tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77743855008793925192024-03-14T04:46:06.830-07:00WhimzeecalGrace Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712713886291749324noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774385500879392519.post-24338354040129938202015-10-05T07:00:00.000-07:002015-10-05T07:00:01.232-07:00Etsy Monday: Gold Polka Dot Wedding Accessories<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="http://whimzeecal.etsy.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Burlap and Rosettes Ring Pillow" height="240" hspace="20" onmouseout="this.src='http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3680/11033248083_1203234a41_m.jpg'" onmouseover="this.src='https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7339/11042896496_e8c66fb7d3_m.jpg'" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3680/11033248083_1203234a41_m.jpg" vspace="20" width="240" /></a>
<a href="http://BetterOffWed.etsy.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Wedding Cake Topper" height="240" hspace="20" onmouseout="this.src='https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5769/21305891564_fbb5c9b5ec_m.jpg'" onmouseover="this.src='https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5753/21742101879_73b274ab09_m.jpg'" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5769/21305891564_fbb5c9b5ec_m.jpg" vspace="20" width="240" /></a>
<a href="http://FirstSnowFall.etsy.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="At Last Wedding Suite" height="240" hspace="20" onmouseout="this.src='https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5818/21928628305_2a5c69c2a9_m.jpg'" onmouseover="this.src='https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5653/21917081692_1ea2e3e2bd_m.jpg'" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5818/21928628305_2a5c69c2a9_m.jpg" vspace="20" width="240" /></a>
<a href="http://HushedCommotion.etsy.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Soft Blusher Veil" height="240" hspace="20" onmouseout="this.src='https://farm1.staticflickr.com/669/21741755919_752b9dcc4a_m.jpg'" onmouseover="this.src='https://farm1.staticflickr.com/711/21742411699_cb5394301c_m.jpg'" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/669/21741755919_752b9dcc4a_m.jpg" vspace="20" width="240" /></a>
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<a href="http://Laceandlibertybridal.etsy.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Italian Lace Wedding Dress" height="240" hspace="20" onmouseout="this.src='https://farm1.staticflickr.com/620/21587876250_ca246fcf11_m.jpg'" onmouseover="this.src='https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5670/21765283842_ae1ee6006a_m.jpg'" src="https://farm1.staticflickr.com/620/21587876250_ca246fcf11_m.jpg" vspace="20" width="240" /></a>
<a href="http://missbrache.etsy.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Cotton Short Wedding Dress" height="240" hspace="20" onmouseout="this.src='https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5677/21588999399_6e45cdda5a_m.jpg'" onmouseover="this.src='https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5630/21777142145_73babb81a8_m.jpg'" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5677/21588999399_6e45cdda5a_m.jpg" vspace="20" width="240" /></a>
<a href="http://puremagnoliacouture.etsy.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Short Lace Wedding Dress" height="240" hspace="20" onmouseout="this.src='https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5688/21588986439_3373e3cd4d_m.jpg'" onmouseover="this.src='https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5814/21589229900_37260edea2_m.jpg'" src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5688/21588986439_3373e3cd4d_m.jpg" vspace="20" width="240" /></a>
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<span style="margin-left: 3em;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: normal;">Now going into my second year of Grad School, I have learned a thing or two about the type of meals I enjoy making in order to minimize my time in the kitchen and maximize my time at school. My daily routine consist of being at school from between 10-12 hours a day. I often take a dinner break around 7-8pm. During this time I spend it either cooking, eating, showering and/or relaxing, before return to school for another three hours. I am always craving soups! Regardless if it is cold or hot outside. However, we all know that in order for a soup to be flavorful it has to simmer on the stove for hours, and I don't often have the time to babysit a pot of soup on the stove. This is reason I fell in love with crockpot cooking, especially for making soups. With a crockpot, I am able to set it and forget it. So often I would go home, load the crockpot with the ingredients for a soup and return to school. After I get back in 3-4 hours the soup is close to being done. At this time, I would add the cream (if the recipe calls for it) or add any additional spices. I'm always discovering new recipes so feel free to let me know your favorite crockpot recipes or you can check out some of my favorite recipes on Pinterest. Here are a few of the recipes I have enjoy making and I hope you do too! </span></span></div>Grace Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712713886291749324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774385500879392519.post-25841130626894392932015-01-04T21:59:00.000-08:002015-09-25T01:03:19.863-07:00Etsy Shop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="margin-left: 3em;"><span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; font-size: normal;">After an eight months hiatus, I'm happy to announce that my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/WhimZeeCal"> Whimzeecal </a> Etsy shop is up and running once again. I had to put the shop aside for the past eight months because I've been busy with several personal projects, such as starting a full time job as a drafter for an engineering firm and getting accepted to a graduate program for Architecture. Since it is the beginning of a new year, I am excited to be crafting, designing, and contributing to the blog and shop once again. Within the past year, two of my custom ring pillows have taken part in two very special wedding ceremony. I open the shop in 2012 with the intention of making a couple of extra bucks and knowing that it will not pay the bills, but happy with just be able to to create and design for someone's special day. It warms heart when two of my brides sent me pictures of the ring pillow I made them for their special day. They are the photos you see above. The ring pillow on the left was for a bride who had a country style wedding at <a href="theroxburybarn.com"> The Roxbury Barn </a>, and the ring pillow on the right was for a bride who lives in Paris and was having an Alice in Wonderland theme wedding.</span></span></div>Grace Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712713886291749324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774385500879392519.post-8437460897909771502014-04-14T07:00:00.000-07:002014-04-14T07:00:00.942-07:00Beautiful Flower Headpieces<div style="text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://IrinaShabayeva.etsy.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Peony Feather Headpiece" height="240" hspace="20" onmouseout="this.src='https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2811/13841619554_c17140b6fc_m.jpg'" onmouseover="this.src='https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5064/13841694155_e00f0b050b_m.jpg'" src="https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2811/13841619554_c17140b6fc_m.jpg" vspace="20" width="240" /></a>
<a href="http://katieburley.etsy.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Pearl Flower Headpiece" height="240" hspace="20" onmouseout="this.src='https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7131/13841386405_37e29bc2e5_m.jpg'" onmouseover="this.src='https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3821/13841750265_f2001af360_m.jpg'" src="https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7131/13841386405_37e29bc2e5_m.jpg" vspace="20" width="240" /></a>
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This was the final project for a design studio class that I was taking last semester. For this project, I had to design and construct a model for a mix-use development. A mix-use development can be a single building or a walkable neighborhood that blend residential housing with commercial businesses. I had to design a three-story building consisting of a store front on the street level, with two high end urban lofts on the second and third floors, and ending with a roof top terrace. I have always like the idea of repurposing a preexisting warehouse over demolishing and rebuilding something new. So my design was based on the idea of repurposing an industrial building made out of brick on the exterior facade and exposed brick on the interior open floor plan. The ground floor was designed for a dessert shop while the second and third floors were designed as urban style lofts. Each loft has an open floor plan that combine the living room with the dining room and kitchen off of the front entry. There is also a back entry that residence can take from their garage up to the loft. I infused character and charm by adding an inglenook with a fireplace, the third bedroom off the living was created into flex room, sunroom with green walls, a brise soleil system off the back balcony, and curving the walls of the hallway into each loft. For the model, I designed each floorplan on AutoCAD, which was then imported into Corel to be cut by a laser cuter on a piece of birch plywood. I also got the chance to designed two sets of custom stairs in Revit, which were then printed on a 3D printer. Finally, the curved walls were constructed out of thin popsicle sticks. After just completing one architecture course over the summer, I never thought that I was capable of designing and constructing a full architectural model at the end of last semester.
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<span style="margin-left: 3em;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: normal;">I did not have to go far to find a hidden architectural gem. Located in San Juan Capistrano, California, it is one of the most interesting public library that I have visited. Designed by architect Michael Graves, the interior is filled with reading nooks where you can sit and enjoy a good book. Even though there interior is filled with heavy columns and architectural details, Mr. Graves infused a lot of natural light through the use of beautiful skylights. The library is wrapped around an exterior courtyard that contains a reflecting pool. Overall, the complex is filled with vertical lines. </span></span></div>Grace Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712713886291749324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774385500879392519.post-43075852630465000192013-12-31T22:44:00.000-08:002015-09-24T10:58:23.044-07:00Paris Nights / New York Mornings<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="margin-left: 3em;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace; font-size: normal;">I have been visiting Toronto ever since I was a teenager because my grandparents lived there and it was the place that we would all gather at. It never dawned on me to go discover Toronto until my last visit. Downtown Toronto has a great public transit system that bring millions from the suburb to the city and once in the city you can take the bus, street car or walk from one place to another. On my last visit, my cousin and I took the <a href="http://www.ttc.ca/Subway/Stations/Museum/station.jsp">Young-University Line</a> and got off at the Museum Station. Just steps away is the old <a href="http://www.rom.on.ca/en">Royal Ontario Museum</a> and around the corner is the new addition designed by architect <a href="http://daniel-libeskind.com">Daniel Libeskind</a>. At this museum I recommend seeing the gallery of mineralogy which houses countless precious stones and crystals that are symbolic of the museum's exterior facade. Next to the museum, on Bloor St, is the <a href="http://www.rcmusic.ca">Royal Music Conservatory</a>, a prestigious music education institution. This massive gothic inspired structure was built in the early 1900 and its original red brick exterior facade is eye catching. Walking down Bloor St. towards St. George St., we passed through the historic <a href="http://www.utoronto.ca/">University of Toronto</a>. It is an architecturally significant campus consisting of Romanesque and Gothic Revival buildings dating back to 1858 and 1929. The heart of the campus is the main building of University College, designed by Canadian architect Frederick William Cumberland. Across the giant oval lawn, we came upon the neoclassical Convocation Hall that is characterized by its domed roof and ionic-pillared rotunda. We took a peek inside and was astonished to find a large auditorium comprised of two main seating floors. We hopped from St George St. over to Spadina Ave. and headed down to Chinatown for lunch. After lunch we took Spadina Ave. down to Dundas St. and headed to the <a href="http://www.ago.net/">Art Gallery of Ontario</a>. The museum was redesigned by architect Frank Gehry, who created dramatic sculptural staircases, covered the interior with Douglas fir, and use glass which infuses the galleries with natural light. After the museum, we walked down Dundas St. and spent time checking out Dundas Square, the Time Square of Toronto. We called it a night, hopped on the subway and headed home. </span></span></div>Grace Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712713886291749324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774385500879392519.post-82115276875861755862013-11-25T07:00:00.000-08:002013-11-25T07:00:06.016-08:00Etsy Monday: Gold Wedding Accessories<div style="text-align: center;">
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I just completed the sixth project for a design studio class that I am currently taking. For this project I had to demonstrate color and texture through the use of a bas-relif. A bas-relif is a sculpture that is slightly raised in elevation, resulting in a 3-dimenisonal image. I had the option of using plaster of paris, paper mache or drywall spackle in order to create my bas-relif. But my outside-of-the-box thinking kind of mind was fixated on coming up with an alternative technique. After doing some research, I came upon the beautiful origami mosaic of artist <a href="http://www.origamimosaicworks.com">Kota Hiratsuka</a> and knew that I wanted to create an origami bas relief. In order to infuse a vary of different color into my project, I decided to use paint chip stampes (the kind that you get at any home improvement store) and cut them into 1 inch stripes. After trying out different types of folds, I was able to come up with a six sided hexagram. The next step was to find the right image to form my bas relief. With a workspace limited to a foam core board of 15"x15", it was hard to create a recognizable image, that was not otherwise abstract, out of the hexagrams. I finally decided upon a pixelated image of a T-Rex which looks like he is jumping out of the page. Since part of the image captures that 3-dimensional element, I only had to cover part of the image with the hexagram to capture the rest. The result is a single image which captures the interplaying between 2-D and 3-D color and texture.
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Last weekend I got the opportunity to checkout <a href="http://www.newschoolarch.edu/">Newschool of Architecture and Design</a> located in the heart of downtown San Diego. They were having an open house and I got the chance to speak with several graduate professors and students. After completing four years of undergrad at a school that was heavily based on theories, it is a nice to find a school that implement and bestow upon their students a hands-on, real world learning experience. The school's uniqueness is best captured in its modernized exterior and urbanized interior facades. The exterior has a clean modern feel, while the interior has an urban rustic feel with exposed pipes and cables. During my time there I was able to take some snap shoots of the exterior facade (upper left), studio space for students (upper right), workshop (lower left), and models handmade by students (lower right). I am completely in love with the studio work space that is provided to every student (both undergrad and graduate). It is a individual space where students can work on their models and projects while being surrounded by natural light that are filtered in through the walls cover with warehouse windows. Having lived in San Diego several years ago, I am bewildered by the fact that I never knew such a gem existed until now.
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I am super excited to apply for the graduate program in Architecture, after speaking with two former graduate students who presented their thesis project called the <a href="http://www.radlabsd.com/">RAD-LAB</a>. David and his team came up with the ingenious idea of leasing desolate unused land from the City of San Diego and transforming it into a pop-up park that would provide outdoor activities and entertainment for the residents of East Village. After a raising $60,000, from a <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1047290220/rad-lab-urban-park-in-downtown-san-diego">Kickstarter project</a>, the team was able to break grown and have the park up and running by March 2014. After seeing how their project can make such a big impact I have hope that neighborhoods around the world can be revitalized through beautiful design.
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Grace Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712713886291749324noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774385500879392519.post-58029675837415780582013-10-23T07:00:00.000-07:002013-10-23T23:44:37.740-07:00Color Theory Pattern Project<div style="text-align: center;">
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I just completed the fifth project for a design studio class that I am currently taking. For this project I had to demonstrate color theory and pattern language. The task was to use 8 related colors that exhibit the concepts of tint, shade and tone. But I also had to demonstrate how 5 harmonic colors exhibit the pattern of either complementary, analogous, or tetradic square color schemes. First, I had to choose 5 related colors that demonstrate the progression of that color. I chose a minty green as a base color and went two shades darker and lighter in tint and tone to show the progression. Second, I had to choose 3 harmonic (contrasting) colors that are different in hue and needed to be distinctly patterned in relation to each other on the color wheel. I went with brown, peach and yellow to because I felt that it would complement the 5 shades of green. Thirdly, I had to apply these colors into a mathematical, musical or abstract theory pattern that projects pattern language. I went with a modern abstract pattern that projects calmness and simplicity yet it leaves room for collaboration and interoperation.
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The only medium that I could use for this project were paint color chips that you can get at any home improvement hardware store. After a trip to Home Depot, I went home with small stack of Behr color chips. The craftsmanship that went into the project was to precisely cut out 1" squares of each color and glue them on to a 15x15" foam core board, which would give me a total of 225 squares. The final product is what you see in the upper left hand photo. I decided to take the project one step further to see what kind of pattern I could produce if I took the photo and tessellated it. The results blew my mind because through some simple flips and rotations of the original photo I was able to create some beautiful design patterns. The photo on the upper right was created by taking the original photo and tessellating it over 4 squares (225 sq x 4 sq), which gives us a total of 900 squares. The photo on the lower left was created by taking the previous photo and tessellating it over 4 squares (900 sq x 4 sq), which give us a total of 3600 squares. Finally, the photo on the lower right was created by taking the previous photo and tessellating over 9 squares (3600 sq x 9 sq), which gives us a total of 32,400 squares. I am in love the final product and could see it as floor tiles in a Spanish Style house. Below are the fabulous works that some of my classmates have created. I took a photo of it and tessellated it to create some wonderful patterns.
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">1. <a href="http://www.solardecathlon.gov/team_norwich.html" target="_blank">DELTA T-90 House</a> by Norwich University</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">2. <a href="http://www.solardecathlon.gov/team_north_carolina.html" target="_blank">UrbanEden</a> by University of North Carolina at Charlotte</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">3. <a href="http://www.solardecathlon.gov/team_sci_arc_caltech.html" target="_blank">DALE</a> by SCI ARCH & CalTech</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">4. <a href="http://www.solardecathlon.gov/team_alberta.html" target="_blank">Borealis</a> by University of Calgary</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">5. <a href="http://www.solardecathlon.gov/team_lasvegas.html" target="_blank">DesertSol</a> by University of Nevada Las Vegas</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">6. <a href="http://www.solardecathlon.gov/team_austria.html" target="_blank">LISI</a> by Czech Technical University</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">7. <a href="http://www.solardecathlon.gov/team_santa_clara.html" target="_blank">Radiant House</a> by Santa Clara University</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">8. <a href="http://www.solardecathlon.gov/team_capitol_dc.html" target="_blank">HARVEST HOME</a> by Catholic University of America & George Washington University & American University</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">9. <a href="http://www.solardecathlon.gov/team_stevens.html" target="_blank">Ecohabit</a> by Stevens Institute of Technology</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">10. <a href="http://www.solardecathlon.gov/team_missouri.html" target="_blank">Chameleon House</a> by Missouri University of Science and Technology</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">11. <a href="http://www.solardecathlon.gov/team_middlebury.html" target="_blank">InSite</a> by Middlebury College</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">12. <a href="http://www.solardecathlon.gov/team_texas.html" target="_blank">ADAPT</a> by The University of Texas at El Paso & El Paso Community College</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">13. <a href="http://www.solardecathlon.gov/team_kentucky_indiana.html" target="_blank">Phoenix House</a> by University of Louisville & Ball State University & University of Kentucky</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">14. <a href="http://www.solardecathlon.gov/team_czech_republic.html" target="_blank">AIR House</a> by Czech Technical University</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">15. <a href="http://www.solardecathlon.gov/team_stanford.html" target="_blank">Start.Home</a> by Stanford University</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">16. <a href="http://www.solardecathlon.gov/team_southern_california.html" target="_blank">fluxHome</a> by University of Southern California</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">17. <a href="http://www.solardecathlon.gov/team_ontario.html" target="_blank">ECHO</a> by Queen's University & Carleton University &Algonquin College</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">18. <a href="http://www.solardecathlon.gov/team_asu_unm.html" target="_blank">SHADE</a> by Arizona State University & The University of New Mexico</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">19. <a href="http://www.solardecathlon.gov/team_west_virginia.html" target="_blank">PEAK</a> by West Virginia University</span></div>
Grace Tranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15712713886291749324noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7774385500879392519.post-6395912306030219922013-10-10T21:50:00.001-07:002013-10-14T15:01:13.288-07:00Elephant Parade<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; margin-left: 3em;"><span style="font-size: large;">The <a href="http://www.elephantparade.com/" target="_blank">Elephant Parade</a> have finally come to America! After touring the world and visiting some major cities such as Amsterdam in 2009, London in 2010, Milan in 2011 and Hasselt in 2012, they are now in sunny Southern California. Displayed throughout the beach city of Dana Point, finding them can be a wild yet exciting scavenger hunt. I spotted six down in Dana Point Harbor. I tired my best to capture the artistic beauty of each painted elephants, but it not the same as seeing the each one up close and personal. Each elephant convey a story of love, support and hope for humanity while bringing happiness and joy.</span></span></div>
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<img alt="We Love Mosha USA" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7341/10193577875_2ab3fac8c5_n.jpg" width="320" />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 1px;">WE LOVE MOSHA | USA</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Artist:</u> Thiti Suwan </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Location:</u> Dana Point Harbor (Harbor Entrance)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Story:</u> "Mosha, a baby elephant, stepped on a landmine and lost her lower right leg. In need of urgent intensive care, she was rushed to the Friends of the Asian Elephant Hospital in Thailand. While visiting the hospital, Marc Spits met baby Mosha and was inspired to create Elephant Parade. At the hospital, doctors healed Mosha so that she could walk with a prosthetic leg."</span></span></div>
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<img alt="Cesar's Park" height="320" src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3712/10184483364_40bc4285f3_n.jpg" width="320" />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Artist:</u> Cesar Millan</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Location:</u> Dana Point Harbor (East Basin Walkway)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Story:</u> "Cesar’s Pack is dedicated to the idea that the human-animal interface is a complicated one. Understanding each others’ needs without a common language takes effort, to serve and protect. Communicating heart-to-heart. Soul-to-soul. On a planet we share. Mankind must take the leadership to save all creatures."</span></span></div>
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<img alt="Brittany" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7304/10184917093_4fb95ae2be_n.jpg" width="320" /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 1px;">BRITTANY</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Artist:</u> Loree Rodkin</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Location:</u> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Dana Point Harbor (</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">East Basin Walkway)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Story:</u> "Inspired by a life filled with creativity and beauty, Ms. Rodkin designed an elephant whose armor grows when in danger. A masterful realization by Skinny Lewis."</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Note:</u> The best feature about this elephant are her beautiful "feathered" eyelash. It shows that we can all be strong and feminine at the same time.</span></span></div>
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<img alt="Sea The Point!" height="320" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2839/10193456866_95f6a6abe6_n.jpg" width="320" />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 1px;">SEA THE POINT!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Artist:</u> Laura Seely Rodkin</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Location:</u> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Dana Point Harbor (</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Dana Wharf)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Story:</u> "Uniting for a global cause - that's the point of this majestic harmony between the elephant and the whale. The world's oceans connect us all and unifying the largest mammals of land and sea sheds light on the mission to create awareness of the critical plight of the Asian elephant, as well as Dana Point's continuing commitment to local and global conservation."</span></span></div>
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<img alt="Maa Lii" height="320" src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2868/10193954365_2ca0ba1d6a_n.jpg" width="320" /></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, Trebuchet, Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: 1px;">MAA LII</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Artist:</u> Chris Chun </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Location:</u> Dana Point Harbor (Harbor Entrance)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Story:</u> "This elephant inspires recognition of the natural abundance and beauty. Flowers are an integral part of Thai Culture and are used in floral garlands to pay respect to Buddha. They are also presented and worn at many festive and happy occasions. Maa Lii is an ancient Thai word for “flower blossom” and represents the hope that the elephant will blossom again."</span></span></div>
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<img alt="Betty Boop" height="320" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5544/10194111563_d762e28a54_n.jpg" width="320" /></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Artist:</u> Max Fleischer D. 1972 </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Location:</u> </span></span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Dana Point Harbor (</span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Dana Wharf)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><u>Story:</u> "Betty Boop has captured the heart of this elephant with her wide-eyed and alluring personality. Decorated with red and white polka dots and metallic gold trim, the elephant gazes at her with a sweet smile. A 1930’s depression era creation, BB gave hope to people deal with life’s struggles. When first introduced, Betty Boop was a dog catcher! Saving animals even then."</span></span></div>
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