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The Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass at the Queens Museum

Tiffany Assorted Lamps
All Photos By Gail

When you visit the Queens Museum for any of their rotating  exhibits, make sure you also stop in to see the Neustadt Collection of Tiffany Glass, which is an on-going, and incredibly visually stunning, not to mention (but you can see I am about to) very educational exhibit of the art glass of Louis C. Tiffany! Did you know that his first name is pronounced Louie, and not Louis? I had no idea, but now I know!

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Paul Kolker Presents: Shade Paintings…The New Moving Pictures!

Ishidot Shade
All Photos By Gail

I first discovered the decidedly psychedelic work of enigmatic Artist Paul Kolker when Geoffrey and I stumbled upon a previous exhibit, Halftones and Ishidots and just fell in love. I certainly would have taken more/better photos of Shade Paintings…The New Moving Pictures if I hadn’t already been wasted from all the free wine and beers consumed up to that point on that particular evening’s art crawl. In fact, I had a cold beer firmly clutched in my free hand the entire time I was shooting this art. So, good for me. Continue reading Paul Kolker Presents: Shade Paintings…The New Moving Pictures! →

Maybelline Color Show Nail Lacquer: All You Need for a Colorful Summer!

Maybelline Color Show Nail Polish Ad

One of my favorite things about summer is  wearing my sandals as often as possible so I can rock a pedicure featuring the most vibrant Hot Pink nail color I can find. If you were fortunate enough to get a peek inside my bathroom cabinet, you would see a shelf stocked with various shades of pink, purple, magenta and fuchsia shades of nail color in sparkly and mat finishes —  because even though I like to dwell in the pink domain, I do like to change it up. Pink. Nail Polish. I am all about it. Continue reading Maybelline Color Show Nail Lacquer: All You Need for a Colorful Summer! →