Author: Elizabeth Caruso

The Many Celebrations Of Art

Post author By Elizabeth Caruso
Post date February 2, 2015

Women love art just as much as any man (obviously there’s a lot of room for debate on that one but I’m not a genetic biologist or neurological specialist), and I’m sure you or anyone you know has a certain love (or at least respect) for the world’s museums. One particular art museum in New York City, The Metropolitan Museum of Art has one of the world’s finest art galleries. Below you can find a picture of just one of the hundreds of pieces that you can find there (if I’m not mistaken they have a pretty steady rotation of new and old pieces alike, but sadly I haven’t had the opportunity to visit The Met yet!)

You would be pretty safe to assume that any given woman on the planet has some artistic sense or another. While one’s individual taste in art can and will vary from person to person, I like this art deco piece of art found in The Met. I like work that is deceptively simple; as you look close at this piece, you can see the individual brush strokes and derive any number of interpretations about people or society as an underlying message. © Frank Kovalchek.

Women of every nation celebrate their own taste in art every day. Typically, we find women that enjoy assembling their outfits and fashion, which is certainly artistic in its own way. However, typically the jewelry is the factor that ties an outfit together. With that in mind, take a look at some of these beautiful pieces of jewelry below.

These beautiful rings and pendant are certainly something to behold. I’m not quite as skilled as some of my older female family members when it comes to judging just by looking at something, whether or not an individual piece is the real thing or just plastic costume jewelry. But if I was to hold one of those I doubt I would be disappointed! © International Gem and Jewelry Show.

With the sort of work you’d expect a young person to have, I’m not exactly making the kind of money that would allow for much jewelry purchasing. But then again, if it’s for the sake of celebrating art and boosting one’s self-esteem, I wouldn’t be too quick to shrug it off as simply disposable income…

This is a nice little marriage of artistic design and the skillful craftsmanship of jewelry. I’m not sure what outfit would go best with this bejeweled silver butterfly but I am fairly certain that most women have an outfit or two that could suffice. © Aleksey Gnilenkov.

Tags Art, Jewelry, Museums

Classy Intercultural Beading Uncategorized

Classy And Intercultural Beading Without The High Cost

Post author By Elizabeth Caruso
Post date November 12, 2014

Sometimes you can find something you didn’t even know you wanted and in my case I’ve been on the search for some unique beads and only recently hit any pay dirt! I’m surprised to find a website with such an enormous selection and at such low prices, it really is something that I didn’t know I wanted until I found it (and immediately bookmarked!). Beads make great gifts of course and are even better when crafted into something beautiful to add that extra personal touch. Bracelets, anklets, necklaces, and pendants are typically the go to beaded gift ideas but there plenty of outlets for one’s own individual creativity. But anyway, I suppose it might be the book worm or history nerd in me but I like seeing different examples of the cultures of the world exemplified through all kinds of works of art, particularly in beads. Now that site I mentioned definitely has a variety, including some types of beads I knew from their look but didn’t know them by name, and some that I’d never seen or even heard of!

Here we see a photo (I love the lighting and angle by the way) of a Mexican style piece of art work fashioned from several hundred beads. © PRECIOSA ORNELA.

If I’m offering my subjective critique on the beads featured in the photo above, personally the beads themselves don’t seem as unique as all of the beads that are featured and sold in that website I mentioned above. However, just the display and arrangement of those simple beads is such an inspiration and definitely makes me wonder what somebody with that much talent could do with a selection of higher quality beads. Glassy Beads Play Huge Role in Creation of Planets.

Now this is a bit on the other end of the spectrum compared to the other photo of the Mexican style bead work. These Czech style beads are more elongated and elegant, though not so artistically presented. © PRECIOSA ORNELA.

I’m not much of an artist so I can’t argue on behalf of my own abilities (or lack thereof) when it would come to creating even a simple piece of jewelry, but if I harken back to my days as a child playing with blocks and toys of that nature, I think I might be capable of using beads to create a sculpture of sorts, similar in form to that photo of the Mexican style bead work. Now if I can only channel that energy into something worth looking at…

This is a nice blend of both worlds. We can see some relatively unique beads that have a nice variance of colors and styles and also strung together in quite an artistic pattern. Now this is the kind of thing that would be nice to make for someone as a little hand-made gift. © PRECIOSA ORNELA.

Tags Beads, Design, Jewelry

Modern Girls Fun Uncategorized

Modern Fun For Modern Girls

Post author By Elizabeth Caruso
Post date August 23, 2014

Whether you’re reading this humble blog posting because you’re a parent looking for a refreshing idea for an activity to enjoy with your daughter, or you’re reading this because you’re a young lady looking for some interesting ideas of your own, I hope you’ll not be disappointed. As you can see in the image above, pink has never gone out of style for a young lady’s palette, though many find themselves straying away from the stereotypically feminine color as they grow older, which is only natural. Still, rearranging or adding different furnishing, colors, patterns, and figuring out what new look you and your daughter are interested in can always be a fun activity to enjoy together.

There is always something to do around the house together, regardless of your preference of current furnishing or color patterns. With the advent of major streaming services, its easy to find some of the most entertaining television programs and films with an internet connection. Having a debate about your favorite (or least favorite!) characters motives in the newest episode of your favorite TV show can always be fun. If you’re a parent, you can always find some vintage TV shows from your childhood or maybe some classic Nintendo (or “FamiCom” for those of you not in the west) video games that you can find for free online easily enough as well.

If you or the young lady in your life is looking for something outside the house to do there are always plenty of options. Take a look at this picture for instance; nothing can be quite as relaxing as just relaxing on a pier, on the beach, or by the shore of a nice calm lake and enjoying the quiet, a personal conversation, or even people watching. But if you want to get a little more active, particularly in the laid back lifestyles enjoyed in the west, people find themselves out of shape fairly easily, so taking up an exercise regimen, enjoying sports, aerobics, martial arts, or yoga are excellent physical activities that can also heighten the quality of your lives. Getting out of what can often feel like a stagnant culture in our current world is often a more deeply fulfilling form of fun, and sating your appetite for culture is easily achieved when you head out to your local museum (many museums often have a day of free access to try to take advantage of that!)

It’s always a good idea to encourage the kinds of positive activities and behavior in your life and those you care about if you want to promote positive changes in your lives. Having a pet to care for and take out for walks around your neighborhood is a great way to encourage responsibility and encourage good health. Taking a look at the picture below, you can see some professional cheerleaders, enjoying what may have begun as a fun activity with friends, but has now become their profession. Cheer leading is a great way to stay in shape and help young ladies get out of their shells and develop good social skills as well.

The best advice for having fun though you’ll probably find in your own lives and figure out what is both beneficial for your lifestyle, and also enjoyable.

The above photos come to us courtesy of members of flickr.com

First image credit: Home Space.

Second image credit: Julio.Garcia.

Third image credit: Johrling.

Tags Fun, Girls