On June 23, 2021 I found myself wandering the grand halls of the Reggia di Caserta, in Italy. Can you guess which rooms were my favorite? The seasonal ones, specifically the Autumn Room! I fell in love with these frescoes as I’m totally satyr obsessed! I adore these nymphs and happy satyrs surrounded by all…
Category: Original Photography
The Pan Terminus In My Garden
Last Spring we purchased the Pan Terminus from Haddonstone. The 2K pound statue defied all kinds of equipment and efforts to erect it (pun intended). My husband and I had to finally purchase an engine hoist and hope for the best. Like they say in Italy, an inch is as good as a mile. The…
The Faun and the Woodcutter’s Daughter Barbara Leonie Picard
This is one of the most beautiful and lyrical books of original fairy tales I’ve ever read. A companion volume to the exceptional The Lady and the Linden Tree (1962), [The Faun and the Woodcutter’s Daughter] illustrates once again [Barbara Leonie Picard’s] knack of wrapping new story fabric around traditional material. The fourteen fairy tales…
Dyonisian Architectural Salvage
This Bacchus was saved from a building that was recently demolished in NYC and is now for sale. He’s nearly 6 feet tall. I keep thinking about all the amazing things he’s seen through the years perched up 25 stories above the metropolis. I absolutely love this piece of NYC history. So glad he was…
The Crock of Gold
The Crock of Gold is a comic novel written by Irish author James Stephens and first published in 1912. A mixture of philosophy, Irish folklore and the “battle of the sexes”, it consists of six books, Book 1 – The Coming of Pan, Book 2 – The Philosophers Journey, Book 3 – The Two Gods, Book 4 – The Philosophers Return, Book 5 – The Policemen,…
Nymphenburg Palace Pan
What was my favorite part of the Nymphenburg Palace: The statue of Pan! This stunning statue sculpted in 1815 by Peter Simon out of Carrara marble is set in a stunning little cove which is elevated slightly. it’s an idyllic location for the resting satyr and his goat. The pair overlooks the spring which flows…
Frisky Satyr 