On the doormat rested this pair of shoes bathing in sunlight shining through the door glass.
What is the design intention for their colorful interior and bland exterior, maybe giving the wearer the internal confidence that she doesn’t have to show off to the outside world?
October 9, 2022
A pair of shoes with colorful interior
Robert Blomfield’s photography
Quote from this article:
… he considered becoming a pro photographer. However, fearing that working on commission would blunt the spontaneity of his images, he decided to continue in his chosen career in the medical profession.
October 7, 2022
The faces of Ruth Asawa
I felt these faces making expressions when looking at them in the exhibition.
October 4, 2022
Your life experience is no less valuable than your career achievement
In a meeting with a collaborator she told me that she is starting her post-doc in Tokyo and plans to work on an additional project during her spare time. I shared my thoughts about exploring Tokyo (and Japan in general) and how I regret for not even visiting the great wall during my 3-year stay in Beijing (I was considered a workaholic in MSR Asia).
If you just relocated for a new job, explore the new city/country/culture/food/people/etc. instead of just your work. As I progress in my life I miss more about not exploring a place than having an extra career achievement.
October 2, 2022
The little cookie girl with dall-e paintings
This is an experiment to generate images directly from texts from the little cookie girl.
Each prompt below is appended with “oil painting by Rembrandt”.
On a freezing New Year’s Eve, a happy young girl, warm and well clothed, huddles in the alley between two houses, trying to sell cookies, which she eats one by one, to keep herself occupied.
In the sweetness of the cookies she sees a series of comforting visions: the warm iron stove, the lovely roast goose, the great glorious Christmas tree. Each vision disappears as a cookie was eaten.
In munching the next cookie she sees her grandmother, the only person that also made cookies with her. To keep the vision of her grandmother alive as long as possible, the girl consumes the entire pack of cookies.
When the cookies are gone the girl is full to the throat, and she takes Uber to carry her home.
The next morning, the father finds the girl sleeping on her bed with a smile on her face, and expresses joy. He does not know about the wonderful visions she had seen, or how happy she is with all the cookies in her belly.