Inspirations-Blog #23
“A Book is like a Garden…Carried in the Pocket”
Welcome to the Jacque Michelle Book Blog! We at Jacque Michelle feel we have some delightful books on our table for personal reading or gifting. As the book buyer, I fill our book cornucopia with a variety that you might find laughable, informative, sexy, up-lifting or novel enough that you can’t put down. Today we’ll discuss ……..
INSPIRATIONS….Selections from Classic Literature
By Paulo Coelho
This lovely anthology begins with Paulo talking about the meaning of the anthology-a Greek word that means a flower gathering; a bouquet of flowers. An anthology then would be a sort of reminder of something else, a small token of something much larger. Essentially an anthology is a reminder of other books, that in turn, are reminders of an oral, living message.
“An anthology is not only a collection of texts and poems, but a gift, something we arrange, according to our sensitivities, to give to others. The flowers are not created by us-in this case, the books that I chose present to you lie in front of me as vast field literature. Some of these texts portray the common furnace of the imagination that lights humanity.
The ancients believed that all things-visible and invisible were composed of four different substances: Earth, Water, Fire, Air. The four elements symbolize our world in all its dimension, the way we dwell in the world. Thus the chapters of the book are delivered to you within this symbolic theme and this anthology is not “complete” until read by you! Your insight completes the circle and makes it turn again.
Emerson used to say that a library was like a magic cabinet. My aim with this work is that readers will feel compelled to go to their magic cabinets and re-awaken their imagination.”
Here are a few titles/authors from this beautiful bouquet of an anthology: “The Ugly Duckling, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Nelson Mandela, George Orwell, Bhagavad Gita, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, Yeats’ Poems & MORE!
This and other marvelous tomes await you at Jacque Michelle……….Happy Reading
Heard about Butter London Nail Polish?
- At February 17, 2012
- By Diana ZImmerman
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Butter London Nail Polish
Guarantee a perfect pedi and a marvelous mani with this fabulous new line of Butter London Nail Polish Unlike the polish you might currently be using, Butter London is completely free of cancer-causing toxins.
Here is the New Spring Summer 2012 Lacquer Collection:
left to right in foto:
Yummy Mummy: Brit slang for impossibly slim, beautiful, “stay-at-home mums.”
No more waity Katie: speaks for itself J
Tramp Stamp: A tattoo on the small of a woman’s back, whose presence signifies that she is “easy.”
Tea with the Queen: A highly prestigious invitation extended to important and boring members of the British public.
West End wonderland: London’s anser to “Broadway” in NYC, where hopeful starlets alight from buses and straight into strip clubs.
La Moss: Adding the prefix “La” to anyone’s name implies that they are a diva. A Fashionista’s nickname for England’s most famous model.
….and many more….
Come by and see for yourself , those colors are truly amazing!
Does Jacque Michelle hold the key to your heart?
- At February 8, 2012
- By Diana ZImmerman
- In New Products
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Where is the key to your heart?
Try finding it in our steampunk valentine window display at Jacque Michelle’s, among other industrial antiques that have been recycled into amazing art!
You might just open your own heart and swim with the waves of hearts, created by Amanda and Kathryn.
Within the theme of Steampunk, the two sisters ( CU students as well as now JM employees) Amanda and Kathryn Zwan, were asked to create art for the Jacque Michelle Gifts and Apparel storefront.
I spoke with Amanda about the process of getting things together for the big red LOVE display. She told me they went to local bikeshops to find bike gears, to locksmiths for used keys, and to shriftstores for old mirrors, all to be used for the LOVE project. Basically, the sisters have been re-purpusing trash for your enjoyment! Hearts, hearts, hearts, made from nature (branches), diverse industrial antiques and items that are used on a daily basis, like newspaper, tissue tablecloth and packaging materials.
See below how they used the broken mirrors to create depth in the cardboard heart. It is outlined by red tissue inside recycled coffee filters. Also, A “Chopstick Heart” is floating over a sea of hearts made of packaging materials….this brings recycling to a whole nother level!
See for yourself what they came up with!
Happy Valentines and THANK YOU to our two jung artists!
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Book Review: “Monday Hearts” by Page Hodel
We at Jacque Michelle feel we have some fantabulous books on our table for Valentine gift giving & others that you might find laughable, informative, sexy, up-lifting or novel enough that you can’t put it down.
First a quote from “Book Love”……..”Books also had a meaning for her as physical objects: she loved to walk down the street with a book under her arm. It had the same significance for her as an elegant cane for the dandy a century ago. It differentiated her from others.” Milan Kundera/The Unbearable lightness of Being). I chose this quote as a little reminder to the pleasure of holding a book in your hands (Kindles are swell but books are better!) Come in and see what our library table has to offer, including the next book to blog about: ………
Monday Hearts for Madalene by Page Hodel
Quote from inside cover of this “art of hearts” book:” When a person falls in love, the universe and everything in it comes vividly alive. It happened to San Franciso artist Page Hodel when she found the love of her life, Madalene Rodriguez.
Early every Monday morning , Page would create a heart for Madalene and leave it for her to discover somewhere near her front door. Tragically, Madelene died of ovarian cancer less than a year after she and Page met. But Page’s love goes on, beautifully symbolized in the hearts she continues to create from a plentitude of objects. In this book are 100 photographs of Pages hearts for Madalene, fashioned from a magical, surprising diversity of materials : acorns and asparagus, berries, buttons, and bungee cord; cardboard , clothespins , corks, and candy corn. True love embraces the world and Page’s art is testimony to it’s enduring faith.”
Not only are the hearts themselves waggish and playful but the words that accompany the book are equally uplifting. A short story of miraculous alchemy with a very colorful result. Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Enjoy the season of love.
Happy reading! Jacque Michelle
Book Review: …all about LOVE
“The smallest bookstore still contains more ideas of worth than have been presented in the entire history of television.” (Ross)
Hello Friends of Books/w/Covers. Our book table is overflowing with love in the spirit of Valentine’s day. Come take a peek!
I’m going to cover 3 small but BIG On LOVE books this week.
The first I’d like to mention is a diminutive 6 x 6 palm size book titled ”A gift Of Love” by Tilly Lane. This dear little tome would please any Valentine on your list but especially good for Dad’s to give to a daughter. It’ raspberry and brown palette had a sophistication to such a tiny book-the quotes are classic, funny and not sappy! Two blond love birds grace the cover, hearts for wings. A great steal at $7.95 too.
Next, is a friendship book ”You’ve Got a Friend”-a compilation from the modern publisher –Compendium that prides itself on being a recycled & classy gift book. Read this friendly book and lift your spirits with quotes like ”Life is more amusing than we thought”(Andrew Lang), or “People are more fun than anybody (Dorothy Parker). Yep, charm galore in this sweet book. & remember…… “Friendship glows in the dark”. (Cat Lane)
Lastly, I want to point out “Book Love” by Bill Henderson. People can lose their lives in libraries… they ought to be warned” (Saul Bellow).
That’s the type of book love quote you can expect from this entertaining read. “Book Love is a love letter from hundreds of writers and readers and their friends to the printed and bound book.” With a dire warning in the prelude of the possible demise of the bound book-this author alerts us to the preciousness of what could be lost if we not diligent in supporting our book stores and libraries. And so the birth of a quote book proclaiming true love for books with covers of all manner.
“I have always imagined that Paradise will be a kind of library.”
Jorge Luis Borges
Happy Valentines and Joyous Reading to you!
