From imperial residences and aristocratic estates to hotels and urban mansions, new book Abandoned Palaces by Michael Kerrigan contains remarkable pictures of ostentatious buildings that have fallen into ruin. General Joseph Howland (1834–86) was born into stupendous wealth in New York, his family having made its fortune in the China trade. He gave much of it away, as a lifelong philanthropist, endowing libraries and hospitals in the vicinity of Beacon, but the estate at Tioronda...
It's never easy giving up those stubborn habits that make you go on the wrong path over and over again. No mater how hard you try when building new habits or building a new paths for yourself you will make the same mistakes. It's not something you do, but what we all rather do. A habit is ingrained in yourself and will forever try to get you back to when that said habit was at...
The historic Owlwood Estate, which sits on 10 acres of land in the enclave of Holmby Hills, has been inhabited by some of Hollywood's most prominent figures since it was built in the 1930s. The Italian Renaissance-style property, which neighbors Sunset Boulevard and the Los Angeles Country Club, was designed by architect Robert D. Farquhar, and regularly served as a secluded hideaway for screen legend Marilyn Monroe, who frequented it as a guest of her...
Who knew dolls could be an art form? I most certainly didn't and you can imagine my surprise when I stumbled upon these couture inspired little things. I was completely blown away by the level of artisanship and detail these true artists offer. Popovy SIsters, art and form My "research" began with the Popovy sisters whom I found through an interview they made early last year. It's easy to get lost in their work and...
I've struggled with writing for over 20 years now and I often shared with you the pain it has brought, from doubting myself to stop all and never look again on my stories. The problem is never ideas or ways to express the process but rather writing in itself. It might seem like a silly thing but the hardest part of writing is writing itself, having that moment when you and your ideas blend and...
