Putting on the Ritz

<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNwaB877hxyBJKHEW-VzC-j5hP2tjQaj4QEVS9hJ40986mMFX7RvhsGPPiDsPkv2OJCN07SCDovcM7HrxvxgwdcDJelBarI8R-cE5PDeZUjlpHK8Grh2gi7j6MdcM0E9vt1aOnL2w_Co/s1600-h/3coffees.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449948991853488690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZNwaB877hxyBJKHEW-VzC-j5hP2tjQaj4QEVS9hJ40986mMFX7RvhsGPPiDsPkv2OJCN07SCDovcM7HrxvxgwdcDJelBarI8R-cE5PDeZUjlpHK8Grh2gi7j6MdcM0E9vt1aOnL2w_Co/s400/3coffees.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">If I started my day at the <a href="http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/BostonCommon/Default.htm">Ritz-Carlton in Boston</a>,</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">my coffee would look like this.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bY1RWtGzb4hqwpS75ushUYbTbTAlIzbkAeH3kaU07MAJuLqFaMuuxVrHN185-9AVnHcz1J07xV2oiOHMGI807zzXV3S1chYZBqIrL6h-oU8tlEHS-i6bgB4NrQLZAjAcOV4E4x1oDHY/s1600-h/succulentswithsand.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449948894463646002" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4bY1RWtGzb4hqwpS75ushUYbTbTAlIzbkAeH3kaU07MAJuLqFaMuuxVrHN185-9AVnHcz1J07xV2oiOHMGI807zzXV3S1chYZBqIrL6h-oU8tlEHS-i6bgB4NrQLZAjAcOV4E4x1oDHY/s400/succulentswithsand.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 380px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">I would be greeted with this unique arrangement</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> of</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">succulents, sand and stone as I exited the elevator.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16hQxB-BfXvmDbqoPDVAU2sMhxRfrO0knK-HyitOEumpW-l2mtoBPSpMUKIA2BnxQA20UBLGf6WmSxTCiQMQYRDutlTd3tw7rRtXJ3PC4uQVtNRjKdERgAJalg4BmILQHAEmTLZIV1bg/s1600-h/ritzarrangement.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449948770628268802" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16hQxB-BfXvmDbqoPDVAU2sMhxRfrO0knK-HyitOEumpW-l2mtoBPSpMUKIA2BnxQA20UBLGf6WmSxTCiQMQYRDutlTd3tw7rRtXJ3PC4uQVtNRjKdERgAJalg4BmILQHAEmTLZIV1bg/s400/ritzarrangement.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">And would then be wowed by this towering display</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">of spring branches, moss and hyacinths.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQouTpGAYY28-Rr0dQbCFPo5Df64u5FcukLAG-ELzA4108YhuoElgOQot-pWTQPv9k9IdCDxLx27vVl2-gvxMwIsDaLFA6dJnDV4EaMnPKOzxexB8BR0nBw3A8HlzXT3JaktD_GxRqEc/s1600-h/arrangementupcloseR.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449948753997976898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwQouTpGAYY28-Rr0dQbCFPo5Df64u5FcukLAG-ELzA4108YhuoElgOQot-pWTQPv9k9IdCDxLx27vVl2-gvxMwIsDaLFA6dJnDV4EaMnPKOzxexB8BR0nBw3A8HlzXT3JaktD_GxRqEc/s400/arrangementupcloseR.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Now <span style="font-style: italic;">that</span> is <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2010/03/art-is-blooming.html">art in bloom</a>!</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I really wish I had taken more pictures of Boston last night after seeing <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Lion King</span> on stage at the <a href="http://www.bostonoperahouseonline.com/">The Boston Opera House</a> (so amazing!) I guess I was too busy enjoying the views and the company of my friends : ) I did remember to take a few snapshots later in the evening as we relaxed first in the lobby of the Ritz and then in the <a href="http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/BostonCommon/Dining/JER-NERestaurantBar/Default.htm">Je-Ne Restaurant and Bar</a> (our cappuccinos were decaf, but we stayed out till midnight, not bad for a school night!)</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbpV3iSWpQKrh3GkjcMKL-M1ZgP6ROBp_HJd3LMA2DZ38iE6rTfwFWVvOfY1mOeaB0MPYwQu8SE3J0TzAJDDX7OvNUAF6KeKFk-fz9GbdUW5ScxuvYGQv5amD6gaR5pJyRh7mZ9WF5oQ/s1600-h/lionkingplaybill.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449964534436014290" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGbpV3iSWpQKrh3GkjcMKL-M1ZgP6ROBp_HJd3LMA2DZ38iE6rTfwFWVvOfY1mOeaB0MPYwQu8SE3J0TzAJDDX7OvNUAF6KeKFk-fz9GbdUW5ScxuvYGQv5amD6gaR5pJyRh7mZ9WF5oQ/s400/lionkingplaybill.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I will say, while watching the show, my friends and I were completely mesmerized by the creativity of the set design. The fabrics, the colors, the textures, the grand scale of it all! The visual interpretation of this animated movie that I last enjoyed when my kids were “little-like-Simba</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><span style="font-size:130%;"> left me thinking “how can I incorporate dramatic presence in my own designs?</span><span style="font-size:130%;">”</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.wenhammuseum.org/adults_programs.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449964912832284370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzgNJy-JoSfLywe10eMkK5-fFktXugIXx9GeyM3SPBGtQ0AnAsvynU6F2xUfNlfesaYdeky1xVePr2uuLx8cJjGSXekwEUBcY7s1gznXSfHp5k8MZaqHg6sjwKWUlWOvoibe6xtginl8I/s400/NSDS_2010logoWEB.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 137px; height: 137px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">I am happy to say that I will have a chance to do just that in mid-May when I participate in the <a href="http://www.wenhammuseum.org/adults_programs.html">North Shore Design Show: Favorite </a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.wenhammuseum.org/adults_programs.html">Spaces</a> </span><span style="font-size:130%;"> at the Wenham Museum. I am so happy to be included again in this <a href="http://designvignettes.blogspot.com/2009/05/fairy-tale-event.html">great event</a>. Creating a space for a design show is almost like an exercise in set decorating, just on a much more manageable scale. Can you imagine how many people it takes to set the stage for an elaborate production like The Lion King?</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.necn.com/03/03/10/Behind-the-scenes-The-Lion-King-/landing_politics.html?blockID=190182&feedID=4415" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450109685990713698" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCPtwQCKRZmD3dcP4W8ACy9xq1OxUatkwD3GBYNsqZMfm7uZa_zIh02kajCG74uL7FRuGwm6KeNZ1AFerhtL_fxf9yG70I6dznPZJfaidRBQM8SyAJpNRcyCnGxmN1lcAqfwF401WljYs/s400/lionkingnecn.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">What I love about any production, whether on Broadway or at a local design event, is knowing that the <a href="http://www.necn.com/03/03/10/Behind-the-scenes-The-Lion-King-/landing_politics.html?blockID=190182&feedID=4415">people behind the scenes</a> are combining their talents to put on a show for the public to enjoy ...</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">forget your troubles for awhile, step into a visual story, and let the beauty of artistic interpretation transport you to a world of imagination. And what artist – whether dancer, singer or designer – doesn’t enjoy a round of applause every now and then?</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><br /></span>

Putting on the Ritz

If I started my day at the Ritz-Carlton in Boston , my coffee would look like this. I would be greeted with this unique arrangement of suc...

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