A year ago, my friend Sandra sent me a Quora answer on what it’s like to live in New York. This is the paragraph that resonated the most with me: Welcoming. Someone once described New York to me as the … Continue reading
Author Archives: Karen
South Metope 1 from the Parthenon
South Metope 1 was recently taken down from the Parthenon and is now on display at the Acropolis Museum. I was struck by how it looked at different angles. From the sign: The metopes of the Parthenon were the first … Continue reading
Parthenon
Christopher Hitchens: “The one building in the world which may be assessed as absolutely right. The ‘rightness’ is located somewhere between the beauty of science and the science of beauty.”
Coney Island
September 11 Memorial (Ground Zero)
Taking Flight
In and Around Mompos, Colombia
Mompos, Colombia
Bus Ride to Mompos
Colombia!
Tomorrow, I leave for Colombia! I’ll be in Cartagena with friends for a fabulous #NYECTG, and then intend to wander. The current plan is to spend a couple days in Mompox, a Unesco Heritage site that the LP describes as … Continue reading
Ohne Title Runway Show – NYFW (SS 2012)
Ohne Titel runway show at Milk Studios for New York Fashion Week (Spring/Summer 2012)
Nonoo Presentation – NYFW (SS 2012)
Nonoo presentation at Milk Studios for New York Fashion Week (Spring/Summer 2012)
Meghan Patrice Riley’s Axis Mundi Collection – Runway Show
Meghan is a high school friend who now lives in NYC. She makes beautiful jewelry. (website, etsy) In fact, at this point, almost all my jewelry is made by her. During September’s New York Fashion Week, Meghan had her first … Continue reading