Structural Patterns

It has been a couple weeks since returning to the United States from Iceland – we got back FridayJuly 3rd. However, since the second or third day of arriving in Iceland, I’d been thinking about this blog post title – “Who Needs Art in Iceland” since I was so overwhelmed by the landscape and natural beauty. In traveling around the Golden Cirle and to southern Iceland to see melting glaciers, I was not searching at all for a cultural fix as I found myself doing in Copenhagen and Stockholm. (Of course, on our last day in Iceland, walking around Reykjavik, I did go into an art gallery and found some very funny video art by Ragnar Kjartansson.) So here are a few images on why I did not search out for interesting art in Iceland and view more herePinterest Iceland

With the imperative of Climate Change radical action is required immediately, including re-thinking design.

Here are a list of possible ways to help with Sandy recovery within Brooklyn:

Donate Blood, Red Cross blood donation center is located at 120 Lawrence St just off Willoughby St. near Metro Tech. They are closed tomorrow, Friday November 2nd. Today there are two hour waits, so it’s best to call and schedule a donation: 1800-933-2566. Here’s the page listing donation locations in NYC.

The Salvation Army has set up shelters across disaster zones. People can donate $10 to the Salvation Army by texting “STORM” to 80888.

People can email their name and borough to nycservice@cityhall.nyc.gov to get information on how to assist.

The BrooklynBased site has a page on how to help.