Sand Art

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="491" caption="These photos are from the Sand Castle contest on Revere Beach at the end of July. In this tortoise, the entire shell is basically hollowed out with such detail and precision, no wonder it won first place!"][/caption]

Around Venezia

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="Paper dragonflies pop out of the wall paper in a Venetian storefront"][/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="491" caption="The Venetian lamps have turned pink over the years due to the amethyst in the Murano glass."]Venetian pink lamps[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="I love Renaissance fashion! I might need to start a line of shoes inspired by Renaissance paintings. Can we say gladiator sandals anyone? Taken at the Accademia"]Renaissance Shoes[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="Gorgeous hand painted hanging lamps in Venice, yours for only 2,000 euro! Maybe I'll buy one when I move into my palace. "]Venetian Lamps[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="The icons on this sign are hilarious! We need to use the pregnant woman icon in the states."]Reserved Seating Sign[/caption]

Pisa

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="491" caption="There are other cool things in Pisa than the leaning tower. This scaley dome for example, has great texture."]dome[/caption]

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="604" caption="Detail on the leaning tower"][/caption]

City In The Trees

In this texture study I layered the Boston skyline into the intertwining branches of a tree. I tried to capture the seamless moment at sunset when the buildings transform from outlined silhouettes against a brilliant sky, in to vibrant, sparkling statues in a city scape. I was inspired by the structural and permanent nature of buildings and trees, and the contrast between the organic and angular forms that you find in a city park.