You say that you love rain, but you open your umbrella when it rains. You say that you love the sun, but you find a shadow spot when the sun shines. You say that you love the wind, but you close your windows when wind blows. This is why I am afraid, you say that you love me too. ~ William Shakespeare ♡ (via heyrainbows)

tillylula:

Lately I’ve been playing around with twine and some twigs found in my yard. Then on Pinterest I virtually found these bits of neon painted wood art goodness! So much fun can be had with found objects. 

Link to: The Tangential: ARCHITECTURE BONER: The Guthrie Theater

thetangential:

Today, June 25, is the fifth anniversary of the public opening of the (relatively) new Guthrie Theater, a building on the downtown Minneapolis riverfront that was designed by Jean Nouvel.

It’s really big and it’s really blue and it’s not beautiful—that’s not what this is about. Really transcendent buildings, like the Chrysler Building or the Sydney Opera House, are beautiful from every angle; the Guthrie is chunky and awkward from every angle, except maybe that one they take the postcard photos from. But even then. What shape is it? I don’t even know.

It’s also confusing to navigate, even for someone who’s been there as many times as I have. When multiple productions are taking place simultaneously, the Guthrie makes big signs and then enlists staff members to stand at the top of the escalators and tell you the same thing the signs are telling you: this way for H.M.S. Pinafore, that way for God of Carnage. Minneapolis drag performer Mrs. Smith calls the Guthrie “architectural Alzheimer’s,” because you know what you’re looking for but you don’t know where it is, and you keep getting distracted by other things like that restaurant and those wall projections.

None of this is ideal for a theater, but I’ve learned to love the Guthrie anyway. Here are ten reasons why.

(via artsorbit)