoff-design-for-living/7" target="_blank">Reed and Delphine Krakoff: Design for Living</a>" by Hamish Bowles.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Sheila Metzner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.vogue.com/" target="_blank">Vogue</a> (August 15, 2010).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AvpwIeM4WtsJt8f8YkCBefozYa0lb_UhtXcpRUthspe7FxZ2u0uwVHGBUU3ppVCdgLMmlsEzwoG10F3wVonqXkzV7zPPu0PiqvNOhYDfAi1m-u7RVaUZBeDAkCgtponp5Q47hu45L1g/s1600/Fashion-EDC-09-13-1-5uvMHI-mdn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-AvpwIeM4WtsJt8f8YkCBefozYa0lb_UhtXcpRUthspe7FxZ2u0uwVHGBUU3ppVCdgLMmlsEzwoG10F3wVonqXkzV7zPPu0PiqvNOhYDfAi1m-u7RVaUZBeDAkCgtponp5Q47hu45L1g/s1600/Fashion-EDC-09-13-1-5uvMHI-mdn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The foyer, with its dramatic staircase is handcrafted in plaster. 'It's emblematic of the theme of our home—artisanal craftsmanship combined with warm modernism,' says the fashion designer [Reed Krakoff], who transformed Coach into a global brand and now runs his own flourishing label, Reed Krakoff Collection. He and his wife, Delphine, an interior designer, furnished their entry with a collection of Line Vautrin mirrors, a Marc Newson Lockheed Lounge chair, and a flock of François-Xavier Lalanne's surreal sheep sculptures. The results are so chic that the Krakoffs use the space as far more than a passageway. 'During Fashion Week,' he says, 'we hosted a seated dinner for 30 here.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/fashionfavorites/reed-krakoff-foyer?click=main_sr" target="_blank">Reed Krakoff's New York Foyer</a>" by Ingrid Abramovitch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnc7UlbAlpxKIPiJ63i8aGrn9Chf-1dZwTxa-o6cZSTSXtL2QuLmMkKMAWvj4O9zI76_hdvS72n7eElLfgo14k-V4aysGNkaGgV1DOxuqUiSPmAS9kj_3UDnFyHKdkUtUgb6I73je8gI/s1600/1392762-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinnc7UlbAlpxKIPiJ63i8aGrn9Chf-1dZwTxa-o6cZSTSXtL2QuLmMkKMAWvj4O9zI76_hdvS72n7eElLfgo14k-V4aysGNkaGgV1DOxuqUiSPmAS9kj_3UDnFyHKdkUtUgb6I73je8gI/s1600/1392762-1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/seating/chairs/hairy-david-beast-chair-icelandic-sheep-bronze-haas-brothers/id-f_1392762/" target="_blank">Hairy David Beast Chair</a> in Icelandic Sheep and Bronze by the Haas Brothers"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Offered by R and Company for </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$30,000 via 1stDibs.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via <a href="http://www.1stdibs.com/" target="_blank">1stDibs</a>.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVOUIJCTuZN7uhuat3jPMCOjzgIvkM60Njo7AVdzE_cU26K_0xGzu6CqfEjnkssLxvvwhyphenhyphenX_xRqgiFDx2z56EDvwFCGQF-xNiSHVa3D6ybJvtJd-ww4hPIXiNtE0oTvBC_EY-0SKgiaSI/s1600/A+Single+Man+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVOUIJCTuZN7uhuat3jPMCOjzgIvkM60Njo7AVdzE_cU26K_0xGzu6CqfEjnkssLxvvwhyphenhyphenX_xRqgiFDx2z56EDvwFCGQF-xNiSHVa3D6ybJvtJd-ww4hPIXiNtE0oTvBC_EY-0SKgiaSI/s1600/A+Single+Man+2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Dressing table and chair belonging to Julianne Moore's character "Charley" in <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1315981/?ref_=ttmi_tt" target="_blank">A Single Man</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo via Jan Showers's blog post, "<a href="http://www.janshowers.com/Blog/movie-interiors-i-love--art-direction-and-set-direction" target="_blank">Movie Interiors I Love: Art Direction and Set Direction</a>."</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1UsBGlM61X7ssW8czFJausOqBwgMnGpRz_p-h3tEYeoc5rgVAAHFmBUwKnhtbrAhTnKoN8yDvQdPIm8roNdZ9GEr-2aEFYE0uFjIr2WAbjqHZaQsIJXJNG6eNt6T5UbSwkFcJxccq_k/s1600/dd4606666c41803123fd55404fd6ae68.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx1UsBGlM61X7ssW8czFJausOqBwgMnGpRz_p-h3tEYeoc5rgVAAHFmBUwKnhtbrAhTnKoN8yDvQdPIm8roNdZ9GEr-2aEFYE0uFjIr2WAbjqHZaQsIJXJNG6eNt6T5UbSwkFcJxccq_k/s1600/dd4606666c41803123fd55404fd6ae68.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Landscape designer Miranda Brooks.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://worldofaerin.aerin.com/miranda-brooks/" target="_blank">An Interview with Miranda Brooks</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://worldofaerin.aerin.com/" target="_blank">World of Aerin</a>. </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkWCIpaD2PDIAwnLLixuTB0viGDM4EoiKmNmmNKUiAAXAPCEb7uh0QL0Gk2j4AS2kPtZufLpR0M34BzT2aVzruQdd5w1qQZyDUIkJwGZa9KN84LJLIKGJREYtMTm1Cv0SGQR-ei2nlNQ/s1600/540f58e2d7b25_-_ver-india-hicks-bahamas-16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwkWCIpaD2PDIAwnLLixuTB0viGDM4EoiKmNmmNKUiAAXAPCEb7uh0QL0Gk2j4AS2kPtZufLpR0M34BzT2aVzruQdd5w1qQZyDUIkJwGZa9KN84LJLIKGJREYtMTm1Cv0SGQR-ei2nlNQ/s1600/540f58e2d7b25_-_ver-india-hicks-bahamas-16.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "Always in the pink, Domino's antique bed nestles in a nook amid hand-colored English prints."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bahamas home of India Hicks and her family.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.veranda.com/decorating-ideas/g900/india-hicks-bahamas-home/?slide=17" target="_blank">Well-Lived: India Hicks at Home</a>" by India Hicks.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.veranda.com/" target="_blank">Veranda</a>.</span></div><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/AVvXsEjUleHfecYjHe-e5XEjMOON5ynAMezdb9g5q1nuVB6eskesP_hF1GWVLkVVOCDsdM3huekxHqKu8_1oIKpTH3k_87ICyheGiIewhBlL8ho_UC1v5vGk83JzhrwAIiSdylFna2laPQCyHjk/s1600/e9c53b9fbd139d255873a66581bd907a.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUleHfecYjHe-e5XEjMOON5ynAMezdb9g5q1nuVB6eskesP_hF1GWVLkVVOCDsdM3huekxHqKu8_1oIKpTH3k_87ICyheGiIewhBlL8ho_UC1v5vGk83JzhrwAIiSdylFna2laPQCyHjk/s1600/e9c53b9fbd139d255873a66581bd907a.jpg" width="424" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "An antique cabinet creates a grown-up look. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For her young daughter's bedroom, designer Julie Charbonneau mixed kid-friendly decor, like a miniature tea set and lamb figurines, with gorgeous French-style antiques and a pretty lamp. It's a look that will last as her little girl grows. The designer created a unique art display by framing a large panel of silk toile and using it as a backdrop for a Peter Rabbit print."</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Julie Charbonneau. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Angus McRitchie. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://houseandhome.com/design/kids-bedroom-storage-0" target="_blank">Storage in a Girl's Bedroom</a>" </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.houseandhome.com/" target="_blank">Canadian House and Home</a> (December 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicp-b9Y16QL-F2tKNH_XdAr8YwLAGDK8OVHAOgjzj6nvsYiSaqCI1GG2KWqa3QVmHbFjGop2SomiYaxI9f3a6LCDr9pIQCGYmqySkyl4iyaOXV528f5mieLqIA74_ZZdB-g1IlHI19wLA/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowVertical.daniel-romualdez-los-angeles-home-06-living-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicp-b9Y16QL-F2tKNH_XdAr8YwLAGDK8OVHAOgjzj6nvsYiSaqCI1GG2KWqa3QVmHbFjGop2SomiYaxI9f3a6LCDr9pIQCGYmqySkyl4iyaOXV528f5mieLqIA74_ZZdB-g1IlHI19wLA/s1600/item5.rendition.slideshowVertical.daniel-romualdez-los-angeles-home-06-living-room.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Lalanne sheep stands before a painting by Sean Landers."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">California home of architect and designer Daniel Romualdez.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Peter Haldeman.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-01/daniel-romualdez-los-angeles-house-slideshow_slideshow_item5_6" target="_blank">Daniel Romualdez's Los Angeles Getaway</a>" produced by Carolina Irving.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (January 2012).</span></div><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/AVvXsEiWYkwYo7cKkQQyf90xluAsj8jokSx3Pe0b5QLSiL9_E6L3VFQQUNNKxTKe0bViyvUMkfHj9ce290asPKx7u0O0D8VRcZqJh4jDgmJ7feHrMUr318i7FR531Y0DQzDcLdol2IFwS72nodk/s1600/cn_image_1.size.moutons-de-pierre-francois-xavier-lalanne-01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWYkwYo7cKkQQyf90xluAsj8jokSx3Pe0b5QLSiL9_E6L3VFQQUNNKxTKe0bViyvUMkfHj9ce290asPKx7u0O0D8VRcZqJh4jDgmJ7feHrMUr318i7FR531Y0DQzDcLdol2IFwS72nodk/s1600/cn_image_1.size.moutons-de-pierre-francois-xavier-lalanne-01.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Two of François-Xavier Lalanne’s sheep sculptures.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"French artist François-Xavier Lalanne (1927–2008) is perhaps best known for his sculptures of animals. Just last year, his widow, Claude Lalanne, organized an outdoor exhibition of 25 of his sheep sculptures on the site of a former gas station in New York City. This pair of epoxy-stone and patinated-bronze sheep, being auctioned by Christie’s on December 9, was created by Lalanne in 1979. The sculptures are numbers 153 and 156 from an edition of 250.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Moutons de Pierre, 15" w. x 37" d. x 33.5" h. each; Christie’s, New York, December 9; estimate $150,000 to $200,000. christies.com"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography courtesy of Christie’s.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Alison Levasseur.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/blogs/daily/2014/12/moutons-de-pierre-francois-xavier-lalanne" target="_blank">Francois-Xavier Lalanne's Moutons de Pierre is on the Block</a>" </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (December 8, 2014).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_M6lJqm5BwohrLWbcHHmXPzcgjrRcnRQSjoXXIwkG9_8IdGmbDhHDKNaiAU9ZgF6NGMNuyzrASFlZ1R92z9GAnWVcfC1l4KEuzV2HyPeTT4EJmw08i1kiHw4kFlYX6aND-MW05suIAuA/s1600/paris-apartment-design-ideas-deniot-0511-03-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_M6lJqm5BwohrLWbcHHmXPzcgjrRcnRQSjoXXIwkG9_8IdGmbDhHDKNaiAU9ZgF6NGMNuyzrASFlZ1R92z9GAnWVcfC1l4KEuzV2HyPeTT4EJmw08i1kiHw4kFlYX6aND-MW05suIAuA/s1600/paris-apartment-design-ideas-deniot-0511-03-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">"The entry holds a pair of 1940s Gilbert Poillerat lanterns, a Deniot-designed mirror, and a sheep sculpture by Francois-Xavier Lalanne; the console is draped with linen embroidered and painted by Jean-Francois Lesage."</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paris pied-a-terre.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jean-Louis Deniot.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/luxe-living-on-the-left-bank#slide-3" target="_blank">Luxe Living on the Left Bank</a>" by Ian Phillips.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" style="display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (May 2011).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOnC0fuP5I8baN2LzQ4agiatvuC4BJlVgBy14JPp4pVKL2MN7JQfMX31fwmcwVf_i_fmji6VfMPR2Qu4k7b2_tf_iE9gs6CuDEjQZD5QfoEdNaMZeJjoUNQ9Qzp1OlOZ6fx2K6VnIkSM/s1600/paris-apartment-design-ideas-deniot-0511-10-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMOnC0fuP5I8baN2LzQ4agiatvuC4BJlVgBy14JPp4pVKL2MN7JQfMX31fwmcwVf_i_fmji6VfMPR2Qu4k7b2_tf_iE9gs6CuDEjQZD5QfoEdNaMZeJjoUNQ9Qzp1OlOZ6fx2K6VnIkSM/s1600/paris-apartment-design-ideas-deniot-0511-10-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">Another view of the entry and the Lalanne sheep sculpture.</span></span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Artwork above the console is by Sebastian Hempel, and the pair of brass-and-chrome lamps are from the 1970s; the floor is paved in 18th-century French limestone </span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with black-marble accents."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Paris pied-a-terre.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jean-Louis Deniot.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Miguel Flores-Vianna.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/home-remodeling/luxe-living-on-the-left-bank#slide-10" target="_blank">Luxe Living on the Left Bank</a>" by Ian Phillips.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" style="display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a> (May 2011). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQ8A1oep74VxVuuiAlWu0Ycu0XivrjV8eivrb32U0OmvUjNEAUyXy0D82SzXco52AuUyifK9savZvt8cuitPd2fGgSNIfa6RNb-RDFSr0TqQFbiAPY2WNAsc0LweUDf3muiadYAGsTdo/s1600/sheep-art-times-square-art-mdn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMQ8A1oep74VxVuuiAlWu0Ycu0XivrjV8eivrb32U0OmvUjNEAUyXy0D82SzXco52AuUyifK9savZvt8cuitPd2fGgSNIfa6RNb-RDFSr0TqQFbiAPY2WNAsc0LweUDf3muiadYAGsTdo/s1600/sheep-art-times-square-art-mdn.jpg" width="568" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"As part of the annual Armory Show [2011]  . . . Times Square . . . [turned] itself into a playful outdoor exhibition space. Five artists . . . . [showed] larger-than-life sculptures, among which . . . [was] a 36-foot long flock of 24 handmade paper sheep by Brooklyn artist Kyu Seok Oh." </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/culture/counting-sheep-a-68499?click=main_sr" target="_blank">Counting Sheep</a>" by Alex Zafiris.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/" target="_blank">Elle Decor</a>.</span></div><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/AVvXsEgnandVijD7qlG2RD-PpW_qMyUYq8-nKIrR7XNWHP3aXl_swjJtCI1XtT3XcC-PD-r9mUOy_eZy2UJJvG-kK2d8zZHqApLeBsHdkStFQsAMWpVKx-Igp4bJ3lhUcUqveWSfgzEOcCzZc18/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.waldo-fernandez-06-living-room.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnandVijD7qlG2RD-PpW_qMyUYq8-nKIrR7XNWHP3aXl_swjJtCI1XtT3XcC-PD-r9mUOy_eZy2UJJvG-kK2d8zZHqApLeBsHdkStFQsAMWpVKx-Igp4bJ3lhUcUqveWSfgzEOcCzZc18/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.waldo-fernandez-06-living-room.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Sheep sculptures by François-Xavier Lalanne flock in front of a Yamaha grand piano and a canvas by Sterling Ruby in the living room; the artworks on the wall below the stairs are by Tauba Auerbach (left) and Mel Bochner."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Beverly Hills home of decorator Waldo Fernandez.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Roger Davies.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2013-04/waldo-fernandez-los-angeles-house-slideshow_slideshow_item3_4" target="_blank">Waldo Fernandez's Sophisticated Los Angeles Home</a>" produced by Robert Rufino.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (April 2013).</span></div><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/AVvXsEjoX5mDJcV4sjDNbTu5s011HI7_2kg8ZrdUF1pGIKXSf_sshttioRtC8w3y0Bllh3EHIaFlonFjsMSWvJa0peycf7X5r9hBTcVpPbIfe0q09Ni69I_3chy_18T31PSiEEWBDZ2r8TPJuhA/s1600/item9.rendition.slideshowVertical.peter-marino-hamptons-gardens-10-property-drive-entrance-lalanne-sheep.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoX5mDJcV4sjDNbTu5s011HI7_2kg8ZrdUF1pGIKXSf_sshttioRtC8w3y0Bllh3EHIaFlonFjsMSWvJa0peycf7X5r9hBTcVpPbIfe0q09Ni69I_3chy_18T31PSiEEWBDZ2r8TPJuhA/s1600/item9.rendition.slideshowVertical.peter-marino-hamptons-gardens-10-property-drive-entrance-lalanne-sheep.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> "Sheep sculptures by François-Xavier Lalanne stand along the entrance drive, which is framed by an allée of ‘Crimson King’ Norway maples."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Jason Schmidt.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mitchell Owens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2014-04/peter-marino-hamptons-home-gardens-landscape-slideshow_slideshow_item9_10" target="_blank">Peter Marino's Enchanting Hamptons Garden</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/" target="_blank">Architectural Digest</a> (April 2014).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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color: #333333; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Moutons Transhumant (Bebris)</i>, 1988.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>"Moutons</i>, a herd of 12 sheep and lambs, was first created in 1965, with several updated editions since. The work was created to be something  </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">invasive and out of the ordinary,' meant to mock what is traditionally viewed as 'fine art.' Placement in the Palmetum evokes a peaceful, pastoral setting. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">The art of Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne was at Fairchild [Tropical Botanic Garden in Coral Gables, Florida] during the 2010 - 2011 art season. Their art is inspired by nature itself as Claude Lalanne typically uses plant forms in her work and her husband </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19.6000003814697px;">Francois-Xavier used animal forms."</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 19.6000003814697px; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo credit: <a href="http://www.fairchildgarden.org/" style="color: #009eb8; display: inline; outline: none; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden</a>.</span></div>

Year of the Sheep

Chinese New Year does not take place until February 19th, but since 2015 is the Year of the Sheep, I decided to share some ovine images . . ...

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A Toast to the New Year

<div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ring out the old, ring in the new,</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ring, happy bells, across the snow;</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The year is going, let him go;</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ring out the false, ring in the true.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Alfred, Lord Tennyson</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>In Memoriam</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A toast to the new year.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Happy 2013!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjzl-pJfjcFbRBYn6f7wWKcuXqndCecb6drRP0xqQfdw6Y7QK99GeYpItEaly_9FO8T9zcsrNZQLxn9vmJVaHxjaMzsL4dhYVUldsR5tRqEADOq5quUhDXenhXERRkP92tiygisNFeI0j/s1600/01-hbx-faux-bois-bar-ertegun-1112-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKjzl-pJfjcFbRBYn6f7wWKcuXqndCecb6drRP0xqQfdw6Y7QK99GeYpItEaly_9FO8T9zcsrNZQLxn9vmJVaHxjaMzsL4dhYVUldsR5tRqEADOq5quUhDXenhXERRkP92tiygisNFeI0j/s640/01-hbx-faux-bois-bar-ertegun-1112-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The homeowner asked artist Richard Woods to work his fun, faux-bois magic on the bar, transforming a closet-like space into a vivid focal point."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Mica Ertegun.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/photos/home-bar-design-ideas-1012?click=main_sr#slide-1">Photography by Alec Hemer</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interview by Frances Schultz.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Cordial Spirit" produced by Doretta Sperduto and Rebecca de Ravenel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (November 2012).</span></div><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/AVvXsEiwzZI-ff7zqojxxC0XibPAwnie-9np_J6bvlDDpj4sgeDwdSlgHxom2hEe1OVl3SgfgSURG4_VhDMghmbUEGzegDxJ0EXy_5HOtZjg8ji-kHeqAU2vQPYwn4RgcJ6dDAIxWJKYHYoEoLE-/s1600/impromptu-bar-m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwzZI-ff7zqojxxC0XibPAwnie-9np_J6bvlDDpj4sgeDwdSlgHxom2hEe1OVl3SgfgSURG4_VhDMghmbUEGzegDxJ0EXy_5HOtZjg8ji-kHeqAU2vQPYwn4RgcJ6dDAIxWJKYHYoEoLE-/s640/impromptu-bar-m.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bar created by <a href="http://www.phoebehoward.net/">Phoebe Howard</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Laurey W. Glenn.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.southernliving.com/home-garden/solutions/how-to-stock-the-bar-00417000080189/">How to Stock the Bar</a>" by Zoe Gowen.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.southernliving.com/">Southern Living</a> (November 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qMsB719KNqhX5z1wh4qhETmCXFQkkYCxEn9rucAfZitSh9Dylg2ceB3Q0lhu8QJzpkhUarkRi1c0Oid9BcuIQS2YNPVz7HZP7EUbL00zMuewIGSjly2sWfe23nlYDZdkdzbaeoguBHo_/s1600/101841384_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_qMsB719KNqhX5z1wh4qhETmCXFQkkYCxEn9rucAfZitSh9Dylg2ceB3Q0lhu8QJzpkhUarkRi1c0Oid9BcuIQS2YNPVz7HZP7EUbL00zMuewIGSjly2sWfe23nlYDZdkdzbaeoguBHo_/s640/101841384_ss.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Dujardin redesigned the bar's cabinetry. By providing more counter space as well as drawers and a wine refrigerator below, the functionality of the bar increased dramatically."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Summer home on Nantucket Island owned by designer Trudy Dujardin and her husband, Frank Fasanella.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect/Interior designer: Trudy Dujardin, <a href="http://dujardindesign.com/">Dujardin Design Assoc. Inc.</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Terry Pommett.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/greenspace/eco-friendly-summer-home_ss6.html">Before and After: Eco-Friendly Summer House</a>" written by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJRj0wOOWRngYxWu8S5TDAJqHeMSqV8b6VYS1QqtxAmxTOIfqTK4I4TCwBBSlsTPXUVHiu7lKxcEK6rAxXSyFeONlDlszN6PpL375te88JrQl007QGi-3tjy6zpEJBVkkg49YrIrGBmKx/s1600/img_newhousenewkitchen_l6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJJRj0wOOWRngYxWu8S5TDAJqHeMSqV8b6VYS1QqtxAmxTOIfqTK4I4TCwBBSlsTPXUVHiu7lKxcEK6rAxXSyFeONlDlszN6PpL375te88JrQl007QGi-3tjy6zpEJBVkkg49YrIrGBmKx/s640/img_newhousenewkitchen_l6.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An antique hutch from New England was converted to a wet bar adjacent to the kitchen." Faucet by <a href="http://www.kohler.com/">Kohler</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Naples, Florida vacation home of Sydney and Charlie Jerabek.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Molly Frey (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerabek), <a href="http://mollyfreydesign.com/">Molly Frey Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural consultation by Mario La Mendola, La Mendola Architects.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michael Partenio.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/kitchens/newhouse-newkitchen_ss6.html">New House New Kitchen</a>" produced by Stacy Kunstel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-7hu8BnD06F9wmwHBQ3XET92Sp6W5xgogWsqzAgUkqV_Cjli4ZAnLg3StP-1d3fPvmUCvxphVdrOhQJt-5Rl9fP77ALdnS7ofLgsje8uWi9tyqk3GhLpXoCcLMnSfP-B9l9AqSWaXnPO/s1600/img_newhousenewkitchen_l7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju-7hu8BnD06F9wmwHBQ3XET92Sp6W5xgogWsqzAgUkqV_Cjli4ZAnLg3StP-1d3fPvmUCvxphVdrOhQJt-5Rl9fP77ALdnS7ofLgsje8uWi9tyqk3GhLpXoCcLMnSfP-B9l9AqSWaXnPO/s640/img_newhousenewkitchen_l7.jpg" width="418" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Next to the wet bar, the Jerabeks added a small climate-controlled room for storing wines. Although the antique French bottle corker does work, it is for display only."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Naples, Florida vacation home of Sydney and Charlie Jerabek.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Molly Frey (daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jerabek), <a href="http://mollyfreydesign.com/">Molly Frey Design</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architectural consultation by Mario La Mendola, La Mendola Architects.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Michael Partenio.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Amy Elbert.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/kitchens/newhouse-newkitchen_ss7.html">New House New Kitchen</a>" produced by Stacy Kunstel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxc8_Tq8YB59SPirKavVGtRRqAcP6OxXTlOnr2GcxGEdtmyonBU6ERDjdnQC2B61JrFGbcPFBqxQHxf-VsseXJCNZp5htrkejEqj9L9X0F87R61bR6FEetfNVgQuMfqsm5rGAuDtPm5Ao/s1600/hbx-wooden-wine-cabinet-1110-DesignerVisions18-de-76122600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAxc8_Tq8YB59SPirKavVGtRRqAcP6OxXTlOnr2GcxGEdtmyonBU6ERDjdnQC2B61JrFGbcPFBqxQHxf-VsseXJCNZp5htrkejEqj9L9X0F87R61bR6FEetfNVgQuMfqsm5rGAuDtPm5Ao/s640/hbx-wooden-wine-cabinet-1110-DesignerVisions18-de-76122600.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"An antique bookcase doubles as a bar."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">New York City apartment.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Jim and <a href="http://www.phoebehoward.net/">Phoebe Howard</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Francesco Lagnese.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/designer-visions-somethings-gotta-give-1110#slide-9">An Apartment Inspired by <i>Something's Gotta Give</i></a>" by Christine Pittel.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (November 2010).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXeufaXheEELA4w5k1Sh5dNnpZoaxZPTeQHS5XMbSCtEGatSBz5p-A8FqqfiDj-0GtkGl0P_P04CLVRmc7kloOu7qqQ_cSl4jN5fbHjvzHoZLSYJquU3lXSysgvF_xlxLVMLLDBbZYrO1/s1600/101756966_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXeufaXheEELA4w5k1Sh5dNnpZoaxZPTeQHS5XMbSCtEGatSBz5p-A8FqqfiDj-0GtkGl0P_P04CLVRmc7kloOu7qqQ_cSl4jN5fbHjvzHoZLSYJquU3lXSysgvF_xlxLVMLLDBbZYrO1/s640/101756966_ss.jpg" width="478" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Skip's ingenious solution to avoiding the off-putting look of a bar in the living room. Now you see it . . ." (see photo below)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Washington, D.C. home of Skip Sroka.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Skip Sroka, <a href="http://srokadesign.com/">Sroka Design Inc</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: Anne Decker, <a href="http://annedeckerarchitects.com/">Anne Decker Architects</a>.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Builder: <a href="http://gibsonbuilders.com/">Gibson Builders</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Candace Ord Manroe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/designer-Sroka-home_ss7.html">Designer Skip Sroka's Own House</a>" produced by Eileen A. Deymier.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzsRgeXVmnsslev4gKRsY_nsqMv9ftbKJhlwCLj0z6OiRKUt3moUaBp50G4hp3IoufEtwr5nS2VdA3Zi8fh9_DQdL6GhcSu6p5V2vj9G_WjPSUctr_oH4smd9uMZ2A_bC9HVZ9K2o10W3/s1600/101756967_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJzsRgeXVmnsslev4gKRsY_nsqMv9ftbKJhlwCLj0z6OiRKUt3moUaBp50G4hp3IoufEtwr5nS2VdA3Zi8fh9_DQdL6GhcSu6p5V2vj9G_WjPSUctr_oH4smd9uMZ2A_bC9HVZ9K2o10W3/s640/101756967_ss.jpg" width="514" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">". . . now you don't. The beautiful paneling conceals the bar [seen open in previous photo] when it's not in use. 'I think there are a lot of practical things we use on our lives that we need to hide,' Skip says. 'That's what I've done here.' "</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Washington, D.C. home of Skip Sroka.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Skip Sroka, <a href="http://srokadesign.com/">Sroka Design Inc</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Werner Straube.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Candace Ord Manroe.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/designer-Sroka-home_ss8.html">Designer Skip Sroka's Own House</a>" produced by Eileen A. Deymier.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-OAdjbM_cJtH3ZFUjj7euYVboVIeNppPbSgL3Z1w5hpuTSdOyRguXEF0f4r5XiRt2ugjlnCa_MlQEGo7cJEeu7ILsOt5tjHdRiNvtI9uHRym3vN3FmuJQtm6cN9pS7b-GySu2JmQjcxw/s1600/05-hbx-vintage-bar-heekin-barber-1111-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-OAdjbM_cJtH3ZFUjj7euYVboVIeNppPbSgL3Z1w5hpuTSdOyRguXEF0f4r5XiRt2ugjlnCa_MlQEGo7cJEeu7ILsOt5tjHdRiNvtI9uHRym3vN3FmuJQtm6cN9pS7b-GySu2JmQjcxw/s640/05-hbx-vintage-bar-heekin-barber-1111-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the dining room of their Barnard, Vermont cottage, Deirdre Heekin and Caleb Barber set up a sumptuous old-world bar on her childhood desk, placed against a backdrop of vintage wallpaper from Second Hand Rose."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ditte Isager.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/vermont-country-cottage-1111#slide-10">A Cozy Vermont Cottage</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (November 2011).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1a8pmEFMBVMGbvihiGw2DBt9fe5t44VGv0TFbeuk1lOy8oRNLyQWYBB2iWZnHACQ6WRWiROj-LG-KkYEyNpIeh9Yh1iCoSVv7ZI-IAPqjZlpUWvMEuBP49YSz4EMLZBLvNn7Gopqq7a0t/s1600/hbx-well-lillian-heekin-barber-colorful-bookshelf-with-flowers-112011-mdn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1a8pmEFMBVMGbvihiGw2DBt9fe5t44VGv0TFbeuk1lOy8oRNLyQWYBB2iWZnHACQ6WRWiROj-LG-KkYEyNpIeh9Yh1iCoSVv7ZI-IAPqjZlpUWvMEuBP49YSz4EMLZBLvNn7Gopqq7a0t/s640/hbx-well-lillian-heekin-barber-colorful-bookshelf-with-flowers-112011-mdn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A bookcase is designed with a mantel-like shelf 'to make it hearthlike, since we don't have a proper fireplace,' Heekin says."</span><br /><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Barnard, Vermont cottage of Deirdre Heekin and Caleb Barber.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Ditte Isager.</span> </div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/vermont-country-cottage-1111#slide-8">A Cozy Vermont Cottage</a>" by Mimi Read.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (November 2011).</span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpYxdnCWmiLPZnBs3za6J9522-M9uBJL9NylkufIvFwgPX3_h6OlmU1mnNGPiS5aAfkYRXetzvNQvapy52iaXX7Z6eKY8pZFrJ_V5MMaSsHS-K_DMQ30cAPTTmO6HwkbQZ9cAcE_VGHiC/s1600/hbx-designer-visions-rockwell-group-bar-1112-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJpYxdnCWmiLPZnBs3za6J9522-M9uBJL9NylkufIvFwgPX3_h6OlmU1mnNGPiS5aAfkYRXetzvNQvapy52iaXX7Z6eKY8pZFrJ_V5MMaSsHS-K_DMQ30cAPTTmO6HwkbQZ9cAcE_VGHiC/s640/hbx-designer-visions-rockwell-group-bar-1112-lgn.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Inspired by a gentleman's smoking lounge, the bar, built by C. Stasky, is clad in Maya Romanoff's True Metals Coffers. William Yeoward crystal. Ebony Pearl Silestone counter."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apartment in 1906 red-brick warehouse on western edge of Manhattan.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/house-pictures/designer-visions-david-rockwell-1112?click=main_sr#slide-9">House Beautiful 2012 Designer Visions Showhouse</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by David Rockwell, Rockwell Group.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Thomas Loof.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Produced by Sabine Rothman.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/">House Beautiful</a> (November 2012).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1TVePlAz_ZdmvtIUUBkYwNyQ_0y3dosLX0h-EpKlO4ctGfw5Am0fWJWgb9_msLAwp6UX5BbYyBWHP3Mfbwn9_ceqjYzvvxkcEQ3U5XOMw3R0Umm3fmESThyjycZdgtRGdPviRkDB74ccl/s1600/101676239_ss.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1TVePlAz_ZdmvtIUUBkYwNyQ_0y3dosLX0h-EpKlO4ctGfw5Am0fWJWgb9_msLAwp6UX5BbYyBWHP3Mfbwn9_ceqjYzvvxkcEQ3U5XOMw3R0Umm3fmESThyjycZdgtRGdPviRkDB74ccl/s640/101676239_ss.jpg" width="440" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Once a closet, the wet bar in the media room is now handy when settling in to watch a movie."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1947 Georgian Colonial in Hickory, North Carolina - home to Bob Williams and Stephen Heavner.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Bob Williams, <a href="http://mgbwhome.com/">Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams</a>.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Contractor: Glaze Construction Co.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Colleen Duffley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Jenny Bradley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/howwelive/renovation-classic-house_ss6.html">Classic House, Major Renovation</a>" produced by Andrea Caughey.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpjmwTVS1gQSkiqAWxdQMHC9Tjomy_DL0CRSqsvlooR7G3zfg-ZallEa1nwg5VvG5bF8AHE6CvZWskwoMicBL27C_qJKOdurg5srvZuYctRVg7dZh6fqowyvQHK8Mb2MwvGrE4jujWR73/s1600/item4.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.atelier-am-04-entrance-gallery.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpjmwTVS1gQSkiqAWxdQMHC9Tjomy_DL0CRSqsvlooR7G3zfg-ZallEa1nwg5VvG5bF8AHE6CvZWskwoMicBL27C_qJKOdurg5srvZuYctRVg7dZh6fqowyvQHK8Mb2MwvGrE4jujWR73/s640/item4.rendition.slideshowWideVertical.atelier-am-04-entrance-gallery.jpg" width="492" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A Marc Chagall painting graces the bar, which is paneled in distressed walnut."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Home in Las Vegas.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior design by Alexandra and Michael Misczynski of <a href="http://www.atelieram.com/">Atelier AM</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Architect: <a href="http://www.williamhablinski.com/">William Hablinski</a>.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Pieter Estersohn.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Mayer Rus.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-09/atelier-am-william-hablinski-las-vegas-house-slideshow#slide=5">Classic Inclination</a>" produced by Howard Christian.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (September 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBF0YWFFaMNIBd0fn0MAIe24XBI18UVJ_faI3ll-za5wOwxSduHLOkodSRvmKjDw6SJFOHrDB1ijsMaby-4mfignSCa8HvqsPCWOmcEDePRHRM3qTPa79_WoT2-CD2U8F-V1h6Q2GelHT-/s1600/emanuele-filiberto-EDC-1112-13-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBF0YWFFaMNIBd0fn0MAIe24XBI18UVJ_faI3ll-za5wOwxSduHLOkodSRvmKjDw6SJFOHrDB1ijsMaby-4mfignSCa8HvqsPCWOmcEDePRHRM3qTPa79_WoT2-CD2U8F-V1h6Q2GelHT-/s640/emanuele-filiberto-EDC-1112-13-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"A metal-and-mirror bar cabinet doubles as a chessboard; the painting at right is by Robert Rauschenberg, and a pair of palettes used by the painter Balthus is mounted on a mobile."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stone "castle" on Lake Geneva that is home to Prince Emanuele Filiberto di Savoia.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Gianni Franchellucci.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Ingrid Abramovitch.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/interiors/prince-emanuele-filiberto-castle?click=main_sr#slide-7">Royal Treatment</a>" produced by Anita Sarsidi.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (November 2012).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9VpgknvKQRK6N011uCzx51zdnEdxJ1U3EPmwbWIb5m9Hj9a7lLIY6ILs8EfLg0IM8TtCgrvzp0xK_YuKVwoQSERQRNXWpQF85lyxwMD1VbiChf0z5VHiivuj5Xgk38JknzDpVfzaKOp1/s1600/BlogUnionJackTradHome2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9VpgknvKQRK6N011uCzx51zdnEdxJ1U3EPmwbWIb5m9Hj9a7lLIY6ILs8EfLg0IM8TtCgrvzp0xK_YuKVwoQSERQRNXWpQF85lyxwMD1VbiChf0z5VHiivuj5Xgk38JknzDpVfzaKOp1/s640/BlogUnionJackTradHome2010.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wine room by Carol Egan and Wayne Nathan, <a href="http://nathanegan.com/">Nathan Egan Interiors</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Custom-made wine cabinets from Christopher Peacock were painted electric blue as a brilliant partner to the graphic black-and-white scheme. The Union Jack backsplash is constructed from Irish blue limestone - honed, polished, and distressed to create a subtle image of the British flag."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/design_decorating/showhouses/hampton-2010-designer-showhouse_ss43.html">Traditional Home Hampton Designer Showhouse 2010</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Text by Jenny Bradley.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.traditionalhome.com/">Traditional Home</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArEiRopDpkYavSH3jqKLrCjcKxAfT-d189LQ6wEWooMeUrYvroyKjoC9zrEeSX5IM9zzxNZmjm3FHnNahuZoUF-jAlwTGSqthtI77sCnvRnyfQ7RSetViP4I5PXnqv7tKYODwoaORUveZ/s1600/barnaba-fornasetti-EDC-01-13-02-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhArEiRopDpkYavSH3jqKLrCjcKxAfT-d189LQ6wEWooMeUrYvroyKjoC9zrEeSX5IM9zzxNZmjm3FHnNahuZoUF-jAlwTGSqthtI77sCnvRnyfQ7RSetViP4I5PXnqv7tKYODwoaORUveZ/s640/barnaba-fornasetti-EDC-01-13-02-lgn.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A bar cart by Piero Fornasetti adorned with trompe l'oeil bows.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Milan home of Barnaba Fornasetti, son of the late Piero Fornasetti.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Andrea Ferrari.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/interiors/fornasetti-home-milan?click=main_sr#slide-4">Magical Thinking</a>" styled and produced by Paola Moretti.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (January 2013).</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">By Enrico Decca (Originally in <i>Elle Decor</i> India.)</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmAd0AhCgdVQz-JfgpwdAdRmfJ7epfrRMd3KkalnyDEuQI_zDB6vosZymT_nlm6A4ejg9KC0VhyVM-fun8tbFyVLawhwEx1PXaf2nturmV2sxKMGBQ7n2UGOV7mi6H6BeJLI4W8rQSINl/s1600/item2.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.carla-fendi-02.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjmAd0AhCgdVQz-JfgpwdAdRmfJ7epfrRMd3KkalnyDEuQI_zDB6vosZymT_nlm6A4ejg9KC0VhyVM-fun8tbFyVLawhwEx1PXaf2nturmV2sxKMGBQ7n2UGOV7mi6H6BeJLI4W8rQSINl/s640/item2.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.carla-fendi-02.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The living room features a metal bar made by Francois-Xavier Lalanne for Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Oberto Gili.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2012/carla-fendi-rome-palazzo-home-slideshow#slide=3">Carla Fendi's Eclectic Roman Apartment</a>" written and produced by Marella Caracciolo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (October 2012).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVhyphenhyphenYHfiESVDZT11gVLx_PTbc15n1BUgO-KySVzBCWGCLd7Bvzv-YXWhMRLcVjQJVUtDWz0aRZg2GfzzYWMnJ3RElRIZjw_cHjHcTYjfqC4K1p6CY_sZ-rRYgYU4uhg_Si0XJrBac7kxO/s1600/item3.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.carla-fendi-03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuVhyphenhyphenYHfiESVDZT11gVLx_PTbc15n1BUgO-KySVzBCWGCLd7Bvzv-YXWhMRLcVjQJVUtDWz0aRZg2GfzzYWMnJ3RElRIZjw_cHjHcTYjfqC4K1p6CY_sZ-rRYgYU4uhg_Si0XJrBac7kxO/s640/item3.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.carla-fendi-03.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The living room features a metal bar made by Francois-Xavier Lalanne for Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge. On one side of the living room, a pair of Lalanne bronzes - a desk in the form of a preening mountain sheep and a ram stool - flank a seating area."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Oberto Gili.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Styled by Carlos Mota.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2012/carla-fendi-rome-palazzo-home-slideshow#slide=4">Carla Fendi's Eclectic Roman Apartment</a>" written and produced by Marella Caracciolo.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a> (October 2012).</span> </div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>

A Toast to the New Year

Ring out the old, ring in the new, Ring, happy bells, across the snow; The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. ...

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Election Day: Donkeys and Elephants

<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today is Election Day. I won't say who gets my vote; this is a bipartisan post. However, in the spirit of the day, I share photos of donkeys (Democrats) and elephants (Republicans). Celebrate your right to vote by taking a trip to the polls today!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6U3ZjAVu9mfAjyJikWox0GFre3VZiMwuBjmq22YRBDliYk-8Xo4Uf9DE2dycLA0fGKv7r41v9PaovuZM6ywNud8Ay6kedDF1xp859yaOEKWsUZwJDz_enmTk4k3iJUHn4qH7gdgl_ezw/s1600/04_ED0109_TUTTLE9_067A-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6U3ZjAVu9mfAjyJikWox0GFre3VZiMwuBjmq22YRBDliYk-8Xo4Uf9DE2dycLA0fGKv7r41v9PaovuZM6ywNud8Ay6kedDF1xp859yaOEKWsUZwJDz_enmTk4k3iJUHn4qH7gdgl_ezw/s640/04_ED0109_TUTTLE9_067A-lgn.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The library features a 19th-century mahogany secretary from Niall Smith Antiques and a painting by Javanese artist Karyanto."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mila and Tom Tuttle's 1836 Greek Revival townhouse in Manhattan.</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decorating by <a href="http://milesredd.com/">Miles Redd</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/amazing-grace#slide-4">Amazing Grace</a>" by Mitchell Owens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (January 2009).</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTlLUBLjdasOaqGoNQIJrq4WUqi5MKfAn2Yj0eYH5zxa3JSX16dsbwnLT8OJUnx3RnrTkdgXPKOVRnuaiWUPo-ww2U2-eAz5TOwzaEEeAEM6XtjALaukBH7ADOcipxUHsm7qTWXapH76d/s1600/511Q2WPJR0L._SL500_AA300_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfTlLUBLjdasOaqGoNQIJrq4WUqi5MKfAn2Yj0eYH5zxa3JSX16dsbwnLT8OJUnx3RnrTkdgXPKOVRnuaiWUPo-ww2U2-eAz5TOwzaEEeAEM6XtjALaukBH7ADOcipxUHsm7qTWXapH76d/s640/511Q2WPJR0L._SL500_AA300_.jpg" width="491" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Image via <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1596430109/ref=s9_simh_gw_p14_d0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=1F05S4EDARX9SAQ6CA41&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1389517282&pf_rd_i=507846">Amazon</a>.</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaF8uvZsjnJIHo2hfL-XEpQ5dtUsqZR8KiCMQYY6ODjOyfVNzf8NcOkrMHLEqrlkqnGmFp8Wm9omieQ8av6T89pu7Tn6x66UNx3ecAG7mE3Uqa2ZGLyGPt3HvOaUd99eA2xRENQzoBAPea/s1600/10_ED0109_TUTTLE9_073-lgn.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="516" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaF8uvZsjnJIHo2hfL-XEpQ5dtUsqZR8KiCMQYY6ODjOyfVNzf8NcOkrMHLEqrlkqnGmFp8Wm9omieQ8av6T89pu7Tn6x66UNx3ecAG7mE3Uqa2ZGLyGPt3HvOaUd99eA2xRENQzoBAPea/s640/10_ED0109_TUTTLE9_073-lgn.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"In the master bath, wallpaper by <a href="http://www.degournay.com/">de Gournay</a> and <a href="http://www.us.kohler.com/us/">Kohler</a> sinks </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with <a href="http://www.barwil.co.uk/">Barber Wilsons and Co.</a> fittings."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mila and Tom Tuttle's 1836 Greek Revival townhouse in Manhattan.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Interior decorating by <a href="http://milesredd.com/">Miles Redd</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Simon Upton.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/amazing-grace#slide-10">Amazing Grace</a>" by Mitchell Owens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.elledecor.com/">Elle Decor</a> (January 2009). </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8obLvfzvAQwQ6Qb5WrV_mdmOgcM1MQo-z7KpBvreogtWhZFXg6Rhm44vlbbvtom-nE4yl6TIyICuN5os5Pa9uUIXS0fmgabmYJ9aUg1EM7tMaPGqemffMid9Q7tPTIalw10ObBqxnn7QH/s1600/800px-'Taming_the_Donkey',_painting_by_Eduardo_Zamacois_y_Zabala,_1868,_private_collection.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8obLvfzvAQwQ6Qb5WrV_mdmOgcM1MQo-z7KpBvreogtWhZFXg6Rhm44vlbbvtom-nE4yl6TIyICuN5os5Pa9uUIXS0fmgabmYJ9aUg1EM7tMaPGqemffMid9Q7tPTIalw10ObBqxnn7QH/s640/800px-'Taming_the_Donkey',_painting_by_Eduardo_Zamacois_y_Zabala,_1868,_private_collection.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Taming the Donkey" (1868).</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Painting by Eduardo Zamacois y Zabala (private collection).</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Permission: PD-Art.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:'Taming_the_Donkey',_painting_by_Eduardo_Zamacois_y_Zabala,_1868,_private_collection.jpg">Photo obtained via Wikipedia</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_ek1zzWOzYSGa14rt8VeW_L2ukK2nlF57yy6OjCMf_pakMMSostpuWqB0ONG9eABA0Cnu_ICVusAEkA71JsMKYlOlyeR_4WVorUd_FZobM3ASkcI9iyjm4KE8jda9ljlXhuH9fNQ752i/s1600/3235_photo_1_190201.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_ek1zzWOzYSGa14rt8VeW_L2ukK2nlF57yy6OjCMf_pakMMSostpuWqB0ONG9eABA0Cnu_ICVusAEkA71JsMKYlOlyeR_4WVorUd_FZobM3ASkcI9iyjm4KE8jda9ljlXhuH9fNQ752i/s640/3235_photo_1_190201.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://hivemodern.com/product3235/vitra-eames-elephant">Eames Elephant</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Designed by Charles and Ray Eames, 1945.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Available via <a href="http://www.hivemodern.com/">Hive Modern</a>. </span></div><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/AVvXsEgx0K-TrQdGbxEuhlFYzAK56InP6cQOY7pcUA_8DVb9RP-E2lol7jXppxdkB1j7fT66-aHtjZRGXr_5wrjS1-Qu3E8RSXe1q7yBwZDFEMbGgWFnh1Pr58gRhPFjqaXMCBfAZl5gjwWZzGIB/s1600/1348155168-124ea.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx0K-TrQdGbxEuhlFYzAK56InP6cQOY7pcUA_8DVb9RP-E2lol7jXppxdkB1j7fT66-aHtjZRGXr_5wrjS1-Qu3E8RSXe1q7yBwZDFEMbGgWFnh1Pr58gRhPFjqaXMCBfAZl5gjwWZzGIB/s640/1348155168-124ea.jpeg" width="628" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Francoise-Xavier Lalanne's 1998 "Ane de Natalie," a donkey made of bronze, leather and wood.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photo credit: JGM Galerie.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/13/fashion/13iht-rartbiennale13.html?pagewanted=all">Sumptuous Paris Fair Defies Bearish Times</a>" by Maia de la Baume.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.newyorktimes.com/">New York Times</a> (September 12, 2012).</span> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkTjsgkvBwMFv_Y6t543PdqXy4fM-LlxmC6KapzvGLIsLCwiwziGGLzmwWbV40TtI5pNGcZ6l6WTzZjHmekRrWaBCOArHHSHZ3nZeNn9s92zoPVAtfVKbHuxnnL75qfg1yaGdGhCObW-4/s1600/item6.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.topiary-gardens-07-elephant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkkTjsgkvBwMFv_Y6t543PdqXy4fM-LlxmC6KapzvGLIsLCwiwziGGLzmwWbV40TtI5pNGcZ6l6WTzZjHmekRrWaBCOArHHSHZ3nZeNn9s92zoPVAtfVKbHuxnnL75qfg1yaGdGhCObW-4/s640/item6.rendition.slideshowWideHorizontal.topiary-gardens-07-elephant.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Elephant topiary located in Green Animals, a garden in Portsmouth, Rhode Island.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Following the European Renaissance tradition of creating furry shapes in clipped trees and shrubs, Green Animals features a menagerie of adorable creatures. . . . [T]his topiary masterpiece features teddy bears, an elephant, an ostrich, a unicorn, and more than 75 additional forms of green fauna. The property was originally the summer home of Thomas Brayton, treasurer of the Union Cotton Manufacturing Company, and his family. It was the head gardener who began clipping and experimenting with topiary forms in the first decades of the 20th century."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Nik Wheeler/Alamy.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/decor/2012-10/public-topiary-gardens-guide-slideshow#slide=7">Garden Party</a>" text by Katherine Whiteside.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.architecturaldigest.com/">Architectural Digest</a>.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWMsqodgKt8wzwn7LcetVHNX2jgEqR14gegfXEDCXrFZWH8UkJ-PsV09_iaMWz3yhCA2ZNlSAQ8Q6wBg-_xuJQAU_gUaC-G81s5yxuu-piYxjWmoYEJDga8xNNuKg3MYGiYjbKTcb4L0k/s1600/Donkey_head_rhyton_Louvre_Cp3555.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigWMsqodgKt8wzwn7LcetVHNX2jgEqR14gegfXEDCXrFZWH8UkJ-PsV09_iaMWz3yhCA2ZNlSAQ8Q6wBg-_xuJQAU_gUaC-G81s5yxuu-piYxjWmoYEJDga8xNNuKg3MYGiYjbKTcb4L0k/s640/Donkey_head_rhyton_Louvre_Cp3555.jpg" width="434" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Rhyton in the shape of a donkey's head representing Dionysus and a maenad."</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A rhtyon was a drinking vessel used in ancient times. It typically took the shape of an animal or an animal head.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Circa 400 and 430 B.C., Athens.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Located in the Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Louvre. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Photography by Marie-Lan Nguyen (2006), holder of copyright.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Donkey_head_rhyton_Louvre_Cp3555.jpg">Photo obtained via Wikipedia</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfY4NlTatlOtaDYT3YMfp34T2Syhzz6rYpkSDi5BBA3Zdz8OJ66V5POot2LWLE0RnvUIW-4LZs5isWG9JtjpU_Sz8aMgGUkCQwzkzSzO-0D9OOdIIsIN6aJJOx8fCVELlJ5vHik78QTjlM/s1600/NMH58TQ_mx.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfY4NlTatlOtaDYT3YMfp34T2Syhzz6rYpkSDi5BBA3Zdz8OJ66V5POot2LWLE0RnvUIW-4LZs5isWG9JtjpU_Sz8aMgGUkCQwzkzSzO-0D9OOdIIsIN6aJJOx8fCVELlJ5vHik78QTjlM/s640/NMH58TQ_mx.jpg" width="516" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">White Elephant Garden Seat.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Offered by <a href="http://www.neimanmarcus.com/p/White-Elephant-Garden-Seat-elephant/prod120410101___/?icid=&searchType=MAIN&rte=%252Fsearch.jsp%253FN%253D0%2526Ntt%253Delephant%2526_requestid%253D59660&eItemId=prod120410101&cmCat=search">Neiman Marcus</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$199.00</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4398eGMjHgxng3URNz2EnzCEA3Wjfhbtum3OD3KU5p57g7iiZaygd0pD7bvjxoJ0e555zFlhQ6bPl6xCES0koufLxAAK4e8Ng-_6pQNhPprFhYwzSDOQILEklgrvaYOZWg6e1dqnPz4lU/s1600/sp_all-ears-elephant.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4398eGMjHgxng3URNz2EnzCEA3Wjfhbtum3OD3KU5p57g7iiZaygd0pD7bvjxoJ0e555zFlhQ6bPl6xCES0koufLxAAK4e8Ng-_6pQNhPprFhYwzSDOQILEklgrvaYOZWg6e1dqnPz4lU/s400/sp_all-ears-elephant.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"<a href="http://www.vivaterra.com/all-ears-elephant.html">All Ears Elephant</a>"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Hand-sculpted from papier-mache in Haiti by displaced earthquake survivors"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Offered by <a href="http://www.vivaterra.com/">Viva Terra</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$189.00 </span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jWPdeQO_cOn0S130E1dR0fI-4wTTXjkBXQFLW2j16QV_B6e2NtYZzW0WeOosaG7iUxUgnFfbtTa6sdA0nNNGs-5PmX-vegxt444_R-5QCpV_-GBZNCieoSJZORUOyp-LnLa_7tdEsLmi/s1600/undicided.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4jWPdeQO_cOn0S130E1dR0fI-4wTTXjkBXQFLW2j16QV_B6e2NtYZzW0WeOosaG7iUxUgnFfbtTa6sdA0nNNGs-5PmX-vegxt444_R-5QCpV_-GBZNCieoSJZORUOyp-LnLa_7tdEsLmi/s640/undicided.jpg" width="438" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Undecided"</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Offered by <a href="http://www.stubbsandwootton.com/index.php/shop-men/slippers/undecided.html">Stubbs and Wootton</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$400.00 for women.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$450.00 for men.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>

Election Day: Donkeys and Elephants

Today is Election Day. I won't say who gets my vote; this is a bipartisan post. However, in the spirit of the day, I share photos of don...

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