#reinvention

Sunday Smooch

- Paul Klee, The Twittering Machine (Zwitschermaschine), 1922.

- Vionnet, Ready to wear Spring 2014.

Deep gratitude for @katewoodhall and @hthrloo for thinking of me in the
#womensupportingwomen challenge. I’m loving seeing so many of my favorite faces in my streams today and reading these women’s words. I’m behind on my class work and my daily writing for pushing my freelance business forward, so I’m going to try to get to the teaching out part of the challenge later this week.
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Today was a struggle. The anxiety ran pretty strong under the surface all day - about finances, work, school, the state of ::everything:: my family back home, biting off more than I can chew, chewing harder, menopause…
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Instead of catching up I spent the late afternoon and evening working in my gardens. I built teepees for my pole beans to climb with 18’ tall bamboo cut from my friends’’ grove, pulled weeds, pruned and tied up tomatoes.
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I feel grounded, connected to my purpose, and wild, and ready to rise to meet the challenge of the rest tomorrow.
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#fiercewomen #wildwoman #evolution #reinvention #womensupportingwomen #lifteachotherup (at Kent, Ohio)
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Classic and contemporary styles clash inside Gensler’s stunning regeneration of an art-deco masonic temple. 

Now occupied by CBRE, this stunning office space sensitively deals with the art deco style of this old masonic temple in Glendale, California; utilising modern materials and finishes to celebrate - not conceal - the traditional features throughout. 

Most spectacular is the attic space at the top of the tower; with the original 1920′s wood trusses left gloriously exposed while Gensler’s new additions take root beneath. Meeting rooms jutting off from the main double-height space are rendered in glass so views out into the office are never obstructed. 

When planning permission was given for the nine-storey building to be renovated, it didn’t take long to find a client… CBRE have now collaborated with Gensler for more than two dozen office projects. Now that’s customer satisfaction!

More at: Gensler &Interior Design Magazine