Monthly Archives: December 2018

Japanese teapot tetsubin has greatly evolved. It originated as a vessel used centuries ago to heat water for tea and now is also used to provide warmth and humidity in every home during the winter or even all year round. With its amazing aesthetic and functionality, modern tetsubins now come in variety of style, design […]

I was able to grab an interview with Jamie Nelson the photographer published in popular magazines Zink, Linie De Luxe, Plaza, and Highlights. Her work is also shown in art galleries across the globe. I was absolutely in love with her pictures the first time I glanced upon them. She uses bold color and graphics […]

What do you focus on when you are trying to accomplish a goal? Do you focus on the goal and the results that you're trying to achieve, or do you concentrate on the way you go about doing it happen? These are important questions, especially of you're looking to be able to accomplish your goals […]

Are you planning to paint your home? Whether you’re planning to paint the interior, exterior, or both, it’s important to consider several factors. Typically you’ll need to repaint your home’s interior or exterior every three or four years. Before you actually start the house painting process, here are some important issues to consider: 1. A […]

‘Legend of Samarra’ Haunts Iraq Terrorism An old legend tells of a Baghdad merchant who sent his servant to the market. Soon, the servant returned — white and trembling — and said to his master: “At the market, the Angel of Death jostled me and gave me the Evil Eye. Please lend me your horse […]

Printing your own images, pictures, designs or text onto ceramics is easier than you might believe. This article will demonstrate two popular techniques that you can use at home to transfer images onto ceramic surfaces like plates, mugs and tiles for instance. Method 1 – Using waterslide papers to print designs onto ceramics This is […]

Wassily Kandinsky is the artist responsible for painting the first strictly abstract works. Born in Moscow on December 16, 1866, Mr. Kandinsky grew up in Odessa before enrolling in the University of Moscow. He chose to study economics and law and was very successful in these fields. He was even offered a professorship at the […]

Shahnawaz Zaidi is one of the talented and well-known artists of Pakistan. He was born on 24th May 1948. His parents migrated from India, Muzafarnagar, and Uttar Pradesh to Mandibahaudin near Gujarat, Pakistan. Zaidi was the fifth of eleven siblings. Till class five he was not allowed to go to school but studied from a […]

I once read somewhere, that many things involved in Japanese life and culture have an aesthetic component to it. I too truly believe this. It is important to remember and not simply take for granted the beauty that surrounds us; particularly the things that Nature herself provides us in our environment, to be found and […]

Every day we are influenced by what is around us… the words that are said, the smells we smell, the sights we take in. The goal of feng shui is to promote beauty, harmony, and aspiration, the raising of our sights toward lofty, noble, and worthwhile goals. The poet Maya Angelou said that we must […]