Carolyn McDowall
Trees @ Melbourne – Nature’s Fortress and Humankind’s Friend
Trees are awesome, they are nature’s fortress and humankind’s friend, and here at Melbourne they are valued and conserved especially one Golden Elm at Sth Yarra
Creating Lasting Impressions
French Impressionist painters, like Claude Monet, paused in the countryside to capture the light of the sky in Normandy, where the intense colour of red poppies flowering in its fallow fields remind us of war and peace. They recorded the haze leaching off lovely lavender fields in the heat of a summer in Provence, as [...]
On a Camellia, in a garden or in a grove in Australia
Swedish Naturalist Carl von Linne or, Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778) was the founder of the modern scientific nomenclature for plants and animals. He established the name Camellia in the system he devised for classifying all plants in the west. His Systema Naturae of 1735 was where Moravian Jesuit botanist George Joseph Kamel, or Camellus, name was recorded.
Napoleon & Jewellery
Napoleone Bonaparte and his rise to power dramatically changed the political and social scene of Europe and the world of costume, including jewellery. At his coronation as Emperor of France in 1804 he wore a gold laurel wreath in the Greek taste. Each leaf represented a military victory. So great was the weight of this [...]
Windows, Opening an Eye to the World – Casements are Classic
The design origins of casement windows are based in European classical architecture and usually had detailed curved stone headers, deep overhanging classical cornices and, the French essential, projecting attic rooms.
Art of Living Well – Antiquity to a Residence Australia
Today our art of living well has evolved since antiquity in Europe to a residence in Australia through a diverse and special mix of peoples and their cultures.
Stylist Jo Bayley, Fashion Editor The Culture Concept Circle
Stylist Jo Bayley Fashion Editor at The Culture Concept Circle believes anyone can be fabulous armed with the right tools shoes, hot dress and iconic handbag
Modernism – Innovating Design Styles in the 20th Century
Modernism is a term the art and design community of our contemporary western world has adopted to describe a diverse range of architectural and interior decorative styles, as well as applied and graphic arts created between approximately 1880 and 1940 on an international scale.
Mastery over Reflection
Mastery over reflection was the first stage in a cultural revolution that influenced the relationship between humans and their image evermore. A mirror allowed a knight to learn gestures of civility. It promoted the ideal gentleman by helping him to refine his image and bodily adornment. Appearance became everything. ‘Sweet mirror invented in order to know [...]
The Borgias are Back with a Vengeance – Season 2 on Showtime
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. However that’s not how the head of the Borgia family Pope Alexander VI (1431-1503) aka Rodrigo Borgia (Jeremy Irons) saw it. ‘Vengeance is ours’ he says. He is referring to the [...]
Society and Culture – Codes of Behaviour and Manners Matter
Modern manners, codes of behaviour, decorum and rules of etiquette matter in every culture and society – they illuminate and respect the human experience.
For Everyone: Words and Paintings – Kathryn Brimblecombe-Fox
For Everyone: Words and Paintings from Brisbane based artist Kathryn Brimblecombe-Fox will be launched on February 23 at the Fireworks Gallery at Brisbane.
Cate Shaw & Big Band Era Hits – Brisbane Council Free Show
Brisbane singer Cate Shaw has been featured on the cover of “That’s Life “ national magazine, magazine articles and many radio interviews. Her music is played on local and national abc radio, triple J and 4 zzz.
Access Arts – Helping those Experiencing Disability
Access Arts at Brisbane provide support and encouragement so that people with disabilities can be involved at ever level of both corporate and community life.
Vale Chuck, Your End was a New Beginning – Can’t we Buy More
Beware: Spoilers below “Chuck, if you ever want to save the world again, you know where I am” said General Beckman to Chuck, Sarah and Colonel Casey as she said farewell to her favourite spy crew. Vale Chuck. After five series CHUCK (2007 – 2012) that masterful spy born courtesy of the Intersect, reports our [...]
My Interiors – Design Convenient and Pleasant to the Eye
There are no boundaries and no rules really when it comes to designing interiors, only guidelines that should always remain both flexible and practical. And, if it is for yourself, then its decoration must come from the heart.
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