tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-291800012024-03-13T15:28:44.783-07:00The Sky Badge ProjectA study of time, mostly + Badge = essence, inclination, mannerism, mark, mood, nature, originality, particularity, singularity, stripe, temperament, thumbprint + All poetry and features written by Sarah E. Goodwin unless otherwise noted.Sarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.comBlogger175125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-72407783015711927602014-02-16T04:55:00.001-08:002014-02-16T04:58:18.131-08:00Beauty in Buddhist cavesI really like these beautiful photographs of <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/15/buddhist-cave-temples_n_4775101.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009" target="_blank">Buddhist caves</a> in Myanmar, Thailand and India, so check them out on Huffington Post! Sarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-529829041163115412014-02-13T07:25:00.000-08:002014-02-13T07:25:00.934-08:00Snow days, mindfulness of the momentHello Atlanta snow days ... I am experiencing this through a lens of mindfulness and appreciation. And, glad to say the appreciation includes Georgia Power coming around on Wednesday and cutting a neighbor's tree down off the wire and restoring our power! Here are some photos that can help us remember our week, including Sophie, Dori and Mac:<br />
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Sarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-64041436102474854152014-01-30T08:00:00.000-08:002014-01-30T08:02:07.541-08:00One of Atlanta's infamous snow weeksIt turns out that a bit of snow came through on Tuesday with some ice mixed in. At Noon, it came full swing and at the same time all of Atlanta's employers, schools and government workers hit the road. Next came an unbelievable story of cars stuck on highways and side streets for hours - some up to 16 hours. Hundreds of people ended up leaving their cars on the side of the road and walked to the nearest safe place. <a href="http://www.theatlanticcities.com/commute/2014/01/how-minor-snow-storm-south-led-so-many-people-sleeping-pharmacies-and-grocery-stores/8237/?fb_action_ids=10202324493646683&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582" target="_blank">Here is the story</a>. My family was fine and I was home because I decided to cancel my mid-day plans early that morning! Here is my peaceful place this week during the chaos that occurred nearby. I learned that Mac, Dori and Sophie really do love snow!<br />
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Sarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-21461349434693862302014-01-28T05:20:00.001-08:002014-01-28T05:20:37.222-08:00Surfboard makes it to Lake Herrington<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Sarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-18907103919985959212014-01-18T11:01:00.002-08:002014-01-18T11:01:50.648-08:00The Internet I worked on in 1981<span lang="EN" style="mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">This article made
me really smile! I worked at the Atlanta Journal and Constitution in 1981 on
the Associated Press project putting this newspaper, and others were too [NYT
etc.], onto CompuServe so people could read the newspaper over a computer. All
my journalist buddies would walk by my office and say "No one will ever
read a newspaper over a TV or computer!" Well, I guess they were wrong in
spades. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/17/1981-internet_n_4617346.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009">The Internet In 1981 Was Just So Adorable <o:p></o:p></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">So begins this adorable San Francisco newscast from 1981,
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Sarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-11507486704364956362014-01-18T04:46:00.000-08:002014-01-18T04:46:54.005-08:00Gifting the earth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here is the moon this morning at the top of the hill behind my house - just starting to wane from a full moon.Sarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-53872496010113347002014-01-16T11:31:00.002-08:002014-01-16T11:31:52.172-08:00Hand-sewing beautiful fabric into purses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I decided to look around for purses I made a few years back ... I loved hunting for fabric and sewing by hand. I lined them all and added special touches. I made about 15 of them, and I gave them to friends and family, it was fun. Here is one I still have - a simple purse about 10"x10".</div>
<br />Sarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-43329509679958252352014-01-16T11:03:00.000-08:002014-01-16T11:03:05.785-08:00Sixty diamond minutes<span class="userContent"><div class="text_exposed_root text_exposed" id="id_52d82c2f322af1018439302">
A poem I wrote in the 1970s ... about precious time and living in the moment.<br /><br /> Lost:<br /> Somewhere between<br /> Sunrise and sunset<br /> Golden hours with<span class="text_exposed_show"><br /> Sixty diamond minutes<br /><br /> No reward offered<br /> For they are<br /> Gone forever.</span></div>
<br /></span> Sarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-90541956891489355642014-01-16T05:52:00.000-08:002014-01-16T05:52:19.377-08:00Serendipity and "listening to what you can leave out"I was reading through pages in my blog today and saw that I quoted Miles Davis nearly a decade ago saying, "I always listen to what I can leave out." I see this as a healthy approach to daily living!<br />
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Below is a paragraph from The New York Times <u>today</u> that I saw right after I read my blog... what serendipity. Wikipedia says, "Serendipity means a "happy accident" or "pleasant surprise." Specifically, the accident of finding something good or useful while not specifically searching for it. The word has been voted one of the ten English words hardest to translate in June 2004 by a British translation company."<br />
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From the Times: "Miles Davis' trumpet solos, whether ruminating on a whispered ballad melody or jabbing against a beat, have been models for generations of jazz musicians. Other trumpeters play faster and higher, but more than in any technical feats Mr. Davis's influence lay in his phrasing and sense of space. "<a href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/d/miles_davis/index.html">I always listen to what I can leave out</a>," he would say."<br />
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Sarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-69153321068886172872014-01-15T15:43:00.002-08:002014-01-15T15:44:16.300-08:00Bright moon lightThe night black<br />
with bright moon light<br />
touching with soft kindness <br />
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Sarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-71905994986365708552014-01-01T08:35:00.002-08:002014-01-01T08:39:59.644-08:00Getting back to The Sky Badge Project<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I haven't posted in a while and I see there are new ways to manage the blog and I am still figuring out the image choices. I did like reading back through some of my stories and poems. This has inspired me to look again at my creative side and explore! Here is a video from a December 2013 sky - let's see how it looks.Sarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-72333751378102475002013-05-27T05:40:00.002-07:002013-05-27T05:40:44.551-07:00Spring comes to Kings Lake, finally!The sun is shining daily now and it has been beautiful here on Kings Lake. Here is one photo of the sun rising to the northeast and one of my wooded backyard facing south.<br />
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Sarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-21938963285653151662013-03-18T08:17:00.003-07:002013-03-18T08:18:19.733-07:00The Mustang <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-54232756479282719792012-12-20T07:33:00.005-08:002013-03-18T08:19:56.419-07:00Finding MatisseIt looks like Henri Matisse will continue to get the attention he deserves for being such an innovator in art. <br />
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Right now the Museum of Modern Art [NYC] is showcasing him "In Search of True Painting." <br />
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2012/matisse?utm_source=homepage&utm_medium=banner&utm_campaign=matisse">Check it out</a>!Sarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-77203369043111684962012-01-08T04:48:00.000-08:002012-01-08T04:51:04.607-08:00Georgie Anna and Will at the Lake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I love this picture of my family - on the left are Al and Daisy, my great uncle and aunt, and on the right are my grandparents on the Goodwin side [my Dad Rodger's parents] - Georgie Anna and Will. I am sure this photos was taken at Lake Erie, as they lived in Cleveland. Thank you to Judy Goodwin Peterson, my cousin, who sent me this photo recently. Her Dad Carl and Rodger were brothers.Sarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-77798636169371932362011-09-11T10:55:00.000-07:002011-09-11T10:55:16.115-07:00Sky photos - Kentucky and Cape Cod<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Sarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-46569105552950693102011-09-02T14:54:00.000-07:002011-09-02T15:15:35.108-07:001958 - the age of my innocence<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheaW7KwZo8ESw0LIMc_gPGIOIKJE45BFbnAxbjJxDUeKfrmWOeh07Q1uSYeunOh42RQ9CRb8CU-Lpf9vJ9stEdhsWqwdUAkQ5c-Ju1HTSkZsV2EyMqlWepkO-YbNLoz-Cbyf53/s1600/rabbit.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5647888376575507618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheaW7KwZo8ESw0LIMc_gPGIOIKJE45BFbnAxbjJxDUeKfrmWOeh07Q1uSYeunOh42RQ9CRb8CU-Lpf9vJ9stEdhsWqwdUAkQ5c-Ju1HTSkZsV2EyMqlWepkO-YbNLoz-Cbyf53/s200/rabbit.jpg" /></a>I am reading a Jodi Picoult book called Sing You Home. One of her characters tells a story about getting Bazooka bubble gum comics and the opportunity to get x-ray glasses. She dreamed about getting the glasses and being able to see through things. When they came, you saw a bone imprint on each lens and she was sad she could not have x-ray vision.
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<br />My story of innocence is about this:
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<br />In 1958, I was eight years old and I lived in Cleveland Heights. A church on Noble Road had an after school weekly ongoing opportunity for children to come and listen to what was promised. I walked home from school every day on my own and my parents gave me permission to stop by for this. In 1958 children were very innocent about reality, not like today with the Internet.
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<br />Well, I may have missed some message the church wanted me to know, because when the final week came I thought they had promised me a live baby rabbit, and I was so excited. How did I surmise this from what had been said? I lived in my own child vision world then, and I believed that this is what they were telling me.
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<br />I was heartbroken when the final day came and they handed me some a bag of church info for my parents. This is an experience from a very young age I will never forget.
<br />Sarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-71296400918824329542011-08-20T06:26:00.000-07:002011-08-20T06:55:59.034-07:00Finding your wisdom: try Lama Surya Das and Jane Fonda<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FVaJkVYOYPTFlxZQk1IiHGGGUiGSJf_s-ph58vCr9h99LAt3P6duc4y-mFOWwjRLL9DG34dwaxX7qviwjMG8dJ8ex5tDSeR1SEPdct5TnUo1C2Uhg8SI1nitpFKnT9HuczTt/s1600/figure.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 100px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 66px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5642936181294956786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7FVaJkVYOYPTFlxZQk1IiHGGGUiGSJf_s-ph58vCr9h99LAt3P6duc4y-mFOWwjRLL9DG34dwaxX7qviwjMG8dJ8ex5tDSeR1SEPdct5TnUo1C2Uhg8SI1nitpFKnT9HuczTt/s200/figure.jpg" /></a>I consider Lama Surya Das as a guru of the first order and have been able to hear him speak in person. His experience as a meditator and monk expressed via his American experience as a leader of Buddhist thought in the U.S., is important to me as I seek teachers.
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<br />I wish I lived closer to where he teaches at Garrison Institute or places he travels. Atlanta is not a big draw for those in this particular line of work.
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<br />He has a web site with a cartoon I really like, so <a href="http://www.surya.org/">click here</a> to see it. He also has a new book out called "Buddha Standard Time, Awakening to the Infinite Possibilities of Now" which I just got but haven't read yet.
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<br />An AP reporter whose story is posted on <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=14160513">ABC News</a> says it may be hard for regular Americans to follow the wisdom provided by Surya Das. This reporter has some good insights, but without Surya Das giving Westerners a look at a way to begin to embrace meditation and all the goods that come with a practice, a lot of folks will miss out.
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<br />No doubt it is hard for someone like me to explain how to move into a practice that respects Buddhism and its concepts, but I just say start reading, visit a Buddhist center, a meditation class, or other opportunity to learn. In her new book "Prime Time," Jane Fonda begins to understand this doorway after attending a week-long retreat at a Zen center. Check Fonda out on <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/jane-fonda-73-opens-past-regrets-older/story?id=14254883">ABC News</a>. You can read excerpts <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/jane-fonda-living-making-life/story?id=14242308">here</a> from her book about aging meaningfully.
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Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-33543763671430981582011-06-21T06:25:00.000-07:002011-06-21T06:34:14.076-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTplPqZFY5govuVfG8yo9Cy8rsHpvpRUvC1ObDqJ4Fj77P8b84hjp4hUFi_Xfh4lo44cM_lZYibbM2H5MbbWxL2tOsODMu0E9fxut360j_FhewPI8hUr1-_aUZMiklQTffzXoI/s1600/corn.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 143px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 107px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620665745158687762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTplPqZFY5govuVfG8yo9Cy8rsHpvpRUvC1ObDqJ4Fj77P8b84hjp4hUFi_Xfh4lo44cM_lZYibbM2H5MbbWxL2tOsODMu0E9fxut360j_FhewPI8hUr1-_aUZMiklQTffzXoI/s200/corn.jpg" /></a>I haven't focused on skies on The Sky Badge Project for a while.<br /><br />I noticed a new book described in the <a href="http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2011/05/discover-art-in-the-sky-with-the-cloud-collectors-handbook.html">LA Times</a>: The author of "The Cloud Collector's Handbook," Pretor-Pinney has always found clouds intriguing and considered himself an enthusiastic amateur before founding the Cloud Appreciation Society in 2004, which has grown to include aficionados in 88 countries, including the U.S.<br /><br />Another way to enjoy clouds and skies is to Like Clouds 365 Project on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/clouds365">Facebook</a>.<br /><br />Here is one of my sky observations:<br /><br />The sky starts<br />Blue, but<br />Heat will push it<br />Away today<br />I saw a yellow finch<br />On the purple cornstalk<br />Flower just now.Sarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-31004412523467158072010-10-12T04:41:00.000-07:002010-10-12T04:45:12.397-07:00Dalai Lama teaching compassion in Atlanta this week<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEZsaKWtyQ7sv1szySeC5wK_qpgznsU-JuHyoh5qv9a4FrLA2dbXt_5Oy3vHdoiVJpL2i5bUdoNPd1YYmlDPz2e-pp5LNIWFp92-hIdk1vDiJLtzC5GQHU0pTkr-77DNI2kgN/s1600/mandala+2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 197px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527124201182291746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJEZsaKWtyQ7sv1szySeC5wK_qpgznsU-JuHyoh5qv9a4FrLA2dbXt_5Oy3vHdoiVJpL2i5bUdoNPd1YYmlDPz2e-pp5LNIWFp92-hIdk1vDiJLtzC5GQHU0pTkr-77DNI2kgN/s200/mandala+2.jpg" /></a>This coming week is a special one – the Dalai Lama will be in Atlanta at Emory for a few days, and many monks, lamas, and other Buddhist scholars will be here for a conference. I am looking forward to participating and volunteering with Drepung Loseling Monastery, Center for Tibetan Buddhist Studies, Practice and Culture, where I study Buddhism.<br /><br />On Sunday, the Dalai Lama will lead “Teaching to the Buddhist Community: The Nature and Practice of Compassion.” His Holiness will explain the nature of compassion and the practices for cultivating it as understood in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition—something to which His Holiness has dedicated his entire life.<br /><br />The conference descriptions says: Having established itself and laid down roots outside of traditionally Tibetan Buddhist areas through the efforts of many teachers, and particularly His Holiness the Dalai Lama, the time has come for teachers and students of Tibetan Buddhism to consider its future direction, with an eye to ensuring that the tradition continues to grow as a beneficial force for the peace, well-being and happiness of humanity.<br /><br />Coinciding with the three-day visit of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to Emory University, this conference will bring together the preeminent leaders, teachers, scholars, translators, supporters, and students of Tibetan Buddhism from both traditionally Tibetan Buddhist areas and western countries to engage in substantive discussion about the current state of Tibetan Buddhism in the modern world and how best to move forward collectivelySarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-53790108339085582502010-10-01T16:18:00.000-07:002010-10-01T16:31:07.581-07:00Collecting poetry into one placeNow the Sky Badge Project, a blog of ideas and art and poetry, will collect the writing from many years of a free spirit in celebration of fine moments of simple observations. The art recorded here is in writing form, for now.<br /><br />Here is a sample from early days - why an artist cannot always conform:<br /><br /><em>Dancing Words</em><br /><br />Writing miles<br />into years<br />blue notes<br />into songs<br />murmurous memories<br />into obscurity<br />passions<br />into purities<br />flutters<br />into fantasies<br />dreaming unrealities<br />into visions<br />mediocrity<br />into intrigue<br />spilling sanity<br />into intoxication<br />stars<br />into mirrors<br />tranquility<br />into thunderstorms<br />chaos<br />into solitude<br />transforming revolution<br />into lifetime anarchy<br />harmony<br />into questions<br />riddles<br />into puzzles<br />resigning the heart<br />into meloncholia<br />unrestrained anger<br />into power<br />conformity<br />into lawlessness<br />compliance<br />into dissent<br />mingling momentos<br />into melodies<br />mellowing morning<br />into lunacy<br />well-being<br />into the perverse<br />observing perpendicular<br />into distortion<br />omens<br />into oysters<br />rehersals into self-restraint<br />clarity<br />into the unknown<br />tranparency<br />into a lusterless blur<br />writing a metamorphosis<br />into shifting days<br />tempering perceptions<br />into refinement.Sarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-72210107126274364362010-08-01T06:20:00.000-07:002010-08-01T06:41:39.615-07:00DaVinci's many coats of glaze a signature technique<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEgjJ-6vdu5aN26hLf5VigigDoLahfEukoGYSBOnSAUe-DfoSMhG11ml4-IbJFhX6IJtbVmn6HdI7c1-B2prZ5vFlCxcs5N8EUsdxYiFRb88Br-OSFNBPBh9puOkRJXNIc4AU/s1600/davinci+2.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 128px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 200px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500435905403056994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjEgjJ-6vdu5aN26hLf5VigigDoLahfEukoGYSBOnSAUe-DfoSMhG11ml4-IbJFhX6IJtbVmn6HdI7c1-B2prZ5vFlCxcs5N8EUsdxYiFRb88Br-OSFNBPBh9puOkRJXNIc4AU/s200/davinci+2.jpg" /></a>When you are a painter, stories of how famous painters accomplish their great works of art are of interest! New technology aids finding answers in old pieces of art without touching them.<br /><div></div><br /><div>Photo credit: Wikipedia/Royal Library of Turin<br /><br /><a href="http://www.economist.co,/">The Economist</a> covered the recent <em><a href="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/123596922/issue">Angewandte Chemie International Edition</a></em> article that described Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa.<br /><br />The article says, "Louvre scientists led by Philippe Walter tried to solve the mystery using a hands-off technique called X-ray fluorescence, which can divulge details about the thickness and chemical composition of a painter’s individual brush strokes without damaging artwork...team found that the artist would first paint in the basic flesh tones. Then da Vinci applied up to 30 incredibly thin strokes of glaze above the flesh tone—many just a few micrometres thick. Glaze is mostly translucent, but da Vinci would also slip in small amounts of pigments, such as manganese and lead oxides. By applying many thin coats of this adapted glaze, he achieved the smoky shadowing he became famous for."<br /><br />Read the <a href="http://economist.com/node/16635928?fsrc=scn/fb/wl/ar/daVincimethod">full article here</a>. <a href="http://www.esrf.eu/news/general/new-light-on-leonardo-da-vinci2019s-faces/">Visit here</a> learn more about the technology - a powerful synchrotron radiation - at A Light for Science.<br /></div>Sarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-65166949753861471552010-06-27T04:33:00.000-07:002010-06-27T04:38:43.918-07:00Art in motion at the World Cup this week<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-_JLm4aeojEwNgDZ_1wKACKLjJQBufMj5DlrDP0TkoZnyrqJpOP3bNW4QORY7B1Rh6hyphenhyphen_CLvRIptxHz3YqMMtEDovovtV7Er1ccKbo6ikkvMFKE5SRGHhVUZhsKGFeTSEzCU/s1600/imagesCA1JUFJO.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 135px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 135px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487416317930550898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-_JLm4aeojEwNgDZ_1wKACKLjJQBufMj5DlrDP0TkoZnyrqJpOP3bNW4QORY7B1Rh6hyphenhyphen_CLvRIptxHz3YqMMtEDovovtV7Er1ccKbo6ikkvMFKE5SRGHhVUZhsKGFeTSEzCU/s200/imagesCA1JUFJO.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Watching the World Cup soccer games has been a blast so far.<br /><br /><div>I hated seeing the US lose yesterday, but you can watch the great goal made by Ghana to put the score at 2-1.</div><br /><div></div><div>Find it on <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/26/asamoah-gyan-goal-video-g_n_626715.html">Huffington Post</a>.</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div> </div></div>Sarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-83389328423817521952010-06-21T12:03:00.000-07:002010-06-21T12:16:48.204-07:00Sampling the good life: single malt whiskies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAU-dPdmSuMGalYIW2dKagq0naGFUozpN9jMdJTb5346If181-ylShwBG6wrLWWSRzuJ_vlxhctxAVR3pZbt3qw0c5sm8wqzda25dWZXcaJYQvE_q5cnhABu8_T9Hm2_qBu3IK/s1600/sham.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 113px; height: 134px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAU-dPdmSuMGalYIW2dKagq0naGFUozpN9jMdJTb5346If181-ylShwBG6wrLWWSRzuJ_vlxhctxAVR3pZbt3qw0c5sm8wqzda25dWZXcaJYQvE_q5cnhABu8_T9Hm2_qBu3IK/s320/sham.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485307910702175698" border="0" /></a>When I saw this news about whisky consumption in <a href="http://http//www.economist.com/node/16412673?story_id=16412673&fsrc=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+economist%2Fnews_analysis_and_views+%28The+Economist%3A+News+analysis+and+views%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher">The Economist</a>, I wanted to check out the trend. Then I realized I have been using the spelling "whiskey," but now I see this applies to American whiskey! The kind I drink is a <a href="http://http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_malt_whisky">single malt Scotch "whisky</a>." A fun web site to visit for more info is <a href="http://www.maltmadness.com/beginners.html">Malt Madness</a>.<br /><br />The Economist says, "the volume of Scotch whisky exports rose to a record 1.1 billion bottles last year, worth $4.9 billion. The value of exports has risen by over 40% since 2000 as more whiskies have gone upmarket and increased their prices. France, America and Spain are the largest markets, but the fastest growth is coming from South America."<br /><br />If you want to sample some various single malts, try <a href="http://macmcgeeirishpub.com/">Mac McGees</a> Irish pub in Decatur.Sarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29180001.post-56155415609056291802010-05-31T06:10:00.000-07:002010-05-31T06:26:05.639-07:00A new passion: fabricI am finding a new art passion - working with fabrics to make things. No doubt many have found this passion in one form or another for centuries, but I am now on to this in my own way.<br /><br />Was I encouraged by watching Project Runway? Yes! The talented designer-cast members are exceptional to start with, and watching them design, select fabric and then create clothing has been fun and inspiring. I am now a regular at fabric stores, browsing every isle for wonder patterns and fabrics to jump out. I have started with making handbags, the easiest kind!<br /><br />I will collect my photos of these - taken with my phone, so we will see if they look decent.Sarah E. Goodwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16091116960226503208noreply@blogger.com0