June 26th, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in FEATURE, SCIENCE | Comments Off on Autistic Savants Part 1 – Stephen Wiltshire
Those with Autism struggle to fit into mainstream society being cast off as strange and socially incapable. Regardless of where they fall on the Autism spectrum, they are limited in their freedom to contribute to this world as they are largely ignored and avoided. In recent years, with the help of social media and a […]
June 26th, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in ARTS, FEATURE | Comments Off on Penzai/Saikei/Bonseki/Bonkei
As I continued to explore Takanori Aiba’s works, I began to wonder about the history of bonsai. Having Aiba in our world is no doubt a gift, but we would not have any of what he has done without the existence of bonsai in the first place. What about the roots of this tradition? After some […]
June 26th, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in ARTS, FEATURE | Comments Off on Takanori Aiba – Bonsai!
A lot of us run random searches on things sometimes just to see what’s out there. Sometimes, I’ll run an identical search months or years later to see what’s changed. In November 2013, I revisited a search on “bonsai trees” and “Zen gardens.” What I unlocked was a door to the fascinating world of Japanese, […]
June 25th, 2014 | by weshareinterests | published in ARCHITECTURE, HOME & GARDEN, FEATURE | Comments Off on Cube House – Nagoya, Japan
おはようございます！- Yuriko Ninomiya greets the day from her third story bedroom as her husband opens up the door to their store and gallery below. One of my favourite sites is dwell.com, an architectural design publication. I recently came upon this home and thought I would share. Situated in Nagoya, Japan’s fourth largest urban area, this […]
August 24th, 2013 | by weshareinterests | published in FEATURE, LITERATURE & VOCAB | Comments Off on Casey Tells a Story
| My girlfriend called earlier tonight. This was said: Casey: “You’ll never guess what happened today.” Me: “Likely.” Casey: “Yeah. So you know how the art gallery is super old — kay. So today I find this stash of binders in a drawer, and I don’t know who put them there or why since if […]