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‘Decorating’ & Unraveling the Cringe Factor

February 1, 2011 – 1:00 am

I’ve been hitting up against the heavy “shoulds”, “coulds”, and “supposed to’s” as of late. I don’t like those. They leave me feeling… exhausted. I SHOULD be writing about interior design. I COULD be posting all kinds of pretty pictures. I’m SUPPOSED TO be interested in the ever-expanding line-up of this month’s latest and greatest. […]

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You Are Not Your Holiday Decorations

November 22, 2010 – 2:51 pm

Design is a fickle bitch. Always beckoning with the more more more while you’re bursting at the seams and aching for a little letting go go go. The bombardment is intense ~ always something new, something prettier, something shinier, something a little more than what you’ve got. And just when you’re feeling like stripping on […]

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I See Music – Kashmir

August 20, 2010 – 1:00 am

As a singer and interior designer, music fuels my work. During a project, I dig into my client’s playlist, looking for the rhythms that supercharge their senses, so that I can then translate those sounds into visual spaces that feel unique to every project. It’s equal parts deep listening, alchemy and intuition. “I SEE Music” […]

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Midnight Affair

July 27, 2010 – 1:00 am

So I came across this: And it seduced me into doing this:  

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I See Music – Angel

July 2, 2010 – 1:00 am

As a singer and interior designer, music fuels my work. During a project, I dig into my client’s playlist, looking for the rhythms that supercharge their senses, so that I can then translate those sounds into visual spaces that feel unique to every project. It’s equal parts deep listening, alchemy and intuition. “I SEE Music” […]

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I See Music – The Whys & Wherefores

June 24, 2010 – 1:00 am

Because in our own way, we’re all looking for the same thing. Resonance Validation To love and be loved. TO BE HEARD. And Music, well, Music is the soundtrack to the life we live one breath, one bar line, at a time. Music stays with me, by my side, pouring forth when there is nothing […]

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I See Music – Flow

June 15, 2010 – 1:00 am

As a singer and interior designer, music fuels my work. During a project, I dig into my client’s playlist, looking for the rhythms that supercharge their senses, so that I can then translate those sounds into visual spaces that feel unique to every project. It’s equal parts deep listening, alchemy and intuition. “I SEE Music” […]

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I See Music – Sugarfoot

May 28, 2010 – 1:00 am

As a singer and interior designer, music fuels my work. During a project, I dig into my client’s playlist, looking for the rhythms that supercharge their senses, so that I can then translate those sounds into visual spaces that feel unique to every project. It’s equal parts deep listening, alchemy and intuition. “I SEE Music” […]

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How to Hire a Designer: Fangs Optional

May 26, 2010 – 1:00 am

That post. Swirling in my mind like a shark around prey. The opening line: “Now that I got the gig with the son’s room, it’s time to execute – and plot my moves to score more rooms in that great big under-decorated house.” The story goes on. The husband gets pissed at the wife for […]

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I See Music – Green Eyed Love

May 21, 2010 – 1:00 am

As a singer and interior designer, music fuels my work. During a project, I dig into my client’s playlist, looking for the rhythms that supercharge their senses, so that I can then translate those sounds into visual spaces that feel unique to every project. It’s equal parts deep listening, alchemy and intuition. “I SEE Music” […]

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How Do You Respond to Art?

May 17, 2010 – 1:00 am

What is a photograph? As part of New Pictures 2, Marco Breuer’s images are being exhibited until August 1st at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts. A man of mystery, Breuer prefers to let the images speak for themselves. But there are stories untold. Photographs aren’t really photographs. Perceptions are left unchallenged. Art, is all its […]

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I See Music – Worrisome Heart

May 15, 2010 – 1:00 am

As a singer and interior designer, music fuels my work. During a project, I dig into my client’s playlist, looking for the rhythms that supercharge their senses, so that I can then translate those sounds into visual spaces that feel unique to every project. It’s equal parts deep listening, alchemy and intuition. “I SEE Music” […]

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A Little of Her & A Little of Him

May 5, 2010 – 1:00 am

Bedrooms are tricky. Loaded with innuendo and fraught with undercurrents of sexual tension and personal intimacy, I’m often left to piece together a private language I’m neither invited to learn nor want to share. But how else to understand how to design – mm, no – design well if I’m not offered the chance to […]

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The Case of 3am

April 30, 2010 – 1:00 am

I frequently wake at 3 in the morning with an intense case of the ceiling-stares. You can learn a lot about yourself when you’re laying in the dark, chasing fleeting thoughts and shadow ghosts. Vivid imagery will dance across my mind, taunting and teasing with intensity so deep I’m compelled to create. Yet sometimes the […]

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WTF: Creative Boundaries Edition

April 28, 2010 – 1:00 am

Sifting through the endless stacks of fabric, I was startled when the door flung open to reveal a walking cloud of UPS piss and vinegar.  The year was 2003. Nelly Furtado had just released Folklore, the much-anticipated follow-up album to Whoa Nelly and wouldn’t you know, this delivery guy was ticked. All these years later, […]

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  • Previously:

    • ‘Decorating’ & Unraveling the Cringe Factor
    • You Are Not Your Holiday Decorations
    • I See Music – Kashmir
    • Midnight Affair
    • I See Music – Angel
    • I See Music – The Whys & Wherefores
    • I See Music – Flow
    • I See Music – Sugarfoot
    • How to Hire a Designer: Fangs Optional
    • I See Music – Green Eyed Love
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