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Miripolsky - n. 1. World renowned artist who pushes the limits in many media, creating his own brand of expression in painting, sculpture, mobiles, graphics, sets and costumes; groundbreaking provocateur who marries idioms of art, music, and film; name translated in Russian means “fields of peace.” 2. The Cole Porter of Pop! 

Andre Miripolsky’s keen understanding of pop imagery and energy has resulted in collaborations with Elton John (famous Central Park “Piano Key” costume and 1997 

stage acts for his “Tonight Show” appearance), Bette Midler (album package/visual design for her worldwide “DeTour”), Quincy Jones, Rolling Stones, Gato Barbieri, Robin Williams, Beastie Boys, Cheap Trick, MTV, and “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno. His work has also been seen on the Absolut Vodka bottle as part of one of the most successful advertising campaigns of all time, featuring famous artists interpreting the brand for the label. UCLA’s center basketball 

court at Pauley Pavillion got a makeover for MTV when Miripolsky painted a colorful mural on it for MTV’s “Rock and Jock B-Ball Jam.” 

More recently, Andre has turned his attention to projects that promote the revitalization of Los Angeles, including a large 3-D wall sculpture depicting his vision of the exploding Downtown L.A. skyline for the Central City 

Association of L.A. This image, coupled with his phrase “Viva L.A., ” has blossomed to much acclaim and is very well on its way in the branding of the new and improved Downtown L.A. His long-lasting stained glass “L.A. Historama” mural proposal is pending final approval for inclusion in the planned new Convention Center. He continues to be celebrated in gallery shows and other special projects, 

including this year’s world-wide installation called “Play Me, I’m Yours,” a public music and art program. Literally hundreds of working pianos were placed in very public areas in major cities throughout the world. The program’s intent 

is to continue to beautify the world through the arts. The Miripolsky/Hollywood arts piano, decorated in a mosaic of mirror tiles to best reflect the glamour of Hollywood, resided in the forecourt of the Egyptian theatre. @ www.ARTSHOP.la

Friendly City Sharks invade Sydney by Andre Miripolsky (c)

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The ART of traveling is surrendering to the travel - by RATON (c)

Is traveling just fun or for work ? Or can it help us to learn and maybe be more tolerant? The more you know and the more you travel  the less you are afraid of the unknown. It is as simple as that .  Following RATON will just share a little bit of his travel stories . That mouse has been to a lot of places. 

Every time he arrives in Costa Rica , or Australia or Germany he grabs a friend and  goes straightaway to a little cafe or restaurant or any place where people gather, cause that helps to not feel alone and pushes him to stay active and on track . Never he lays down to sleep after a long flight , always trying to stay with the local time . A walk around the block before even going into the hotel room seems to help , drinking lots of water for sure is essential . All things that seem normal , but we tend to forget our good habits sometimes when we travel .

He has been so many times to Santa Teresa , that he can spot certain animals  he recognizes from the trip before , like this orange cat that seem to stretch out  always  on the same windowsill, basking in the hot tropic sun.  The beauty is when  you repeat going to places you love , you eventually make friends who actually live there , so when you go out he hears little screams, smiling faces rushing over, many hugs and short stories to share . Local friends guide you to the best places . Effortless you find the best food , the nicest people and ambience. RATON never likes to hear  “You are too thin” or "You are to pale " , even though they are innocent signs of love , he prefers to talk about how the year was or who is in town. 

And that's why RATON loves traveling ! In Gremany where he comes from, people are reserved, they take longer to get to know. They say only Germans who actually travel are okay , which probably can be said about any country . If someone never has Left Orange County , and thinks it is need that you are from Europe living in Los Angeles , one might want to share the hint that it is actually time to travel ..... In Germany you maybe get a shy little hug when you meet people , even if they are friends.  RATON had to adapt to that and he had to restrain himself. But by nature he laughs and cries easily, gesticulate wildly, upset his wine glass, drop food in his neighbor’s lap, and in general creates happy mayhem. At least that are always his intentions . 

When you travel it is an amazing experience to feel the spirit expand and take up its full shape! Everyone is flourishing , when they travel , their spirit is free. Discovering a "new you" is one of the best feel ins of travelling. 

Each new country brings out a different part of us that is usually hidden. Sometimes we find places we love immediately , others might take a bit longer , bout try to enjoy every moment of it since it is part or the experience we will take back home.

And the gift that traveling has given RATON  has changed his life back home. His time on the road taught him that it’s vital to have moments in life that remind us that we are free spirits. That we are actually alive and likable. 

by RATON (c) 

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"Don't they know how incredibly frustrating it is to write a german Text with American spell - check ;..... they must know  " ......  RATON

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RATON practices the ART of humor

RATON constantly was trying to use humor,laughter and a good attitude to get things done . But how important is Humor really for a healthy [ATMOSPHERE]? And why do we need to laugh together as a group? Questions that are very complex to answer, but there are many studies out there that laughter is really the best medicine and not just a saying. 

Humor and laughter are extremely important elements of a happy and healthy life. In fact, we regard them as one of the five characteristic marks of any genuinely thriving life : conversation, laughter, time spent together and regular dinner with friends or family . What’s more, we’d suggest that laughter is one of the easiest and most fun ways to help us thrive. Laughter RATON believes is almost like an exercise in the gym .  Neurochemicals are released into the bloodstream, creating the same feelings that long-distance joggers experience as “runner’s high.” More Laughter most less likely reduces burnout and depression. People who laughed often have a better sense for Adventure , They do things , therefor often that turned them into leaders.

That’s because humor helps us cope, not just with trivial frustrations, but with genuine tragedy and permanent loss. It has been well said that “to have a sense of humor is to have an understanding of human suffering.” Laughter deflects negativity. It provides a positive distraction from hardship and helps us let off steam. In these ways, it plays an important role in guarding the wellsprings of the heart (Proverbs 4:23) and protecting the soul from bitterness (Hebrews 12:15). How can you turn your life around where everything around you is filled  with laughter and where family members actually get a kick out of being together? RATON has a few simple suggestions:

1. First, don’t take yourself so seriously. If you and the rest of your family are like most people, perspective is probably hard for you. You find it difficult to remember how small and insignificant you are in the grand scheme of things. You allow your petty trials and concerns to cast a pall of gloom over the entire universe. RATON'S advice is to lighten up and relax. Take a step back and try to get a sense of where you fit in the “bigger picture.” And remind yourself that God alone sees your situation as it really is. 
2. Second, resolve to laugh even when you don’t feel like laughing. It’s precisely when you’ve had a tough day that your need for a good laugh is most urgent. At such times, a bit of humor will help wash away the stress. It will also keep your marriage and family together when you’re coming unglued. 
3. Next, look for the humor around you. This may require some extra work, but it’s worth the effort. Once you open your eyes, you’ll find that life is full of good comedic material. Art Linkletter had it right when he said that “people are funny.” So stay on the lookout for the comic element in everyday life. If you can’t find it, create it for yourself. 
4. Discover what makes your spouse and children laugh. When you hear guffaws coming from their direction, pay attention and investigate the cause. Study their individual humor styles. Learn to distinguish between sarcasm, slapstick, irony, clownishness, and absurdity. Exploit your findings at least once a day. Pay special attention to the ways in which these humor styles reflect the various temperaments and personalities of your children. Think in terms of birth order. Learn to recognize each individual’s unique role in the family system. An awareness of these issues will help you find the correct balance between humor and sensitivity. 
5. Finally, learn how to poke fun at one another in a light-hearted, healthy, affirming, and non-derogatory way. A certain amount of good-natured “teasing” can actually increase feelings of intimacy among the members of your household. But be careful. Some skins are thinner than others. It’s all too easy for one person’s “joke” to become another person’s raw and bleeding wound. It may be acceptable for people to laugh at one another if they share a certain kind of relationship. But when that connection is lacking, it’s best to avoid the kind of “playfulness” that is all too easily interpreted as disrespect.

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livingART @ LASC (Los Angeles Sporting Club)

RATON is so excited to let his friends know that his livingART chairs and wallART is going to be on display at an amazing men's boutique next month , which has been the fashion hot spot in West Hollywood for over 15 years now . 

Preparation has already began and starting May 15 to June 15 , two giant living room dividers on wheels surrounded by luscious floating livingART succulent chairs will grace the window for the LA Pride crowd to enjoy . Fashion mannequins will wear livingART bow ties and the installation will attract curious shoppers and ART fans alike . 

Living window decoration at the  Los Angeles Sporting Club where ART mingles with FASHION. 

One will quickly realize that the panels are actually wardrobe shelves on one side and livingART on the other . In real life they make great room dividers in big open spaces, or are used for privacy in more commercial settings like hair salon or by hotel pools. A new creative way to introduce plants, wood and glass to your home or office. RATON would love for you to check them out . See you on the Boulevard , see you at LASC .......

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ART begins at school (says RATON)

1. It seems logic to RATON that teaching ART at school is as important as learning how to read and write.  But don't take his word , there are actually studies and facts that underline and proof the importance of nursing creativity early . 
2. Here are some interesting facts: 
3. Students who study art are 4 times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement and 3 times more likely to be awarded for school attendance.
4. Arts and music education programs are mandatory in countries that rank consistently among the highest for math and science test scores, like Japan, Hungary, and the Netherlands.
5. One study group showed that third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade students who were taught a foreign language every day in school outperformed the students who were not exposed to a foreign language on their Basic Skills Test.
6. While nearly all schools in America are required to offer coursework in languages, the amount of instruction provided for those subjects does not come close to that of math, science, and english courses.
7. Federal funding for the arts and humanities rolls in around $250 million a year, while the National Science Foundation is funded around the $5 billion mark.
8. Researchers find that sustained learning in music and theatre correlates strongly with higher achievement in both math and reading.
9. In a study of a high-poverty schools in Chicago, the schools that were participating in the Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE) made huge strides in closing the gap between high- and low-income students’ academic achievement.  
10. Multiple studies have concluded that curricular and extracurricular art studies and activities help keep high-risk dropout students stay in school.
11. New brain research shows that not only does music improve skills in math and reading, but it promotes creativity, social development, personality adjustment, and self-worth.
12. Research suggests that studying a second language is essential to the learning process, creative inquiry, and critical thinking. Foreign language studies have proven to increase problem-solving skills and overall cognitive development.

Spread your love for the ARTS .... it will make everything around you better . 

..... and RATON is not good in math at all , but he likes pretty things .......

by RATON 

Beautiful paintings RATON loves by Carla Koulajian

Carla Koulajian’s interest in painting started while studying Environmental Design at Parsons School of Design in New York. After graduating in 1986 she joined The Arts Students league of New York, an exceptional school of fine arts, where many renowned artists, amongst them Jackson Pollock, Georgia O’Keefe, Robert Rauschenberg, Norman Rockwell, Mark Rothko, Roy Lichtenstein, Cy Twombly and others, honed their skills and went on to substantially shape the vocabulary of 20th century American art. Carla Koulajian’s early work consisted of portraits and still life paintings. With the encouragement of her mentors at the Art Students League, Richard Poussette-Dart and Knox Martin, the shapes and forms grew in confidence and evolved into Abstract Expressionist paintings. Deeply intense about art, Carla Koulajian depicts strong colors, shapes, texture and movement in each painting. She embraces Abstract Expressionism, the first specifically American movement to achieve worldwide influence and to put New York City at the center of the western art world, and communicates her art freely and vividly.

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Seeds of Creativity by RATON (c)

RATON believes that the seeds of creativity live in everyone and are very important for a balanced and happy life. Some people are fortunate that their sprouting imagination was nurtured and grown into strong creative thinking abilities. Their parents and teachers nourished them with creative experiences and confidence building responses to their attempts throughout their childhood.

Creative minds invent, imagine, problem-solve, create and communicate in fresh, new ways. Every business, every team requires creative thinkers in the form of engineers, scientists, researchers, technology innovators, business entrepreneurs, artists, performers, writers, illustrators , designers, inventors, educators and parents. The list is long and those with the ability to "think outside of the box" will lead the future and make special things happen. They make a difference. So get inspired, try something new , be creative . 

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books + infer about succulents by RATON

	Australian Calandrinia  This booklet has exceptionally high quality images of Australian succulent calandrinias in habitat. Covering many of the common and also some of the very rare.... more »»
	Australian Bottle Trees and Boabs  This booklet has many high quality images of Australian bottle trees and boabs, both in habitat and in cultivation. Comparing the various species and distinguishing features. There are five Australian species covered.....more »»
	Australian Gymea and Spear Lilies This booklet has high quality images of Australian Doryanthes in both habitat and in cultivation. The text explores the diversity within the genus and even within a given species... more »»
	Australian Succulent Orchids  Orchid flowers are seasonal and may not last that long. This is about the plants that are worth growing and knowing just for how they look any time of the year. This booklet has high quality images of Australian orchids in both .... more »»  latest 3 titles here .. please search side menu, then click' Australian native plant series' for more information on these titles, then if interested  to order please email us re availability, price and ordering              OR    Visit our EBay store to order: http://stores.ebay.com.au/Australian-succulent-plants-books
	Succulents for the Garden Succulents have come a long way since grandma's day when they were represented by a few spiny and neglected specimens in clay pots.... more »»
	More Succulents for the Garden More Succulents for the Garden is the second in a series of books which explains how these fascinating plants can be used in the garden.... more »» SOLD OUT
	Succulent Success in the Garden Succulent Success in the Garden is the third in a series of books which explains how these fascinating plants can be used in the garden. In this book a range of gardens are explored.... more »»
	Succulents: Care and Health Buying a succulent plant is the easy part. Now what? Where do I grow it? How do I take care of it? What do I need to do to keep it healthy? ....more »»TEMPORARILY OUT OF STOCK
	Succulents: Propagation If you think there is nothing more to learn about succulent propagation beyond pushing a few leaves into a pot then you are mistaken..... more »»
	Succulents For The Garden Series A series of books on succulents covering what they're called, how to grow them, how to use them creatively in the garden and lots more. Each book builds on the others, covering how to garden with succulents successfully.. more »» TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE
	Copiapoa In Their Environment Little information on the environment in which cacti naturally grow has ever been available to collectors and growers of cacti. This book, while mainly written for more experienced collectors of cacti who wish to know more about the much prized genus Copiapoa, should also appeal to beginning collectors of cacti and lovers of nature who wish to understand cacti in their dry, often desert, environments.. more »»
	Uebelmannia and Their Environment The genus Uebelmannia has always had a mystique about it since its discovery in the 1960's. While many collectors are familiar with the ever popular Uebelmannia pectinifera var. pectinifera, the other six taxa are less well known. Field work was carried out over three years.. more »»
	Pinguone, Kenya - Succulents and their Environment This book deals with a specific area of Kenya and focuses on its diverse succulent flora, mostly on the private ranch 'Pinguone', an area of 44,000 acres (20,000 ha) located in the highlands of Kenya.. more »»
	Echeveria Cultivars This long awaited book is aimed at collectors and gardeners alike and is currently recognized as the world's best book on echeverias. It covers an outstanding selection of over 130 different echeverias with large photographs showing plants under different growing conditions.. more »» *Reprints of this popular title are being organised in other languages, please enquire.
	Echeveria Cultivars - Korean  Due to high demand, this outstanding book, Echeveria Cultivars, has now been re-produced in Korean.  more »»
	Copiapoa 2006 Copiapoa 2006 follows the pattern of the previous book, Copiapoa in their Environment. This book by Rudolf covers all of the described species and their many subspecies and forms.. more »»
	Aeonium in Habitat and Cultivation Available November 2007, Aeonium in Habitat and Cultivation covers all the aeonium species in habitat. The second part of the book covers those species and hybrids which are commercially available... more »»
	Australian Succulent Plants  Australian Succulent Plants is an introduction to the beauty and diversity of Australian succulent flora. A fresh change from conventional attitudes and ideas about the diversity and beauty of Australian flora. With Australia's natural flora of well over 20,000 species, at least 400 are considered to have a notable degree of succulence. This book covers approximately one hundred species from forty genera. SOLD OUT more »»
	Haworthia for the Collector  SOLD OUT There have been several books published on Haworthia in the last twenty years, these have all focused on the plants in habitat or on taxonomic issues. This book focuses on the needs of the collector.... more »»
	Practical Guide To Australian Orchid Growing This small practical guide, written for everybody from the absolute amateur through to the hardened native orchid nut, fills a huge void in Australian orchid literature.... more »»
	Adenium: Sculptural Elegance, Floral Extravagance This authoritative and sumptuous book, authored by experts on growing and propagating this lovely plant is chock full of the latest information on the various species that make up the group.... more »»
	Tuberous, Cormous and Bulbous Plants This book is a very in depth look at a range of plants, including various succulents and other obscure Australian native plants.... more »» SOLD OUT
	Australian Native Plants  A comprehensive and popular book on Australian native plants. Very easy to use reference book with up to date information on over 1000 native plants.... more »»
	Succulents of the Transvaal This book has exceptional appeal to artists and lovers of botanical art alike with inspirational ideas and images to draw on.... more »» SOLD OUT