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Double the room in your browsers bookmark bar
September 1, 2010
Here a great little trick on cleaning up a cluttered bookmark bar. I am going to make this tutorial in Google Chrome but the basic premise is the same in any browser. If you look at this first image my bookmark bar is full. I don’t have room for any more webpage bookmarks.
So I click bookmarks in Chromes menus and highlight bookmark manager.
The bookmark manager will open as a new tab in your browser. Right click on an item that is in the bookmark bar folder. I have clicked on google for this tutorial. I select edit from the drop down menu to rename the bookmark.
Highlight and delete the name if you recognize the favicon (favicons are small icons in the menu bar associated with each bookmark).
Clicking off the highlighted box you opened will save your changes. Now you can continue through the list deleting names you don’t think you will use. When you are done close the managers tab and you are all done. If you look at this last image you will see that not all titles could be deleted. In the case of The Sartorialist it is a website in blogspot so it uses the blogspot favicon. Or in the case of the Google Analytics bookmark there is a repeat usage of the Google favicon so a name needed to be added. If you use my own bar as an example a would say you can usually double your available space in the bookmarks bar in your browser. And if you save any new websites into your bookmark bar and don’t think you will need the title because you recognize the favicon leave the title section blank.
I am taking efforts to try and diversify my blog a bit more and give my clients more insight into my day to day life and what interests me. My goal is that by reading my blog you can get to know the artist behind the work in your home or office.
Recycled glass inlay in a work in progress
August 30, 2010
This is a great work in progress that still needs much more finishing work but the concrete is in at least. I did some pretty neat things with this kitchen like, double drain trays for dishes and for soap and sink strainers. A series of tiny streams of green glass inlay work, and a really interesting double angled joint.
The back splash will be a green glass as well to tie in with the inlay work that I did.
I can’t wait to see the finished project and to get a better set of pictures up for everyone to see once this kitchen is finished. It is going to be really incredible!
Ted Pushinsky - Photographer - I Like him.
August 13, 2010
I discovered the work of Ted Pushinsky through the blog of Jeff Hamada about a year ago. I was blown away by his subject matter and his use of black and white. I also love that he has so much subject matter from around the Bay area because of the time I have spent in San Francisco and Berkeley. So when I saw recently that he was publishing a photo book I had to get it.
I really don’t know too much about Ted Pushinsky other than I really like his work and he seems to have been taking pictures for a while. I love that he has signed and numbered his photo books. There may still be some available from his website as well as some prints. Any e-mail I have sent to him has been answered personally, I really like that extra touch and contact with the artist. I think his website may still have some books and prints for sale, drop Ted a line and find out.
This is one of my favorite photos from the book, it is a shot of union square I don’t know exactly when but the three men are all on cell phones. The spacing of the three men is interesting as well as the name tags. I think it is a perfect shot of union square, I picture the three men all on lunch from the conference they are attending and they are phoning their home office to see what is going on.
Interior Concrete Step or Riser
July 22, 2010
I made a really nice concrete step or riser, I’m not really sure which it would be.
I am very pleased with the finished results, I did some interesting metal and stone inlays, as well as adding some texturing into a few panels to give some traction as straight polished concrete is quite smooth.
I also did a blend of colours to try and get some marbling through out the piece. The idea was to get a visual texture close to the cork with colours that were complimentary but not quite the same as the cork.
I don’t know what this classifies as. It is structural but also like a piece of furniture and a bit like a sculpture. So I guess if you live in Edmonton or Calgary and are looking for an interesting sculpture made of concrete that also doubles as a step and a low bench to sit on I’m your guy. Hope you liked it!
Concrete Can't Lie
July 13, 2010
Concrete wears it’s heart on it’s sleeve. It can’t hide it’s feelings or it’s past. One of the reasons I love concrete is this history. I know where every little mark or colouration came from in a project. I think it’s interesting that a project carries the artifacts of the form and polishing process. That’s what makes concrete hand made and unique.
A common artifact you will see in exterior architectural concrete is wood grain. This is a side effect of being formed with rough grade wood and I think it looks beautiful. I have done a few projects that have incorporated wood grain.
As a teaser I will show you a tiny piece of a project (not my own) which is kind of an Edmonton landmark (or at least very close to a landmark). I am currently writing a full article just on this piece but here is a pictorial taste. Anyone know where in Edmonton Alberta this concrete art is from?
