tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-666390606279031802024-03-13T22:44:15.316-07:00Design SquaredASHFIELD HANSEN DESIGN INC.Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15542508550969568276noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66639060627903180.post-82505354689367961102012-12-24T12:22:00.000-08:002012-12-24T12:22:03.875-08:00Making Time For Holiday Cheer.
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;">We’ve had a great year
this year, but not when it comes to keeping up with the blog. Busy times and
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">We normally prepare an
involved holiday greeting for this space, but there wasn’t time this year. We
didn’t want to let the year pass without some sort of holiday greeting, so I
thought we would (finally) post some photos of our wreath we designed for this
year’s <a href="http://www.childrenofshelters.org/events/jingle-mingle" target="_blank">Jingle and Mingle</a> event on December 6<sup>th, </sup>which benefits
<a href="http://www.childrenofshelters.org/" target="_blank">Children of Shelters</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;">We were inspired by
suiting textiles for both women and men and used a raspberry colored boucle
accented with a grey herringbone. The upholstery of the wreath was executed by
<a href="http://www.richardandronaco.com/" target="_blank">Richard Andronaco</a>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">We wish you and your
families a Merry Christmas full of health, happiness and prosperity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Warmest Wishes for an
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Barbara & David<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">nspiration can come from anywhere. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In Italy, finding
inspiration is clearly stacked in your favor! On my trip there this Spring I
became obsessed doors and door hardware. The rich and aged embellishments offer
visual exhilaration in spades. Here is the first part of what I saw that
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Stone archway on display at the Sforza Castle in Milan:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Aged paint in Parma:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Door knocker with hand with laurel / lion motif in Parma:</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Top photo: Porto Buenes Aires Milan</i></span><br />
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">* All photographs are copyright 2012 Ashfield Hansen Design and may not be used without express permission</span></i></div>
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different feature emphasis, and this year it was “Euro Cucina” so Kitchens and
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Huge plant walls, ancient
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">An enormous Olive tree at <a href="http://www.liebherr-appliances.com/" target="_blank">Liebherr</a>…<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br /></div>Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15542508550969568276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66639060627903180.post-87626751415010904962012-05-22T07:07:00.000-07:002012-05-22T07:07:06.528-07:00First Impressions: Milan 2012Although it's been a few days since first arriving in Milan for iSaloni and Design Week, I'm still reeling from my first trip to the design capitol of Italy!<br />
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Feeling a bit overwhelmed, I'm trying to process everything I've seen since my arrival. Milan seems to conspire to take the past and collide it into the future to create the present. Of course the city is beautiful and bustling, but there seems to be more to this city than the sum of it's parts.<br />
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This is a little of what I saw around Milan during our first couple of days...<br />
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I'm headed to Italy this week...One of my favorite places on the planet! It's been many years since I was last there, so I'm looking forward to some new adventures.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'll be starting out in Milan by attending the <a href="http://www.cosmit.it/tool/home.php?s=0,2,67,71,75">Salone Internazionale del Mobile</a>, which is one of the largest contemporary furniture exhibitions in the world. I will be sending updates from the road, so stay tuned.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After Milan I'll be doing some sightseeing, visiting with family and lots of eating!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Please check our Facebook page for the latest updates from the road!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Buon Viaggo!</span></div>
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about his life that is in his own words, with commentary by<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_466818784"> </a><i><a href="http://www.rizzoliusa.com/search.php?subSrch.x=0&subSrch.y=0&title_subtitle_auth_isbn=Adam+Lewis" target="_blank">Adam Lewis</a>. </i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;">His career is nearly
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lifestyle, one’s real place in the world. Rooms should not be put together for
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<i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana;">*All photos are from<a href="http://www.housebeautiful.com/decorating/albert-hadley-designs#slide-1" target="_blank"> House Beautiful</a> and were photographed by </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;">Fernando Bengoechea.</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">This time of year makes me
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seeing my favorite Saucer Magnolias with their grand sweeping bows laden with
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Barbara Ashfield<o:p></o:p></span></div>Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15542508550969568276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66639060627903180.post-86202695654218630672012-02-14T07:29:00.000-08:002012-02-14T07:30:05.452-08:00The Look Of Love<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">In our vocation we use
furniture, fabrics, accessories and lighting to express a mood or feeling. In
honor of St. Valentine’s Day, we wondered what it might look like to express
the feeling of love using these tools. Here are a few examples of what the
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<br />Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15542508550969568276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66639060627903180.post-34705959294094879942011-12-31T09:25:00.000-08:002011-12-31T09:25:58.066-08:00Feast For The Festive<br />
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founders of the Design Museum, and helped establish it initially in the
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until March 4, 2012 at the <a href="http://designmuseum.org/" target="_blank">Design Museum</a> on London’s waterfront. To learn more
about the exhibit go <i><a href="http://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/current-exhibitions" target="_blank">here</a></i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">David J. Hansen<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is one of my favorite events of the year. As a member of the Steering Committee
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don’t have much interaction with the actual tables. My first glimpse is usually
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Most design is a sum of
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Here are some of my
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for Ashfield Hansen Design Inc. © 2011</i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15542508550969568276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66639060627903180.post-51224361095597123642011-11-24T09:45:00.001-08:002011-12-05T18:20:34.588-08:00Gratitude As Attitude<br />
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Can it be as simple as
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">Attempting to write something
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found that inspiration via the <i>New York Times</i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;">. Leafing through Saturday’s <i>New York Times</i></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"> I came across Holly Epstein Ojalvo’s <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1684482479">“<i>What Are
You Grateful For</i></a></span><span style="font-family: Verdana;"><a href="http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/23/what-are-you-grateful-for" target="_blank">?” </a>and John
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auction house has announced a new sale category to their monthly calendar.
<a href="http://www.bonhams.com/usa/perioddesignusa/" target="_blank">“Period Art & Design”</a> will hold inaugural auctions in San Francisco and Los
Angeles on November 20<sup>th</sup>. These sales will include every category
from furniture, decorative arts, silver, rugs, books and jewelry. In addition,
the auction catalog for these sales will feature interviews with interior
designers or important community figures discussing design trends and relevant
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">The sale for December will
include property from the estate of Katherine Elkins Boyd who passed away in
2009. She is most famously known as the daughter of legendary interior designer
Francis Elkins, who is a Bay area favorite. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana;">This is exciting news for
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visit their web site <i><a href="http://www.bonhams.com/cgi-bin/public.sh/WService=wslive_pub/pubweb/publicSite.r?sContinent=usa&screen=sanfrancisco" target="_blank">here</a></i>.</span></div>
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1909-2008.</span></i>Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15542508550969568276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66639060627903180.post-39803597599526060242011-11-04T07:22:00.000-07:002011-11-04T10:03:12.032-07:00Soup, Glorious Soup<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-88mYM1UPYvA/TrP3-2F71TI/AAAAAAAABc4/-SA-XHOomE4/s1600/Soup%2BWhite%2Bbowl.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 382px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671149014833943858" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-88mYM1UPYvA/TrP3-2F71TI/AAAAAAAABc4/-SA-XHOomE4/s400/Soup%2BWhite%2Bbowl.jpg" /></a> <br /><div><!--StartFragment--><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-USfont-family:Verdana;font-size:100%;" >The holidays are just around the corner and I’m starting to think about menus for my family’s Thanksgiving/Christmas feasts</span><!--EndFragment--> </div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qrzuqgYgVsY/TrP30ct9wLI/AAAAAAAABcs/y0YvqSO8zd4/s1600/The%2BGreat%2BPumpkin.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671148836223828146" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qrzuqgYgVsY/TrP30ct9wLI/AAAAAAAABcs/y0YvqSO8zd4/s400/The%2BGreat%2BPumpkin.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">I always love to start the meal with a Soup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I think it’s very elegant and brings a certain formality to the start of a meal after getting everyone to the table.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>People tend to settle down and focus on what is placed before them and more importantly, the flavors presented. 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Which one would suit your palette?</span></div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ETlG_y1Qnak/TrP3EUJ00uI/AAAAAAAABcI/LzV5gVs3LmI/s1600/Craig%2BClaiborne%2BNY%2BTimes%2BCookbook.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 299px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671148009291043554" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ETlG_y1Qnak/TrP3EUJ00uI/AAAAAAAABcI/LzV5gVs3LmI/s400/Craig%2BClaiborne%2BNY%2BTimes%2BCookbook.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><i>Craig Claiborne’s Crème Crecy (Cream of Carrot Soup)</i></b></span></div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vEXUIqTL2-c/TrP24P-vLVI/AAAAAAAABb8/ba_wguQM0Qc/s1600/Carrots.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 266px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671147802012364114" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vEXUIqTL2-c/TrP24P-vLVI/AAAAAAAABb8/ba_wguQM0Qc/s400/Carrots.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">1lb. 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Pare both carrots & potatoes, then carrots into rounds and cube potatoes. Set aside.</span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">Heat the butter in a large pot and add onion. Cook briefly, stirring.</span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Add the carrots, potatoes and chicken broth and bring to a boil. Add thyme and bay leaf. Bring to the boil and simmer 30-40 minutes or until carrots and potatoes are tender.<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">Put mixture through a food mill and chill for 3-4 hours to set the flavors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Put in the container of a food processor or electric blender and blend. This may have to be done in 2 stages.</span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">After blending, transfer mixture to saucepan if you are going to serve hot.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Bring to a boil and then add remaining ingredients.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>If you are going to serve it cold, transfer mixture to a bowl, add remaining ingredients and chill thoroughly. Serves 6-8</span></p><!--EndFragment--></div><br /><div><!--StartFragment--><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><i>Food & Wine’s Velvety Beet Soup November 2002<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p><!--EndFragment--></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yx6frlb2jQI/TrP2d8wcblI/AAAAAAAABbw/y_-8mJrMt1M/s1600/Fresh%2BFarm%2BBeets.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671147350175542866" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Yx6frlb2jQI/TrP2d8wcblI/AAAAAAAABbw/y_-8mJrMt1M/s400/Fresh%2BFarm%2BBeets.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><!--StartFragment--><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><!--StartFragment--></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">3 lbs. medium red beets<o:p></o:p></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2 large parsnips<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">2 large carrots<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">1 ¾ lb. celery root<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">4 TBS. unsalted butter<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">½ c. water<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">salt and freshly ground white pepper<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">7 c. chicken stock<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">¼ c. balsamic vinegar<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Green Tabasco Sauce<o:p></o:p></span></p></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">Preheat oven to 375. Wrap beets in 2 sheets heavy-duty foil. Set the packages on a baking sheet and roast beets for 1 ½<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>hours, or until tender.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Let cool in the foil.</span> <br /><p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">Meanwhile, peel the parsnips, carrots and celery root; cut into ¼” dice. In a large skillet, melt the butter in the water. Add the diced vegetables and cook over moderate heat until almost tender, about 8 minutes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Season with salt and white pepper and remove from heat.</span></p><br /><p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">Peel and quarter the roasted beets. Working in batches, in a blender, puree the beets and stock until very smooth. Transfer to large saucepan. Stir in the vinegar, season with salt, white pepper and green Tabasco. Add parsnips, carrots and celery root and simmer over moderate heat for 5 min before serving. The soup can be refrigerated for up to 2 days. Serve with crème fraiche and fresh beet sprouts.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><!--EndFragment--></span><br /><p></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><i>House Beautiful’s Butternut Squash Soup with Leeks </i></b></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><i>(November 1999)<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p><!--EndFragment--></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tMMeyXafhxE/TrP1syqMfyI/AAAAAAAABbk/4Ftkb1jOaPk/s1600/Butternut%2BSquash.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 299px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5671146505651388194" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tMMeyXafhxE/TrP1syqMfyI/AAAAAAAABbk/4Ftkb1jOaPk/s400/Butternut%2BSquash.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">6 TBS. butter</span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">4 leeks, white part only, coarsely chopped, plus inner green leaves of 2 leeks, julienned (will be used for the garnish)</span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">1large onion, peeled and roughly chopped<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">4 large butternut squash, peeled, seeded and cubed<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">10 c. chicken stock or broth<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">1/3 c. rolled oats<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">½ tsp cayenne pepper<o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">salt</span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">1 c. vegetable oil</span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the white part of the leeks and onion. Sauté, stirring constantly until soft, about 10 minutes. Add the squash, chicken stock, oats and cayenne. Bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer until squash is tender, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes"></span>about 20 minutes. Puree the soup in a blender, then return to the pot. Add salt to taste.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Keep warm over low heat.</span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">For the garnish, heat vegetable oil in a small heavy saucepan over medium high heat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Add green leeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Fry until crisp and golden brown, about 2 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Ladle soup into bowls and garnish with fried leeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Serves 12</span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><b><i>Bon Appetit!<o:p></o:p></i></b></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">Barbara Ashfield</span></p>Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15542508550969568276noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66639060627903180.post-38254745465338306352011-10-29T18:03:00.000-07:002011-10-29T18:13:37.905-07:00Where The Spirits Live!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tsysn-UZOw8/TqykfXeWNhI/AAAAAAAABbY/ymEd5jYoGRU/s1600/Abandoned%2Bchurch%2Bvia%2BOpacity.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tsysn-UZOw8/TqykfXeWNhI/AAAAAAAABbY/ymEd5jYoGRU/s400/Abandoned%2Bchurch%2Bvia%2BOpacity.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669086889736812050" /></a><br /><div> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>24</o:Words> <o:characters>139</o:Characters> <o:company>Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.</o:Company> <o:lines>1</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>170</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>11.1539</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotshowrevisions/> <w:donotprintrevisions/> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The beautiful decay of abandoned buildings is what inspired me this Halloween. I was drawn to these amazing images that possess strength and fragility simultaneously.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> </span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ntdNGMqnzh0/TqykR9mPALI/AAAAAAAABbM/nRUve-tTkbg/s1600/Copyright%2Bby%2BBrian%2BCooney.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ntdNGMqnzh0/TqykR9mPALI/AAAAAAAABbM/nRUve-tTkbg/s400/Copyright%2Bby%2BBrian%2BCooney.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669086659452272818" /></a></p></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oE04rpLzgxI/TqykD5Sns-I/AAAAAAAABbA/QQcAslAzBfI/s1600/Stairwell%2Bvia%2BThe%2BKingston%2BLounge.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oE04rpLzgxI/TqykD5Sns-I/AAAAAAAABbA/QQcAslAzBfI/s400/Stairwell%2Bvia%2BThe%2BKingston%2BLounge.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669086417778095074" /></a><br /><div> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>22</o:Words> <o:characters>126</o:Characters> <o:company>Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.</o:Company> <o:lines>1</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>154</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>11.1539</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotshowrevisions/> <w:donotprintrevisions/> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">These seemed like the places that Spirits might inhabit. Each location was clearly full of life at one time, but peaceful and seemingly forgotten now.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> </span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ufyVY8z6ZAU/Tqyj3piQFgI/AAAAAAAABa0/g1BMhukZ6fQ/s1600/Michign%2BCentral%2BStation%2Bwith%2Bgrafitti%2Bby%2BJoe%2BBraun%2Bvia.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ufyVY8z6ZAU/Tqyj3piQFgI/AAAAAAAABa0/g1BMhukZ6fQ/s400/Michign%2BCentral%2BStation%2Bwith%2Bgrafitti%2Bby%2BJoe%2BBraun%2Bvia.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669086207390258690" /></a></p></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eJdl-ePQEGs/Tqyjx4yNfAI/AAAAAAAABao/I7L-kJAxKUk/s1600/Galway%2Bimage%2Bby%2BMike%2BSearle%2Bvia%2BUrban%2BGhosts.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eJdl-ePQEGs/Tqyjx4yNfAI/AAAAAAAABao/I7L-kJAxKUk/s400/Galway%2Bimage%2Bby%2BMike%2BSearle%2Bvia%2BUrban%2BGhosts.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669086108404513794" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z22YKqtLhxQ/TqyjovXBR9I/AAAAAAAABac/CeRFsd1iB58/s1600/2861130547_d1641af599_o%2BFrom%2BPositive%2BEducation%2Bblog.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-z22YKqtLhxQ/TqyjovXBR9I/AAAAAAAABac/CeRFsd1iB58/s400/2861130547_d1641af599_o%2BFrom%2BPositive%2BEducation%2Bblog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669085951255726034" /></a><br /><div> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>21</o:Words> <o:characters>123</o:Characters> <o:company>Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.</o:Company> <o:lines>1</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>151</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>11.1539</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotshowrevisions/> <w:donotprintrevisions/> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">In my research I found there is a good part of the internet devoted to abandoned buildings, which tells me there must be lots of Spirits out there. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; ">Happy Halloween!</span> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">David Hansen</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;font-size:78%;" ><i>Photo Credits from top:</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;"><i>1) Abandoned Church Photographer unknown from Opacity.com<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;"><i>2) Black & White Photograph © Brian Cooney<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;"><i>3) Stairwell photograph from <a href="http://kingstonlounge.blogspot.com/">The Kingston Lounge</a><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;"><i>4) Michigan Central Station © Joe Braun<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;"><i>5) Galway image © Mike Searle via <a href="http://www.urbanghostsmedia.com/">Urban Ghosts</a><o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;"><i>6) Photographer unknown from Positive Education blog<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;">7) Photograph via <a href="http://kingstonlounge.blogspot.com/">The Kingston Lounge</a></span><o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--><i> </i><!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15542508550969568276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66639060627903180.post-50183531170942746692011-10-25T07:39:00.000-07:002011-10-26T14:20:30.522-07:00For The Love of Books!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eghjCuBbG7o/TqbMM5qh2WI/AAAAAAAABaE/MIJvQr_eVDY/s1600/Book%2BSale%2Bmiles%2Bof%2Bbooks%2BCROP.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 393px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667441703102044514" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eghjCuBbG7o/TqbMM5qh2WI/AAAAAAAABaE/MIJvQr_eVDY/s400/Book%2BSale%2Bmiles%2Bof%2Bbooks%2BCROP.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><!--StartFragment--><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">A little over a month ago, Barbara and I took in the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library’s Annual Book Sale, which takes place yearly at Fort Mason. This is the mother of all book sales and is billed as the “West Coast’s Largest Book Sale”. Needless to say we were in!</span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uR_8UpL4J4E/TqbMB-rmPSI/AAAAAAAABZ4/WZsrCMiKSWk/s1600/Book%2BSale%2Bdoor.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 285px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667441515470142754" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-uR_8UpL4J4E/TqbMB-rmPSI/AAAAAAAABZ4/WZsrCMiKSWk/s400/Book%2BSale%2Bdoor.jpg" /></a></p></div><br /><div><!--StartFragment--><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We had tickets for the first day member’s preview and upon arrival it was clear that we were the amateurs, although we quickly formulated a plan: First, Design Books then Cookbooks and then everything else. The line of literally hundreds snaked around the adjoining pier and people came prepared with suitcases on wheels along with every type of portable carriage imaginable.</span></p></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F-ihu2sXygc/TqbLeV3zQuI/AAAAAAAABZs/B8H7H4BWp2E/s1600/Book%2BSale%2Blandscape.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 358px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667440903220052706" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F-ihu2sXygc/TqbLeV3zQuI/AAAAAAAABZs/B8H7H4BWp2E/s400/Book%2BSale%2Blandscape.jpg" /></a> <br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">We managed to score a few gems including “Good Taste Costs No More” by Mr. Richard Gump from 1951, and a couple of early works by local favorite </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><a href="http://www.dianedorranssaeks.com/">Diane Dorrans Saeks</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">.</span> <br /><div><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Here are some of the other treasures we managed to claim:</span></p></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JZn02CjwvLE/TqbLFRlfFTI/AAAAAAAABZg/7-E_Gt3IQg4/s1600/L%2527oel%2Bdu%2BDecorateur.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 299px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667440472572761394" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JZn02CjwvLE/TqbLFRlfFTI/AAAAAAAABZg/7-E_Gt3IQg4/s400/L%2527oel%2Bdu%2BDecorateur.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DOm18F9LBIk/TqbK9jUrtQI/AAAAAAAABZU/FR5ZxBaTmnM/s1600/Interior%2BViews.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 324px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667440339895170306" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DOm18F9LBIk/TqbK9jUrtQI/AAAAAAAABZU/FR5ZxBaTmnM/s400/Interior%2BViews.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Nak-nyUsEOQ/TqbK4XWQTKI/AAAAAAAABZI/OLUnUrAZ2oA/s1600/Hip%2BHotels%2BFrance.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 333px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667440250781191330" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Nak-nyUsEOQ/TqbK4XWQTKI/AAAAAAAABZI/OLUnUrAZ2oA/s400/Hip%2BHotels%2BFrance.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9a6nAfZnfeY/TqbKyAxe_iI/AAAAAAAABY8/mdfqeGC2nN0/s1600/Curry%2BBible.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 321px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667440141642169890" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9a6nAfZnfeY/TqbKyAxe_iI/AAAAAAAABY8/mdfqeGC2nN0/s400/Curry%2BBible.jpg" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m9pOMxxiB_w/TqbKqnBxnBI/AAAAAAAABYw/za3ZELMRzpI/s1600/Casa%2BItaliana.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 308px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667440014472092690" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-m9pOMxxiB_w/TqbKqnBxnBI/AAAAAAAABYw/za3ZELMRzpI/s400/Casa%2BItaliana.jpg" /></a><br /><!--StartFragment--><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">We plan to report back on all the great content in later posts. We’ll be back for more books next year…until then, happy reading!</span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">David Hansen</span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><i>* All photos by David J. Hansen and Barbara Ashfield for Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.</i></span></p><!--EndFragment--></div>Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15542508550969568276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66639060627903180.post-63373251671867492702011-09-22T18:19:00.000-07:002011-10-26T14:22:36.485-07:00C’mon Baby Light My Fire…<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tmUF31Yljyk/TnvgI5W90iI/AAAAAAAABYo/1iclK5tJpio/s1600/Hanging%2BLights%2Bcourtesy%2BLiving%2BEtc..jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 334px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655360200534512162" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-tmUF31Yljyk/TnvgI5W90iI/AAAAAAAABYo/1iclK5tJpio/s400/Hanging%2BLights%2Bcourtesy%2BLiving%2BEtc..jpg" /></a><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">There’s a chill in the morning air these days and I know that it won’t be long before I’m spending many an evening in front of the fireplace.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>There’s nothing more charming than a room lit with a fire or candles – giving off a glow that you can’t achieve with lights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Here are some of my favorites I’ve saved in my wish file over the years. <?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span></p><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ftxO2RGr8tc/TnvfutqiuqI/AAAAAAAABYg/5opOJTa5jz8/s1600/Mesmerizing%2BFlames%2Bcourtesy%2Bhousetohome.co.uk.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655359750718798498" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ftxO2RGr8tc/TnvfutqiuqI/AAAAAAAABYg/5opOJTa5jz8/s400/Mesmerizing%2BFlames%2Bcourtesy%2Bhousetohome.co.uk.jpg" /></a></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-klQITUD-T6g/TnvfqV7uy-I/AAAAAAAABYY/ooS8TutuRxg/s1600/Rainy%2BAfternoon%2BBy%2BThe%2BFire-%2BPhoto%2Bcourtesy%2Bof%2Bvi.sualize.us.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 316px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655359675628964834" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-klQITUD-T6g/TnvfqV7uy-I/AAAAAAAABYY/ooS8TutuRxg/s400/Rainy%2BAfternoon%2BBy%2BThe%2BFire-%2BPhoto%2Bcourtesy%2Bof%2Bvi.sualize.us.jpg" /></a> <br /><div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vPSdkDlkjho/TnvflfVUVGI/AAAAAAAABYQ/ZycBF_cOPXI/s1600/Fireplace%2Bat%2BCasa%2BMollino%252Ccourtesy%2BAustralian%2BVogue%2BLiving.png"><img style="WIDTH: 310px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655359592252855394" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vPSdkDlkjho/TnvflfVUVGI/AAAAAAAABYQ/ZycBF_cOPXI/s400/Fireplace%2Bat%2BCasa%2BMollino%252Ccourtesy%2BAustralian%2BVogue%2BLiving.png" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GKkG1WzUNBU/Tnvfc2uAi0I/AAAAAAAABYI/Jw-haWR7l7E/s1600/Enchanting%2BEve%2Bphoto%2Bcourtesy%2Bgarrendennylane.com.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655359443911609154" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GKkG1WzUNBU/Tnvfc2uAi0I/AAAAAAAABYI/Jw-haWR7l7E/s400/Enchanting%2BEve%2Bphoto%2Bcourtesy%2Bgarrendennylane.com.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HLT81nNY3zg/TnvfXf3m2UI/AAAAAAAABYA/hkKqClgGByE/s1600/Comfy%2BCozy%2Bcourtesy%2Bof%2BLiving%2BEtc..jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655359351878506818" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HLT81nNY3zg/TnvfXf3m2UI/AAAAAAAABYA/hkKqClgGByE/s400/Comfy%2BCozy%2Bcourtesy%2Bof%2BLiving%2BEtc..jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WE7DzdiTCDw/TnvfTPdi2yI/AAAAAAAABX4/C3XlF47SwB8/s1600/Swedish%2BCeramic%2BStove%2BPhoto%2Bcourtesy%2Bofinspiracionline.blogspot.com.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 278px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5655359278754749218" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-WE7DzdiTCDw/TnvfTPdi2yI/AAAAAAAABX4/C3XlF47SwB8/s400/Swedish%2BCeramic%2BStove%2BPhoto%2Bcourtesy%2Bofinspiracionline.blogspot.com.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Barbara Ashfield</span><br /><!--StartFragment--><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Photos from top:</span></i></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Living Etc. magazine</span></i></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">HouseToHome.co.uk</span></i></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Vi.sualize.us</span></i></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Australian Vogue Living</span></i></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Gerrendennylane.com</span></i></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Living Etc.</span></i></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;">Ofinspiracionline.blogspot.com<o:p></o:p></span></i></p></div></div>Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15542508550969568276noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66639060627903180.post-29212018730993960142011-09-04T11:14:00.000-07:002011-09-04T11:27:32.102-07:00Exotic Autumn<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EI0zjaDh72E/TmPCdEEkpjI/AAAAAAAABXg/oqDLT8NAdJY/s1600/Pierre%2BFrey%2BAnatolie%2Bfabric.tiff" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 398px; height: 309px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EI0zjaDh72E/TmPCdEEkpjI/AAAAAAAABXg/oqDLT8NAdJY/s400/Pierre%2BFrey%2BAnatolie%2Bfabric.tiff" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648572162217649714" /></a>
<br /><div> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>85</o:Words> <o:characters>486</o:Characters> <o:company>Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.</o:Company> <o:lines>4</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>596</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>11.1539</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotshowrevisions/> <w:donotprintrevisions/> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Now that students have returned to school and Labor Day weekend is upon us, there is no doubt that summer has slipped away and autumn is now a reality. In our corner of the world, autumn usually means warmer weather (Indian summer), but we still have evidence of a new season through the changing color of the flora.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;">There is nothing more sumptuous as a traditional autumn palette of colors. These colors of rust, bronze, ochre, apricot and the like conjure up the exotic and make for a wealth of inspiration.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Here are some inspirational possibilities for an “Exotic Autumn”:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Dahlias!</span></p></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTBG22xxw84/TmPCLtmlHXI/AAAAAAAABXY/fThnEpCxuZE/s1600/Orange_dahlia%2Bphoto%2Bby%2BLindsay%2BWIlliams-Ross%2BLAist.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YTBG22xxw84/TmPCLtmlHXI/AAAAAAAABXY/fThnEpCxuZE/s400/Orange_dahlia%2Bphoto%2Bby%2BLindsay%2BWIlliams-Ross%2BLAist.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648571864128494962" /></a>
<br /> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>3</o:Words> <o:characters>19</o:Characters> <o:company>Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.</o:Company> <o:lines>1</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>23</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>11.1539</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotshowrevisions/> <w:donotprintrevisions/> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana">A Rose Cumming fabric:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vn9YdlxylLQ/TmPB4LBr69I/AAAAAAAABXI/rA2KrTbK5qg/s1600/Bird%2Bin%2BCircle%2BRust%2Bby%2BRose%2BCumming.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 310px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vn9YdlxylLQ/TmPB4LBr69I/AAAAAAAABXI/rA2KrTbK5qg/s400/Bird%2Bin%2BCircle%2BRust%2Bby%2BRose%2BCumming.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648571528429431762" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">A painting by Gustav Klimt:</span></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4b3DzVrq740/TmPBo0lpdCI/AAAAAAAABXA/RAxD0v7iJ8E/s1600/Klimt%2Bpainting%2B%252522Fullfilment%252522.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4b3DzVrq740/TmPBo0lpdCI/AAAAAAAABXA/RAxD0v7iJ8E/s400/Klimt%2Bpainting%2B%252522Fullfilment%252522.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648571264708211746" /></a>
<br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;">Missoni rugs:</span></div> <!--EndFragment--><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jXp51dRa5Ho/TmPBcZ3fOnI/AAAAAAAABW4/2BxybZ0IBiY/s1600/Missoni%2Brugs%2Bfrom%2BJ%2BRenee%2Bweb%2Bsite.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 283px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-jXp51dRa5Ho/TmPBcZ3fOnI/AAAAAAAABW4/2BxybZ0IBiY/s400/Missoni%2Brugs%2Bfrom%2BJ%2BRenee%2Bweb%2Bsite.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648571051376851570" /></a></div> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>4</o:Words> <o:characters>27</o:Characters> <o:company>Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.</o:Company> <o:lines>1</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>33</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>11.1539</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotshowrevisions/> <w:donotprintrevisions/> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;">How about a unique Hermes scarf?</span></p> <!--EndFragment--><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R9g0Noyq9eU/TmPBKReLHjI/AAAAAAAABWw/QEmsDhQaB-Y/s1600/Hermes%2Baviation%2Bthemed%2Bscarf%2Bfrom%2Bwww.reimeika.ca%253A.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 392px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-R9g0Noyq9eU/TmPBKReLHjI/AAAAAAAABWw/QEmsDhQaB-Y/s400/Hermes%2Baviation%2Bthemed%2Bscarf%2Bfrom%2Bwww.reimeika.ca%253A.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648570739885547058" /></a></div><div> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>4</o:Words> <o:characters>28</o:Characters> <o:company>Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.</o:Company> <o:lines>1</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>34</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>11.1539</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotshowrevisions/> <w:donotprintrevisions/> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;">Or an elegant Pierre Frey fabric:</span></p> <!--EndFragment--><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 399px; height: 311px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-2QIqHdTzTSI/TmPA7ksE_KI/AAAAAAAABWo/Ty6y1DxOYOY/s400/Pierre%2BFrey%2BCordoba%2Bfabric.tiff" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648570487346101410" /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;">Nothing beats the beauty of a genuine Kilim rug:</span></div> <!--EndFragment--><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cmb9z9xfscM/TmPAoDNnwFI/AAAAAAAABWg/lY8Q06fFjtE/s1600/Kilim%2Brug%2Bfrom%2Bvanishing%2Btextiles.com.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 354px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Cmb9z9xfscM/TmPAoDNnwFI/AAAAAAAABWg/lY8Q06fFjtE/s400/Kilim%2Brug%2Bfrom%2Bvanishing%2Btextiles.com.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648570151942471762" /></a></div> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>68</o:Words> <o:characters>389</o:Characters> <o:company>Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.</o:Company> <o:lines>3</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>477</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>11.1539</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotshowrevisions/> <w:donotprintrevisions/> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">There are a plethora of inspirational choices, so go out and find your own ”Exotic Autumn”.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">David J. Hansen<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><i>Photos from top:</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><i>1)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>Pierre Frey Anatolie fabric from the Pierre Frey web site</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><i>2)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>Dahlia photo by Lindsay Williams-Ross</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><i>3)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>Rose Cumming “Bird in Circle” fabric from Dessin Fournir web site</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><i>4)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>Klimt painting “Fullfilment” 1902</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><i>5)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>Missoni rugs from jrenee.com</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><i>6)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>Hermes scarf image from reimeika.ca web site</i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:78%;"><i>7)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span>Kilim rug from vanishingtextiles.com</i></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15542508550969568276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66639060627903180.post-78475347453813642142011-08-07T12:26:00.000-07:002011-08-07T16:31:01.741-07:00Farewell To A Venerable American Artist<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6btpiNuDaHo/Tj7pvDYL_UI/AAAAAAAABWY/iFsXC8pFJP8/s1600/cy_twombly_rome_1962%2Bfrom%2Bcytwombly.info.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 354px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6btpiNuDaHo/Tj7pvDYL_UI/AAAAAAAABWY/iFsXC8pFJP8/s400/cy_twombly_rome_1962%2Bfrom%2Bcytwombly.info.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638200778084318530" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Cy Twombly died last month at age 83.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He had been, quite simply, “My ART hero” for the last 2</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">5 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>One of the most admired and influential American painters of the past half centur</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;">y, he was most well know for his spare calligraphic scribbles and poetic engage</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;">ment with classical verses.</span><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 375px; height: 298px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vBtYaZFvb_k/Tj7pav9HlYI/AAAAAAAABWQ/EqdOO3hluZw/s400/Cold_Stream%2Bfrom%2BGuggenheim-Blibao.es.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638200429273126274" /></span></p> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>122</o:Words> <o:characters>698</o:Characters> <o:company>Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.</o:Company> <o:lines>5</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>857</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>11.1539</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotshowrevisions/> <w:donotprintrevisions/> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana">I first became acquainted with Cy Twombly’s work years ago when visiting a jobsite in East Hampton, a venerable address with a low-key vibe and a high tone chic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>It was in the early days of my design career, and I was the design assistant who did the leg work back and forth from Manhattan to the<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>“Shangri-La” of East Hampton whenever we needed to be onsite for painters, delivery people etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Those were the days…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I still have a vivid memory of stepping in to the stunning “laid back” living room awash in beachy grays and blues, I stopped dead in my tracks. There before me, on a lone wall was a piece of art that stirred my emotion. I had never seen anything like it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I was later to learn that the artist was Cy Twombly and that the piece was one of a series in his “grey series”. That was the moment I fell in love with Cy Twombly’s art.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 355px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-BZwagFyCT8M/Tj7pNWKOMlI/AAAAAAAABWI/CgLpAwGlGU0/s400/Apollo%2Band%2Bthe%2BArtist%2Bcourtesy%2BTate.org.uk.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638200199010464338" /></span></p> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>107</o:Words> <o:characters>615</o:Characters> <o:company>Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.</o:Company> <o:lines>5</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>755</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>11.1539</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotshowrevisions/> <w:donotprintrevisions/> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana">Edwin Parker “Cy” Twombly, Jr. was a Virginia boy who showed an interest in art beginning at age 12.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He was educated in the United States School of the Museum of Fine Arts (Boston), Art Students League of New York, and the Black Mountain College in North Carolina but spent the better part of his life living and working in Rome.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>A contemporary of Rauschenberg, Kline, Motherwell and Johns, Cy Twombly is perhaps most well known for his “blackboard paintings”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>(1967-1971) that were large in scale, freely scribbled, and calligraphic in style.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>They were known as the ‘grey paintings’, featuring terse, colorless scrawls done apparently while sitting on the shoulders of a friend, who shuttled back and forth along the length of the canvas. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 211px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0K_w-Ye22JQ/Tj7o6FRqenI/AAAAAAAABWA/Qaa7pxiSgiU/s400/fifty-days-at-iliam-shades-of-achilles-patroclus-and-hector%2B1978%2Bfrom%2BWilkipaintings.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638199868060760690" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Twombly was also hugely fascinated with art and ancient history, which is shown in his series of work based on classical history such as <i>Leda and the Swan</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, <i>The Birth of Venus</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> and the <i>Iliad</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span><i>Apollo and the Artist</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, a series of 8 dr</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">awings consisting solely of inscriptions of the word “VIRGIL” and <i>Fifty Days at Illiam</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">, a 10-part cycle inspired by Homer’s Iliad and the enormous red spirals in his <i>Bacchus</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> paintings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>He was fearless about spreading his work across vast surfaces, with some pieces like “<i>Panorama</i>” covering over 11 feet across.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>“<i>The Age of Alexand</i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><i>er</i>” was a 16-foot wide canvas.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 257px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9fO7_MKt35w/Tj7oaGrqKTI/AAAAAAAABV4/j_oJkXjhljY/s400/Bacchus%2Bphoto%2Bcourtesy%2Bof%2Bblogs.telegraph.co.uk.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638199318682413362" /></span></p> <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <o:documentproperties> <o:template>Normal</o:Template> <o:revision>0</o:Revision> <o:totaltime>0</o:TotalTime> <o:pages>1</o:Pages> <o:words>46</o:Words> <o:characters>264</o:Characters> <o:company>Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.</o:Company> <o:lines>2</o:Lines> <o:paragraphs>1</o:Paragraphs> <o:characterswithspaces>324</o:CharactersWithSpaces> <o:version>11.1539</o:Version> </o:DocumentProperties> <o:officedocumentsettings> <o:allowpng/> </o:OfficeDocumentSettings> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:donotshowrevisions/> <w:donotprintrevisions/> <w:displayhorizontaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayHorizontalDrawingGridEvery> <w:displayverticaldrawinggridevery>0</w:DisplayVerticalDrawingGridEvery> <w:usemarginsfordrawinggridorigin/> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--> <!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana">Cy Twombly’s work has been shown at major galleries all over the world, with permanent collections in the US at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. In 1990, his 1971 untitled blackboard painting sold for $5.5 million and in 2011 one of his “untitled” pieces sold for $15.2 million.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; "><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 322px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-JRlC1cLmVSo/Tj7oDXaY5AI/AAAAAAAABVw/PunWCMFDYbc/s400/Roman%2BNotes%2BIV%2Bphoto%2Bcourtesy%2Bof%2Bantique%2Btrader%2B.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638198928036389890" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">It is said that the most important continuity that Mr. Twombly cultivated was that between artwor</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;">k and viewer, with his ultimate subject nothing less tha</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;">n the human longing to communicate.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ep_X3oQiMjU/Tj7npov9vRI/AAAAAAAABVo/ywclXmat9Bk/s400/2008%2BUntitled%2Bat%2Bthe%2BTate%2BModern%2Bcourtesy%2Bof%2Blookintomyowl.com.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638198486013689106" style="cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px; " /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I know that is true.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>His work speaks to me.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;">Barbara Ashfield</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;">Photos from top:<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;"><span style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><i>A)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></i></span><!--[endif]--><span style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><i>Cy Twombly in Rome 1962 from cytwombly.info<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;"><span style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><i>B)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></i></span><!--[endif]--><span style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><i>“Cold Stream” from Guggenheim-Bilbao.es<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;"><span style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><i>C)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></i></span><!--[endif]--><span style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><i>“Apollo and The Artist” fro tate.org.uk<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;"><span style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><i>D)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></i></span><!--[endif]--><span style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><i>“Fifty Days at Illiam Shades of Achilles Patroclus and Hector” 1978 from wikipaintings.org<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;"><span style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><i>E)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></i></span><!--[endif]--><span style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><i>“Bacchus” from the Telegraph UK<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;"><span style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><i>F)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></i></span><!--[endif]--><span style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><i>“Roman Notes” from Antique Trader web site<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops:list .5in"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:78%;"><span style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><i>G)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></i></span><!--[endif]--><span style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><i>“Untitled” (inscribed to the Tate) 2008 from tate.org.uk<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:9.0pt;"><i><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment-->Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15542508550969568276noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66639060627903180.post-22999923454186324632011-07-27T07:41:00.000-07:002011-07-27T13:13:49.459-07:00Meandering In Wine Country Under The Clouds!<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wJxv3CZZzzk/TjArGvlDE3I/AAAAAAAABVg/DlEe15nobF4/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BSolage%2Bcloud%2Bcover.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 324px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634050528691557234" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-wJxv3CZZzzk/TjArGvlDE3I/AAAAAAAABVg/DlEe15nobF4/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BSolage%2Bcloud%2Bcover.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">A few weeks back I took a quick jaunt up to Wine Country, which is always a welcome diversion! I managed to fit a lot of sights into my short trip. Although the weather was less than ideal (it was pouring rain when we left), it made for an extra dose of natural beauty.</span><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Come with me while I share my wine country amble with you...</span><br /><br /></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">Lunch at <a href="http://www.bouchonbistro.com/">Bouchon</a>!</span><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vuIyPPtBDZs/TjAqkgqExnI/AAAAAAAABVY/aoJ7abd-w04/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BBOUCHON%2BI.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 400px; HEIGHT: 321px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634049940570556018" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vuIyPPtBDZs/TjAqkgqExnI/AAAAAAAABVY/aoJ7abd-w04/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BBOUCHON%2BI.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;">A stop in at <a href="http://www.maisonry.com/">Ma(i)sonry</a> with it’s highly curated mix of curiosities…<?xml:namespace prefix = o /><o:p></o:p></span><br /><!--EndFragment--><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GtB6YpKA3l4/TjAqNQp08bI/AAAAAAAABVQ/TfWJF0HSoi8/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMa%2528i%2529sonry%2BI.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 293px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634049541137559986" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-GtB6YpKA3l4/TjAqNQp08bI/AAAAAAAABVQ/TfWJF0HSoi8/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMa%2528i%2529sonry%2BI.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AxJA5OlmiBc/TjAqG528tnI/AAAAAAAABVI/Nc0lwFoLI90/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMA%2528I%2529SONRY%2BIII.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 299px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634049431939364466" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-AxJA5OlmiBc/TjAqG528tnI/AAAAAAAABVI/Nc0lwFoLI90/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMA%2528I%2529SONRY%2BIII.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kuQ1y5ZGk48/TjAp-iOQQCI/AAAAAAAABVA/MT46KCHpGW0/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMa%2528i%2529sonry%2BII.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 359px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634049288155709474" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kuQ1y5ZGk48/TjAp-iOQQCI/AAAAAAAABVA/MT46KCHpGW0/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMa%2528i%2529sonry%2BII.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Time at the Indian Springs pool spent below moody skies….<o:p></o:p></span></div><!--EndFragment--><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pPUKZmOv3VY/TjApsOpG8SI/AAAAAAAABU4/tOYCOiW1GOE/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BIndian%2BSprings%2Bclouds.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 298px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634048973661991202" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pPUKZmOv3VY/TjApsOpG8SI/AAAAAAAABU4/tOYCOiW1GOE/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BIndian%2BSprings%2Bclouds.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TI2lbmETdK4/TjApXKiYoeI/AAAAAAAABUw/2jNI1Rv48qQ/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BPOOL%2Bcloud%2Bcover%2BII.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 299px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634048611782795746" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TI2lbmETdK4/TjApXKiYoeI/AAAAAAAABUw/2jNI1Rv48qQ/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BPOOL%2Bcloud%2Bcover%2BII.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U1bUX31zAKw/TjApQPXrPKI/AAAAAAAABUo/u4wIj_0iTqE/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesiign%2BPOOL%2Bcloud%2Bcover%2BI.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 340px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634048492820970658" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U1bUX31zAKw/TjApQPXrPKI/AAAAAAAABUo/u4wIj_0iTqE/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesiign%2BPOOL%2Bcloud%2Bcover%2BI.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">A trip to the <a href="http://www.solagecalistoga.com/">Solage</a> resort in Calistoga for an early dinner…<o:p></o:p></span></div><!--EndFragment--><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0mkCW6bTaSs/TjAoerpZiBI/AAAAAAAABUg/tBK5worb2Ic/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BSOLAGE%2Bcorridor%2BII.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 299px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634047641418041362" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0mkCW6bTaSs/TjAoerpZiBI/AAAAAAAABUg/tBK5worb2Ic/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BSOLAGE%2Bcorridor%2BII.jpg" /></a><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Seeing the sights of St. Helena including a trip to the <a href="http://www.martinshowroom.com/showroom.php">Martin showroom</a> by Erin Martin and <a href="http://www.woodhousechocolate.com/">Woodhouse Chocolates</a>…<o:p></o:p></span></div><!--EndFragment--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><img style="WIDTH: 299px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634047159789110674" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RJ0MRwaEgNY/TjAoCpcHRZI/AAAAAAAABUY/CzuOmkyPdoI/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMartin%2BShowroom%2Bwindow.jpg" /></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><img style="WIDTH: 299px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634046728635563458" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EGaM2W4w29A/TjAnpjRGPcI/AAAAAAAABUI/Uwy08pq8TCQ/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMartin%2BShowroom%2BII.JPG" /></span><br /><br /></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><img style="WIDTH: 277px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634046263227109426" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-e-pJ9xzT0Xg/TjAnOdfE0DI/AAAAAAAABUA/2OblVa-PT2A/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BWoodhouse%2BChocolates%2BII.JPG" /><br /></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><img style="WIDTH: 282px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634046064314627938" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9gbS_9KhsiY/TjAnC4epN2I/AAAAAAAABT4/zWP4aX7sPAI/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BWoodhouse%2BChocolates%2BI.JPG" /></span></p><img style="WIDTH: 285px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634045639755182882" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ic3X365xRSM/TjAmqK3yMyI/AAAAAAAABTw/HbOLjumZSHk/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BWoodhouse%2BChocolates%2BIII.JPG" /><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Dinner at <a href="http://www.terrarestaurant.com/">Terra</a> in St. Helena...Excellent!...</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /><br /></p><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><img style="WIDTH: 286px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634045304418076386" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tsRa3xiEkeI/TjAmWppMBuI/AAAAAAAABTo/O5LaZaE9e20/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BTERRA%2Bdinner%2BII.jpg" /></span></div>On the way back a little </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">shopping for a client </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;">at<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>one of my favorite places <a href="http://www.artefactdesignsalvage.com/">Artifact Design & Salvage</a>…</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /><br /><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><img style="WIDTH: 339px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634044426835402786" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-rJGP7a1zN6I/TjAljkZLICI/AAAAAAAABTg/T3Gk3KwEclo/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BArtifact%2BDesign%2B%2526%2BSalvage%2BIII.jpg" /></span></span><br /><br /></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><img style="WIDTH: 344px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634044083594484434" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8n3NeuscZwU/TjAlPluKWtI/AAAAAAAABTY/89K71npUUpo/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BArtifact%2B%2BDesign%2B%2526%2BSalvage%2BVI.jpg" /></span><br /></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><img style="WIDTH: 299px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634043921035187618" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-42I9A65_ECU/TjAlGIJAVaI/AAAAAAAABTQ/9b-UZhnfSOY/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BArtifact%2BDesign%2B%2526%2BSalvage%2B%2BV.jpg" /></span><br /><br /></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><img style="WIDTH: 299px; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634043655511397058" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oW8xTRwVV8s/TjAk2q_M0sI/AAAAAAAABTI/wiyhiwnrC-M/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BArfifact%2BDesign%2B%2526%2BSalvage%2B%2BII.jpg" /></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">It wasn’t nearly enough time, so I’m already planning my visit. This time I’m planning for sunshine!</span><br /><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">David J. Hansen</span><br /><br /></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><i>Photo at Top: A Bocce ball court at Solage</i></span><br /></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><i>All Photos by David J. Hansen for Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.</i></span><br /></p><br /><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"><i>Copyright 2011</i></span></p><!--EndFragment--></div></div>Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15542508550969568276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66639060627903180.post-73198001823820314232011-07-04T11:50:00.000-07:002011-07-18T07:26:40.960-07:00Create(d) Equal<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B4WV666_nIs/ThIO322fdqI/AAAAAAAABTA/aJoKtLvT8MI/s1600/create_image6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-B4WV666_nIs/ThIO322fdqI/AAAAAAAABTA/aJoKtLvT8MI/s400/create_image6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625575237318833826" /></a><br /><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">There is currently an exhibition at the <a href="http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/">Berkeley Art Museum / Pacific Film Archive</a> which is near and dea</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;">r to my heart. The exhibition entitled “Create” features artworks from three pioneering art programs in the San Francisco Bay area: </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><a href="http://www.creativityexplored.org/">Creativity Explored</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"> in San Francisco, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><a href="http://creativegrowth.org/">Creative Growth</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"> in Oakland and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><a href="http://www.niadart.org/">NIAD</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"> in Richmond.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-w4PAH55TSYg/ThIOrYtetSI/AAAAAAAABS4/oulKNjFGsGs/s400/bam.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625575023069541666" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">All three programs were founded by the amazing couple Florence Ludins-Katz and Elias Katz, who shared an unorthodox vision of what an art program could be. Each center facilitates the making, displaying and selling of art by people with developmental </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">di</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;">sabilities.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XSUyuVxfu60/ThIObvdo3lI/AAAAAAAABSw/-qe3mMshZ8M/s400/create_image3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625574754299207250" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;">The exhibition, which is curated by BAM’s Larry Ridner, along with Matthew Higgs takes art from this oeuvre and elevates it from “outsider” art to significant museum work.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 385px; height: 245px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iI41YIMu3i4/ThIOMlvDulI/AAAAAAAABSo/9W35M7EWzVQ/s400/create_primaryimage-385.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625574493989878354" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">My connection, of cou</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">rse is with Creativity Explored. I wrote a <i><a href="http://ashfieldhansendesign.blogspot.com/2009/09/local-treasure-part-2-creativity.html">post</a></i></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> about CE as part of our “Local Treasure” series when I had started volunteering in earnest back in 2009. Since then, I have joined CE’s Board of Directors, and now have the privilege of actively advocating for these amazing artists and t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;">his crucial program.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6R-yepiwqSQ/ThIN9nYjONI/AAAAAAAABSg/V2UH_9PUzDQ/s400/create_image1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625574236734306514" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The nine studio artists from Creativity Explored whose work is featured in “Create” are Mary Belknap, Daniel Green, Michael Bernard Loggins, John Patrick McKenzie, James Miles, James Montgomery, Berta Otoya, Evelyn Reyes and Lance Rivers. Information on all of CE’s artists can be found <i><a href="http://www.creativityexplored.org/art/studio_artists/">here</a></i></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. The work of these artists, as well as the others participating in the show may just change the way you look at art!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 314px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--XRvKwPv0kc/ThINTwgsF7I/AAAAAAAABSY/J_s_vqqKCkk/s400/create_image4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625573517629855666" /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Th</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">e ex</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">hibition runs throug</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">h </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">September 25, 2011 at the Berkeley Art Museum / Pacific Film Archive at 2626 Bancroft Way Berkeley, CA 94720. More information on the show can be found <i><a href="http://www.bampfa.berkeley.edu/exhibition/create">here</a></i></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">. A national tour of the show is currently being organized.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">David J. Hansen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"> <!--StartFragment--> </span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana;"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Images from top:<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1)</span></i></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“Watches On Orange” by James Montgomery © 2007 Creativity Explored<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2)</span></i></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Image of Berkeley Art Museum via dailycal.org<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">3)</span></i></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“Port of Oakland Landscape” by Lance Rivers © 2010 Creativity Explored<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">4)</span></i></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“Garbage Cans” by Evelyn Reyes © Creativity Explored<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">5)</span></i></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“Bitter, Butter, Batter” by John Patrick McKenzie © 2011 Creativity Explored<o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">6)</span></i></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“Untitled” by Mary Belknap © 2010 Creativity Eplored</span><o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></i></span><o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </span><p></p> <!--EndFragment-->Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15542508550969568276noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66639060627903180.post-88680283426222949452011-06-19T10:49:00.000-07:002011-06-19T11:16:07.476-07:00Aaaaah, Madrid<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SGs4UvbYt9M/Tf46QmhRWCI/AAAAAAAABSQ/bO9PS2FBRMM/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BGreek%2BKey.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 312px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SGs4UvbYt9M/Tf46QmhRWCI/AAAAAAAABSQ/bO9PS2FBRMM/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BGreek%2BKey.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619993441897371682" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; ">That alone says it all.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Just there in April for a few days, Madrid simply took my breath away.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Filled with history, Madrid teems with old world charm and chic, with its beautiful 18<sup>th</sup> century architecture and classic gardens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Walking through the City I found myself constantly in awe of Madrid’s elegance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>There were flowers everywhere, the streets were immaculately clean and the people beautifully dressed.</span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fY39GShfx9c/Tf46CH2FBRI/AAAAAAAABSI/c5-0iu0f8oI/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BPlaza%2BOriental.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 365px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fY39GShfx9c/Tf46CH2FBRI/AAAAAAAABSI/c5-0iu0f8oI/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BPlaza%2BOriental.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619993193144976658" /></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fY39GShfx9c/Tf46CH2FBRI/AAAAAAAABSI/c5-0iu0f8oI/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BPlaza%2BOriental.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The Plaza Oriental</span></i></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><i></i></span></span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9YFjOV3RDqs/Tf459BX1FkI/AAAAAAAABSA/g6KKyzZ7JzQ/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BStreet%2Boff%2BOpera%2BPlaza.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-9YFjOV3RDqs/Tf459BX1FkI/AAAAAAAABSA/g6KKyzZ7JzQ/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BStreet%2Boff%2BOpera%2BPlaza.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619993105508144706" /></a></p></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">A street off of Opera Plaza.</span></span></i></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; ">With only 4 days to spend and so many things I wanted to do, I planned my time rather carefully. I wanted to hit the “big things” and still have “down time” to just “experience” the city.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I managed to tour the Royal Palace, view fabulous art at Museo del Prado, stroll the Gran Via and walk through the Jardin Botanico.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I spent a lazy afternoon sipping sherry in the Plaza Mayor and strolled through the nearby Mercado San Miguel, a feast for the eyes.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I had tea at the Ritz, shopped for Majorica pearls and picked up a few pairs of colorful espadrilles for friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I experienced the Rastro Flea market on an early misty Saturday morning, followed by a coffee again on the Plaza Mayor, where I witnessed men in their 70s and 80s trading stamps and playing chess, most of them in suits and hats – really old world charm. I spent a wonderful evening experiencing the beauty of flamenco and another evening tasting Tapas in a little jewel of a restaurant on the infamous Cava Baja.</span></div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5mdFda2eQh8/Tf45pn7S-QI/AAAAAAAABR4/8fGXO1efFsk/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BSpanish%2BBullfighter.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5mdFda2eQh8/Tf45pn7S-QI/AAAAAAAABR4/8fGXO1efFsk/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BSpanish%2BBullfighter.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619992772260067586" /></a><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5mdFda2eQh8/Tf45pn7S-QI/AAAAAAAABR4/8fGXO1efFsk/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BSpanish%2BBullfighter.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">A bull fighter in full regalia.</span></i></span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WFUXvte4vRM/Tf45i_bLUII/AAAAAAAABRw/7FGUGLSG0nM/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BPlastic%2Bsculpture.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WFUXvte4vRM/Tf45i_bLUII/AAAAAAAABRw/7FGUGLSG0nM/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BPlastic%2Bsculpture.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619992658308714626" /></a></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-WFUXvte4vRM/Tf45i_bLUII/AAAAAAAABRw/7FGUGLSG0nM/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BPlastic%2Bsculpture.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">A plastic sculpture.</span></i></span><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YD5cmTYFIN4/Tf45a8mJ_MI/AAAAAAAABRo/xEhYaGzYzhU/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BFountain.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 366px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YD5cmTYFIN4/Tf45a8mJ_MI/AAAAAAAABRo/xEhYaGzYzhU/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BFountain.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619992520110505154" /></a></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YD5cmTYFIN4/Tf45a8mJ_MI/AAAAAAAABRo/xEhYaGzYzhU/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BFountain.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>One of the many beautiful fountains.</i></span></span><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NeJ6RBbB_1g/Tf45Ql53LBI/AAAAAAAABRg/exobJ_fG3OM/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BPlaza%2BMayor.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NeJ6RBbB_1g/Tf45Ql53LBI/AAAAAAAABRg/exobJ_fG3OM/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BPlaza%2BMayor.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619992342220450834" /></a></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NeJ6RBbB_1g/Tf45Ql53LBI/AAAAAAAABRg/exobJ_fG3OM/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BPlaza%2BMayor.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>Plaza Mayor I.</i></span></span><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G5zviySiXw4/Tf45KvuGPZI/AAAAAAAABRY/wqrO4QvLld4/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BPlaza%2BMayor%2BII.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G5zviySiXw4/Tf45KvuGPZI/AAAAAAAABRY/wqrO4QvLld4/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BPlaza%2BMayor%2BII.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619992241776246162" /></a></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G5zviySiXw4/Tf45KvuGPZI/AAAAAAAABRY/wqrO4QvLld4/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BPlaza%2BMayor%2BII.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Plaza Mayor II.</span></i></span><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jIxU0SI80O4/Tf44nlPmioI/AAAAAAAABRQ/t17Zkxz2t6s/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BRoyal%2BPalace.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 358px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jIxU0SI80O4/Tf44nlPmioI/AAAAAAAABRQ/t17Zkxz2t6s/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BRoyal%2BPalace.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619991637668563586" /></a></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jIxU0SI80O4/Tf44nlPmioI/AAAAAAAABRQ/t17Zkxz2t6s/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BRoyal%2BPalace.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">The Royal Palace.</span></i></span><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DdpwA1WfZM4/Tf44hS4bUpI/AAAAAAAABRI/ZICN5j-cyw8/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 377px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DdpwA1WfZM4/Tf44hS4bUpI/AAAAAAAABRI/ZICN5j-cyw8/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619991529660306066" /></a></div><div><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Beautiful tree-lined streets.</span></span></i></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dUPTcP2zbwA/Tf44bfxWfEI/AAAAAAAABRA/Vlgc_R-kO1A/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2Bopen%2Bplaza.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dUPTcP2zbwA/Tf44bfxWfEI/AAAAAAAABRA/Vlgc_R-kO1A/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2Bopen%2Bplaza.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619991430041074754" /></a></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-dUPTcP2zbwA/Tf44bfxWfEI/AAAAAAAABRA/Vlgc_R-kO1A/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2Bopen%2Bplaza.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Open Plaza.</span></i></span><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bC7Fmt58q3M/Tf44TUWx9aI/AAAAAAAABQ4/Ejs6Gu3pFt0/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BMarket%2Bvendor.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bC7Fmt58q3M/Tf44TUWx9aI/AAAAAAAABQ4/Ejs6Gu3pFt0/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BMarket%2Bvendor.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619991289537885602" /></a></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bC7Fmt58q3M/Tf44TUWx9aI/AAAAAAAABQ4/Ejs6Gu3pFt0/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BMarket%2Bvendor.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Vegetable vendor.</span></span></i><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-99_lq-NTe-I/Tf44CTGoFaI/AAAAAAAABQw/dQvI4x4Abms/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BFamous%2BMarket.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 224px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-99_lq-NTe-I/Tf44CTGoFaI/AAAAAAAABQw/dQvI4x4Abms/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BFamous%2BMarket.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619990997143917986" /></a></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-99_lq-NTe-I/Tf44CTGoFaI/AAAAAAAABQw/dQvI4x4Abms/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BFamous%2BMarket.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Famous Market.</span></span></i><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ij8hPTFlCLw/Tf439-046BI/AAAAAAAABQo/--31WrCJe80/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BTapas%2Bvendor.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 246px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ij8hPTFlCLw/Tf439-046BI/AAAAAAAABQo/--31WrCJe80/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BTapas%2Bvendor.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619990922981337106" /></a></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Ij8hPTFlCLw/Tf439-046BI/AAAAAAAABQo/--31WrCJe80/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BTapas%2Bvendor.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Fresh tapas.</span></span></i><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iq_hYpRFMg0/Tf433toXGPI/AAAAAAAABQg/1t-yeDZm52s/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BBarbara%2Blamp%2Bpost.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 299px; height: 400px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iq_hYpRFMg0/Tf433toXGPI/AAAAAAAABQg/1t-yeDZm52s/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BBarbara%2Blamp%2Bpost.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5619990815286171890" /></a></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iq_hYpRFMg0/Tf433toXGPI/AAAAAAAABQg/1t-yeDZm52s/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BMADRID%2BBarbara%2Blamp%2Bpost.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">Me with a lamp post.</span></span></i><br /><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I will return to Madrid.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>I will return to Madrid.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;">Barbara Ashfield</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms';">* All photos copyright by Barbara Ashfield for Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.</span></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> <o:p></o:p></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div>Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15542508550969568276noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66639060627903180.post-54130561126674481322011-06-05T11:58:00.000-07:002011-06-05T12:24:46.316-07:00Behind The Scenes at William Switzer Headquarters: Part 3 of a series<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6aoFF5x0Pag/TevXg4wCJRI/AAAAAAAABP4/Hl3Ch8PsKnk/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BWIlliam%2BSwitzer%2Bat%2Bentrance%2Bto%2BOmni%2BHotel%2BVancouver.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 372px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6aoFF5x0Pag/TevXg4wCJRI/AAAAAAAABP4/Hl3Ch8PsKnk/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BWIlliam%2BSwitzer%2Bat%2Bentrance%2Bto%2BOmni%2BHotel%2BVancouver.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614818320437093650" /></a><br /><div><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">William Switzer pieces as seen in context.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">After arranging my trip to Vancouver last year, I was excited to have scheduled a tour of William Switzer headquarters as part of my journey, which I reported on <i><a href="http://ashfieldhansendesign.blogspot.com/2011/05/behind-scenes-at-william-switzer_22.html">here</a></i></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;">On arrival at the <a href="http://www.opushotel.com/vancouver.html">Opus Hotel</a> in Vancouver’s Yaletown, the lobby interior was designed in a colorful, modern way with a few lively, heavily carved antique pieces. The antique pieces were what caught my eye. They looked like they might be William Switzer pieces, but I wasn’t sure given the context. I thought this a great coincidence if they were!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;">When I went on my tour of the William Switzer factory, my host Mr. Adam Switzer-Bellas confirmed that these were indeed William Switzer pieces adorning the lobby of our hotel.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;">Robert Bailey Interiors was asked to freshen up the interior of the Opus hotel lobby earlier in 2010, and conceived the new, fresh color palette. In his blog, he writes about it <i>here.</i></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1iLoevFgUI4/TevTvZQU8MI/AAAAAAAABPw/aACLLXyqMoU/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BOpus%2BHotel%2BSign%2BVancouver.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 338px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1iLoevFgUI4/TevTvZQU8MI/AAAAAAAABPw/aACLLXyqMoU/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BOpus%2BHotel%2BSign%2BVancouver.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614814171634135234" /></a><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1iLoevFgUI4/TevTvZQU8MI/AAAAAAAABPw/aACLLXyqMoU/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BOpus%2BHotel%2BSign%2BVancouver.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Opus Hotel entrance sign.</span></i></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><br /></i></span></span><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V_G3_faph_s/TevTlirfbmI/AAAAAAAABPo/i1E4teloSgc/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BWilliam%2BSwitzer%2Bchair%2Bin%2Bthe%2Blobby%2Bof%2Bthe%2BOpus%2BHotel%2BVancouver.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V_G3_faph_s/TevTlirfbmI/AAAAAAAABPo/i1E4teloSgc/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BWilliam%2BSwitzer%2Bchair%2Bin%2Bthe%2Blobby%2Bof%2Bthe%2BOpus%2BHotel%2BVancouver.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614814002365296226" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">William Switzer Venetian Louis XV occasional chair.</span></i></span></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-V_G3_faph_s/TevTlirfbmI/AAAAAAAABPo/i1E4teloSgc/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BWilliam%2BSwitzer%2Bchair%2Bin%2Bthe%2Blobby%2Bof%2Bthe%2BOpus%2BHotel%2BVancouver.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pGw27R7XbIA/TevTfXGaSGI/AAAAAAAABPg/C0G7wtDyOrk/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BWilliam%2BSwitzer%2Bpiece%2Bamong%2Bmodern%2Bpieces%2Bat%2BOpus%2BHotel.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pGw27R7XbIA/TevTfXGaSGI/AAAAAAAABPg/C0G7wtDyOrk/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BWilliam%2BSwitzer%2Bpiece%2Bamong%2Bmodern%2Bpieces%2Bat%2BOpus%2BHotel.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614813896177764450" /></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Opus lobby leading to the bar.</span></i></span></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pGw27R7XbIA/TevTfXGaSGI/AAAAAAAABPg/C0G7wtDyOrk/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BWilliam%2BSwitzer%2Bpiece%2Bamong%2Bmodern%2Bpieces%2Bat%2BOpus%2BHotel.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NwhfuHRzGVU/TevTTRXYrzI/AAAAAAAABPY/XNuQmsCtvz8/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BWilliam%2BSwitzer%2Bpieces%2Bat%2BOmni%2BHotel.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NwhfuHRzGVU/TevTTRXYrzI/AAAAAAAABPY/XNuQmsCtvz8/s400/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BWilliam%2BSwitzer%2Bpieces%2Bat%2BOmni%2BHotel.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614813688479919922" /></a></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NwhfuHRzGVU/TevTTRXYrzI/AAAAAAAABPY/XNuQmsCtvz8/s1600/Ashfield%2BHansen%2BDesign%2BWilliam%2BSwitzer%2Bpieces%2Bat%2BOmni%2BHotel.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">William Switzer Palazzo Caponi Centre table.<br /></span></i></span><div><!--StartFragment--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;"><a href="http://robertbaileyinteriors.ca/">Robert Bailey Interiors</a> was asked to freshen up the interior of the Opus hotel lobby earlier in 2010, and conceived the new, fresh color palette. In his blog, he writes about it <i><a href="http://robertbaileyinteriors.blogspot.com/2010/08/think-pink.html">here</a>.</i></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Verdana;">The original lobby colors were in the Olive/Burgundy family and not, in my opinion as suited to the playful nature of the already designed space. The new color scheme, which included re-upholstery of the existing Switzer pieces, was implemented shortly before my arrival.</span></p></div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-flvXtauvsi0/TevSYimUIHI/AAAAAAAABPQ/5t90Pr4g0Yw/s1600/Opus%2BHotel%2Boriginal%2Bfrom%2Bhdinspirations.com.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 245px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-flvXtauvsi0/TevSYimUIHI/AAAAAAAABPQ/5t90Pr4g0Yw/s400/Opus%2BHotel%2Boriginal%2Bfrom%2Bhdinspirations.com.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5614812679493656690" /></a><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-flvXtauvsi0/TevSYimUIHI/AAAAAAAABPQ/5t90Pr4g0Yw/s1600/Opus%2BHotel%2Boriginal%2Bfrom%2Bhdinspirations.com.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The original color scheme for the Opus Hotel showing Olive and Burgundy.</span></i></span><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">David Hansen<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Photos:</span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"></span></span></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Photos 1-5 copyright by David J. Hansen for Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.</span></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">*Last photo of Opus original scheme from hdinspirations.com</span></span><o:p></o:p></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><i> <o:p></o:p></i></span></p> <!--EndFragment--> </div></div>Ashfield Hansen Design Inc.http://www.blogger.com/profile/15542508550969568276noreply@blogger.com0