Wall Spin, The Zatista Blog Nighthawks, 1942 Edward Hopper The Art Institute of Chicago Reported by Deborah Vankin/LA Times: Among the denim-clad glamour girls and blockbuster movie stars staring down from the billboards of the Sunset Strip, images of great American artworks will be displayed this summer in what organizers are calling “the largest outdoor art show ever conceived.” Five museums — the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Dallas Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York — have come together with the Outdoor Advertising Assn. of America to execute Art Everywhere, a sweeping, interactive art campaign. American Gothic, 1930 Grant Wood The Art Institute of Chicago Along with billboards in Hollywood, the images will be displayed in Times Square and bus stops, subway platforms and signs around the country. Classic Landscape, 1931 Charles Sheeler National Gallery of Art
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Sweet as a Candy TheBubbReport Hatch: The Design Public® Blog Trailing Plants that Make an ImpactPlantTherapy | Apartment Ther Previous image Next image Here is a short list of six popular trailing plants that have great visual impact. Do you have one you are particularly fond of using?FIRST ROW • 1 Sedum machinoi• 2 Nasturtium - bright blossoms, silver dollar shaped leaves, edible• 3 Nasturtium• 4 Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia)• 5 Creeping Jenny (Lysimachia nummularia) • 6 Sweet potato vine (Ipomoea batatas) - both dark leaved and chartreuse are very bold• 7 Sweet potato vine (Ipomoea batatas)• 8 Lamium maculatum - beautiful silver leaves• 9 Lamium maculatum• 10 Million bells (Calibrachoa) or Petunias - both a good choice, infinite color choices. Trailing plants help fill out your planters and add a bit of drama. Even if you are growing mostly for food, these additional shapes and colors can enhance the visual appeal of your garden veggie plots. In New York one often sees these plants being used creatively in planters, and the combinations are endless.
Recession Design 2009-2010 Spring Cleaning Tips #4 & #5: Time to Freshen Things Up | Apartm Fresh spring air: take it outside and bring it inside. Our #4 tip involves taking your home items — like duvets, wool blankets, and rugs — outside to air them out, and our #5 tip involves ways to freshen your air inside. Jump below more:Bring It Out: At the end of a long winter, your duvets, blankets and rugs could probably use a good airing out. Some of these items are hard to wash or require professional cleaning, but it's amazing what a good beat-down and airing outside on a warm, spring day will do to refresh them. Bring It in: Open your windows to let some fresh air in. What are some of your favorite spring scents? Related Links: Spring Cleaning Tip #3: Get InspiredSpring Cleaning Tip #2: Don't Get Overwhelmed! Images: Duvet by so gesehen; clothespin image by John-Morgan; lavender image by m@rg, all licensed for use under Creative Commons)