Happy Birthday "Oh, By The Way" 2020!

Congratulations "Oh, By The Way," you are eleven years old today!

Eleven years ago, I had a dream in which I started a blog called “Oh, By The Way.” When I woke up that morning, I went to the computer and promptly started a blog called “Oh, By The Way.” Seriously--it was the first thing I did that morning, and yes, I often act out in waking life things I have dreamt.

"Oh, By The Way" is my digital scrap book of things I like, things I would share with a close friend and say: “Oh, by the way, do you know of this artist/ clothing or interior designer/ model/ singer/ actor/ gorgeous man… or, have you seen this video/ photo/ film... or heard (or do you remember) this song/ band... or, read this book/ poem/ inspiring quote... or, visited this place/ restaurant/ famous building... or, have you heard of this amazing new scientific discovery?”

Followers and regular readers: thank you so much! I hope you find this blog fascinating, beautiful, interesting, moving, inspiring, informative, and uplifting. Welcome to the birthday party. This year I am virtually serving a stunning anniversary cake made over a geode studded with quartz and smokey quartz crystals by Sainte G Cake Company. Help yourself to a slice and a virtual cup of iced Double Bergamot Earl Grey tea.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, OBTW!

BEAUTY: Sculpture--Elyse Graham

When Elyse Graham was a child, she was fascinated with geodes. And now, as an adult and more importantly as an artist, she simply makes her own using plaster, latex, urethane, and sand. She builds them around her exhaled breath, which creates the interior bubbles and cavities. Graham's delightful "man-made" mineral specimens remind me of Paige Smith's work (previously here) in which she installs paper versions of geodes in public spaces such as defunct phone booths.

http://elysegraham.com/

BEAUTY: Mixed Media--Paige Smith

Paige Smith is a Los Angeles graphic designer and artist who uses the moniker A Common Name. She has recently started a street art project that is original and quite fun... she uses cracks in buildings, empty phone booths, or any little urban space to install "geodes" made of paper and paint! These faux-mineral specimens mimic the crystal formations found in rocks (geodes) and caves in nature, and their unexpected presence turns walking down the street into a city-spelunking adventure! I'd love to stumble across one of these.


http://acommonname.com/street-art-project/
http://acommonname.com/