scrap of Shackleton

Among the myriad of images I've made based on Shackleton's ship Endurance is this collage/ink & watercolor piece. I like it for its smallness and use of various materials at hand, including a bit of old silk brocade, and then the slash of silver paint on the black paper--I guess as a nod to the ice.

Rich flavors

This evening I went with my son and his grandparents to Bouley--a French restaurant in Tribeca. They serve elaborate, delicately flavored foods with innumerable in between clean-your-palate inventions. For desert we had chocolate souffle with vanilla, chocolate and maple ice cream. On the way out they handed us take home bags with lemon tea cakes, for breakfast they suggested.
The collage of flavors, with their balance of sweet and savory was a delight. The room had curved red painted ceilings with velvet couches. Individual lights and a basket of multi-colored, tightly furled roses were at each table.