The Year of the Ox ~ Happy Chinese New Year!

The Ox is the sign of prosperity through fortitude and hard work. I wished my Mom Happy Chinese New Year today. She spent about 3 1/2 years in China in the early 1980's teaching English as a Second Language to college students in China ~ I'm so proud of her accomplishments! Thinking about how difficult, and rewarding, her life was during that time period and the industriousness and determination of the Chinese people jogged my memory of a photojournalism project that I worked on in San Francisco, California's Chinatown a couple of years ago and I thought I would share some of those photographs here. I loved this colorful dragon that was hanging in the stairwell of a little mall of shops.

Everyone in this park was focused on the speaker, and the neighborhood was deserted...but this gentleman had errands to run and nothing was going to deter him!

This street musician was playing sweet music while he was calmly watching the world go by.

This gentleman was shouting at the top of his lungs "Wake Up America" and gesticulating wildly! I was fascinated that not one person was paying him any attention, just a sea of people ignoring him!

Chinatown is overwhelmingly colorful!

The beautiful Transamerica building as seen from a street in Chinatown.

So I wish you all a very healthy, happy, and prosperous New Year!

Design Style Guide

Today I was pleasantly surprised to learn that two of my Fine Art Photographs are included in two short "One Minute to Inspire" YouTube videos promoting the best handmade home decor available online.
Color in Your Home
Red and Gold is beautifully bold

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Here is an example of a beautiful treasury that you will currently find on the site curated by Avec Dieu Couture (who makes gorgeous pillows, wine bags, and custom drapes!):

Playin' Hooky with DSG

"It was a chilly winter night and when the alarm clock went off he snuggled under his cozy quilt for a few extra minutes of sleep. He wished he didn't have to leave the warmth to go to work. It was still dark, just before dawn, and a little birdie told him that it was snowing outside. He dragged himself out of his lovely bed and as soon as his feet hit his soft rug he made his decision...he prepared a steaming pot of Earl Grey tea and plopped
himself into his favorite comfy chair. He took out his journal and wrote down last night's dreams, and his plans for his "sick day". He was wonderfully happy in front of the mesmerizing fire!"

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THE NEW WEBSITE HAS LAUNCHED!!! You may find more items like these on the new Design Style Guide website at DesignStyleGuide.net to get some creative ideas to decorate your home!

Design Style Guide

The Design Style Guide is a collective group of artists and designers that work together to promote themselves through networking.

There are so many amazing artists in the Design Style Guide group! They use varied media, thoughtfulness, and focus to create fantastic items to enhance your home or office, and I'm so proud to be a member! I will begin featuring some of these talented artists in future posts. To view more work by Design Style Guide artists, please visit their blog at: http://designstyleguide.blogspot.com/

A website is currently in development to showcase these artists for professional Interior Designers, Decorators, and Home Stagers to find these unique works of art for their clients. Watch my posts for more information when it is ready to "go live"!
The original artwork and fine art photography in this post are my hobby. I would love it if you would please "follow my blog" by clicking the link to the right ~ ~ ~