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contemporary jewelry by beatriz fortes sunday may 17 2015 hello from austin i arrived in austin for tom herman s workshop on carving precious metals it starts tomorrow and i am so excited tom is a master jeweler and his work is simply amazing tom herman www sevenfingers com austin has been getting more than its share of rain and storms lately so i am taking a day in with my sketch book and some tea my lovely hostess from airbnb also has a lovely cat and friendly dog so i am in excellent company i was able to take a nice long walk yesterday when i arrived after 10 hours in a plane plus too many hours to get to the airport and waiting around my legs needed it posted by beatriz fortes at 1 45 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday april 16 2015 hard at work posted by beatriz fortes at 5 42 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday april 9 2015 question should i keep the book reviews here or spin off a separate blog i am thinking of spinning off since they usually have nothing to do with my usual topics but i will keep them here if you guys want me to posted by beatriz fortes at 3 56 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday april 5 2015 new works and works in progress while i have plenty of new work i have been very lazy about photographing and sharing it most of these pieces have remained my preciouses for now but just for a little while more just some of my new pieces but all that backlog doesn t mean i am not working on others right now i am exploring these shapes these are formed by dropping molten metal into water creating soft organic shapes by varying the amount of metal the height and the water temperature different effects are achieved and here are some of the pieces they were made into i combined them with pearls harmonizing the shapes and soft textures sterling silver and tahitian pearl sterling silver and freshwater pearl posted by beatriz fortes at 11 46 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday april 4 2015 the essence of art i recently found out that there are people who debate whether ballet is an art or a sport yes i have been reading youtube commentary again bad bad me the argument for sport seems to center around the physical effort required of dancers and that seeing it as art would diminish that effort as i said i am going by youtube comments so please feel free to correct me or to expand the argument i am no doubt in the art side of the argument it seems hard to relegate artistry to second plane in dance even the more abstract choreographies still attempt to transmit ideas explore artistic concepts etc if we compare a gymnast s routine with a dance the former is focused on the physical accomplishments with the aesthetic as a second thought the later is focused on the expressive and the physical is a means for this top gymnasts in action in the video we can see what the athletes are being judged on strength precision and formal perfection we can see that the movements are in a sequence but not necessarily an artistic sequence let s look at a review of a ballet performance she then joins the vengeful ghosts of jilted brides in the forest as a mature woman who defends her beloved betrayer long enough to save him eastoe s portrayal is an emotional journey in which every changing aspect is believable she has always been a strong actress now as she ends her stage career her technique and ability to convey meaning through body language are at their peak i am sorry to see her go the corps de ballet is in top form vivacious and communicative in act i softly synchronised in act ii peter farmer s traditional designs lit by francis croese to william akers original plan look good adolphe adam s music gets melodious treatment from the australian opera and ballet orchestra conducted by nicolette fraillon read more http www smh com au entertainment dance giselle review australian ballet bids madeleine eastoe farewell at her peak in triumphant gielgud production 20150403 1me6nk html ixzz3wmzcypm0 the critic focuses on communication emotion and storytelling he doesn t ignore the technical side of course but as a mean not an end of course virtuosity has an important place on the stage but a dancer doesn t just go on stage and do that would just baffle the audience in the context of a choreography though such a display of technical mastery is breathtaking ballet video just because another difference between ballet and other dance forms and sport is the choreographer if we see dancers as athletes what are choreographers their entire role is to develop an idea and communicate it through movement and music a brilliant choreography will be picked up by other dance companies and still have meaning a hundred years later while a skating routine which also integrates music and movement is disposable and will be forgotten after a skater moves on to a new routing but why did this debate resonate so strongly with me it goes back to an idea i ve already written about saying dance is sport because it requires training and strength goes back the idea that art is effortless and art is never effortless posted by beatriz fortes at 4 52 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday march 14 2015 better than before book review better than before by gretchen rubin sometimes i am a sucker for punishment i have never been fond of self help book but i have been thinking of my habits for a while when i saw this title at bloggingforbooks i decided it might have some interesting information and might help me it does but you have to put up with the author along the way gretchen rubin reminds me of a cross between an over eager puppy and a second rate business consultant once she takes hold of a subject it seems to become her life so far that is her problem and her husband s i feel a lot of pity for the poor guy but she also wants to spread her new revelation to everyone around her habits habits are good habits will solve your problems let s push exercise and diet on her sister house organization on a friend etc any conversation seems ripe for her to introduce a new habit on someone ok there is a bias here since conversations that are not about the book s subject would not be included in the text but her sheer enthusiasm can be exhausting she also takes things to extreme she is nice enough to answer reader email and comments on her blog however she decided to save time by cutting out salutations and closings on her messages no saying hi or signing off since those must take all of 10 seconds and are a habit for most adults when someone mentions that her emails sound unfriendly this way she argues through that the time saved is more important saving all of 5 seconds per message at the risk of sounding brusque she also reminds of the worst kind of business consultant her book is filled with the 4 tendencies the essential 7 the 4 pillars etc she also likes pompous titles strategy of monitoring or strategy of convenience i haven t seen so many lists of all encompassing principles since the last management seminar i went to some are explained in the book but i suspect others were introduced in her previous works and just tossed in casually however there is also good advice in the text but don t get pressured by gretchen to see things her way she acknowledges that different things work for different people but she also tries to push her on the reader i enjoyed her analysis of rewards where the motivation for the habit becomes the rewards and not the result of the new behaviour and of loopholes guilty as charged overall when i think back on this book i remember my annoyance with the author and not the good parts of the book i do want to go back and reread specific parts would i recommend it i am not sure i am not going to read another book on habits though posted by beatriz fortes at 7 00 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels bloggingforbooks sunday march 8 2015 this is what you just put in your mouth another review for bloggingforbooks this is what you just put in your mouth from eggnog to beef jerky the surprising secrets by patrick di justo a friend once forswore gelatin forever when she found out it was made from animal carcasses like a good friend i decided not to tell her how broth is made as that would have too much of a negative impact on her life she is the type of person who would hate this book based on the author s wired column the book consists of many very short chapters where the main ingredients of a food or other product are shown discussed and analysed sometimes there is a short background section as well the writing is always casual and fun the author s sense of humour runs along similar lines to mine so i really enjoyed myself for me it was interesting to understand more about about ingredients such as taurine or calcium phosphate yes many of those are also used in other products such as plaster of paris but there is a huge difference between eating a food grade ingredient and plaster of paris of course not everyone agrees with this view and they may have very different reactions to this book the author himself has a very balanced view showing why an ingredient is used but at the same time often not hiding his reaction of i am eating this part of it may be that we are very distant from our own food not that long ago most cooks would know what gelatin and broth is made of using every part of an animal or plant was also seen as positive today we seem to think that any part of an animal that isn t a steak shouldn t be eaten or that all plants should be pretty to be eaten for some reason it seems more reasonable when the little old lady makes tortilla the traditional way with lye than to read that an industrial plant uses the same chemical posted by beatriz fortes at 8 28 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels bloggingforbooks older posts home subscribe to posts atom search this blog subscribe to posts atom posts all comments atom all comments popular posts notan the balance between light and dark words may not break my bones metalworking soundtrack blog archive 2015 18 may 1 hello from austin april 4 march 4 february 1 january 8 2014 11 december 4 november 2 october 2 september 1 august 2 2013 7 october 2 april 1 march 3 february 1 2012 8 may 1 april 2 march 1 february 1 january 3 2011 33 december 2 october 1 september 3 august 3 july 2 june 2 may 3 april 7 march 5 february 5 about me beatriz fortes ever since i was a young girl i have been attracted to beautiful jewelry i would stare into every jewelry store window entranced by flowing metal forms and brightly colored gems i doodled necklaces and rings in my notebooks then one day i realized that there were actual people who designed and made these pieces so why couldn t i be one of them too this was the start of my metalsmithing in time i came to learn how to forge metal cast ingots roll sheet solder and other techniques to give form to the designs in my mind because of my inquisitive nature i usually stretch techniques to their limits creating my own way of working and of course i have quite a collection of books everything is better with books i try to surrond myself with tranquility and peace music books and open space are very important to me and i believe are echoed in my work i like to make pieces with simple outlines but that are striking and have a modern feel view my complete profile simple theme powered by blogger