Mikro Drawings: First Family Portrait and UFOs

These are not necessarily unrelated, LOL! Mom has her coffee, dad is diddling his phone, and Mikro is a mythical creature. He loves mythology almost as much as science! And we are all weird enough to have prompted the "What planet are you from?" look...

Canstruction at the World Financial Center

Canstruction is sort of a food drive/art exhibit where architecture and design firms compete in designing sculptures made of canned food. This year we got to see it with good friends, and Kev was able to join us after work.

Palaces for the People: Guastavino Tile at MCNY

The Guastavino family pioneered structurally strong vaulted tile spaces, making many of New York's amazing public spaces possible. Their work is all over the place, including Grand Central Terminal, Ellis Island, the old City Hall Train Station, and even up inside the Washington Square Arch. We were excited to see the exhibit celebrating their contributions to the architecture of the city at the Museum of the City of New York. Mikro even got to make a tile project of his own at the family workshop they were having.

Graffiti and Activism: 2 Exhibits at MCNY

From the City as Canvas exhibit on graffiti art and the Activist New York exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York: