Now it's time for the big reveal. Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce you to Norwegian Air! They've got plenty of sub $200 options, flying out of Los Angeles, Oakland, New York, Ft Lauderdale, and Orlando. We flew into Copenhagen from Los Angeles on Norwegian on March 2nd of last year, which happened to be their first flight on that route, and we were completely satisfied with our experience.
We flew to Europe via Norwegian again in April 2016. Check out our itinerary for inspiration for your trip. We also booked a Norwegian flight to London in May 2017 for <$200 per ticket!
Why is it so cheap? For starters, there are very few perks included in their base fare price. No seat reservations. No meals. No checked baggage. All those things can be purchased, but if you're trying to be frugal, you'll find a way to live without them. We packed two carry-on bags for our 3-month trip to Europe and fared just fine!
Want to pack lighter & more organized? Read "Intro to Packing Containers: Organize Your Carry-On in 4 Steps!" on my women's travel blog, Stylish Travel Girl.
It's important to note that there are only 5* U.S. cities that Norwegian currently departs from. If you don't live near one of those cities, you'll have to book a connecting flight on another airline, which will obviously cost you more, but most international flights depart from major coastal hubs, so the low Norwegian price will likely still be worth it. It's worth a look, at least!
*UPDATE MARCH 2017: Norwegian has recently announced some new flights out of smaller U.S. airports, including Baltimore/Washington (BWI), Connecticut/Hartford-Bradley (BDL), New York/Newark Liberty Intl (EWR), New York/Newburgh-Stewart (SWF), and Providence/Boston-TF Green (PVD).
Norwegian's cheapest flights are usually to/from Scandinavia, but they still offer affordable flights elsewhere in Europe. In general, the most expensive part of a flight from the U.S. to Europe is the part that gets you across the ocean. If you can't find an affordable route to your European destination of choice by booking with Norwegian alone, experiment with getting to Europe on Norwegian and then flying within Europe on an affordable airline like Ryanair or EasyJet. You can also use CheapOair to compare prices on multiple airlines.
Want more tips for planning a budget trip to Europe? Read How to Stretch Your Euro Trip Budget: Booking Strategies to Save You Money.
If you're booking at a popular time (e.g. springtime) for future travel, booking further in advance may be required to get a good deal. If you're booking in fall for travel in spring, deals are usually pretty great!
Below is a sample of one-way flights I've found searching at different times for an early spring trip (see captions for search dates).
Look for flights departing from around November through March/April for the cheapest flight options!
We started looking for tickets this time last year for our March trip to Norway (two months in advance) and found similar price results. Three, four (or MORE) months of advance purchase time got us cheaper tickets.
Search options from late fall (November) through spring. They'll likely be cheaper.
I hope this article has helped you realize just how affordable travel can be! And guess what!?! We've got a few tricks up our sleeves for an affordable stay once you've reached your destination!
Once you've booked your flight, find the cheapest transportation options within Europe in Europe Trip Planning: How to Book Affordable Transportation in Europe.
Find budget accommodations at your next destination in How to Find a Safe, Comfortable and AFFORDABLE Place to Stay on Airbnb.
View our tips for saving money on a road trip in Intro to Hypermiling: How to Save Money & Increase Your Car's MPG.
Find out how we stuck to our $600 per month housing budget in Norway, Germany and Italy in step 4 of 7 Steps to Quit Your Job and Travel Full Time.
Thanks for reading, and good luck with your budget travels!
Awesome tip. Will keep it in mind especially when I want to fly from Europe to the United States again.
Can you please help? The cheapest I was was $320!
Definitely going to add Norwegian Air to our bag of "cheap flight" tricks, especially since it doesn't usually come up in the flight aggregator sites. I'm already looking at flights to Europe in April! Thanks for the tip.
So happy to hear you found the article helpful, Sean. Have fun on your spring trip to Europe!
This so great!! My husband and I have been wanting to travel to Europe for so long, but the flight is so expensive! We are definitely planning our trip with this airline! Thank you!
Wow! I could go to Oslo for Spring Break for $180 from LAX! This is unbelievable! Thank you for the secret!
But what do you do for meals without buying the in-flight meals? Pack sandwiches and snacks? Ten hours is a good stretch!
Also, does Norwegian have the in-flight entertainment TV's behind each seat? If not, it'll be necessary for me to bring my own entertainment ideas, haha!
I know, right?!? It's crazy to think I can fly to freakin' Europe for cheaper than I can visit family in St. Louis or Florida. But we're still extremely happy to have found an affordable way to venture overseas!
When we flew from LA to Copenhagen back in March of last year, we flew on a snazzy new Dreamliner. With bigger windows and cabin pressure levels adjusted to reduce headaches and jet lag in passengers, it was really hard to believe our tickets were such a good deal. And yes, they have in-flight entertainment!
Of course, I always pack my Kindle, too, in case I get bored with the in-flight movie and music selection.
Thanks for reading! If you decide to spring break in Oslo, we hope you have a great time! If you've got time for it, the train ride from Oslo to Fjord Norway is world famous.
This truly is inspiring. I just booked my flight to London for March through Icelandic air. I was able to get a ticket for well under a 1000 dollars plus stay a couple days in Reykjavik for no extra cost. Next time I'll have to try Norwegian though – they are even cheaper! Heres to budget airlines!
Yes! Budget airlines are amazing. I've recently heard that it's super affordable to get to Iceland from the northeastern U.S., so I'm sure Ian and I will be trying that sometime soon. Hopefully we can do it the way you did and see it on the way to another destination!
wow, San Francisco-Oakland (OAK) to Stockholm / $185?! i should have jumped on that deal.
With the exception of summer months, as long as you're booking a few months in advance, you can still find that price!
I just checked, and prices from OAK to Stockholm are back down to $211 in September and as low as $163 (!!!) in October.
I was wondering based off your experiences with NorwegianAir, how strick were they on the carry on size? I plan to travel throughout europe for 2 months and of course will just have my backpack(no way will I check this) I plan on getting the Osprey Atmos 50 Pack.
Thanks for the help 🙂 great post, very helpful!
Great question Trina! In our experiences flying Norwegian, they were not strict at all and paid basically no attention to the size of our carry-ons. It was similar to my experience with other airlines within the U.S. where they say the limit is lower than what you can actually get away with. That said, you'll rest easier if your bag isn't too far over the limit.
The Osprey Atmos 50 looks like a great option for a carry-on backpack, mainly since that top pocket is removable. I remember seeing backpackers with pretty large carry-ons, and no one seemed to have any problems. But before you buy, I would measure the dimensions of that Osprey bag to make sure the height is 22″ or less without that top part attached.
If you're worried about pushing the limits (the Internet says that bag is 29x17x14), here's what I'd recommend doing: Pack the main compartment as light as possible to keep your height dimension down. Put any jackets or sweatshirts you're packing at the top of that compartment. Fill your top removable pouch nice and full with the stuff you want to access while on the plane. Norwegian permits one carry-on bag for the overhead bin and one personal item for under the seat in front of you. Then, when you're at the gate, remove the top pocket of your bag to use as your personal item. If you have any trouble with your main carry-on's dimensions, just take out the sweatshirts and jackets and put them on!
It's really nice that the Osprey Atmos has the removable top feature, as I've noticed most backpacks don't!
Keep in mind that airlines within Europe may be more strict, so if you're moving around a lot, packing lighter will save you more money in general.
Happy to help! Thanks for reading, Yulia.
Awesome find, thank you! Any advice on return flights/airlines?
Same airline, actually! We returned to the U.S. after our 3-month trip in Europe on Norwegian Air as well. The flight was slightly more expensive because we waited longer to book and it was getting closer to summer when flights are in higher demand, but we arranged to fly from Milan (where we spent our final month) back to Copenhagen, where we caught our Norwegian flight back to L.A.
I even noticed a couple of tickets for that flightpath for $209 (two in March and one in September).
What is their return policy like?
Sorry I mean cancellation policy!
More details are available on Norwegian airline's Tickets page. Be sure to scroll to the section labeled "Flights to/from USA and Thailand." Thanks for reading, and I hope this info helps. Cheers!
Great tips! For those wanting to just get over to Europe and go from there, this is a great way! We travel hack our way all over the world, so knowing the work-arounds are always a great start!
We flew from Oslo to NYC last year for £100, and we've just booked flights from Puerto Rico to London for £111!
We've also used it for other flights including going to Florida from the UK for around £200. Amazing value and the flights are really good!
That's awesome! And it amazes me that must people I talk to have still never heard of Norwegian. I feel like it's one of the 'best kept secrets' of travel!
I live just minutes from the Phoenix, Arizona airport so was bummed to see that Norwegian does not fly out of here but they do have a few options that fly out of Las Vegas and I'm only a 4 and a half hour drive from Las Vegas.
It seems there are more options flying out of LAX though is that what you have noticed? I'm trying to figure out the best way to plan a route and keep things at that $500 mark. Southwest has $150-200 round trip getaways that I could probably use for getting myself to LAX but then I need the roundtrip tickets from LAX to Europe to be $300-400 to keeps thing cheap is that possible?
The flights from Vegas must be new! This is the first I'm hearing of that option, so hopefully this means Norwegian is expanding and will be offering even more routes from more U.S. cities soon!
To get from Vegas to LA, consider checking out MegaBus. If you book far enough in advance, you can get an EXTREMELY cheap ticket! I just did a search with random dates, and it came back with $29 from LV to LA and $5 to return. Play around with it and you can maybe find even cheaper!
Hope that helps. 🙂 Have an awesome time in Europe, Kristin!
Since Norwegian is still a relatively new airline, they may not offer all routes year-round. But if they're offering it one-way, I'd bet they'd be planning to add the return route soon.
If you can't find what you're looking for through Norwegian alone, I'd recommend grabbing a flight from Amsterdam to Copenhagen for your return (try other airlines, too) and then fly from Copenhagen back to LA.
Not included in the ticket price, but you have the option of taking them for an additional fee. Looks like it's $75 additional for one-way in the cargo hold for a dog/cat, or $49/$59 (dog/cat) for one-way in the cabin.
I can't believe this…I actually found a one way flight from Baltimore to Martinique for only $89!!! It's in early December. This is mind blowing to me, definitely changes everything about my future approach to travel. Plus once you get to Europe, you can just hop on a train to pretty much anywhere…which is just another cool thing to experience, I think. Thank you!!
Ooo that's awesome!!! Have fun, April!!
do those prices work either way ? From Europe to US ?
I'm not sure if the airline charges more if you're purchasing from a European country, but our return flights from Europe were still very affordable. You could use the Hola VPN to test it out!
They were a little more expensive since we were flying during higher season on our return (late May instead of early Feb), but we still only paid around $300 for each Copenhagen–>LA ticket.
Thanks for sharing, Vanessa! It's nice to have another airline option like Wowair to check, especially since it sounds like one of their main hub cities (Boston) is different from those that Norwegian offers!
I've heard of them before from when we were considering going to Iceland, but like you mentioned, getting to Boston from another U.S. city (LA, in our case) can make the overall ticket much more expensive. Norwegian worked for us since they fly straight out of LA!
That's so funny we were on the same flight! Norwegian definitely changed travel for us, too. Thanks for reading!
This is awesome! So, this is like the European version of Spirit or VivaAerobus. I love adding more of these low service airlines to my arsenal. Great post!
Thank you for this. I will definitely look into this airline to ensure that the cheap prices don't come at the cost of safety. I am wondering if they are able to hire competent pilots at these rock bottom prices. I really want to go to Europe, specifically Italy and France.
I should point out that we've only flown twice with them, though, since we've been mostly exploring North America since we returned from our Europe trip.
If it were me, I would play it safe and stick within the guidelines, though, mostly because once you get to Europe, carry-on policies can be much stricter — especially on the budget airlines — so if you plan to do any moving around once you're there, you may save yourself a lot of hassle by traveling lighter!
Hope that's helpful, Missy. Have an awesome time in Spain!
Thanks so much for your quick reply and the advice!
I recently read that Norwegian Air is looking to expand to some smaller US airports in 2017 – one on Long Island ( I believe) and Hartford/Springfield (CT/MA). It'll be GREAT to have international flights just a 40 minute drive away from us!
Ooo that is GREAT news! Thanks for sharing!
Wow!! K will definately be checking this out. Thanks. How do you support your travel. I am just starting out as a traveler and am looking for all the rips and hints I can get.
We support our travels with a combination of several entrepreneurial endeavors, including blogging, marketing and web design services, online classes and more!
Are there any airlines like this that fly to South America or Asia? I'm planning a trip there too before I head to Europe and I'm looking for some cheap airlines to do it and haven't had any luck. Any tips?
I wish one existed, but I'm not aware of any affordable airlines with flights to Asia. And I've heard you can get to Costa Rica (not quite South America) on Spirit Airlines for an affordable price, but my experience with flying to South America is currently non-existent. Something on the bucket list for sure, though!
If anyone else reading this has any tips, please share!
Hey there! Loved your article! I'm from Montana so I would have to fly to LA to hop on one of these flights. I was wondering about possible flights to Ireland from these flights for spring break during March. Have any recommendations? Thanks!
You can get to London for a pretty good price on Norwegian, and then perhaps hop on a RyanAir or other cheap airline (or maybe even the train!) I've never been to Ireland, but I need to go!!!
Hi Emily – So happy to help! I was pretty amazed myself at how affordable flying can be.
With the no seat reservations, if you're a couple are you able to sit together?
Ian and I have always been able to sit together, but not having a guaranteed seat is a reason why the tickets are so affordable. If I remember correctly, it may be a possibility to pay extra to reserve a seat, but I think it's worth the gamble to save money. It's not like Southwest where you are never assigned a seat and it's sort of a free-for-all. We are always assigned seats when we check in at the airport counter.
So as long as you aren't among the last ones arriving to check in at the airport, I doubt it'd ever be an issue to sit together (especially for just two people). Hope that helps!
Thanks so much for this article! This is the first time I've heard of Norwegian Airlines! I was wondering what your experience has been with flight times and delays? My husband and I are thinking of traveling to Venice by way of Copenhagen, and the connecting flight we're looking at departs 3.5 hours after the scheduled landing time. Have you guys ever experienced excessive delays?
Hey Linda — Unfortunately we have been delayed on Norwegian before. Our flight from Copenhagen to LAX was delayed by several hours. We were provided with meal vouchers for the airport and then everyone was served full meals on the plane (even the passengers who hadn't shelled out the extra dough for in-flight meals).
The risk of being delayed, as with any airline, is definitely something to consider, especially when booking a connecting flight on another airline.
I would keep an eye on KLM too, they have cheap tickets Norway – US in seasons. Also a tip when it comes to Norwegian and SAS – check out their youth fares (18-26 years old) which gives good tickets within Norway and Europe.
Thanks for the tip, Maria! I'd never heard of the youth fares. Though I'm unfortunately too old to qualify for it now, that's a great tip for our younger readers!
Thank you very much!! Great tip! And yes we only fly with ryanair in Europe. That way our family of 5 can go on sunny holidays. Now maybe it is possible to go and see the USA with the kids!!!
These are some great tips! My husband and I are planning a trip for our 10 year anniversary and want to visit multiple countries; Spain, Italy, Greece…… Any suggestions on where to find the cheapest flights for this?
I would recommend first finding an affordable flight to get you to Europe (try searching flights to Milan, since Italy's on your list, and it's usually more reasonably priced to get to), and then find flights within Europe via a budget airline like RyanAir. AirBerlin sometimes has some pretty competitive round trips rates (I get emails for round-trip flights from the U.S. for around $650), but whether or not their deals will work for you just depends on where you want to go.
No matter how you get to Europe, though, pack as light as you can! Budget airlines charge extra for checked baggage, so those extra fees will add up fast if you're visiting multiple countries.
Also, look into taking the train within Europe. Eurail offers multi-country rail passes, so it's definitely possible to save money that way. The Select Pass allows you to travel to up to 4 bordering countries, with tickets starting at $149 USD. Hope this is helpful! Have fun planning your trip!
Thanks for sharing these travel tips! It's great that there are some options to get to Europe on a pretty strict budget. I will definitely keep this in mind.
Flights are so much cheaper now. London to NYC under $400 is pretty common these days (Return, of course).
I love Norwegian! traveled with them last summer andI thught it was affordable, I´m about to buy again for Sweden from Los Angeles for $430 roundtrip. They are great!
That's awesome! I still find it hard to believe that traveling so far can be so affordable. Have fun in Sweden, Selene!
Hi I'm new to this website, but for some reason no dates are showing up for any destination I choose from Los Angeles? Do you know why this could be?
Hmm… I just ran a search now and found plenty of options. I randomly chose Los Angeles to London in November and there were flights 5 days a week. Be sure to select "Show Low Fare Calendar" to find the best deals!
Bookmarked until my next vacation 🙂 will try these tips while ordering my next fligh.
I have to say that this site and your blog is totally amazing! You all saved me a ton of money as well as a major moment in my day! Little do you know that I had a severely horrible day prior to booking my flight from Ft. Lauderdale/Miami to London/Gatwick Airport to be with my Fiance. I am totally amazed, revived, excited, and not feeling like the world is on top of my shoulders anymore. As a matter of fact, I feel like I am on top of the world! Hugs to you and I am definitely subscribing to your blog as I feel like I will be stepping into your shoes really soon!!!! Thank you soooooo much!!!!
That is some cheap airfare! Thanks for sharing!
I had a friend mention to me how cheap Norwegian was, but never really looked into it. Then I saw your post and WOW. I really need to look into this. Thanks for sharing!
Glad to hear you checked them out! It's such a great option for those who otherwise wouldn't be able to afford to travel so far.
And their planes are so new, too — a nice bonus!
Great low cost travel info. Never heard of Norwegain Air but will sure keep them as my 'go to' for travel. So, the prices listed are one way and you add the 2 (depart/return} costs for the roundtrip fare?
Yep, prices are for one way, and usually comparable for the return fair.
Always use the low fare calendar to find the best deals, because particular days really can be a lot lower than the ones immediately surrounding them!
I had no idea about Norwegian but on 10/2/2018 I looked up flights from Fort Lauderdale to Barcelona for 5/1/2019 and it's $205 one way non stop!!! THAT'S AMAZING!!!!!
Thanks for the tips–saved me (and the hubs) a killing!!
Thank you for the helpful tips on air fare to Europe. Hope Norwegian pricing can be sustained as the norm and not exception for many years to come.
Me too! Wow Air just went out of business, so I hope other budget options like Norwegian are here to stay.


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Above: Emma Balder, Harmony, 2020. Recycled fabrics, rope, bungee, paper, acrylic, and thread on canvas, 40 x 81 x 3″. Courtesy of the artist. Photo by Jay Marroquin.
By Alexandra Goldman
This month I was excited to be connected for a virtual studio visit with Houston-based artist Emma Balder by my friend, colleague, and mentor, Dr. Jose Falconi, Lecturer of Latin American art at Brandeis University.
Balder was born in Boston in 1990. She grew up curiously watching her mother sew costumes for her and her siblings, and as a young teen experimented with cutting up and sewing her own clothing. She later earned her BFA from SCAD with a background in painting, and has since shifted toward heavily incorporating sewing and fiber art into her practice using recycled materials.
Emma Balder's studio, Houston, TX. Courtesy of the artist.
She began integrating textile waste into her practice during her formative year-long residency at the Vermont Studio Center, where she was given bags of the recycled scrap cloth material as a gift by a fellow resident who had an excess of it and couldn't take it traveling overseas. Since then, Balder has continued to collect textile waste from seamstresses and fashion designers. "There is so much waste, and it bothered me, but I saw beauty in it," Balder noted. Additional examples interesting artists who work with recycled textiles include Tamara Kostianovsky and Linda Friedman-Schmidt. The interpretations of the medium by these three artists is vastly different, showing off its vast potential.
Her colorful organically shaped works fall into two main categories: "Pinglets", which are (often stuffed) three-dimensional wall pieces that Balder creates by completing a painting, cutting it up, and re-stitching it together in new compositions mixed with other recycled textiles, and "Fiber Paintings", in which Balder "paints" on paper and panel with colorful thread, using the thread itself as the paint. A fervent environmentalist, working with recycled fiber materials is of utmost importance to Balder.
Emma Balder, Magnet of Hope (detail), 2019. Fibers, graphite, acrylic and micron on paper, 30 x 40″. Photography © Jay Marroquin; Artwork © Emma Balder
On her website, Balder notes, "The Pinglet project documents a process of regeneration. This project began with the physical deconstruction of one painting, the Ping. The disjuncture of parts were then rearranged and reconstructed with needle and thread to form small baby paintings, called Pinglets." Pings are usually abstract landscapes of around 12 x 8 ft. Balder knows to cut up the Ping at the moment she is satisfied with it, believing the moment that you become complacent, it is time to catalyze change and reignite the creativity that comes from vulnerability.
Following our studio visit I've come to understand why Balder has named one of her main artwork styles a made up word such as a "Pinglet": Balder is principally interested in creating artwork as a manifestation of her own world on her own terms: a place to escape to and live in; both a new world and a new home. In a Derridean sense, this logically begins with creating and defining her own language to refer to her new world without relying on preexisting terms. In her work she creates a beautiful synergy by deconstructing and reconstructing both the physical materials she is utilizing to create the works, and the language she uses to describe them.
Emma Balder, Remains 2, 2020. Fabric, paper, wool, yarn, acrylic and thread on canvas and linen, 29 x 38 x 3″. Photography © Jay Marroquin; Artwork © Emma Balder
Pinglets are filled with vibrant bursts of shape and color caught in a balancing act throughout the composition channeling an unlikely yet successful combination of Vasily Kandinsky and Howardena Pindell. The Pinglets look like stuffed animals in the shapes of clouds, human organs, puddles, or the symbols for hills in Aztec Codices. Balder's work also visually recalls the legacy of Marta Minujín and her stuffed, bright hanging wall pieces that look like Fruit Stripe gum got into a pillow fight. The difference is that Balder's gum is chewed.
Both Balder's Pinglet and Fiber Painting abstractions appear to be dancing or blowing in the wind. They are free, and Balder found both freedom and home in the creation of her own combinations and interpretations of media that don't stick to traditional definitions of painting or sculpture.
Emma Balder, Juggling, 2020. Fibers, graphite, acrylic, and micron on paper, 22 x 30″. Photography © Jay Marroquin; Artwork © Emma Balder
Interestingly, when asked about her main artistic inspiration or influence, Balder, without hesitation, mentioned that she is often thinking about and inspired by Catalan architect Antonio Gaudi. As a Barcelonaphile who has experienced Gaudi's architecture in person, this resonated with me on multiple levels: bright playful colors, organic forms, structure, and the fact that architecture can be a site where art, home, and nature coalesce. Balder's works are each like small architectures.
Through our conversation, I learned that Balder intends to generate the abstract feeling of home throughout her oeuvre. I asked her if she wouldn't mind revealing the source of the importance of home in her work. She mentioned she moved around a few times as a child, and what she always missed most and returned to in her mind was her favorite place: the natural environment that surrounded her first house, where she would play amidst a cluster of trees, have secret meetings with friends or siblings, and carve into or decorate the tree trunks. She felt at home in nature, in these trees, more than the house itself. If you look at Balder's Pinglets, they are formally reminiscent of horizontal slices of tree trunks.
Emma Balder, Remains 3, 2021. Recycled fabric, wool yarn, graphite, embroidery, ink, acrylic and thread on canvas, recycled fiberfill and foam filling, 30 x 42 x 3″. © Emma Balder
Balder's commitment to the environment has also attracted the attention of large brands. She was selected in 2019 by PepsiCo as one of the three environmentally-focused artists chosen to have their artwork featured on the series of 100% recycled plastic LIFEWTR water bottles. Sweeping visuals of Balder's Fiber Paintings can still be found on the bottles today. The series marked a moment of transition for LIFEWTR to go from using regular plastic bottles to recycled ones. While it is still not good for the environment to have single-use plastics in circulation, the massive shift of a company like Pepsi to transition their bottles from new to recycled materials is a step in the right direction. Last week I serendipitously came across Balder's LIFEWTR bottle at JFK Airport en route to Miami, and was thrilled to have the chance to take in the visual of it with in-depth insight into Balder's practice, rather that looking at it as an image on a product without context.
LIFEWTR Series 9.3 "The Art of Recycling", Emma Balder, Image courtesy of the artist.
Looking ahead as Balder continues to develop her practice, she desires to focus even more intently on creating space, and inviting viewers in. "I don't know how much longer the wall is going to serve me. I have been playing around with sculpture, and I would really like to create an immersive space where the viewer can feel like they are part of that world, and feel that sense of coming home," she revealed. I look forward to seeing the worlds Balder has in store.
Emma Balder, Watching the World Turn, 2021. Recycled fabric, webbing, wool yarn, paracord, thread, hand embroidery, acrylic on canvas, recycled foam filling, 78 x 60 x 3". © Emma Balder
Posted on April 30, 2021 May 5, 2021 by Artifactoid Posted in Thought Portfolio Tagged abstract art, Art Studio, Artist, Emma Balder, Fiber art, Painting, Sculpture, Sewing, Studio Visit, Textile Art 2 Comments
The Runway and The Slaughterhouse: In Conversation with Artist Tamara Kostianovsky
Full Original Article in Spanish Available in Vice-Versa Magazine.
Born in Jerusalem and raised in Buenos Aires, Artist Tamara Kostianovsky was affected by the strong culture of animal consumption in Argentina during her upbringing so much so that it became a main focus of her artistic practice. During her youth, Kostianovsky became fixated on the ubiquity of animal carcasses around her city, and came to view them as tragic and sacrificial entities that possessed a certain melancholic beauty.
What's more is that Kostianovsky's experience surrounded by carnage from a young age didn't stop at animals; her father was a plastic surgeon, and in a recent conversation, Kostainovsky explained to me that not only did she have a stint working at his office, but medical images of surgeries and dissected human body parts were commonplace in her childhood home, laying around casually, even on her kitchen table.
As an artist, Kostianovsky transitioned her career from focusing on painting to sculpture, and felt compelled to creatively work with her memories of the torn body and themes of consumption. Her 2014 collection of sculptures, "Actus Reus," comprised a series of hanging "meat" and "animal carcasses," which she would meticulously assemble using only her own discarded clothing (sometimes working around an armature).
Continuing to experiment with these themes, Kostianovsky began to diversify her subject matter when a friend of hers suggested that she begin to work with birds. Kostianovsky liked this idea, and she started experimenting with feathers, ordering them off of the Internet, studying them and replicating them with fabric using new techniques.
One day, she ordered what she thought were feathers online, but what arrived instead in the package was a full pheasant for taxidermy. She looked down at the deceased bird in the box, and thought that it shared this certain tragic beauty to it that she had always felt inspired to work with. This launched her 2016 collection of hanging dead bird sculptures titled "Relic," which she recently exhibited as a part of a group show at Y Gallery called "Natural Resistance" that dealt with the tension between violence and nature.
To note, by working with nearly exclusively recycled clothing, towels and blankets to create works that highlight how we consume nature and animals, Kostianovsky continually makes a conscious and dynamic political statement of "anti-consumption."
In the following interview, Artifactoid sits down with Kostianovsky to discuss her artwork's connections to art history, the inspiration that arose from working with clothing and dead animals, and the artist's current participation in the exhibition, "Weave Wars" at the Indianapolis Arts Center from September 23rd through November 19th, 2016.
Artifactoid: Many people have compared your sculpture work to imagery present in Flemish still life paintings. Was the connection intentional, and what is most important about its influence on your work in your opinion?
TK: The connection between my work and Art Historical Still Life paintings is intentional. For years, I've been enamored by the way Flemish artists were able to turn images of dead animals and flesh into complex mirages of luxury and excess. I'm drawn to the expressive and dramatic character of this imagery and seduced by the issue of wealth that these works present. In the 17th Century, owning one of these works was a strong status symbol. They perpetuated a "full plate" on the walls of a house, while reassuring noblemen of their class, as hunting was only reserved for the nobility at the time.
As for me, I've come to the world of flesh from a unique experience. While living in Argentina as a teenager, I worked at a surgeon's office at the same time that I was going to art school. The transition between work and school became quite seamless and I was able to connect the sightings of blood, ligaments, and fat I saw at work with my early experiences as a young painter. Since then, I've been interested in looking at images of torn flesh from that perspective, so when I came across the Dutch Still Lives, I recognized that impulse to make the inside of the body appear luxurious and seductive, and I was transfixed…
Artifactoid: At a recent panel discussion at Y Gallery you mentioned the idea of links between a meat slaughterhouse and a fashion runway. Can you please expand on your ideas about this comparison and how it inspires you artistically to explore?
TK: In recent years, research for my work has made me take a close look at both slaughterhouses and the fashion world. On a first look we tend to see these systems as complete opposites: slaughterhouses hide the abject, the disgusting, and the cruel, while the fashion world is involved with beauty and perfection. In my view, strong resemblances between these two systems exist, particularly in the rhythmic, mechanical way that bodies circulate in choreographed way around a space, a topic that fascinates me because of its connection to sculpture, to architecture, and to our most primal experience of existing as physical beings in the world. Because of efficiency, optimization, and organization, direct connections can be established between the diverse systems that dominate the production of goods across different industries in today's world. I am interested in making work that inhabits this intersection, artwork that on some level articulates the contemporary experience of consumption, industrialization, and that questions the modern ways in which we've become "modern predators."
Artifactoid: Who are some of the other talented artists working with fabric who inspire or influence you?
TK: Discussing textile art can be conflictive. From a Latin American perspective, fiber has a rich, ancient tradition that speaks of nobility, community and a spirit of collaboration with the animals of the Andes. From a contemporary Latin American art point of view, fiber is often a material of choice that can successfully articulate with sensibility and humbleness some of the sociopolitical and economic problems of the region. Within a more international contemporary art perspective, textile art is often linked to "craftiness", "softness", and the "feminine". I reject the notion that I make "soft sculpture"– there isn't anything "soft" in what I intend to say or the way I say it. In using fabric, I see an opportunity to expand the scope of what this material can do, but most mostly an opportunity to redefine the gender notions that still haunt women artists.
I came to fabric through surgery, and because I use mostly my own clothing to make art, I see this material as a second skin, a surrogate of my own body. Janine Antoni has been a big referent for me in the way she used her body to activate sculptural processes. Louise Bourgeois comes to mind as well, but mostly because of a kinship to a dramatic sensibility, not so much because of the material choice.
Artifactoid: What are you most excited about regarding your participation in the "Weave Wars" exhibition?
TK: I've recently discovered the artwork of Ben Venom, whose work is featured alongside my own at the new exhibition "Weave Wars" that opened on September 23rd at the Indianapolis Art Center. I'm excited about his very alternative and badass quilts but mostly about having my work featured within an incredible group of artists who are thinking of ways of pushing the limits of fabric as material. Because I am a little fatigued of media-specific exhibitions, I tend to not participate in fiber-art shows, but this one seems to be energized, radical, and original. I'm excited about what curator Kyle Herrington has put together.
Tamara Kostianovsky was born in Jerusalem, Israel and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina. She currently lives and works in Brooklyn. Her work has been widely exhibited internationally, as well as presented in solo and group shows at venues including: The Jewish Museum (NY, USA), El Museo del Barrio (NY, USA), Nevada Museum of Art (NV, USA), Socrates Sculpture Park (NY, USA), The Volta Show (NY, USA), Maison et Object (Paris, France), and the Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts (MI, USA). Kostianovsky is the recipient of several grants and awards, including: The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, The New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, two Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grants, and a grant from The Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
Posted on November 14, 2016 by Artifactoid Posted in Interviews Tagged Art Gallery, Art Studio, Artist, Artist Interview, Brooklyn, Buenos Aires, conceptual art, Contemporary Art, Contemporary Artist, Fine Art, Indianapolis, Interview, Israel, New York, Sculpture, Surgery, Textile Leave a comment
Vanitas and Explorations of Eroticism in Consumer Culture: In Conversation with David Baskin
The art scene in Bushwick is of the most thriving in New York, and it attracts artists that span the spectrum of early-career through well-established. David Baskin is an artist of the latter category. He is a conceptual sculptor who has exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum, Sculpture Center, and NYC's Grace Building lobby (commissioned by Arts Brookfield), among other recognized institutions both in the US and internationally. While Baskin's sculptures range from structures as ornate as antique chandeliers to hyper-simplified monochromatic mold-like forms, they all share the common thread of being comprised of recognizable everyday objects.
Following a v cool studio visit to Baskin's Bushwick creative space, Artifactoid sits down with the artist to discuss his work in connection with the 17th century Dutch artistic traditions that inspired it, as well as its relevance in contemporary society, problematizing the relationship between human beings and material possessions throughout the ages.
What inspired you to work with the art historical idea of vanitas?
The Vanitas project began with the idea of using art historical models to address contemporary issues, specifically consumerism. Many of the Dutch vanitas paintings were made during the Dutch Golden Age, roughly spanning the 17th century. I saw a relevant connection between this period and our present day culture. The Dutch created the first modern market economy, which can be seen as a model for our capitalistic system. The East India Company was the first multinational corporation and was financed by shares that established the first modern stock exchange. To finance the growth of trade and the economy, the Bank of Amsterdam was established, a forerunner to the modern central bank.
Obviously, every work of art is a product of the time period in which it was created and I see the Vanitas paintings as having a particularly unique connection with the socio-economic climate of the Dutch Golden Age.
An abundance of commodities based on mercantile trade comprised much of the objects on display in these paintings. I saw this as having a direct relationship to our current consumer culture. One of the Flemish painters who exemplified this connection the most was Adriaen van Utrecht. His work depicted a sumptuous and abundant display of objects, ranging from exotic fruits, flowers, dead animals, glassware and foreign and local luxury items that were available in the 17th century Antwerp markets. These paintings, depicting a range of "consumer goods," brought to mind retail stores and malls where a seemingly endless amount of products are on display to entice consumer desire. Clearly these historic works can be seen in a contemporary consumerist light.
(Above: Still Life with Bouquet and Skull by Adriaen van Utrecht)
Describe the connection between consumerism and vanitas present in your work– ideas of vanitas in our contemporary culture. How did the intersection of these concepts lead you to develop your different series of works, including your still life pieces and fountain?
I initially became interested in the notion of the "still life" through my interest in consumer culture and retail display strategies. Abundance is a central theme to the historical still life and it seemed to me that the notion of the contemporary "still life" was more relevant in a retail context than solely in an art historical context.
I also saw the 17th Century Calvinistic message to renounce earthly possessions as a kind of early consumer critique. The historical vanitas paintings represented a moral lesson that would have been understood by early Dutch viewers. The message had religious overtones that emphasized the transience of life and the need for moderation and temperance, particularly when it came to amassing wealth and possessions. The irony here was that many of the paintings were commissioned by the merchant class and became commodified and highly prized as valuable possessions in themselves. A kind of meta-fetishization occurred, reinforcing the idea that an artwork isn't separate from a market economy.
The "still life" sculptures that I make incorporate these ideas by bridging the historic model with our contemporary consumer culture. All of the objects in the sculptures were store bought and my active role, on one level, is as a consumer. I selected chromed objects to emphasis a false sense of desire and value, most items arranged in the sculptures are kitsch and ersatz products that are ubiquitous throughout the retail landscape.
The fountain sculpture is also an extension of the Vanitas project. Instead of chromed metal, all the objects on display are made of glass and crystal. I was thinking about the original purpose and function of a fountain as a source of drinking water for residents of villages and how now it can be seen as a symbol of personal and corporate wealth, power and excess.
What is your selection process like for the different items/elements that go into each of your still lives?
Some items directly reference objects and symbols that one would find in the historical work… a skull, flowers, and animals. But mostly, I was looking for a cross section of consumer goods that everybody could identify and relate to. Some items create vignettes within the larger group of objects and all were made either in China, Mexico, South East Asia and India, reflecting the current international manufacturing hubs based on globalization and free trade policies.
What led you to create the works, "Still Life (Cosmetic Bottles)," and "Dove Bottles?" What did you learn about consumer culture from creating this project, and in which ways was the result of the piece either different from or similar to your original imagining of the work?
The sculpture "Still Life"(Cosmetic Bottles) was the first work of art I made that addressed the still life as subject. It comprises a selection of store bought cosmetic bottles that were cast in pigmented urethane rubber. A mold was made directly off of the original manufactured forms. By re-contextualizing the products in a fleshy colored rubber and by stripping them of their brand recognition, logos, or semiotic labeling, one begins to see the high aesthetic quality of these objects and what was once a latent eroticism now becomes quite overt. By revealing the "naked" forms of the bottles one can see the strategies and narratives designers incorporate to sell products and act upon the subconscious desires of consumers.
Similarly, the Dove Bottle piece follows the same strategies as "Still Life" (Cosmetic Bottles). A variety of colored cast resin Dove bottles were installed in the window of the gallery, Carriage Trade, NY, NY, for the exhibition: Market Forces, Consumer Confidence. As with retail shelving and window displays, the objects on view were meant to engage the viewer on a purely visual level. Referencing planned obsolescence and the endless quantity of consumer products the bottles also become stand-ins for minimalist sculptural strategies. The window installation inside the gallery intentionally set up a dialog with the external retail environment in Soho, once the center of New York City's art world.
How did you decide to show your works inside display cases? How does this decision affect the experience of the work?
Once I began making the sculpture I was confronted with the issue of presentation. The objects in a traditional still life were always on a table or some sort of substrate and there was a great deal of attention paid to the arrangement and relationship between each item on display. It was a type of stage setting, a mise-en-scene that created a space of intentionality. I brought these ideas into my sculptures and decided a vitrine would be the best framing and display device. On one level, the pieces are a kind of Wunderkrammer or Cabinet of Curiosities. The vitrine creates a literal and conceptual border for the objects and artifacts. I also was very much aware of the role of the vitrine in institutional museum display and it's relationship to retail window display. Each serve to heighten the intrinsic or aesthetic value of the object and can be seen to have a direct relationship to the shop window in the rise of commodity culture going as far back as Joseph Paxton's Crystal Palace and the Parisian Arcades in Walter Benjamin's theoretical writings.
If you are in the US, see Baskin's work this fall in Brooklyn at Smack Mellon, "20yrs," from November 12 -December 31, 2016, and if you are in Europe, at the MU Museum, "For Play," from October 7th – November 30th in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
About David Baskin:
David Baskin received a BFA from The Cooper Union in 1987. Solo exhibitions include Arts Brookfield, Grace Building Lobby, NYC, Freight+Volume Gallery, NY, NY; Sculpture Center, NY, NY; Ingalls & Assoc., Miami, Fl and Black and White Gallery, Brooklyn, NY. Selected group exhibitions include the Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY; Marianne Boesky Gallery, NY; Carolina Nitsch, NY, NY; Pavel Zoubok Gallery, NY,NY; Munson Williams Proctor Arts Institute, NY; Triennale Design Museum, Milan, Italy; Musée de Design et d'arts Appliqués Contemporains, Lausanne, Switzerland; Carriage Trade, NY, NY; Galerie Erna Hecey; Brussels, Belgium; Lesile Heller Gallery, NY, NY; Rudolf Budja Gallery, Vienna, Austria; Flag Art Foundation, NY, NY. Honors and awards include McDowell Fellowship, NH; Pollock-Krasner Foundation, Yaddo Fellowship, NY; Commission through Brookfield Properties for a lobby installation at the Grace Building, NY, NY. He has taught at the Cooper Union School of Art, New York Institute of Technology and was a visiting critic at the School of Visual and Arts, NY, NY; Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, and the University of Buffalo, NY. David Baskin was one of the original members of the Brooklyn based non-profit art organization Smack Mellon and he lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
Posted on August 31, 2016 August 31, 2016 by Artifactoid Posted in Interviews Tagged Art Studio, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Museum, Bushwick, conceptual art, Consumerism, Contemporary Art, Cooper Union, Design, Dove, Interview, NYC, Product Design, Sculpture, Smack Mellon, Still Life, Vanitas Leave a comment


Newcastle, Calif. ─ Auburn Moving & Storage recently joined Bekins Van Lines' agency network as a prime interstate agent. Previously affiliated with American Red Ball, Auburn Moving & Storage joins more than 150 Bekins agents across the country.
Auburn was established in 2005 by owners Sean Minor and Robert Huckins. Prior to starting the company, Minor spent 16 years in the moving industry, eight of which were spent with working for a Bekins agent.
Serving the Sacramento, Calif. area, Auburn is very customer focused with 67 percent of their business coming from referral and repeat customers. In 2014, they received the prestigious Angie's List Super Service Award and have an A+ rating with the BBB. Auburn is a member of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce and participates in the Festival of Lights and Fourth of July parades in its local area.
Auburn is involved in several local community charities, including the Interfaith Food Closet turkey/canned food drive and sponsoring Placer High School. Additionally, the company proudly delivered 1,300 wreaths during the holiday season to a local cemetery to honor fallen veterans in conjunction with Wreaths Across America.


In May 2014, the COPA Safety and Education Foundation took flight to raise funds and resources to expand our safety and training programs. The initial fundraising campaign achieved $350,000 in contributions that has helped our COPA University initiative take off. This blog will appear in the January/February 2017 issue of COPA Pilot magazine.
After a decade of success with safety programs that helped COPA Pilots reduce our accident rates, we wanted to do more.
Both the overall Cirrus accident rate and the fatal accident rate are now half of the NTSB general aviation accident rate.
Importantly, few participants in our safety programs have been involved in Cirrus accidents; no attendee of the CPPP has died in a fatal accident in the past three years.
Yet, we knew there were bigger and bolder efforts required.
Most of that incredible progress built on the dedicated work of numerous volunteers over the past 15 years.
To get to the next level, we faced challenges to broaden our course offerings, reach more pilots in more places around the world, and deliver content in new ways, especially using online learning experiences.
Establishing a safety foundation provides a path for raising capital to invest in growth.
Our planned needs were much greater than could be achieved by raising fees for participants. We needed much more, especially for course development, global outreach and online delivery.
Safety foundations exist in several other aviation groups, such as the American Bonanza Society Air Safety Foundation, the Malibu Mirage Safety Training Foundation, and the granddaddy of them all, now called the AOPA Air Safety Institute. They raise funds to offer effective safety training programs to their members.
In May of 2014, we incorporated the COPA Safety and Education Foundation. In December of 2014, the IRS determined that this was a tax-exempt public charity that could raise funds through tax-deductible contributions.
With professional advice on how to structure this foundation, the Board of Directors split off two entities from the Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association.
COPA would still operate the social activities, such as the forum discussions on cirruspilots.org, the annual migrations and our expanding regional events program (technically a 501(c)(7) IRS designation).
The first split, the COPA Safety and Education Foundation, gave us a charitable non-profit that could raise the money we needed (technically a 501(c)(3) IRS designation).
The second split, the COPA Training Foundation LLC, provides a firewall from liability involving a training accident (technically a wholly owned LLC under the Safety Foundation). All of the training activities using the umbrella of COPA University happen through the COPA Training Foundation.
Organizational structure for the existing Cirrus Owners and Pilots Association, the COPA Safety and Education Foundation and the COPA Training Foundation LLC. COPA operates the social activities, the Safety Foundation raises funds, and the Training Foundation operates the COPA University initiative.
With the IRS designation as a 501(c)(3) public charity, the COPA Safety and Education Foundation began raising funds for our training initiatives.
As one might expect of the members of the COPA community, who have been generous in so many different ways, contributions to support the COPA Safety and Education Foundation have reached $350,000 towards a target of $500,000 for the Founding Donors Campaign.
All of the Trustees of the Foundation have contributed. Some donors have contributed large amounts of $25,000 or more. Many more donors have contributed $1,000 or more. Some donors contributed through family or private foundations. And we are starting to receive annual contributions.
These donations have come in a variety of ways. Some wrote checks delivered to the COPA Office in Las Vegas. Some used credit cards through our online donation link at copasafety.org.
A few donors contributed appreciated shares of stock, where the tax-deductible amount is based on the fair market value (please do not rely upon this as tax advice!).
One donor, the estate of John Leber, contributed tangible property in the form of his Visual Motion TouchTrainer flight simulator.
Many participants in our safety programs have contributed through RegOnline when they make optional donations.
For the Founding Donors campaign, over 350 people have contributed. Past-President Andrew Niemyer arranged to provide the Foundation with pins to honor those founding donors. The initial distribution of pins happened in conjunction with the COPA @ Oshkosh dinner.
The design of recognition pins given to donors in the Founding Donor Campaign for the COPA Safety and Education Foundation.
With the initial success of fundraising, the Foundation obtained the funds to grant money to the COPA University initiative.
Trip Taylor, Provost of COPA University, leads this initiative. At M14, he gave an update on progress to date.
The initial grant enabled COPA University to acquire and develop the John Leber Memorial Procedure Trainer Laboratory. Four desktop flight simulators travel to each CPPP event to provide scenario training that compliments the knowledge courses.
A second subsequent grant funded a planning and strategy project to explore how COPA University will build an online learning experience in 2017.
The third grant funds an annual development workshop to expand the COPA Pilot Proficiency Program for 2017.
In addition, the 2016 development workshop invited additional course developers, Cirrus Aircraft training collaborators, and online learning experts.
With the funding from the COPA Safety and Education Foundation, COPA University achieved breakout attendance in 2016. Over 700 people attended 14 CPPP events in four countries: 11 in the US, 2 in Europe, and 1 in Australia. Half of the events had more than 60 participants.
Attendance at COPA University CPPP events in 2016 increased by 60% over each of the previous 7 years. With over 700 participants, we hosted more than 200 partners and 500 pilots. The expansion of these events was funded by the COPA Safety and Education Foundation.
We welcome your interest in supporting COPA University and our initiatives.
Support and expansion of the Partner in Command program.
Tax-deductible contributions can be made in a variety of ways. See copasafety.org for details.
Or contact the COPA office at 702-920-2120 or email Donna.
Since our ultimate achievement will be the safety of all pilots flying Cirrus aircraft, you can invest your time in attending a safety event, listed in the Safety Calendar.
And if you have attended one of our events and found the experience helpful to you, please spread the word.


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Greek Ionic Numerals
Math Lair Home > Topics > Greek Ionic Numerals
The Ionic system of numerals (also known as the Alexandrian system), gained popularity in Greco-Roman times, starting in around 100 B.C. By 50 A.D., this system had replaced the older Attic (or Herodianic) system almost completely. Ionic numbers were used in Europe until the tenth century, when they were supplanted by Roman numerals.
This system used the 24 letters in the Greek alphabet, as well as three other symbols: the digamma, which represented 6, the koppa, which represented 90, and the sampi, which represented 900. The first nine letters represented the numbers 1 to 9. The second nine represented the multiples of 10 from 10 to 90. The third nine represented the multiples of 100 from 100 to 900. To represent thousands, an accent mark was used on the letters from 1 to 9. For example, "A" represents 1, while ",A" represents 1,000.
For representing numbers larger than 10,000, there were several systems used. For example, putting M in front of a group of numerals multiplies them by 10,000, and MM in front of a group of numerals multiplies them by 100 million.
Fractions were either represented as a sum of unit fractions, or several different forms were used. For example, keeping in mind that γ represents 3 and η represents 8, 3⁄8 could have been represented in any of the following ways:
γ'η
γ'η'η
γη
Some later works use fractions that look like modern fractions, except that the denominator is on the top and the numerator is on the bottom.
The advantages of the Ionic system was that numbers could be represented using only a few symbols. For example, every number between 1 and 9,999 could be represented using four or fewer symbols. This made this system handy for coins. Since the numerals could be mistaken for Greek words, they were often printed with a bar over them, or were bracketed with rows of dots.
The main disadvantage to this system was that it was harder to do arithmetic in Ionic numerals than it was in the Attic system or using Roman numerals. For example, it is not at all intuitive that ζ × μ = σπ. (7 × 40 = 280). Even with addition, it is possible to see in the other systems that, for example, | + || = ||| or I + II = III, but it is not so obvious that α + β = γ. While it was possible for addition and multiplication to be memorized by using the sounds of the numbers (i.e. letters), most work was done on a counting board and only written down in Ionic numerals. It was not until the Arabic number system was introduced into Europe that it was possible to do calculations on paper rather than on counting boards.
Sources used (see bibliography page for titles corresponding to numbers): 14.
Last updated September 15, 2014.
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For el dorado Principal Josh Shelton, facade design and fabrication are simultaneous, rather than sequential, practices. "el dorado was founded on the premise that design and fabrication were a unified act," he explained. The firm often prototypes or constructs physical components of its project in its in-house fabrication shop. "Our approach to facade design evolves from that hands-on rigor and sense of craft that we've developed over the last 20 years of being a practice," said Shelton. Shelton will participate in the "Materials + Surfaces" presentation block at the upcoming Facades+AM Kansas City symposium with A. Zahner Company's L. William Zahner and Paul Neidlein, of JE Dunn Construction.
Hear more from Shelton, Zahner, and Neidlein, plus other experts in facade design, engineering, and fabrication, at Facades+AM Kansas City. Register today on the conference website.


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My Review - Tidewater Inn
TIDEWATER INN had a unique storyline with plenty of suspense and romance.
Libby Holladay and her partner Nicole renovate and save buildings with historical value. It's Libby's true passion in life. Well, Libby's life has just turned upside down. Thinking her father died when she was young, Libby has just found out his death was more recent and that he left her an inheritance in the form of an old seaside house. She's also just learned she has a half brother and sister that want nothing to do with her, and her business partner, Nicole, has been kidnapped before her eyes. Feeling overwhelmed by all that is going on around her, she also learns she is the sheriff's main suspect in Nicole's disappearance. Finding Nicole is Libby's top priority even though her own life is being threatened. Though Coast Guard Lieutenant, Alec Bourne, makes it clear he's suspicious of Libby, he's the only one that seems willing to help her find Nicole. What follows is a race against time to find Nicole and her kidnappers, before they find Libby.
I really enjoyed TIDEWATER INN. Though I read the three books that comprise the Hope Beach series out of order, it did not lessen my enjoyment of the story or the characters of Libby and Alex. The pace was fast-moving, and I was surprised by not only who the culprit was that was trying to silence Libby, but some of the discoveries Libby made as well. Alec was a stand-up guy who was honest with Libby about his suspicions, but soon saw that Libby was genuinely kind and carry, and would never intentionally hurt someone. Libby couldn't help but be drawn to Alec's protective manner but tried to keep her feelings under wraps. Libby's need to gain her brother and sister's approval was admirable considering how poorly they treated her.
Out of the three books in the series, I think TIDEWATER INN was my favorite. A good read with good characters.
My Review - Seagrass Pier
SEAGRASS PIER is the second installment in the Hope Beach series. I enjoyed the story, but must say, parts of it were confusing, and other storylines seemed to drop off without resolution.
Elin Summerall's life of late has been filled with difficulties. The loss of her husband and a heart transplant has brought her to Seagrass Pier, a place where she can concentrate on her recovery and building a new life for her and her daughter, Josie. Unfortunately, that is not to be. When Elin experiences terrifying flashbacks of events she doesn't remember, she realizes she is witnessing her heart donor's murder.
FBI agent, Marc Everton isn't sure he believes Elin's fantastical story of having her donor's memories, but something else convinces Marc to stay close to Elin to make sure she and Josie are not in danger. It doesn't take long for Marc to realize the flashbacks Elin is experiencing are real and she is being stalked by a killer. He and Elin have to filter through a list of suspects before the murderer makes good on his threat to eliminate Marc and take Elin for himself.
I enjoyed SEAGRASS PIER, but was frustrated at times by inconsistencies and dropped storylines. I love the story that developed between Elin and Marc, and the historical background of the house, but with so many characters to keep straight, things got a bit confusing. I felt like the drug smuggling storyline was thrown in there just for the sake of having a character planted in Elin's house, a major discrepancy regarding Ben was a bit disappointing, and the story of a lost city was never even tied-up. Even with all that, it was the story of Elin and Marc that kept me hooked, so the other issues were never big enough to keep me from wanting to finish the book. But, to be honest, it did seem like there was a lack of proofing that might've led to these minor inconsistencies to slip through the cracks.
My Review - Tears of the Sea
TEARS OF THE SEA is a fantastical story, the likes of which I have never read before!
Perdita was once a woman who dreamt of true love but the evil warlock, Forwin insists such love does not exist. Entering into a bargain with him, Perdita's world is shattered when her beloved proves Forwin's words true. Now cursed to swim the oceans as a mermaid, Perdita is given an opportunity every ten years to seek out this true love she so believes in. But after three hundred years, her hope is dwindling. Until she meets Savion. A man of exemplary noble character, Perdita is convinced he will be the one to break her curse. But Savion is not taken with her seductions. Perdita does everything she can conjure up to make Savion fall in love with her. And though she feels his love, he does not concede to her immoral ways.
Savion in many ways is under his own curse. Separated from his father and his kingdom, Savion goes about doing good, knowing one day he and his father will be reunited. A gifted man who is led by an amulet and his heart, he goes to those in need and provides them with justice and care. When Savion meets Perdita, he is drawn to her, but is exasperated all the same. A siren who wishes to entangle him, he does his best to keep her safe but not give into her sensual behavior. He knows there is more to Perdita, and doesn't understand why she is so willingly gives herself to men. He sees the good in her, but unfortunately, that good is buried under layers of conniving and deceit.
Perdita and Savion's story is an allegory of Christ and those who are lost. The more you read, the more you pick up on the subtleties Ms. Tyndall as woven into this unique love story. This is a slight departure from MaryLu's other novels. Though she stays true to her passion for adventure on the high seas, she creates a world of fantasy that quickly draws you in. I am not a reader of fantasy or Sci-fi, but I am a fan of Ms. Tyndall, so I was willing to read outside my genre. I must say, I am glad I did. I truly enjoyed both the story of Perdita and Savion, and the reminder that Christ loves us in spite of ourselves.. TEARS OF THE SEA is a cross between Narnia and the Little Mermaid with a rich undertow of love, redemption, and sacrifice.
TEARS OF THE SEA is a page-turner for sure!
My Review - Recipe for Love
RECIPE FOR LOVE is the second book I've read from Brandy Bruce, both were quite entertaining and enjoyable.
Alison Taylor is facing an uncertain future. Widowed, raising a young son, and running a struggling B&B, Alison has to decide if it's time to give up on her dream.
Chef Jeremy Mitchell needs some time away. Though he is passionate about his work, a bed and breakfast and some fishing seems like the perfect getaway. When he arrives at the Mountain View B&B, he notices it looks a little tired, but his hostess more than makes up for that. Immediately, Jeremy feels a connection with Alison and Nicholas, and enjoys spending time with them.
Not thinking she could ever have feelings for another man, Alison is confused by the attraction she feels for Jeremy. Hesitant, but wanting to pursue her feelings, she know she has to take it slow for Nicholas' sake. Jeremy is more than accommodating and willing to give Alison as much time as she needs-because he knows what he's feeling is love.
I have to say, there's something about Brandy's writing I really enjoy. There's no suspense or high drama, just a simple story with genuine characters and a natural realism in their interaction. Usually stories either lean towards suspense or are a little too sweet for me. Somehow Brandy takes a simple story, removes the saccharine, and leaves a rich full story for the reader to enjoy.
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My review - A Heartbeat Away
A HEARTBEAT AWAY by Harry Kraus was thought-provoking, suspenseful, and pulled me in at every turn.
Dr. Tori Taylor is cold, abrupt, and has no tolerance for incompetence. She has little need for anyone but her patients. But that's all about to change. After undergoing a heart transplant, Tori realizes, with chilling regret, she has no friends among her colleagues. Alone in her recovery, Tori begins to have nightmares that feel all too real. She also experiences a change in her emotions. Never the expressive, touchy-feely type, Tori now finds herself crying all the time, and needing the physical touch of others. When she realizes the hospital she works at has put her on administrative leave because of her intolerant behavior, she has no recourse but to apologize to the nursing staff and undergo counseling. Those are the least of her worries. Tori is convinced the nightmares she's having are events in the life of her donor. Tragic events. So she begins to investigate. Soon Tori becomes the hunted. With the help of Phin, her counselor, she begins to unravel the events leading up to her donor's death.
A HEARTBEAT AWAY was captivating! Though Tori is a complete pain in the butt, she becomes a character you empathize with and only want the best for her. Her relationship with Phin is unique and endearing and just what Tori needs. The storyline is a bit twisted but believable, especially since Harry Kraus is a doctor. The flow of the book is unique since Kraus highlight's several characters that could be Tori's donor, keeping the reader guessing until the end. A fascinating read I would highly recommend.
My Review - Surprised by Love
SURPRISED BY LOVE is the third installment in the Heart of San Francisco series. It had been a while since I read book one and two so I had to reacquaint myself with the characters and couplings that had previously taken place. But other than that, I thoroughly enjoyed the plotline, characters, and Ms. Lessman's unique style.
Megan McClare has experienced quite the makeover. Before leaving San Francisco, she was shy, awkward, and weighed down with insecurities and a few extra pounds. But when she returns from a year in Paris, she has shed not only her extra weight, but her wallflower mentality. She is a new woman, transformed and ready to tackle the world. When her mother makes arrangements for her to intern at the District Attorney's Office, she is beyond thrilled. That is until she finds out her arch nemesis; Devin Caldwell will be working side-by-side with her. Devin's cruel and merciless ridicule made Megan an outcast throughout her school years, and even though she hated him for it, she was always secretly enamored with him. But Megan's true friend and confident is and always will be Bram Hughes. Bram, a family friend, ten years her senior has treated Megan just like a little sister. His constant encouragement and care helped Megan through the awkward stages of life. Now, Megan can't wait to see Bram again and see if their relationship can move past friendship. What happens next it not at all what Megan had expected. While Devin is doing everything he can't to win her over, Bram is keeping his distance and at times even pushing her away. Confused, Megan must decide if she can trust Devin with her heart, a heart that has always belonged to Bram.
SURPRISED BY LOVE was very enjoyable with not only the main story of Megan and Bram, but it also brought closure to the story of Cait and Logan. The McClare family is large, with many siblings and spouses so you have to work at keeping everyone straight. But once you do, you will be thoroughly immersed in the affection this family has for each other. My only one critique would be that the author constantly reminds the reader of the characters past woes and predicaments. At times, this got a bit heavy-handed. Other than that, SURPRISED BY LOVE has all the components you would expect from a Lessman novel.
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My Review - At Bluebonnet Lake
AT BLUEBONNET LAKE is a sweet romance, predictable but enjoyable.
Kate Sherwood is on her way up. An advertising professional, she's close to her goal of making partner with her current firm. The last thing she wants to do is go off the grid for a month, but that's what she has to do. She's promised to accompany her grandmother to Rainbow's End, a resort in Texas that hold fond memories for her. What Kate's not ready for is to spend time in a rundown ranch with very little charm and no internet or cell reception. Doing her best to enjoy herself and time spent with her grandmother, it gets a little easier when Kate meets Greg, another guest of the ranch. Encouraged by her matchmaking grandmother to spend time with Greg, Kate does, but has no interest it striking up a romance. Texas is a long way from Manhattan, and that's where she'll be returning after the month is over. Or so she thinks.
I enjoyed AT BLUEBONNET LAKE for its simplicity. There were no amazing hooks or plot twists but that didn't lessen my enjoyment. We, as the readers, know what Greg's background is, even if Kate doesn't. We are just waiting for the time she finds out and what her reaction will be. I enjoyed the simple town feel of this story. I could picture the town of Dupree and enjoyed the secondary characters Ms. Cabot highlighted from the town. The relationship between Kate's grandmother and Roy was sweet and added to the overall enjoyable of the story. Like I said, no surprise twists or turns, just a simple story of love found in unexpected places.
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Secret Valley , Paphos - This beautiful 3 bedroom detached villa is located in the prestigious residential development of Secret Valley, next to Secret Valley Golf Club. It is an easy 15 minute drive from Paphos and is situated on unspoilt coastline near to Aphrodite's Rock and Birthplace. The nearest beach is 5 minutes' away and about the same distance from Secret Valley Golf Club and Aphrodite Hills Golf and Leisure complex.
The ground floor features a spacious open plan lounge, dining area, kitchen, and a guest toilet. Patio doors lead from both the lounge and dining area to a covered veranda which spans the front of the house, and overlooks the mature front garden. The fully fitted kitchen with breakfast bar and granite worktops is impressive, and well equipped with built-in oven, hob, extractor, fridge/freezer and washing machine.
A staircase leads up to a spacious hallway and three double size bedrooms all with fitted wardrobes. Patio doors in the master bedroom open onto a good size covered balcony with attractive archway, and from here there are stunning sea views. There is a spacious en-suite shower room and bedroom two and three share a large family bathroom.
At the side of the property there is plenty of space for relaxing around the swimming pool and enjoying the lovely sea views and sunsets. Outdoor dining is made easy with the built-in outdoor barbecue/grill.
At the rear of the property is a gated driveway providing ample parking space for two cars, and landscaped gardens with fruit trees.
This property is ideal for residential or holiday use and comes fully furnished.


Traversing EBM, darkwave and goth sounds with ease, New Kind Of Cross traverses much darker waters than Dwyer's last effort. New Kind Of Cross speaks to the rapid change and tension at play in Dwyer's own life. Marc spends a good portion of each year in a new city every night - and when settled in Sydney, is constantly between jobs. It makes perfect sense that New Kind Of Cross deals explicitly with themes of isolation, introversion and sometimes anger. The music on this record is heavy and unforgiving.


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When we first met the Prospa team in 2015, we knew they were special. When we invested in early 2017, we wrote at the top of our Investment Paper: 'This is one of the most impressive teams we have seen in this market – ever'.
It is with absolute certainty that we say this remains as true today as it was then. Greg and Beau are one of the most impressive teams we have met, ever.
As we celebrate their IPO milestone, we'd like to share a little about what makes them so special.
As always, it starts with the founders. Over the past few years, we have seen the extraordinary resilience and grace with which Greg and Beau have built their business.
Many, many examples spring to mind, but these are some of our favourites:
Greg and Beau have always championed an expanding vision - communicated with absolute clarity. We think this stems from the team's deep sense of ambition on behalf of their customers. It takes real passion to fuel this level of growth, expansion and innovation - you simply can't fake it.
When we think Prospa, we think culture. From installing Culture Champions into their recruitment process, to the respect and joy with which the team talk about each other, this is a tight-knit, purpose-driven organisation that deeply cares about the people they seek to help.
During the IPO-that-nearly-was last year, we were privy to some extraordinary feats of resilience, commitment and teamwork. Surprises are guaranteed when you build a high-growth company, and as the Prospa team showed gracefully, recovery is everything. The recent prospectus spoke for them.
Amidst all of the requirements of day-to-day life (work, new parenthood, growth), both Greg and Beau have prioritised giving-back - spending time with entrepreneurs at an earlier-stage to them, to share their learned wisdom over dinner with us. Extending the ladder downwards to other founders, is often invisible work, but the impact it has is enormous, and we are grateful to work with such generous founders.
From the very beginning, for Greg and Beau, Prospa was personal - as small business owners themselves they understood the requirements and challenges faced. This experience underpins the founding of Prospa in 2012.
Prospa set out with the mission to forever change the slow, cumbersome traditional finance systems by reimagining what it means to grow and run a small business -and pay for the goods and services to do it.
In just seven years, Prospa has helped more than 19,000 Australian and New Zealand small businesses with over $1 billion in funding. They're delivering a customer experience at scale that is faster, friendlier and more accessible than traditional options.
Extraordinarily, the contribution of Prospa's lending to nominal Australian GDP since 2013 is now estimated to be more than $4 billion, supporting almost 57,000 jobs for tradies, hospitality workers, hairdressers, seahorse farmers and accountants.
It's no wonder that Prospa's customers are some of the happiest we've ever come across.
The gratitude is visible in thousands of 5 star of reviews (not to mention repeat usage...). Prospa is so often the invisible magic behind our everyday interactions - supporting your neighbourhood coffee shop, or a friend's small business - giving small business owners the confidence to seize opportunities and execute upon their vision. Enablement is such a powerful growth driver, and as a nation of small business owners, we're lucky we have Greg and Beau.
So to the entire Prospa team: Thank you. To Greg and Beau: Thank you for your partnership, for being visionary leaders, and, most of all, for allowing us to be part of your journey.
As an aside, technology IPOs in Australia are still rare - leading from the front, thrashing a path to IPO for the companies that are yet to be conceived is an immeasurable contribution to the whole technology ecosystem - may there be many more!
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Kopf um Kopf – Ein Spiel um Wissenschaft war eine Spielshow, die 1971 von Alexander von Cube und Hans Ahlborn erfunden wurde und von 1972 bis 1991 im WDR-Fernsehen ausgestrahlt wurde.

Zwei Teams (Schüler gegen Lehrer bzw. seltener Schüler gegen Eltern) mussten wissenschaftliche Phänomene erklären, die als kurze, ungewöhnliche Experimente vorgeführt wurden. Ein Motto der Sendung war, festzustellen, was die Schüler schon wissen und die Lehrer noch wissen. Dementsprechend wurde die Lehrermannschaft von Lehrkräften mit sozial- oder geisteswissenschaftlichen Fächerkombinationen gebildet, während die Schülermannschaften in der Regel von den naturwissenschaftlichen Leistungskursen gestellt wurden.

Nach einer kurzen Bedenk- und Beratungszeit, die mit Musik untermalt wurde (Memphis Underground von Herbie Mann), musste ein Sprecher des Teams eine Begründung abgeben. Verteilt wurden bis zu drei Punkte. Oft gab es jedoch Trostpunkte für teilweise richtige Ansätze.

Eine Aufgabe war z. B. das Ziegenproblem (Geometrie). Viele der Aufgaben stammten aus dem Buch Der fliegende Zirkus der Physik von Jearl Walker.

Neben den Aufgaben an die Studioteams gab es eine anspruchsvolle Zuschauerfrage, mit für damals hochwertigen Preisen wie einem C64.

Die bekanntesten Moderatoren waren Alexander von Cube (1977–1991) und Thomas von Randow. Unterstützt wurden sie (jeweils in Doppelmoderationen) von Hans Ahlborn (bis zu seinem Tode 1975), Karl-Heinz Wocker, Georg Rudinger, Gero von Boehm, David E. H. Jones (Chemie-Professor aus Newcastle upon Tyne), Prof. Werner Klein, Prof. Wolfgang Bürger sowie zeitweise auch durch den jungen Joachim Bublath und den späteren WDR-Computerclub-Moderator Wolfgang Back.

Am Ende der Sendung erhielten die Teams Plüsch-Eulen; die der Vorletzten waren etwas größer als die der zweiten Sieger.

Literatur
Zittergas und schräges Wasser von David E. H. Jones ISBN 3-87144-768-4
Der fliegende Zirkus der Physik von Jearl Walker ISBN 978-3486580679

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