CAPTURED // NEW YORK, NEW YORK

With the 2012 almost coming to a close... 

I decided to do a round-up of the best memories in my travels.

A 4-day getaway with friends where we shared laughter & everlasting memories.

Plus a proposal in the park marks it to be a memorable trip.

Through the eyes of Alex, Sebastien, Kai, Derek & Isabelle.

Welcome to our Empire State of Mind.

ART // SWING AND THINGS

Why can't we get these cool art installations in Toronto?

Like a giant swing playground!!

If you are in NYC before Jan 6 - go check it out at the Armory.

Swing. Swing.

"The even of a thread," Ann Hamilton's installation at the Park Avenue Armory, features 42 large wood-plank swings, for use by visitors. Swinging agitates an immense curtain. The swings, suspended from the hall's elaborately trussed ceiling beams by heavy chains, are also tied to the rope-and-pulley system that holds up the curtain. When the swings are in action, the curtain, made of a lightweight silk twill, rises and dips, and the air is stirred, causing further billowing and fluttering. The swings, which are clearly not built for children, are wide enough to accommodate two, or sometimes even three, adults or adolescents. 

- via New York Times -

TRAVEL // A PIECE OF NEW YORK

Well... as you know I'm back from NYC. And I just wanted to share with you one of my favourite buys if not the best buy I got from any place I've visited recently. The pendants are from pieces that the artist finds from his excavation in the New York grounds, most of the pendants are made from shattered plates, broken beer bottles, and sorts.

After brunch at Pastis in the Meatpacking District, Pothik, Jen & Jason decided to head back to SoHo but before heading there, we accidentally passed by an Artisan Market (where they sold mostly clothes, jewelry and sorts). One table caught my eye and I made my way there.

The lady who was manning the table was telling us stories some of the pieces and I was just floored of what she knew and that she knew where everything was made from. The one that Jason I believe is from a pendant from a lighting fixture. Prices weren't bad either. They range from $40-$80.

I bought this piece that had 4 pieces of different tiles that was excavated from Central Park that's dated back to the 1840's. (Forgot to take a photo of it.)

Each piece is one of kind. Each piece has a story behind it. Each piece is history. And I'll have a piece of New York forever. Amazing.

charisse

TRAVELS // NEW YORK WITHDRAWAL

I'm sadly back from the city that never sleeps! I am in love with NYC and I cannot wait to go back again. Maybe in the summer... maybe! My laptop is broken... my luck with technology continues. So please be patient with my photo uploads! Until then....

charisse