Eero Saarinen’s North Christian Church, Columbus, Indiana

Posted by Travis on January 5, 2018 · Leave a Comment 

North Christian Church, Columbus Indiana. Eero Saarinen, designed 1961, completed 1964. This is the last building Eero Saarinen designed. Photos Travis Stansel, December 2017.

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baha’i temple, wilmette, il (2)

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baha’i temple, wilmette, il

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nature photos, 2013

Posted by Travis on December 28, 2013 · 3 Comments 

This is a compilation of nature photos I took this year, collected for Scientific American’s Compound Eye blog http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/compound-eye/2013/12/28/show-us-your-best-science-nature-photos-of-2013/

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old vacuum tubes

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drawn stone 2

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drawn stone

Posted by Travis on November 23, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

Part of the installation Drawn Stone by Andy Goldsworthy. This was commissioned for the courtyard at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. Like some of Goldsworthy’s work, this is almost imperceptible. I never saw a sign or placard indicating there was even artwork there. I was sitting on one of the stone slabs and … Continue reading →

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the world of things

Posted by Travis on November 22, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

“Those of us who call ourselves Buddhist corrupt the teaching by a narrow sectarianism and by a sort of withdrawal from what’s going on in our society. A great Zen Master warned, ‘The man who clings to vacancy, neglecting the world of things, escapes from drowning but leaps into the fire.’” Philip Kapleau (1912-2004), author … Continue reading →

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. . . they are right.

Posted by Travis on September 17, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

(I’d add “all the time.” And I’m including myself. From Stefan Sagmeister’s The Happy Show, at the Chicago Cultural Center)

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thinks . . .

Posted by Travis on September 17, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

(from Stefan Sagmeister’s The Happy Show, at the Chicago Cultural Center)

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