Scribbles and Photos

Holiday Owl ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg The Barney's windows were done up by Baz Luhrmann for the holidays.  The unifying theme appears to be Madonna's Celebrate -- which is at its most flamboyant when an opera singer comes out to sing while Madonna's  rendition .wafts out over the crowds.  Alas, I did not capture that so well as I was staking out the ice skating rink waiting for a skater to appear.  And appear she did. Window Dancer My favorite of the windows is the owl that intones Madonna's Holiday in a sonorous voice.  Maybe this is because when I first saw the window, two women with just the hint of a southern accent, had this exchange: First Woman:  What does this have to do with the holidays? Second Woman:  This has nothing to do with the holidays About sums it up.  I leave you with the owl. An Owl Holiday Holidays in NYC  #1:   Dressing Up for the Holidays NYC Style #2:   An Enchanted Experience :: 1 ...

The Peace Tree -- decorated with cranes -- is an annual tradition at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine.  The tradition was inspired by Sadako Sasaki, a survivor of Hiroshima who was immortalized in the book Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes. And, yes, that is a Phoenix lurking the background. Peace Tree ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg Holidays in NYC  #1:   Dressing Up for the Holidays NYC Style #2:   An Enchanted Experience :: 1 #3:   An Enchanted Experience :: 2 (Rumpelstiltskin) #4:   My Made with Code Tree #5:   An Enchanted Experience :: 3 (Sleeping Beauty) #6:   An Enchanted Experience :: 4 (Snow White) #7:   Phoenix Rising #8:   On Phoenix Wings #9:   The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine #10:  Send in the Chairs #11:  An Enchanted Experience :: 5 (Little Red Riding Hood) #12:  Red Ornaments #13:  Radio City All Decked Out #14:  Statue of Liberty #15:...

Red Lips in a Sea of Blue and White Far and away my favorite window from the #BGwindows this year - inspired by architecture in a blueprint pallete. Blue-Haired Lady Everything's Made of Paper Details Matter Bird House Inspired by Architecture The GM Building Lurk Holidays in NYC  #1:   Dressing Up for the Holidays NYC Style #2:   An Enchanted Experience :: 1 #3:   An Enchanted Experience :: 2 (Rumpelstiltskin) #4:   My Made with Code Tree #5:   An Enchanted Experience :: 3 (Sleeping Beauty) #6:   An Enchanted Experience :: 4 (Snow White) #7:   Phoenix Rising #8:   On Phoenix Wings #9:   The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine #10:  Send in the Chairs #11:  An Enchanted Experience :: 5 (Little Red Riding Hood) #12:  Red Ornaments #13:  Radio City All Decked Out #14:  Statue of Liberty #15:  Lights and Ornaments #16:   Special Effects and Crow...

Inspired by dance... Midnight en Pointe ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg Spotlight - Black and White ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg Spotlight ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg Into the Woods ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg Holidays in NYC  #1:   Dressing Up for the Holidays NYC Style #2:   An Enchanted Experience :: 1 #3:   An Enchanted Experience :: 2 (Rumpelstiltskin) #4:   My Made with Code Tree #5:   An Enchanted Experience :: 3 (Sleeping Beauty) #6:   An Enchanted Experience :: 4 (Snow White) #7:   Phoenix Rising #8:   On Phoenix Wings #9:   The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine #10:  Send in the Chairs #11:  An Enchanted Experience :: 5 (Little Red Riding Hood) #12:  Red Ornaments #13:  Radio City All Decked Out #14:  Statue of Liberty #15:  Lights and Ornaments #16:   Special Effects and Crowds #17:  Tiffany Couples #18:  Throwback Bear #19:  Window...

Red Head ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg The #BGwindows inspired by literature window is hot pink and all fabric arts.  My favorite piece?  The typewriter!  Except for the mannequin. That would probably have been a bit much.   Before You Sleep (and a #Selfie) ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg QWERTY ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg Jane Austen ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg A Little Inaccuracy ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg Fishnets ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg Big. Pink. Dog. ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg Inspired by Literature ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg Holidays in NYC  #1:   Dressing Up for the Holidays NYC Style #2:   An Enchanted Experience :: 1 #3:   An Enchanted Experience :: 2 (Rumpelstiltskin) #4:   My Made with Code Tree #5:   An Enchanted Experience :: 3 (Sleeping Beauty) #6:   An Enchanted Experience :: 4 (Snow White) #7:   Phoenix Rising #8:   On Phoenix Wings #9:   The Cathedral Church of Saint John the D...

I can't help but post a Google+ auto awesome tree photo from last year (I discovered Google+ auto awesome on Day 29 of 31 days of holiday windows -- last December's project).   You have to love a sparkling tree surrounded by sparkling angels. Twinkling #RockCenter Tree - 2013 ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg Here is the photo without the bling: Rock Center Tree -- Without the Twinkle (2013) ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg This photo is so perfect (to me that is) that I'm not sure why I went back this year,  But go back I did (several times in fact).  The closest shot I got to the above was a day time shot and I took it quickly as a group was trying to get their photo perfectly composed.  This creates some restlessness among the crowd that is waiting for their turn -- the not having one's pose figured out that is.  It's always a bit of a scrum at the top of the plaza. The 2014 #RockCenter Tree ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg Getting the Shot ©2014 Na...

Quiet Moment ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg Holidays in NYC  #1:   Dressing Up for the Holidays NYC Style #2:   An Enchanted Experience :: 1 #3:   An Enchanted Experience :: 2 (Rumpelstiltskin) #4:   My Made with Code Tree #5:   An Enchanted Experience :: 3 (Sleeping Beauty) #6:   An Enchanted Experience :: 4 (Snow White) #7:   Phoenix Rising #8:   On Phoenix Wings #9:   The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine #10:  Send in the Chairs #11:  An Enchanted Experience :: 5 (Little Red Riding Hood) #12:  Red Ornaments #13:  Radio City All Decked Out #14:  Statue of Liberty #15:  Lights and Ornaments #16:   Special Effects and Crowds #17:  Tiffany Couples #18:  Throwback Bear #19:  Window Watchers #20:   Let's Make Movies #21:   Fairy Tale #22:   Artest Atelier #23:   All the World's a Stage

Stage Make Up ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg ...and this actor clearly commands it.  This despite the very awesome light show that is her back drop.    The neon work is by  Lite Brite Neon Studio  -- a New York based studio specializing in -- what else -- light.  If you have the time, take a whirl through the store, you'll find some other pieces by Lite Brite have been integrated into the displays ( The Coat ). Step Aside GM Building, I'm the Star of this Show ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg Fashion Matters ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg Lite Brite Neon ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg Center Stage ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg Holidays in NYC  #1:   Dressing Up for the Holidays NYC Style #2:   An Enchanted Experience :: 1 #3:   An Enchanted Experience :: 2 (Rumpelstiltskin) #4:   My Made with Code Tree #5:   An Enchanted Experience :: 3 (Sleeping Beauty) #6:   An Enchanted Experience :: 4 (Snow White) #7:   ...

In the season of hope, a moment of silence for our two fallen NYPD officers.  Violence is never the answer. Remembering

Porcelain Skin ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg The Inspired by Art window from the 2014 version of the extravaganza that is the Bergdorf Goodman holiday windows.  My particular favorite part of the window is artist the mouse tucked in the corner with her muse and a very nice painting. The Artist and Her Muse ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg Brushes ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg Holding a Pose ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg Holidays in NYC  #1:   Dressing Up for the Holidays NYC Style #2:   An Enchanted Experience :: 1 #3:   An Enchanted Experience :: 2 (Rumpelstiltskin) #4:   My Made with Code Tree #5:   An Enchanted Experience :: 3 (Sleeping Beauty) #6:   An Enchanted Experience :: 4 (Snow White) #7:   Phoenix Rising #8:   On Phoenix Wings #9:   The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine #10:  Send in the Chairs #11:  An Enchanted Experience :: 5 (Little Red Riding Hood) #12:  Red Ornaments #13:...

Inspired by Music (Day) #BGWindows #WHPfairytale ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg Musician:  She dreamt of escaping the #BGwindows with her 76 trombones and other assorted  brass and leading the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. I had way too much fun with the #Instagram (IG) weekend hashtag project (WHP).  The theme -- fairy tales (#WHPfairytale for those of you who speak #hashtag).  Upon returning home from my 4 mile jaunt in Central Park, I posted three photos with accompanying snippets of fairy tales ( Actor , Painter , and Traveler .  As you might expect of someone whose blog is named Scribbles and Photos, this #hashtag project was tailor made for me.  Although in the true spirit of a platform that is primarily about images, I think IG was not actually looking for us to write a story or a snippet of a story for that matter. Inspired by Music (Night) #BGWindows #WHPfairytale ©2014 Nancy Lundebjerg Musician:  She dreamt that she could go back in tim...