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Of Up-cycled Manis, Great Music And Art

Spruce Springsteen with a layer of gold sandwiched between My post today proves why I am not a real nail blogger. My nail things are usually connected with something I am wearing or somewhere I am going. Up-cycle didn’t start out that way, but that’s how it ended. My beginning nail color started off as a multi purchase fromContinue reading “Of Up-cycled Manis, Great Music And Art”

The Photography Of Edward Steichen

About three years ago, my daughter and I attended an exhibit of Edward Steichen photography. It was some of the most gorgeous photography I had ever seen. The work is so iconic, that people are probably familiar with him and don’t even know it. Edward Steichen worked for Vanity Fair and Vogue from 1923 to 1938. He was considered one of theContinue reading “The Photography Of Edward Steichen”

Poodle Time Has A New Home

Hello, We have news. Poodle Time is now on it’s own. If you read The Journal for Poodle Time articles, please click here to find our new home. There will be new articles every week and the process has already started of moving all the archived articles over. We are excited about this new opportunity to bringContinue reading “Poodle Time Has A New Home”

Merry Christmas From Poodle Time

Merry Christmas I hope everyone has a blessed Christmas. And here is to a new year that is full of hope, love and charity. Terri, Sophia, and Niko

Alvin Lustig and Mid-Century Modernism

Incantation. Designed by Alvin Lustig, 1947. Printed cotton Alvin Lustig was a mid-century designer who worked in so many disciplines he is hard to pigeonhole. I opened up the post with a piece of fabric but am going to include a variety of designs showing mastery in different disciplines. Lustig was born in 1915 and died inContinue reading “Alvin Lustig and Mid-Century Modernism”

Poodle Time! Deck The Tree With Poodles

Most of our trees are up, so this week I went on a Poodle ornament hunt across the Internet. Here’s just a small amount of what I discovered. This is my favorite. Why?-because you can make it at home. I found a wonderful blog for do it yourself things for dogs.-Sew Doggie Style This ornament isContinue reading “Poodle Time! Deck The Tree With Poodles”

Franz Marc-The Horse Paintings

This week is a Part II for Franz Marc. I am going to explore the horse paintings a little more. If you need a short review of Frans Marc, see my earlier post. Today’s Gallery Large Lenggries, 1910 Horse In A Landscape Large Blue Horses Grazing Horses Tower Of Horses, 1913 Horse and Dog I haveContinue reading “Franz Marc-The Horse Paintings”

Poodle Time! Christmas Greetings

I am about to send out a few Christmas cards. In reflection of this, I have rounded up a few vintage cards. Some can’t be found anywhere. Some can be bought on Ebay for a price and a few vintage looking cards can be purchase from a couple of Internet companies. Vintage (which means even if youContinue reading “Poodle Time! Christmas Greetings”

Poodle Time!-Miscellany

Wonderful Vintage wallpaper We have made it through Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday and I know that all of our minds are on Christmas and Hanukah. We have holiday posts planned, but for today I am going to just put up a collection of images that just don’t really fit into any category. I just really like them. SoContinue reading “Poodle Time!-Miscellany”

Arts Alive in Kansas City

Art and Culture is alive and well in Kansas City, Missouri. One way to explore this varied cultural life is through Arts Alive. Once a month this group explores visual art (including private art collections), music, theatre, and dance. There is always great food to accompany the events. The price for this unique experience is onlyContinue reading “Arts Alive in Kansas City”