#fausel

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Urs Zondler (Schnitzer - BMW 3.0 CSL) vainqueur avec John Fitzpatrick des 4 Heures du Salzburgring - 1975. © Jutta Fausel-Ward. - source Carros e Pilotos.

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California | Heavy rains bring back memories of the gold rush

(Placerville) Albert Fausel has been digging the riverbeds of Placerville for decades in search of gold. But after the torrential rains that swept through California this winter, the task of amateur prospecting has never been easier. “There are a lot of new places (where to find gold) this year”, explains to AFP this forties, armed with a diving suit, a snorkel and a small shovel. “Mother nature…

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California's damp winter season stimulates a brand-new gold rush

California’s damp winter season stimulates a brand-new gold rush, Albert Fausel has actually been searching the rivers of Placerville, California for years looking for gold. The job has actually never ever been much easier, nor the haul larger, thanks to current , 2023-05-11 06:05:00, Albert Fausel holds a small piece of gold discovered in a creek in Placerville, California– current downpours…

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Freezing a bit of summer to defrost our taste buds this winter.

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The Curtiss-Wright Model 21 (also known as the Curtiss-Wright Model 21 Demonstrator, the Curtiss-Wright CW-21 Interceptor, the Curtiss-Wright CW-21 Demon) was an American fighter-interceptor developed by the St. Louis Airplane Division of Curtiss-Wright Corporation during the 1930s. 

 The prototype CW-21 was delivered to China for evaluation by the Chinese Air Force. The Chinese were impressed by the CW-21’s performance, and negotiation started on a Chinese purchase. While these negotiations were ongoing, the CW-21 prototype was flown in combat against Japanese bombers attacking Chungking, with Curtiss test pilot Bob Fausel claiming a Fiat BR.20 bomber shot down on 4 April 1939. In May 1939, a contract was signed, with China receiving the prototype and three complete examples built by Curtiss, as well as kits for 27 more aircraft. Assembly would be undertaken by the Central Aircraft Manufacturing Company (CAMCO) at Loiwing, near the China-Burma border. These were to be armed with two .50 in (12.7 mm) and two .30 in (7.62 mm) machine guns.

In April 1940, the Dutch Army Aviation Brigade Luchtvaartbrigade, desperate for modern combat aircraft, placed an order for 24 CW-21Bs from Curtiss-Wright. After the Battle of the Netherlands, which resulted in the Dutch Army surrendering to the invading Germans on 15 May 1940, the order for the CW-21Bs (together with a number of Curtiss Model 75 fighters and Curtiss-Wright CW-22 trainers), was transferred to the government of the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), for the Militaire Luchtvaart van het Koninklijk Nederlands-Indisch Leger (“Military Aviation of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army”

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Music

Fausel by Masakatsu Takagi

Just My Size by Tuscadero

Supple Bamboo by Joe Hishishi

学校を休んだ日のこと by Kikuo (this song is surprisingly beautiful)

The Galaxy Express 999 by Platina Jazz

Send me the word “Music” and I’ll put my music on shuffle and give you the first 5 songs I get

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Artisan: Gena Fausel Materials: hand embellished youth hat, embroidery Dimensions: 8”diameter, 4” height Madras youth hat with hand embroidered embroidered branch holding 3 birds. More precious on than off. (at Tybee Visitors Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVnMASGJyAC/?utm_medium=tumblr

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https://www.mtdemocrat.com/prospecting/exhibit-showcases-sky-space-and-planet-photography/

Exhibit showcases sky, space and planet photography

The El Dorado Arts Council’s new exhibition will celebrate the sky above. This curated exhibition of photography of sky, space and planets opens Friday, May 25, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 12, at the Fausel House Gallery. According to the 2016 “World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky...

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https://www.mtdemocrat.com/prospecting/exhibit-showcases-sky-space-and-planet-photography/

Exhibit showcases sky, space and planet photography

The El Dorado Arts Council’s new exhibition will celebrate the sky above. This curated exhibition of photography of sky, space and planets opens Friday, May 25, and runs through Sunday, Aug. 12, at the Fausel House Gallery. According to the 2016 “World Atlas of Artificial Night Sky...

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8 Brilliant Home-Decorating Hacks for People Who Don’t Have Time or Money to Decorate

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Think home decorating is one of those tasks that require tons of time, money, and aesthetic acumen to get right? Not so. As proof, look no further than this latest installment of “Home Hacks,” our series on homeownership made easy.

According to professional designers, even tiny tweaks to a house can overhaul how it looks. So if you’re craving an undertaking that won’t eat up your entire weekend and the remains of your bank account, try these home decorating hacks and see just how much of a difference they make.

1. Switch out your throw pillow covers

Nothing refreshes a space like new pillows!

Patti Mapes

Every home needs a pop of color—and one of the quickest ways to achieve that is with throw pillows on your bed or couch. But have you looked at the prices for throw pillows lately? Insane.

“Combat this by only replacing the throw pillow covers,” says Patti Mapes, owner of Renovating Mapleson Manor, an online blog that offers home decor tutorials. Budget-friendly covers are available online for $5 to $20.

Or, hey, make your own! If you have a sewing machine—or fabric glue—you can knock out a new pillow cover in no time. You’ll need two pieces of fabric that are the same size as your pillow insert. Then simply sew or glue the inside-out fabric with a half-inch seam allowance. Make sure to leave a 10-inch opening at the bottom. From there, flip the fabric right-side out, insert your pillow, and sew the opening shut. Fun!

2. Add architectural molding panels

These Ekena Millwork panels cost about $15 each.

Ekena Millwork

Olaniyi Swarn, an interior stylist and writer at jadoreledecor.com, suggests adding an inexpensive architectural panel (available at all home stores) to give your house a richer look. Most panels are modeled after historic plaster designs but are made out of lightweight urethane, so they cost only about $14 a piece.

“It’s a supersimple and affordable upgrade,” says Swarn. The moldings can be applied to either the bottom portion of the wall, like wainscoting, for a traditional look, or to an entire wall for a more refined European aesthetic.

“Not only does it look classic, the panels also eliminate the need for a lot of wall decor,” says Swarn.

3. Upgrade your lighting

Light up your walls to add dimension to your home.

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Change the appearance of a room by softening harsh overhead lighting.

“I strategically place uplights behind consoles and in corners to create a splash of light cascading up a wall behind a dark space,” says Stacy Verdick Case, owner of PeonyLaneDesigns.com.

Hide small spotlights (you can grab one for less than $30) and puck lights (six will set you back about $35) to light up shelves and artwork.

4. Paint your furniture

Photo by Dayka Robinson Designs.

If your furniture is getting stale, do a little DIY painting to switch things up.

“We love to choose a bright pastel for porches and sunrooms, or a jewel tone for interior wicker furniture,” says Erin Fausel, lifestyle blogger at American Freight Furniture & Mattress. Try an emerald green, navy blue, or ruby red. A can of spray paint will set you back about five bucks and covers 12 square feet of surface area.

Or paint with what Case calls “oops paint.” Most hardware stores sell premixed colors that didn’t mix correctly at steep discounts.

“Usually a gallon is $5 and a quart is $1,” Case says. Find a color you like, and paint your old furniture to create a unified look.

5. Get stainless steel for less

Stainless-steel paint can make over your kitchen on a budget.

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Many kitchens are so outdated and ugly that people spend thousands of dollars to update them.

“A few home decorating hacks, however, and you could have a completely new-looking kitchen for pocket change,” says Cristina Miguelez, a remodeling specialist at Fixr.com.

For instance: Hate your laminate countertops? Invest in some inexpensive countertop paint—a stainless-steel paint kit from Home Depot costs about $50 and comes in faux finishes such as butcher block, marble, or even stainless steel.

“And if your appliances are ugly and black, paint them with appliance paint and give them the look of stainless steel in less than an hour,” says Miguelez.

6. Fake a built-in

Photo by Kate Riley – Centsational Girl.

Use floor-to-ceiling bookshelves to create a storage statement wall.

“And contrary to popular belief, you don’t need to install expensive custom shelving to achieve this look,” says Fausel.

Simply choose a tall bookshelf (the Ikea Billy bookcase is more than 5 feet tall and costs $59.99) that’s the same color as your walls or trim—or paint the shelves the same color as the walls so they match. If you can’t find a bookshelf that reaches your ceiling, simply put taller decorations on top to create more height.

7. Use a book cover to hide a router

Internet routers, Roku players, and other electronic devices can be an unsightly necessity on your shelves and TV stands. Hide them by taking the pages out of an old hardback book with a cool cover large enough to wrap around the router, says Shawn Breyer of Atlanta’s Breyer Home Buyers.

To remove a book cover, find a book with a spine that’s already loose. Open the cover and cut along the seam that connects the cover to the book with a sharp utility knife. Repeat with the opposite side of the book, and you have your new router cover!

Consider stacking one or two smaller books on top of it to add extra decoration. You can also hide your modem, home security system, video game console, or anything else you deem an eyesore.

8. Make your own wallpaper

Put some “wow” into a plain white wall.

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One amazing hack to make a wall look like expensive wallpaper is to use $11 gold foil tape.

“Using a pencil and a level, mark out a grid of boxes equally sized on the wall,” says business coach Jessica Barnak of jessicabarnak.com.

Run gold tape along the lines to create the grid.

“Once the grid is done, add the cross lines randomly and as pleasing to your eye,” says Barnak, whose office wall is seen above.

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The Museum of the Dog is set to debut in New York City on Feb. 8 - USA TODAY

Nancy Trejos USA TODAY

Published 4:17 PM EST Jan 8, 2019

New York City is going to the dogs.

The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog will open its doors in midtown Manhattan on Feb. 8, just a few days before the start of the popular 142-year old Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

The space, located in the Kalikow Building at 101 Park Avenue, will house one of the world’s largest collections of canine fine art.

It marks the museum’s return to New York after a 32-year absence. The museum had moved to West St. Louis County, Missouri, during that time.

The American Kennel Club (AKC) decided it was time to bring the collection back to a larger audience. New York City is home to more than 100 museums, and AKC wanted its to be the only one dedicated to dogs. 

“This museum is a beautiful ode to man’s best friend and we are thrilled to bring these pieces and exhibitions to new audiences,” says Alan Fausel, executive director of AKC Museum of the Dog.

The museum has several hundred paintings, drawings, watercolors, prints, sculptures, bronzes, porcelain figurines, decorative arts objects and interactive displays depicting dogs throughout the ages.

Famous artists such as Edwin Landseer, Maud Earl and Arthur Wardle will have their works on display.

The first exhibition appropriately will be called “For the Love of All Things Dog.”

Spanning two floors with a double-height atrium space at the stairs, the museum has a two-story glass display case with rare porcelain and bronze figures of dogs. There is also a library where visitors can learn about their favorite breeds.

The museum mixes digital elements into the exhibits.

The gallery includes interactive exhibits such as a “Find Your Match” kiosk that takes a visitor’s photo and determines which AKC-registered dog breed he or she looks like.

There is a “Meet the Breeds” touchscreen table that lets visitors explore breeds' features, traits and history.

For the kids, there is an app that lets them interact with “Arty,” a virtual dog/tour guide.

The museum also has a gift shop with items such as children’s books and stuffed dogs, dog-themed clutches, scarves and pins. Some of the items can even be custom-ordered with the customer's breed of choice on it.

Admission will cost $15 for adults, $5 for children under 5, and $10 for senior citizens, students, veterans, and active military. 

For a peek at the museum before it opens next month, take a look at the photo gallery above.

Source: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2019/01/08/american-kennel-club-museum-dog-new-york-city/2510732002/

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Classy, dreamy wedding with a nod to the ‘20s. #whenlifegivesyoulemos #lemoswedding2018 Photography: @marktuzman Planning, Coordination, Design & Officiant: @tanweddingsandevents.com Design: @kaliwalli Venue: Fausel Ranch Music: @luckydevilsband Florals: @wildflowersdg Catering: Irie Gengler HMUA: @leslizete Cake & Desserts: @aboveandbeyondcakeseg Sound/Stage: Metro Media Productions Linens: @latavolalinen Rentals: @vlasov.events, @standardpartyrentals, @tinrooffarmhouse Photo Booth: @perfectpixelphotobooth Moon Back Drop: @kelseylgallagher Transportation: Diamond Van Shuttle Service Accommodations: @parkvictorian Dress: @morileeofficial at @bridetobecouture (at Fausel Ranch) https://www.instagram.com/p/BswwVLZAXDP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1lo9bl79wekjm

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The Museum of the Dog Is a Love Letter to Man’s Best Friend

Photo of the New York City Museum of the Dog courtesy of the museum.

“The only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.” That’s Josh Billings, an otherwise forgotten 19th-century humorist, expressing an ageless truth about dogs.

The American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog (MoD), located on Park Avenue in Manhattan, returns some of that sweet, unconditional affection. The two-story space (which opens to the public on February 8th, after more than two decades in St. Louis and a few early years in the New York Life Building) is well-lit and generally state-of-the-art, with luminous interactive displays and larger-than-life sculptures that lend it the air of a shrine—appropriate for canine celebration, the closest thing to a national religion America has to offer.Like any religion, dog-loving is subtler and stranger than it appears. The hundreds of oil paintings, bronzes, dolls, photographs, and prints in the MoD’s exhibition (culled from the MoD and American Kennel Club’s private collections) suggest the ways in which human beings’ view of their pets—and, per Billings, themselves—have changed over the centuries. Taken together, they’re something like a long, dreamy catalogue of the loyalty, the friendship, and the love we think—or at least hope—we deserve.

If there was a golden age of dog art, it was surely the 19th century, as the MoD’s director of cultural resources, Alan Fausel, told me. This was, after all, the time of Maud Earl, Edwin Landseer, Arthur Wardle, and John Sargent Noble—the Leonardos and Michelangelos of a canine Renaissance to whom Queen Victoria, a devoted dog-breeder with a thing for Pomeranians, played the part of Lorenzo de’ Medici. Victoria was especially generous with Landseer, who painted dozens of her pets and was rewarded with a knighthood while still in his forties. His popularity among the royals eventually trickled down to the middle classes; by the end of the Victorian era, reproductions of his pooch portraits were as ubiquitous in English homes as mail-order Thomas Kinkade paintings would become a century later.

Photo of the New York City Museum of the Dog courtesy of the museum.

You could dismiss 19th-century dog paintings, like Kinkade’s landscapes, as kitsch and nothing more—but even kitsch tells you something worth knowing about the culture that produced it. The Victorians were rapacious collectors, and it’s possible to interpret the popularity of dog art as symptomatic of a desire for control, or even a bowdlerized version of the whole misbegotten colonialist project. William Frank Calderon’s Orphans (1893), a striking oil painting of an Irish wolfhound and two pups—and one of the MoD’s most impressive pieces—seems almost like a cunning satire of that project. The dogs crouch on a Persian rug near a Flemish tapestry—under Pax Britannica, these objects have been ripped, orphaned, from their rightful place and time.

But there was also something nostalgic, even melancholy, about the Victorians’ fondness for animals. As the Industrial Revolution devoured the English countryside, painters’ evocations of nature grew more and more reverent. Under these circumstances, the dog often became a symbol for the dividedness of Victorian life itself—linked both to the vanishing wilderness and to the domestic sphere. Most of the art in the MoD oscillates between these poles. The massive, ruthless dog in Richard Adsell’s The Poacher At Bay (1865) embodies “nature red in tooth and claw” (to borrow from another eminent Victorian). Hard to believe this beast shares any DNA with Millie, the late George H. W. Bush’s English springer spaniel, the subject of a 1990 oil painting by Christine Merrill in which she looks as mild and stately as her owner.

Photo of the New York City Museum of the Dog courtesy of the museum.

The paintings of Cassius Marcellus Coolidge—whose A Friend in Need (1903) is known far and wide by its excruciatingly literal nickname, “Dogs Playing Poker”—are tellingly absent from the MoD (though a blockbuster show must be in the works, sure as the sun will rise). Gone, too—save for one token image—are the photographs of William Wegman, basically live-action recreations of Coolidge’s fantasies. In general, there are very few images of dogs overtly imitating people at the MoD; dogs being dogs are more than enough. With its 30-foot-tall glass case and brand-new VR displays, the museum makes a heroic effort to avoid the pitfalls of kitschiness, which naturally makes it seem even kitschier. But there are surprising moments of wit, sincerity, inventiveness, and poignancy, scattered throughout the exhibition like pawprints on a white carpet.

Consider Noble’s Pug and Terrier (1875), an artwork of such pathos, economy, and pointed social commentary, it might have made Dickens sniffle. A scrawny terrier wearing a collection jar around its neck (a common tactic for fundraisers on the streets of London at the time) faces a handsome bulldog (not coincidentally, the quintessential English dog). Thanks to Noble’s forced perspective, we can’t see either animal’s owner, but we also can’t help but imagine them—one a charity case begging for alms, the other as cocky and well-fed as his pet. It’s all rather schlocky and overdetermined, but it’s authentically moving, as well, like a canine retelling of The Prince and the Pauper; a reminder that art about animals is always about people, too.Many of the MoD’s most effective pieces strike a similar tone, with dogs evoking a loss or a tragedy they cannot really understand. Earl’s Silent Sorrow (1910), completed shortly after the death of Victoria’s son, King Edward VII, features the late monarch’s beloved wire fox terrier, Caesar, resting his head on an empty armchair, waiting for a master who’ll never scratch his ears again.

Photo of the New York City Museum of the Dog courtesy of the museum.

Edward has never really lived down his reputation as a spoiled playboy, not that Caesar knew anything about that—as Aldous Huxley was later to put it, “to his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs.” Here, the late king’s pink armchair seems to be fading away—as if, when he breathed his last breath, he took all the color and liveliness of turn-of-the-century England with him. This turned out to be truer than Earl could have known—a few short years later, Europe was waging the war to end all wars, an entire generation of English youths had been decimated by gunfire and disease, and Earl herself had emigrated to the United States, where she’d spend the remainder of her life.

At the end of the MoD’s exhibition, there’s a glass case containing a tiny, oddly jaunty-looking set of remains. They belonged, Fausel informed me, to Belgrave Joe, a legendarily prolific fox terrier who was once sold for his weight in silver, and whose descendants include some of the most renowned show dogs of modern times. It’s a strange note to end on, too macabre to be adorable and too specific to the world of dog-breeding to be much of a crowd-pleaser.

But I suppose that’s what impresses me: the owner who chose to preserve the skeleton didn’t see Joe as a pet or a childish indulgence. He genuinely respected his animal, and wanted to make sure the world would remember him forever. I can’t think of a work of art that better sums up everything creepy and silly and special about our friendship with Canis lupus familiaris.

from Artsy News

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Gal pumpkin embellished with a Tybee collection of lichen, shells, and acorns. A mid century modern piece of jewelry, a momma bird and her nest. Embellished by artisan, #Gena Fausel, especially for Fall 2021 (at Tybee Visitors Center) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTGOT-TMrYA/?utm_medium=tumblr

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These Are The Outdated Interior Design Trends You’ll Be Waving Goodbye To In 2019

Interior design trends are cyclical and, unfortunately, no trend will last forever. With that in mind, we decided to ask the experts what outdated interior design trends they think we’ll be saying goodbye to in 2019. If their predictions are right, the new year looks to be an opportunity for some big style shake-ups. Keep reading to find out which of your favorite trends are on their way out and which are still going strong.

The era of grey everything is about to end. Image: Milan Design + Build

Grey shades

“While there has been a bit of a craze for the color grey, I think this is likely to die down and stay that way for some time. The sometimes-bland color palette of a grey room doesn’t work as well as it used to.”

–  Charlie Worrall, Designer, NGI Design 

Though it may be hard to believe that the era of “grey-everything” is coming to an end, it’s finally happening. In 2019, people are craving neutrals with more personality. If you’re looking for a neutral that will please the masses in the new year, go towards warmer tans and browns. Alternatively, a stark white can also be used to create a look that’s still on-trend.

Metallic accent furniture is on its way out. Image: Alexander Pollock Interiors

Metallic accent furniture

“One home trend we can kiss goodbye is metallic accent furniture. Gold and silver settees and accent chairs are being traded for jewel tones in suede and velvet. We’ll still see a presence of metallic in tabletop decor, but it’s disappearing from furniture trends.”

– Erin Fausel, Lifestyle Blogger at American Freight Furniture & Mattress 

Like it or not, metallics seem to have fallen out of favor. In gathering quotes for this post, we received several submissions about rose gold alone. If you want to switch out your metallic pieces for something a bit more current, we suggest opting for natural materials. In particular, green and sustainable design has been gaining popularity recently.

The tide has changed on tropical design. Image: Martha O’Hara Interiors

Morrocan and tropical design

“Tropical and Moroccan themes are going to be out. These trends tend not to be long-lasting so it’s no surprise that they’ll be overtaken by the likes of Dutch House and color-blocking in 2019.”

– Nicola Croughan, Interior Designer, Blinds Direct

Like Nicola says, it’s no surprise that tropical and Morrocan looks will decline in popularity in 2019. Trends like these offer such specific aesthetics that they often don’t last long. Next year, you should be looking to trade out your tropical accessories for solid-colored items in bold hues and jewel tones.

Say goodbye to industrial design. Image: MARTIN Architects

Industrial design

“The industrial look was on the tail end this year. What we’re seeing come from this shift is clean and modern. You can style a home to be clean, modern and have a little personality and that’s why we believe we’re seeing this style preference.”  

– Debi Davis, Owner, Debi Davis Interior Design

Though the industrial design trend has served us well over the last couple of years, again, we see tastes moving in a warmer direction. These days, instead of migrating towards starker aesthetics like industrial design, if you want to be on trend, you should take Ms. Davis’s advice and move toward styles that allow for more self-expression. Maximalism, for example, is a great way to embrace newer looks.

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