Author Archives: piecedgoods

About piecedgoods

I like making things, creativity, creative people, food, fabric, glass, painting, reading, my community, my family, my friends and my dogs.

Washed Ashore

Posted on August 14, 2011 by piecedgoods

Washed Ashore is an art installation and community project at the Marine Mammal Center at the Marin Headlands. Every piece is made out of junk – plastic mostly – that washed ashore Oregon beaches and then were cleaned, sorted and … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Thoughts, Mosaic, Photography, Travel | Tagged Pacific Gyre, Plastic, Washed Ashore | 5 Comments

John Singer Sargent

Posted on August 11, 2011 by piecedgoods

John Singer Sargent’s best known work is the Portrait of Madame X(Not to be missed if you’re ever in NYC at the Met). A couple lesser known, but important ones are at the Huntington. This painting of a young man … Continue reading →

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Huntington Gardens

Posted on August 10, 2011 by piecedgoods

Texture, repetition, juxtaposition, light. The way the Huntington garden combines all of the above with plant material and a smidge of man made items like columns and temples is masterful. No garden gnomes here. (I’m not judging garden gnomes mind … Continue reading →