Reflection of Progress

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I took this photograph while walking along the coast of Ambergris Caye, Belize. I just love it. It reminds me of something Freud said: One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.

We all go through tough stuff in a lifetime. Acknowledge how wonderful you are in this moment.

Image Credit: Jenny by design

Energy

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“There’s a zone that you can go into; a lot of people haven’t reached this level, but it exists. It’s a level where you’re seasoned enough or you’re so happy doing what you’re doing that you kind of zone out. My eyes look crazy when I do it, but it’s like you see everything as beautiful, you know? You reach a point in your mind where, as you’re dancing and listening to the music, you can create anything. You make other people see it. And that’s the power of it. People give you energy, they push energy to you when you dance, and you push it back out at them in your dancing. It’s a cycle.”

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p.s. Please watch Lil Buck perform The Swan here or go in person.

Escape to the Landscape of Marfa,Texas

Have you heard of Marfa? It popped on my radar a few years ago, after reading an article about Food Shark, a 1974 delivery truck known as one of Marfa’s best restaurants, always parked at the farmer’s market four afternoons a week. Marfa recently rolled back into my mind’s eye when a guy I was dating raved about the Texas town’s contemporary art and landscape. Better late than never to share a piece of artistry with you.

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Artist Donald Judd began the Marfa art movement. His minimalist art was created and installed on a scale that mirrors the immense body of land. The Chinati Foundation is a local contemporary art museum based upon the ideas of Judd, its founder. As Judd wrote in the foundation’s catalogue: It takes a great deal of time and thought to install work carefully. This should not always be thrown away. Most art is fragile and some should be placed and never moved again. Somewhere a portion of contemporary art has to exist as an example of what the art and its context were meant to be. Somewhere, just as the platinum-iridium meter guarantees the tape measure, a strict measure must exist for the art of this time and place.

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Prada Marfa is a permanently installed sculpture by Elmgreen and Dragset, Berlin artists who call the work a “pop architectural land art project.”

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Another must-visit is Ballroom Marfa, an art gallery devoted to contemporary culture, including music and performance arts. The community is rich in history, especially recognizable for its Marfa Lights. Located off of Highway 90, the observation area allows for an enigmatic glimpse of a long-standing phenomenon. Magical moments, off the beaten path traditions and art make Marfa a worthy stop on the road of life.

Kaight

Independently owned and stocked with earth-friendly one of a kind pieces, Kaight is the shop to stop in on Brooklyn’s Atlantic Avenue. Go ahead, decorate yourself.  Stellar weekend find: Kris Nations’ heart and star earrings. At $35 a pair and delivered as a message in a bottle, they are a decorative delight. p.s. I have them on right now.

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Friday Frock and Fizz

Spring is here, but it is still as cold as ice cream in New York City. Nonetheless, I’ve got my eye on a frock to wear as soon as the sun shines.

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Yuna Yang always creates feminine pieces, this time giving us the Talis dotted lace dress in white. There’s a real kick of fun to this frock. Pair it with a blood orange and bourbon fizz, sit down and soak in the weekend.

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Make it at home with:
1/2 cup freshly squeezed blood orange juice (strain the pulp if you wish)
3-5 tablespoons bourbon (depends on how boozy you want it)
2-3 drops of Angostura bitters
Splash of sparkling water
Orange slices & sprigs of mint, for garnish

Frock: Yuna Yang // Fizz: Original recipe and photos by Love & Lemons

Friday Frock and Fizz

Let’s toast to a week gone well and to a weekend of living in the moment.

Photography Heidi Geldhauser Styling #ginnybranch

 Pour yourself a glass of rose champagne and put on a frock you feel comfortable in…it may increase your confidence, tenfold. (For more on that fun notion, check out this article). Like I said, live in the moment, it’s all we really have…

And: listen to yourself. When you do your spirit shines free.

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 Fizz via photography by Heidi Geldhauser & photo styling by Ginny Branch

Frock via Elle Spain