JUSTIN SHULL / blog category archive: aesthetic

Its inventors call the ANDREA Air Purifier “an innovation in ecological living through plant-based air purification.” The Air Purifier is the “first award-winning air filter capable of absorbing toxic gases, such as formaldehyde, from home and office environments through the … Continue reading →

This gift card case that I picked up at Dunkin’ Donuts this summer would seem to indicate that Dunkin’ Donuts believes their slogan America Runs on Dunkin’ has extended to Trees Run on Dunkin’, or that America=Tree. There is a … Continue reading →

Small in scale compared to the Olympics, perhaps. But grand is the first word that comes to mind when describing this past weekend’s first ever Christmas Tree Toss World Championships. The Institute for Aesthletics did a fantastic job organizing this … Continue reading →

FLOR has a new Astroturf alternative for hip homeowners called Green Acres. Highlights from the company’s product description include, “Grass on steroids,” “a modular lawn party,” “pleasantly scratchy like stiff lawn,” “summer fun in a box,” “the perfect antidote for … Continue reading →

Robert Fishman’s 1987 book, Bourgeois Utopias: The Rise and Fall of Suburbiaaddresses the monumental act of designing and planning for the planting of several thousand trees in the suburb of Riverside, Illinois: 7,000 evergreens, 32,000 deciduous trees, and 47,000 shrubs … Continue reading →

feel good paintings for feel bad times Paul Kasmin Gallery – Sept 7-Oct 13 Daddy, 2007 Looking at Deborah Kass’ recent paintings is like a Sunday afternoon drive through the last half century of American painting. Kass describes her recent … Continue reading →

In the last three years I have focused on surface as an essential element of my art, experimenting with volume and texture of the material itself. I have made my own paper, combined paper and plaster, worked with collage and … Continue reading →

Land development along the Coosawattee River and within the Coosawattee River Resort has blossomed within the past several years, bringing increased road building and second home/cabin construction on small lots. The first indication of progress is the red dirt road … Continue reading →