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Lifestyle, Nature and Tourism

My Rad Visit to the Seattle Aquarium

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Seattle Aquarium Signage
All Photos By Gail

Whenever I am visiting a new city, I like to find out if they have an aquarium; and if they do, I like to go there. I was in Seattle a couple of weeks ago on the front end of an Alaskan Cruise (so awesome) and spent a marvelous few hours at the Seattle Aquarium, which is right on the waterfront. The last time I was at the Seattle Aquarium, the Internet was not even a thing yet, so it was fun to see that they have made so many changes and improvements to the facility. With an emphasis on education, the Aquarium is dedicated to preserving local marine life and they have integrated many green practices into their daily operations, so it is not only a beautiful and fun place to visit, but an organization that you can feel good about supporting. Continue reading My Rad Visit to the Seattle Aquarium →

Arts and Culture

Robert Deyber at Martin Lawrence Galleries

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Dress Code By Robert Deyber (All Photos By Gail)

Pop Surrealism is a genre of painting that never gets tiresome for me. Connecticut based Artist Robert Deyber paints realist-style visual renderings of clichés, euphemisms and popular sayings or phrases, to create surreal, dreamlike tableaus that really take the viewer elsewhere. I love his work.
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Arts and Culture

Claes Oldenburg: Mouse Museum/Ray Gun Wing at MOMA

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A Souvenir Ash Tray from Washington DC is Part of Claes Oldenburg’s Mouse Museum (All Photos By Gail)

Claes Oldenburg, the legendary pop sculptor, has long been a collector of objects and  images. His studio shelves contain an immense variety of items that, since 1972, he has gathered during his daily travels, alongside experiments and prototypes for his sculptures. Mouse Museum and Ray Gun Wing — currently on exhibit at The Museum of Modern Art — evolved from the artist’s commitment to this practice of collection, storage and display.

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Lifestyle, Nature and Tourism

Cuteness Alert: Dumbo Octopus

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Dumbo Octopus
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It has been a long while since I had a squee-worthy thing to share with you under the guise of the Cuteness Alert. But I think you will agree that this Dumbo Octopus, so named for its “floppy ears” (which you can’t fully appreciate in this photo) is simply cuteness distilled. Squee.

Design and Innovation

Pink Thing of The Day: Pink Octopus Chandelier

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Adam Wallacavage Pink Octopus Chandelier
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Adam Wallacavage is an insanely talented sculptor who makes chandeliers that look like Octopi. Seriously, you could create an entire Pinterest board on this guy’s work! See more of Adam’s Octopus Chandeliers at This Link!