Today I am sharing some of my artwork that I totally love. Some of these I had done long ago
and some I did recently, some are still with me and some are sold.
Jewelry below is paper jewelry. Beads are made out of colorful magazine pages. Butterfly pendant is quilling work. Not sold but has been gifted to dear ones.
This is the first time I made heena on candles though I've made it on hands many a times. Surprisingly it turned out very well and praised by all and sundry. They are with me and adorning my coffee table.
I love to do newspaper craft. These newspaper coasters turned out unexpectedly beautiful and liked by one and all. They are sold and I got few more orders.
Last year I made lot of tea light candles. To beautify them a little more I made pistachio shell lotus around them. It is with me and it also gets attention of every guest.
Well that's not all, I love everything that I have made till date. You can see My Artwork & DIY projects here.
Tell me, among all these which one is your favorite and why :)
STEELCASE BRINGS REVOLUTIONARY GESTURE TO INDIAN WORKPLACES
Inspired By Steelcase Global Study On New Postures Driven By Mobile Technology Company’s flagship Gesture Seating to Address Pain Caused by New, Unsupported Postures.
MUMBAI, NOVEMBER 22, 2013
Steelcase, the global leader in office furniture industry, unveiled Gesture world’s first ergonomic office chair designed to support one’s interactions with today’s technologies. Gesture was inspired by studying movements of the human body and created for the ways people work today. India is part of Steelcase’s global launch of Gesture.
“We love our technology – it’s become a ubiquitous extension of ourselves,” states James Ludwig, Vice President of Global Design for Steelcase. “The user interface is intuitive and responds to various gestures. But what about gesture recognition for the human body? The way technology impacts our bodies as we work has been largely ignored.” Steelcase recently conducted a global study in 11 countries including emerging markets like China observing over 2000 people in a wide range of environments and postures. The study reveals how new technologies and new workplace behaviors have led to nine new postures -- not supported by current office chairs -- which frequently cause pain and long-term injuries, disrupting concentration and creativity. Gesture is designed in response to Steelcase’s global research about changing postures in the workplace. “Tablets were introduced just three years ago. But many people are using chairs that were designed well before these new devices became pervasive at work. Back then, chairs were created to help people hold one pose in front of a computer all day. Now we know that people need to move and change positions regularly, especially as they engage with new technologies. We observed people in pain -- they need a sitting experience designed for the ways we work today,” continued Ludwig.
Gesture
Gesture: A Revolution in Sitting Experience for Workplaces Steelcase researchers studied how the physiology of work has changed, how the human body interacts with new technologies and how it transitions as people shift from one device to another. Researchers noted a more extreme range of human sizes around the world, which impacts postures. The company also studied the changing sociology of work and how people rapidly shift between individual, focused tasks and creative collaboration. Each new activity caused people to change postures. Based on this research, Steelcase designed Gesture’s three key interfaces – the core interface, upper limb interface and seat interface -- to support new postures driven by new technology and more casual behaviors in the workplace. For example: Gesture encourages motion rather than forcing the body to hold a single posture. The upper limb interface allows people to draw closer to a work surface to avoid hunching over a screen and easily move close to the body to support texting postures. Unlike conventional chairs, Gesture’s core interface hugs the lower back when people recline to scroll on a tablet screen. The seat interface adjusts rapidly to help users avoid perching on the edge of their chair. Gesture embraces a broad range of body sizes and easily adapts to meet the needs of each individual user, which is critical in an increasingly global business environment that has to support diverse workers than ever before. Gesture is a system of interconnected parts – inspired by the human body – designed to support every movement. “Today’s workers are driven by their vision – small technologies have a gravitational force to pull the body down,” explained Carol Stuart Buttle, CPE, Principal at Stuart-Buttle Ergonomics. “If the chair doesn’t move with the user, people slouch to make up for it, or flop on the desk to overcompensate for what is uncomfortable. Workers today are moving from bad posture, to bad posture, to bad posture. Gesture helps you be where you need to be – it helps workers find support in smarter ways so they can use their devices in safer ways.”
9 Tech Driven Postures which inspired Gesture As part of its global posture study, Steelcase identified nine new postures based entirely on the result of new technologies. For example: The Draw Technology (small and mobile) allows people to pull back from their desks while they use it. They recline, signaling they’re contemplating or absorbing information and draw the device closer to their body to maintain an optimal focal length. The Multi-Device This posture is representative of how people adapt to multitasking on multiple-devices. One hand holding a phone to the ear, the other tasking on a laptop. The result is a forward lean that is a symbol of concentration and an orientation to the smaller screen of a laptop The Text Smartphones are small compared to other forms of technology and, therefore, require unique postures. Workers bring arms in close as keying and gesturing are performed The Cocoon People recline, bring up their feet onto the seat, and draw their smartphone or tablet close, resting on their thighs. The result is a cocoon – small mobile technology allows people to remain productive in this posture The Swipe This posture results when the device is used on a work surface in “surfing mode”, in which people operate the device with one hand, typically with swiping gestures. Because it’s on a work surface, a person must keep their head a certain distance above the tablet in order to see it, and position their head to look down at it. The Smart Lean This posture is the result of mobile devices that create the desire for people to temporarily “pull away” from others without leaving a meeting or collaborative environment. This is typically a temporary posture and used for glancing at incoming texts or e-mails. The Trance This posture was observed when people were focused on the screen and either mousing or using a touchpad to navigate on the screen for extended periods of time. This is a long duration posture. The Take It In In this posture, people recline to view content on the large display and/or sit back to contemplate. This posture is about “taking in” information rather than generating it. The Strunch The “strunch” (stretched-out hunch) is a very common posture with laptops. As people become fatigued, they gradually push their laptop further from the edge of the work surface, resting their weight on the surface. This causes them to reach forward to work. Since the back and neck cannot sustain the reach and hunch posture for a long time, the person begins to prop themselves up with their non- tasking arm.
Steelcase has established 3 WorkLife Centres in India – the company’s flagship showrooms in New Delhi, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Steelcase will be soon inaugurating its 4th Worklife Centre in Mumbai. Earlier in April 2013, the company started its first manufacturing facility in India spread across 50,000 square feet at Chakkan, Pune. To try Gesture or learn more about the Steelcase Global Posture Study and Gesture please contact: Allan Guan +852 9272 6861 allan.guan@steelcase.com
Gesture will be available in early 2014.
About Steelcase Inc. For 100 years, Steelcase Inc. has helped create great experiences for the world's leading organizations – wherever work happens. Steelcase and our family of brands – including Steelcase®, Coalesse®, Designtex®, Details®, Nurture®, PolyVision® and Turnstone® – offer a comprehensive portfolio of furnishings, products and services designed to unlock human promise and support social, economic and environmental sustainability. We are globally accessible through a network of channels, including approximately 650 dealers. Steelcase is a global, industry-leading and publicly traded company with fiscal 2013 revenue of $2.9 billion.
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After years of infertility since the birth of my son, Charlie, 9 years prior
My son
23 years ago, a beautiful and strong survivor came into this world, 5 weeks early and dead! She was given CPR and breathed her first breath. She struggled with the first weeks of her life and I named her a name that other women had, that were strong women. I just knew she was a fighter
I'm honored to have been chosen to be featured as part of Hometalk's "In the Bloglight" series!
If you aren't familiar with Hometalk, you simply must check it out, as it's an amazing online community, where folks from all over the world *gather* to ask for and share ideas about all things home and garden.
As part of the "Bloglight" series, Miriam (Hometalk's Director of Community Development extraordinaire) asked me a few questions:
How did you first get into blogging?
I joined the world of blogging back in December of 2009 when our home was part of our local Women's Club "Christmas Tour of Homes." I started my blog as a way for me to share pics of our holiday home with our out-of-state family and friends who weren't able to visit for the event. Little did I know that folks other than my family and friends would actually take the time to read, comment and follow my blog! That's when I decided to write a second, third and fourth post … and, well, as they say, the rest is blogging history!
How did you decide on the name of my blog?
As much as I love to decorate and redecorate our home (along with others), it's never boring or quick … always an adventure … thus, "Adventures in Decorating" was born!
Is blogging something you do on the side, or is it a full-time job for you?
For now, blogging is something that I do on the side … for fun. That might change in the new year, but, for now, it remains a great outlet for me to share my addiction to decorating!
What was the first project you ever shared?
The first post I ever shared was of our Christmas home where reds, golds and greens, along with chocolate metallic walls, dominated our humble abode.
And, if you follow my blog, you've been there along the way when those dark walls disappeared; walnut furniture was introduced to chalk paint; and camel covered wingback chairs were then dressed in white slipcovers … hard to believe this is the same room!
What is your most popular project on Hometalk to date?
Hmmmm … that would be our Fall mantel from 2012. I'm still in shock that, since posting it to Hometalk, it has since been *pinned* over 40,000 times … crazy!
Do you stick to a strict posting schedule?
Admittedly, I don't. And, I truly admire those who post multiple times a week, especially since I *usually* only post only once a week! I always say that I'm going to start posting more, but, try not to put too much pressure on myself to do so … maybe that's part of the problem! :)
How has blogging changed you?
Blogging has changed me in that it has given me a bit more confidence when it comes to my mad decorating skills … like taking a paint brush, covered in Chateaux Grey chalk paint, to our then-maple stained cabinets:
It has encouraged me to take decorating "risks" and to step out of my OCD-box. And, best of all, blogging has also brought many amazing people into my life whom I'm happy to call "great friends!" If you are considering starting a blog, I hope that you go for it … you won't regret it!
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Thanks again, Miriam, and the great folks at Hometalk, for featuring little ol' me as part of your "In the Bloglight" series. And, thank YOU for taking the time to visit!
In Indian culture guests are always considered as God. Therefore you should follow the principles of vastu for guest room also. It ensures the happy, peaceful and short stay of the guests at home.
Best location for guest room is Northwest direction this corner represents air element that is considered as the most unstable and movable element. Guest bedroom in this direction will ensure short and happy stay of guests at home. Other option is South or Southeast direction. Avoid Southwest direction for guest as it is reserved for master bedroom. Guest will dominate or interfere if the guest bedroom is in Southwest direction. Color of the walls can be white, cream, soft pink or light blue.
South or West is the right direction of placing a bed in guest room. Place the bed South-North so that guests should sleep with head towards South and legs towards North. There should not be any beam just above the bed. Always keep bed little far from the wall for proper air circulation. Avoid pacing bed directly in front of bathroom's door. Windows in East and North direction is right option though it can be in West also but avoid South. All the electric and electronic items should be in the Southeast direction, as it represents fire element. South and West direction is ideal for cabinets and cupboards.
With a little care in the relative positioning and arrangement of the rooms one could expect to live a peaceful, happy & prosperous life. Read about Master Bedroom Vastu here
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