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THE POWERFUL IMPACT OF LED'S Maybe you have heard some hype about LEDs. Unlike fads that come and go, there are some wonderful reasons that LEDs should be incorporated into your everyday lighting use. The first, and possibly most important reason in our expanding global consciousness of green technology, is the long life and high efficiency of LEDs versus fluorescent light bulbs. LEDs have a lifespan of 50,000 hours and emit an amount of 6-8 watts per unit of light. In …

TRANSFORMATION TUESDAY: AQUA AND TURQUOISE DRESSERS If Pinterest has taught us anything, it’s that we all have the ability to refurbish, upcycle, renovate, and learn a ton of different words for making our stuff look cool. Let’s get real though, the word “upcycle” was taken on by our generation in a response to the recession coupled with a desire to have a cute home on a budget. Pinterest and other DIY social media platforms have taught us to do crafts and tasks that other generations eithe …

CATHERINE RYAN: INTERPRETING A UNIVERSAL LANGUAGEArtist Catherine Ryan developed her curiosity in people and their interaction with the world while working in a photo lab as a student at the California College of the Arts. Hours of staring at people’s color negatives certainly changed her sense of color and composition. But more importantly, it had a strong impact on the subject matter and underlying themes of her artworks. “All of the images I was looking at were simultaneously very personal to …

RICHARD HELLER GALLERY ART SHOW REVIEW: DUSTIN YELLIN $50,000, TWO PARACHUTES, AND A CRAB'S SUIT This weekend, during a gallery "crawl", my friends and I stumbled upon an artist with work unlike anything I've ever personally seen. We made our way to Santa Monica Bergamot Station Complex, which I highly recommend if you’re remotely close to the Los Angeles area. We passed by the Richard Heller Gallery and saw what looked like colorful glass squares. This seemed intriguing, so we made o …