little augury: divine breath

23 August 2009

divine breath

Drawing gives shape to all creatures,
Color gives them life.

Such is the divine breath that animates them.

Denis Diderot

self portrait Picasso, his Blue Period

image from here

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eLIZabeth FloydAugust 30, 2009 at 9:18 PM
Great pairing of quote and image.
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My book HOW THEY DECORATED, for Rizzoli, was published in April of 2017. I have been an interior designer for over 30 years & have an abiding passion for the original, & history. Little Augury was born on New Year's Eve 2008. It began as a way of continuing a conversation with a beloved mentor & the promise to keep just a bit of his wit & wisdom alive by sharing it whenever possible. Little Augury focuses on interior design, art, literature, fashion & social history with an eye, always looking back to the past, in hope of understanding what is authentic & what will endure & what connects us to our environment. Always listening for the footstep on the old stair-the sound of lives that walked that way.

23 August 2009

divine breath

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