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Hefe-Weizen - Fürst Wallerstein Brauhaus
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3.43/5 rDev -12.5%
look: 1.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 5 | overall: 3.5
500ml Bügelflashe. Mindestens haltbar bis: 05.12.11.
It pours a light hay gold with a bright white head that quickly dissipates with no lacing.
The smell is predominantly banana with some malt coming through ever so slightly.
The flavor follows the scent. Big banana notes in this one. A nice bit of wheat and barley flavors as well. It also has a nice lemon tartness. It is a fruity, sweet, but light hefe-weizen, great for summer weather.
Serving type: bottle
07-02-2011 09:14:38 | More by crossovert
3.48/5 rDev -11.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Perusing the German beer at Total Wine and ran across this, big fan of Hefe so figured I would give it a go.
A=Pours a very thick and cloudy orange with a huge fluffy head. Pretty appetizing for any hefeweizen fan, though i wouldn't recommend it as an offering to someone just starting to expand his beer horizons.
S=Typical fare of clove and banana
T=Clove and banana come to the forefront with a spicy taste in the finish
M=a bit thin but nicely carbonated
O=Try it out if you can find it in your local store but don't bend over backwards to trade for it
Serving type: bottle
11-20-2012 15:22:33 | More by ramseye4
3.63/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from the bottle into a wheat ale glass.
A classic booming soapy white head makes the grade, slides down the glass and provides some retention, but true to style. Body color hits at unfiltered mix of classic orange glowing yellow, with some light amber hues. Lots of rising carbonation. The body color has a good mix of in between great and uses the brown to it's advantage.
Nose is peanut butter. What is it with the yeast profile on these Furst brews? Peanuts and clean wheat chewy malt. Light clove sense pops in. The peanut sensation on this style feels real good compared to the pilsners, it comes off with that nice chewy wheat malt and compliments nicely. I actually like this angle.
On the palate, yup it's a hefe alright, but seems quite toned down. Most of the flavor profile is accented in the finish, hitting with a real nice lingering burnt clove sense that isn't drastic or hurtful. Body hits at some wet carbonation, but matches it seems with the toned down flavor. Borderline crisp.
Overall it's a muted Hefe, but I strangely miss that peanut taste which I think would make this unique for a hefe. I could have this again though, it's a good German hefe alternative.
Serving type: bottle
01-16-2013 00:51:33 | More by smakawhat
New Jersey
3.76/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Picked up a 500 ml. bottle of this a week or so ago over at Total Wine, having never tried this before. This was a good beer and a solid example of what a Hefeweizen should be but it was not the best I had. It was a bit too dark in appearance and taste and there was even just a bit too much alcohol in this. I still believe that there isn't a bad example of this style and this was just fine as is for a nice Summer night such as this one.
The pour to this was good, with a hazy apricot hue, fluffy head, and a bit of lacing that slowly slide down the sides of my glass. Not a strong aroma to this but there was wheat, apricot, and booze in the nose and more of the fruit in the taste. It almost felt like a Weizenbock, since the body was not as strong as the medium-bodied fruit and the carbonation wasn't that prevalent either, leading for the taste to linger long into the aftertaste.
This was just a bit stronger than I would have liked, as it was the first Hefeweizen where I could actually feel the alcohol as I worked my way through it. This had quite a full body and I could almost chew it and combined with the "pop" as I undid the top to it, combined for an interesting sensory experience for what tends to be a lighter style for me. This could have used more banana and clove but it's just bit different than the other examples of the style that I've had and a good representation of what a beer like this is capable of.
Serving type: bottle
07-01-2013 06:34:00 | More by JerzDevl2000
New Jersey
3.8/5 rDev -3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Poured out of the swing top bottle into a pint glass. Best before 2/19/2014
A: hazy (of course) straw golden pours with a nice head that fades pretty quickly and medium carbonation
S: banana bubblegum and orange
T: slightly grainy mostly bubblegum and banana. I wish it had a little more of the clove that the German hefes are so famous for but I can't complain too much - it has a nice flavor.
M: lingering sweetness and fruitiness light bodied
O: happy I had it. Not my favorite German hefe but I am yet to find an American example that could top this one.
Serving type: bottle
09-30-2013 21:29:13 | More by Givemebeer
3.9/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 5
Orange opaque body with pure white head.
Very light aroma
Very fresh banana and spice. Overall this beer is good to drink but lacking in character, making the 250 word minimum quite a challenge for reviewing this beer.
Fine carbonation.
Very refreshing, but pretty boring. I am beginning to think that "HefeWeizen" means boring in German.
Serving type: bottle
07-18-2004 12:11:20 | More by Naerhu
District of Columbia
3.91/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Pours a hazy, somewhat murky orange-yellow. The off-white head has a light tint of yellow-orange, and while initially tall, it eagerly fades to a more medium height. The texture is a bit fluffy/foamy, and a patchy lattice of lacing sticks to the glass.
S: Some tangy wheat aromas in the nose, along with some general malty breadiness. Soft yeasty spiciness, with rather light clove notes. Banana notes become increasingly prominent as the beer warms. A bit lemony/citric. Subdued but pleasant.
T: Bready malt and wheat notes up front. Yeast adds a nice batch of citric, banana, and powdery spice flavors. Faint vanilla and clove flavors. A pleasant, fruity aftertaste brings some light orchard notes (pear, golden apple).
M: Medium body, with fairly soft carbonation. Generally creamy and inviting.
O: This is a nice hefeweizen, though other offerings from Germany are superior. This manages a very nice balance, with no particular characteristic standing apart from the others. Nicely crafted and easy to drink.
Serving type: bottle
01-25-2013 23:55:43 | More by Clydesdale
4.15/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
500ml bottle - $3.99 at Total Wine & More in Kennesaw, Georgia.
Appearance: Pours out a cloudy, darkish yellow body with a tall, pillowy, white head.
Smell: Tangy-scented wheat, a little tartish lemon juice, subtle banana scent, a bite of clove, very far-off vanilla.
Taste: Soft, supple wheat malt with a slight graininess and pinch of powdered sugar. The ever expected banana and spicy clove tastes are there. Almost gives a hint of vanilla. Citrusy lemon, a hint of florals and enough bitterness to help push it do a drying, crisp finish.
Mouthfeel: Falls shy of medium-bodied. Medium-plus carbonation.
Overall: Refreshing. Not a bad lil' hefe that leans more crisp than creamy.
Serving type: bottle
11-27-2012 20:20:06 | More by ChainGangGuy
4.2/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Classic hefe with all the qalities of a solid beer in this style: wonderful hazy color and great head; delicious citrusy taste with superb balance of flavors and ingredients; a full, creamy mouthfeel that blends well with the abv; and a satisying finish. I even love the bottle, which I'll keep for perhaps future bottling? I plan to go back to the store to pick up some more before it disappears. A very solid beer. Can't wait to try their others (3 of which are chilling now in my fridge).
Serving type: bottle
01-13-2013 22:09:47 | More by Beer-A-Lot
4.25/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Poured from a brown 16.9 oz. bottle. Has a cloudy golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is bursting with banana's , spices. Taste is the same, banana, spice, wheat, extreme refreshment. Feels full bodied in the mouth and overall is a top notch beer.
Serving type: bottle
12-21-2012 21:03:25 | More by tone77
4.28/5 rDev +9.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
I have never seen this brewery's beer before, found it at the Olympia Einkaufzentrum in Munich today.. Served in a flip-top, blue label with a picture of a knight on the front.
Opens wih an explove pop, immediately giving a whiff of Hefe-goodness.
An aggressive pour yields an thick, cramy, ever-so-light tan head literally filling the entire hefe glass. After several seconds, the beer emerges under the cap, a light golden-yellowish colored Hefe, that immediately reminds me of Belgian Wit in appearance, in it's lemony total murkiness. The head is still there after a full two minutes. Good looking Hefe.
Aroma is rich mixture of a thick smell of grain, yeast, and lemony esters , cream, all pureed with a massive amount of banana, and with a sharp, peppery-clove dusting. Orange and tangerine are appreciated, but this is really one of the most banana-like Hefe's I've come across. The aroma is accented, but not interrupted by the light spiciness of yeast. Banana-weizen if I've ever had one. I'm loving it.
Spicy, musty, thick-sweet and creamy all at once. There is a grainy wood-like mustiness upfront, then the onslaught of fruit and spice ensues. The banana is upfront and in-your face, digging into it, I find a sweetness akin to vanilla bean, orange, honey cream of wheat, pepper and clove.
Flavor is probably one of the most banana-like of any Hefe I have previously tried. It detracts a bit from itself after a while. A bit more spice would take this to the top of the Hefe world. Mouth feel is thick creamy and a bit under carbonated, as in any good Hefe. It simply becomes a slight bit too sweet after a while, but that is being a bit nit-picky.
I've really been looking for a Hefe that packs this much banana-creamy flavor, and Wallerstein has delivered. Great Weizen.
Serving type: bottle
01-29-2010 19:29:15 | More by czfreeman
Ontario (Canada)
4.35/5 rDev +11%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Beautiful cloudy golden color with a strong head that lasts the entire glass. I had this with some German sausage and sauerkraut and it was glorious. Great tasting beer with a light hint of banana. I was at a German beer hall and tried several other brews after this one (this was the first) but this was by far the best.
Serving type: bottle
07-31-2009 01:33:19 | More by Stonepot
4.47/5 rDev +14%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
I really enjoyed this beer and have tried it a few times now in blind tests. It really is a solid offering from what is one of the best breweries in Germany. Try their beers and I think youll agree!
Pours up a creamy white head that fades a little quicker than other Weißbiers in this region. The fines bubbles do hang on for the rest of the ride to provide a nice lace. The color is pale gold and cloudy with yeast. The aroma is absolutely where this beer shines. A very nicely balanced and complex aroma that begins with a big fruity bubble gum blast. Candy like at times with strong waves of banana. Paired to the fruit aromas are nice phenolic spice aromas. The yeast comes thorugh crisp and very clean and is backed by a strong malt backbone. A+ for the aroma no question! Würzig!!! The carbonation is appropriate to style and mouth feel is medium to light. Its very light and crisp. Maybe a bit lighter than others. The fruity yeast flavors play up front and lead into a spiced malt foundation that finishes balanced by a slight hop bitterness. Maybe a bit lighter in the mouth feel than others but otherwise a very, very good Weißbier. It you like your Weißbier aggressive in the aroma department and full flavor(Würzig!) than pour one of these up. Only possible detraction is the mouthfeel. Zum Wohl!
Serving type: bottle
06-04-2007 21:15:17 | More by Ungespundet
Hefe-Weizen from Fürst Wallerstein Brauhaus
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Waiting Room – 2 hours later A nurse enters NURSE: "Hey Noah, are you ready to come on back?" she says with a smile, waving him through. He's on a first name basis with everyone in the office due to his numerous visits. The nurse leaves him in a cold operating room. The doctor comes in shortly after. DOCTOR: "Hello Noah, how are we feeling today?" NOAH: "Not well, I…still feel sharp pains...I can't sleep through the night…I think I may have an ulcer…" Noah says all of this making very little eye contact, never looking up from the floor. The doctor shakes his head at Noah's remark. DOCTOR: "The upper GI we took last week came up negative, you don't have an ulcer. I think your acid reflux is just acting up again." NOAH: "..but nothing's changed, I don't feel any bet.." The doctor interrupts Noah midsentence. DOCTOR: "We'll just try a new medication, and follow up on things in a couple months." He says with a wink, walking out. NOAH: "..I don't think that will….work.." 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He leaves the book aisle and heads to the book store restroom to wash his hands. Finally, He's at the pharmacy picking up a wide array of prescriptions. The pharmacist is trying to squeeze them all into one small bag, but quickly notices there are far too many bottles to do so and throws them all into a larger paper bag. He shrugs, looking at Noah and hands him the bag. INT. A small pub - Evening Noah sits uncomfortably at a table in the corner nursing a glass of water. A man in blue scrubs walks in scanning the bar for Noah. He finds Noah and sits across the table from him MAN: "Water?" NOAH: "With all of the medication…..I can't drink alcohol." MAN: He nods, "Right, right, I should have assumed as much." The man catches a waitress' attention and orders a long neck. MAN: "How are you, how are things going?" NOAH: "…I think I have an ulcer, my doctor says I don't, but I feel like I may…and my sleep pattern is still a mess I seem to be.." The Man interrupts him. MAN: "I'm not talking about how you're feeling, how are YOU? Have you been getting out much? Are you seeing anyone?" NOAH: "I went to a few appointments, and…I..uh went to the bookstore yesterday." The waitress hands the man his beer, he thanks her. MAN: "I'm worried about you, Noah. It seems like the few times I'm able to actually get ahold of you are the only times you leave your house, are you still hung up on Kelly?" NOAH: "She won't return my calls, I haven't heard a thing. I sent letters…left messages…" MAN: "You'll find someone better, someone more understanding." NOAH: "She wasn't that bad, she was sweet….I just should have.." MAN: "You'll find better." Noah nods, though he's obviously not convinced. MAN: "Listen, I have to meet Karen for dinner, here ya go." He slides a medication sample across the table to him. MAN: "You know, it's highly unethical for me to do this, it's new, it's a trial, it might at least help with your migraines." NOAH: "thanks." MAN: "I'm your friend, Noah, I just wanna look out for you, I'm not another one of your specialists. We were college roommates, we're friends, don't forget that, pick up your phone every now and then." NOAH: "I'm sorry, you're right." The Man interjects again. MAN: "Although, even in college, at times I felt more like your doctor, always being probed for medical advice" NOAH: "I'm sorry, I'll call you." The Man stands up and leaves cash on the table for his drink. He pats Noah on the shoulder. MAN: "Please do, take care of yourself, don't let your many ailments control your life. Get out there." Noah walks to the bathroom to wash his hands as the man exits the pub. We see the bathroom door swing behind Noah as he enters. INT – Psychiatrist's office – The Next Day Noah's sitting in a small round chair with faded green, leather upholstery. The room has an aged wood grain paneling covering the walls, it's very disorganized. An older man, balding, and wearing a sweater vest sits across from Noah behind a desk. He's jotting notes down on the margins of the paper in front of him. He glances over his thin rimmed glasses while questioning Noah. PSYCHIATRIST: "So it appears your other health problems remain unchanged? The migraines, stomach pains, joints, the works?" Noah nods. PSYCHIATRIST: "Well I can't do a whole lot for you there, but we can keep working on other matters, straighten out your head a bit." He offers Noah a quick smile and nod. PSYCHIATRIST: "Your hands are still a bit red, haven't made much progress there?" NOAH: "No….none really.." He looks down at his dry hands. PSYCHIATRIST: "Standard OCD, we've known about it. We're working on it. We'll get there. Aside from that, how have you been feeling?" NOAH: "My migraines are poun…." The psychiatrist interrupts PSYCHIATRIST: "I mean YOU, Noah, how are YOU." He points to Noah's chest. PSYCHIATRIST: "You must always worry about your emotional well being above everything else, are you getting out more?" NOAH: "Well….I had a drink with a friend yesterday." PSYCHIATRIST: "Anything else?" Noah wets his lips and appears to be struggling to find something to say. PSYCHIATRIST: "We can deal with your condition, depression, your anxiety, the works, more importantly, you can. There's more out there for you. You can't cling to your past regrets and you can't cling to the idea of being ill." As the Psychiatrist speaks, Noah looks at him with a blank face, clearly somewhere else in his head. Montage: EXT. – Park We quickly flash to a shot of Noah in a park at a picnic scene with a brunette. She's wearing a red dress, they're both smiling. In the background we still hear the Psychiatrist speaking, but it's indistinguishable as his voice fades out and we're left staring at Noah and the brunette. She's playfully dancing barefoot while Noah watches, laughing. This is a Noah we haven't seen before. She throws herself back onto the blanket and into his arms. She looks up into his eyes. BRUNETTE: "I love you." NOAH: "I love you too." Same Montage: INT – Apartment The park scene fades to black and quickly rolls in to a scene of the couple in Noah's apartment. She's shouting as Noah sits on the edge of his bed looking defeated. She opens the medicine cabinet and begins throwing the bottles at Noah. Brunette: "Pills! Everywhere! Your bathroom's a pharmacy! What's wrong with you?!" He sits on his bed without saying a word, without moving, he stares at the wall. She begins to stomp out of the room. Brunette: "And you're out of soap again!" INT. – Back to the Psychiatrist's Office The Psychiatrist's voice starts to fade back in as we see Noah coming back to reality. PSYCHIATRIST: "Noah?...are you listening to me?" NOAH: "Yes…sorry" PSYCHIATRIST: "We're gonna increase the dose of your medication, see how it works for you." NOAH: "Alright." PSYCHIATRIST: "There's plenty in your shoes, Noah, you're never alone." Noah nods. PSYCHIATRIST: "You're fine, you'll be fine." The two men stand and shake hands, Noah exits. EXT – Pharmacy – Later that day. From the street we watch Noah walk into the pharmacy. INT –Pharmacy As Noah approaches the counter he bumps into the blond he spied in the waiting room the day before. He accidently knocks a bag full of pill bottles from her hands, the same sized bag as the one he received the day before. NOAH: "I'm so sorry….I should watch where I'm walking.." BLOND: "It's okay…I wasn't paying attention…and I just didn't see.." They both shuffle to place the contents back into her bag. Noah looks up into her face while she's still looking down at the floor collecting bottles, he quickly glances back at the floor. Once his head down she glances at him. They fill the bag and she quietly leaves, Noah walks back towards the counter to fill his prescription, still watching the blond as she walks away. INT – Night – Noah's bedroom Noah is staring up at the ceiling, laying in bed. He rolls over to see a framed picture of he and the brunette from the picnic scene. He opens the drawer of his night stand, shoves the framed photo in the drawer and rolls over. INT – Bookstore – The Next Day Noah is thumbing through books in the Self-Help aisle. He reaches for a book titled "A Better You." A woman's hand grazes his, reaching for the same book, it's the blond. NOAH and BLOND in unison: "Sorry." They catch one another's eye, this time they don't look away. Each smile shyly. As they're smiling we hear a line from Noah's friend repeated. Man (V.O.) "You'll find someone better, someone more understanding." The blond nervously giggles, Noah wrings his dry palms. Blond: "This book…is nice too…" She sheepishly hands him a paperback below the book they each reached for, the book's titled "Finding Forever: A Guide to living a happy and hopeful life." He takes the book from her hand and looks at the back cover. Psychiatrist: V.O. "There's plenty in your shoes, Noah, you're never alone." INT – Bathrooms – Split Screen The scene changes to a split screen of Noah and the Blond in their own separate bathrooms. On the left side of the screen Noah is swallowing his pills, on the right the Blond is doing the same. Noah appears the same as we saw him at the beginning of the script, hair disheveled, just woken up. The Blonde has also just gotten out of bed, her hair is messy, she's wearing shorts and a white tank top. On the left Noah is now washing his hands, on the right the blond is brushing her hair. She alternates sides and we can see her mouthing numbers as she counts each stroke. INT- Bookstore We join the two back at the bookstore. Noah breaks the silence. NOAH: "Hi, I'm uh…I'm Noah." She smiles. Blond: "Kayla" They both smile, still nervous. END. |


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Today I made my first Etsy Treasury. I know, I know, I am behind the times on that front, but I thought I would share it anyway.
Madeleine Albright: Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat's Jewel Box
Helen W. Drutt English: Jewelry Of Our Time. Art, ornament and obsession
Helen W. Drutt: Brooching it Diplomatically: A Tribute to Madeleine K. Albright
Susan Grant Lewin: One of a Kind: American Art Jewelry Today
Today I made my first Etsy Treasury. I know, I know, I am behind the times on that front, but I thought I would share it anyway.
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I am over the moon about the work of Ana Hagopian at that moment, found via a tweet by @amalucky. I do love the power of social media.
Ana Hagopian is a jeweler originally trained in Buenos Aires, now working in Spain. Her materials of choice are recycled paper and textiles. Her style is self described as giving the illusion of the natural world.
I think they are certainly that and more. The jewelry shown on her website clearly does depict nature, such as the amaryllis necklace below, but her choice of colors, textures and methods imbues her pieces with a cheerful celebratory feeling. Some pieces remind me of garlands and streamers of a carnival, a summer day in a meadow, Mexican paper flowers, or merely a sweet garden party. Other pieces are more serious in style, like her necklaces of stands of various colored metallic disks, but these too have a richness and luxury that would make any wearer feel pampered happy.
Posted on September 22, 2010 in Jewelers | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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As regular readers will know, I can be a bit of a beading snob, but in my research for blogging over at Craft Gossip, I have come across two jewelers recently who have proven my previous notions of beading totally and utterly wrong. As the exciting this is that they work is very different styles, proving that there are many many ways to create truly artistic and creative pieces in a field of jewelry design which is normally relegated to craft and hobby work.
The first is Laura McCabe, who makes the most intricate and baroque beaded jewels which she describes as:
Elaborately beaded body adornment that combines Native American, African Zulu, and Victorian beadweaving techniques with modern materials and color schemes.
I am so incredibly impressed with the level of her work and if you are too, you can check out and interview with her for Lark Books here or buy her new book here.
The second beader is Charlotte Hosten a Belgian jeweler who now works out of Montreal. She creates lush sumptuous necklaces that have gotten quite a bit of attention. She works with a wide range of materials from recycled silk saris to Swarovski crystals and semi precious stones. She is creates novel neck pieces with high ruffled collars.
With pieces as beautiful as these, I am happy to be proven wrong, so please if you are a bead artist and want to further prove me wrong, drop me a line.
Posted on July 31, 2010 in Jewelers | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Love this entry in the ring a day challenge by mike and mary jewelry
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I love this "Rocket Ring" by Nina Dinoff. So simple and clean and yet striking.
I am really enjoying being in the 'audience' for this challenge. I love to see what people are making when they are feeling really into it and also what they do to keep up with the challenge on those days when they just don't have time or energy to do an in-depth project. I think that spur of the moment ideas are often really inspiring.
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I have just come across this artist on Flickr and love her textile pieces which run from simple modern shapes in fun colors to pieces such as this which are complicated and utilize a great color composition.
As usual I am drawn to post this particular image as it includes the drawings for the piece and I just love to see the mental workings behind a piece.
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Here is a stunning piece by Fie von Krogh. The three dimensionality and wearability in this bracelet is remarkable.
Be sure to check out the rest of Fie's Flickr photostream for an amazing array of jewelry.
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Madeleine Albright's new Book Read My Pins was released late last month. I haven't had a chance to get it yet, but it has gotten some good reviews on Amazon and I will definitely be adding it to my must read list. I am fascinated to see jewelry used in politics. If you are interested in this topic you can also check out Brooching It Diplomatically: A Tribute to Madeleine Albright by Helen Drutt, in which 61 artists were challenged with creating brooches, "themed with Albright's strategic use of adorment."
Here is the book description from Amazon:
Before long, and without intending it, I found that jewelry had become part of my personal diplomatic arsenal. Former president George H. W. Bush had been known for saying "Read my lips." I began urging colleagues and reporters to "Read my pins."
It would never have happened if not for Saddam Hussein. When U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Madeleine Albright criticized the dictator, his poet in residence responded by calling her "an unparalleled serpent." Shortly thereafter, while preparing to meet with Iraqi officials, Albright pondered: What to wear? She decided to make a diplomatic statement by choosing a snake pin. Although her method of communication was new, her message was as old as the American Revolution—Don't Tread on Me.
From that day forward, pins became part of Albright's diplomatic signature. International leaders were pleased to see her with a shimmering sun on her jacket or a cheerful ladybug; less so with a crab or a menacing wasp. Albright used pins to emphasize the importance of a negotiation, signify high hopes, protest the absence of progress, and show pride in representing America, among other purposes.
Part illustrated memoir, part social history, Read My Pins provides an intimate look at Albright's life through the brooches she wore. Her collection is both international and democratic—dime-store pins share pride of place with designer creations and family heirlooms. Included are the antique eagle purchased to celebrate Albright's appointment as secretary of state, the zebra pin she wore when meeting Nelson Mandela, and the Valentine's Day heart forged by Albright's five-year-old daughter. Read My Pins features more than 200 photographs, along with compelling and often humorous stories about jewelry, global politics, and the life of one of America's most accomplished and fascinating diplomats.
Also: 200 of Albright's Pins will be on exhibition at the Museum of Art and Design in NYC through Jan. 31st 2010Posted on October 11, 2009 in Books | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Growing up I had a subscription to The Lapidary Journal way before I knew I was going to study actual jewelry design. I ordered it because I was interested in beading and was selling easily make stuff at local craft fairs with a friend. It looked like a good magazine for tips etc, and besides I have always had a soft spot for magazines of any kind.
But was I grew to love were the step by step instructions and that photos of different projects. I am sure that this magazine was a major influence in my decision to get more serious about jewelry making.
Now I subscribe to their newsletter, and will most likely buy a "real" subscription again. But I thought that I should share two of the pieces in this month's newsletter as I think that they would hit home with my readers. I will post them here, but you can find the actual newsletter here as well.
These were written by, Helen Driggs is Managing Editor of Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist magazine
Every now and then, I am reminded of why I do this. The other night, I was hammer forming and I crossed over to that very calm, focused and quiet place of concentration where it was only me, my hammer, the anvil and the metal. Nothing intruded – I felt my breathing slow, my vision focus sharply forward, my mind go quiet, and I blissed out. The studio was silent, dark and still except for the sound of hammer strike and torch flame. I totally lost track of several hours' time, and I felt like I'd received a great gift when I came back. The rare feeling of that place is where I am so happy and most alive. It's where I want to go and stay whenever I can and I fiercely fight for space to get there. It is the place of focus and creativity. It is the place of excellence. I recently sat in on a lecture on becoming a "master craftsman" by Lew Wackler, one of our long time contributors to The Flash from Helen's Bench Do you have 10,000 hours?
Lew's concept made perfect sense to me because traditional art school training set me up to expect to invest lots of time making bad art to get good. I've been lucky enough to have studied with masters in every creative arena of my life: painting, dance and metals. The masters I've respected, become awestruck over, and have admired most were artists who had given up everything to focus on the one thing they wanted to excel at. They had the talent, desire, drive and dedication to do only "the one thing."
Most people, myself included, could not do what they had done. Even if you are bursting with natural talent, you may never get there. It is very hard to abandon a "normal" life and do "the one thing" without diverting energy on family, friends, a home, stuff. And I will be very un-PC here and say especially for a girl. Sorry. It's just a biological fact, so please don't send me a nastygram.
I am too interested in too many things to choose only one. I love my son and my friends and family, I like to cook, paint, work on my house, garden, dance, and I have a genetically driven need to constantly make things with my hands. Happily, I've become accomplished at many of those things, but I have given up other things I passionately loved because I knew that to get good at them it would take more life than I could possibly give – so I abandoned them rather than do them badly. But I can't imagine doing that for everything but "the one thing."
I don't have forever in front of me like I thought I did in my art school days, and I want to make the most of what I do have. It's hard to give things up. But it is worth it sometimes, and choice is what makes us human. I figure I've spent roughly 3,500 hours so far on metals. I'm not even halfway to becoming a "master" yet. There are processes and techniques out there I'd like to try, and I fully enjoy every moment I spend at my bench. Yes, I hope I get to 10,000 and beyond, but to tell you the truth, I don't even care. I love working in my studio with the skills I have. I'll just love it more with more and better skills.
To me, the funniest thing about it is that someone quantified it, and I'd never really considered it in those terms before. And it would be cool if you got a gold medal when you clocked 10,000 – but silly for a metalsmith, because they would probably just melt that medal down to make something. Sort of the point, right?
I bet more than a few of my readers are familiar with the feeling that Helen describes in the first piece. I sure remember the best days at my bench in college being when I would look up and suddenly realize that it was almost time for the building to close for the night and I had no desire to leave.
The second piece, I posted because I think that it makes some interesting points about mastering your field. I don't necessarily agree that it is harder for women to master a field, I think historically it has not been as acceptable for a woman to give up other interests and responsibilities for their art or any given field for that matter, but I think that things are changing. I have met many women who are dedicated to their work as much so as men. It is all about finding a balance that works for you and what you are trying to achieve. Not, that I have managed it myself, I grapple daily with how much time I want to spend on creativity versus other responsibilities, but my hope is that someday I will find a good balance and feel at peace with the choice that I make. What do you think?
Posted on September 29, 2009 in Current Affairs | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Heavy-Handed Allegory Ring, originally uploaded by 2Roses Jewelry.
This ring by 2Roses Jewelry caught my attention when it came up in the Fine Art Jewelry Flickr Pool. It is the product of an artists swap, which is really interesting. Made out of sterling silver, plastic, resin and fire opal, it came about when the artists were sent pieces in an artist to artist element swap. What a way to get unexpected inspiration.
In looking at their Etsy shop, Flickr Photostream, and website, it turns out that they are quite and interesting duo who work together to create an outstandingly varied collection of exciting jewelry. Check out a few of their pieces.
I love that they have included notes about the creative process, materials etc, with their Flickr pics, they also have included pictures of their studio, in progress pieces and each other, really interesting to be able to have a little peak into their world.
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Bloomberg: Obama Has Adopted 'Occupy Wall Street' Economic Policies
In a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece and in an interview on CBS This Morning today, Mayor Michael Bloomberg argued President Barack Obama's economic proposals — as well as those espoused by Republican presidential candidates — are fundamentally unrealistic.
"Over the past year, as the candidates jockeying for the Republican nomination raced to the right, the Obama campaign has sought to re-energize its base by tacking left," Mr. Bloomberg wrote. "The president not only embraced the frustration expressed by Occupy Wall Street protesters—which was real—but he adopted their economic populism." Read More


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Ive had 2 of these splitters and both of them leaked like a sieve right out of the package. The fact that I need a tub of hydrulic fluid per cord didnt seem profitible. It probly would have been a good machine even though its probly assembled by a pack of wild monkeys.
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This is one rugged machine. It handles anything I've thrown at it, oak, elm, pine, maple.
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A-1 logsplitter! An easy starting fine machine. Easy to use, easy to tow. The capability and ease of switching from horizontal to verticle is very helpful. It has easy access to the lever which allows easy single man operation and a quick end to the job. P.S. Its really fast when my wife runs the lever!
Cave City, AR
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Works good. I do not like how easy the fenders break. They are made flimsy. The side catchers that stop the wood from falling, break real easy as well. Overall I'm pretty happy with my purchase.
Lolo, MT
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....great price, great machine...extremely easy to use and transport...
Shirley Mills, ME
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Very good splitter at a good price,split every thing I had and most of it was big yellow birch and rock maple,a lot of it was 22 to 24 in across .Complete with fluids and starts on the first pull.
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I purchased the 27 ton log splitter for a couple of reasons. First being I soley heat my home with wood. Second reason is to save time. The 27 ton Craftsman model had a few plus's to go along with it. Sears did not charge shipping costs. It was turn key in the sense the fluids were included. Then the fact it was on sale, saving me over $300 hundred less then the other model I was looking at. After looking at several differen't log splitters for a year. My choice boiled down to this one. The "power" of the unit was shown on the first use. Red Oak rounds I split are over 24" in diamitter. The wedge hit the log and paused for one second then the secondary on the pump kicked in. The sweet sound of splitting wood echoed in my backyard. Used it for over an hour to get the feel of operation the machine has. Before I knew it there was more then a half a cord of split wood to stack. Really like the auto return feature. It saves time has you get the next log. The only couple of cons are the gas tank, also the trailer pin to secure the stand leg. So far my new log splitter is showing NO signs of leaking any fluids. Starts on the first pull. It's quiet not disturbing my neighbors. The manual stated with proper up keep and checking the fluid regularly. The 27 ton log splitter will earn its keep for over seven years before a major overhual may be in the cards? Only time will tell if this will be the case. So far I am totaly happy with the purchase. It sure beats a splitting maul and a wedge.
Garfield, AR
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I purchased this splitter because our property is covered with timber. My honey made sure everything was set correctly and initially had it set up in the vertical position. Good for him uncomfortable for me. He used the chainsaw and I used the splitter. Works perfectly. No leaks, no troubles no issues. Pull start is a cinch and in the horizontal position I could split wood all day. Meterman came by and wanted to know what it would take to get his Mrs. to help.....I told him to have her buy this splitter. Thank you Sears and Craftsman.....we will get years of use I am sure.
Pasadena, CA
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my wife like to buy things and bought this when we were redoing our yard. I think it is a bit expensive and unless you use it often, i would probably not have boughten this. It would be more practical to rent it or if you have a few jobs, just hire someone to do it. it is really powerful though and is fairly easy to use for the handymen out there.
Landenberg, PA
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I have been watching splitter prices for almost a year now. I was real close to buying one from the competition when Sears had a sale. The Sears splitter beat the competition in the following areas: overall price, tonnage, free shipping (almost a $200 savings), free assembly (time savings), fluids included (about a $50 savings). Finally, I saved an extra 10% by using my Sears card. My final price is a terrific value. The splitter starts first pull, every time. It splits anything I put on it. The side racks are a big help in keeping split logs from falling to the ground. I like that the hydraulic hoses are wrapped for abrasion protection. I would prefer the splitter to be about 12" higher in the horizontal position. I'm 6'5" and have to bend over slightly during operation. After a while it takes a toll on my back. I agree with others that the fuel tank could be bigger. I too am also a bit concerned about the pump being mounted so low because I'll be pulling the splitter into the woods with an ATV. I may manufacture a guard to protect it. Overall, this machine is an excellent value. I was prepared to assemble it like the owners manual indicated you had to do but was pleasantly surprised when the Sears associate brought out a fully assembled splitter.
Alachua, FL
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This is a great log splitter. Starts easy and goes until it runs out of gas. A larger tank would be nice... I have been splitting red oak with it and I am impressed by its performance. In the past I would rent a splitter and the rush to get it back in time. Now I can take my time and do it right. The stand can be a pain. It should have a quick way to release it and then lock it back into position. No big deal though.
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Over the 10-year period from 2000 to 2009, fires in student housing resulted in 136 fire deaths, 114 of which occurred in off-campus housing, according to Campus Firewatch. And the numbers for off-campus housing are probably understated, because such fires are compiled using media reports and not all off-campus fires are necessarily reported as involving students.
Students at many colleges and universities live in off-campus housing that the school does not own or supervise. Such housing often consists of single- or two-family houses designed to accommodate a family of four or five that are now occupied by many more people than houses not originally designed as rental properties can reasonably accommodate. Many of these houses are older properties that lack sufficient wiring capacity for electrical equipment commonly found in campus housing, such as computers, microwave ovens, portable heaters, and air conditioners. And most are not protected by sprinkler systems.
Add to these unfavorable physical conditions careless behavior by the occupants. When students living in off-campus housing invite other students to social events, excessive alcohol consumption is commonplace, resulting in both cognitive and physical impairments. It is not surprising that many victims of fatal off-campus housing fires have elevated blood-alcohol levels. Also commonplace at such events is overcrowding, as many of the invited guests end up sleeping over. Too many people, especially too many people who are unfamiliar with the layout of the house, may add to the problem. The incident commander must consider the possibility that more students than expected may occupy the building, that occupants may be in areas other than normal sleeping quarters, and that occupants may be intoxicated or otherwise impaired.
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The Shit Box is a cardboard toilet made specifically for outdoor use. But, if your water gets cut off because you didn't pay the bill, I can vouch it works inside as well. It costs about $31, which the company claims is "an honest price", and is obviously a bold-faced lie. I mean, it's a cardboard box that comes with "10 degradable poo bags (you worthless damn poo bags you, you'll never amount to anything!)". To its credit though, the unit doubles as a stool if you're comfortable hovering over a bag of shit with nothing between you and it but a cardboard lid. Oh, and the name has got to go. Shit box is already what you call an old, crappy car or some idiot's pie-hole. Which, in my girlfriend's case, is not just because she's always blathering some nonsense (although she is). You see, she was in this really twisted viral video...
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