Pam Givens
Ukraine’s Monumental Soviet-Era Mosaics
byClaire Voon is a staff writer and reporter at Hyperallergic. Often unremarked or dismissed as state propaganda, Ukraine’s Soviet-era...
PAM GIVENS MOSAICS
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It's The Simple Things
Pam Givens
- May 3
Hagia Sophia • Mosaics
Rediscovered in 1934 by Byzantine Institute, The Zoe Mosaic has a lot to tell us about Empress Zoe. Empress Zoe was the daughter of...
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Pam Givens
- May 3
7 amazing Russian churches that seem right out of a fairytale
YES, THE SISTINE CHAPEL AND THE SACRÉ COEUR are impressive pieces of architecture, but, like most Catholic churches, their exterior tend...
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Pam Givens
- May 3
The Splendid History of Gustav Klimt’s Glistening “Golden Phase”
Detail of “Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I” Austrian artist Gustav Klimt is one of the most celebrated Symbolist artists. During his...
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Pam Givens
- May 3
GAUDI’S BARCELONA: A UNIQUE WAY TO SEE THE CITY
by Nomadic Matt September 9th, 2018 You can’t visit Barcelona without seeing Gaudi’s influence everywhere you go. He’s the city’s most...
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Pam Givens
- May 5, 2021
Spring Time
My computer desk faces the window, and as I type, the tree beyond the window is just starting to wake up from its winter rest, showing...
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Pam Givens
- May 5, 2021
5 Art Nouveau Buildings That Embody the Elegance of This Architectural Style
5 Art Nouveau Buildings That Embody the Elegance of This Architectural Style By Samantha Pires on April 18, 2021 From Left to Right: Casa...
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Pam Givens
- Nov 23, 2020
This Exquisite “Underground Cathedral” Has Been Carved Entirely Out of Salt
St. Kinga's Chapel When you imagine places of worship, traditional structures like Gothic churches, colorful mosques, and dazzling...
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Pam Givens
- Nov 20, 2020
Mosaic Time!
We've been in our new home for almost 3 months now, which is "weird" because in many ways it feels like we've been here "forever". It...
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Pam Givens
- Apr 20, 2020
READY TO TRAVEL?
During this quiet time one of the projects I've attempted, is to sort out years of digital photos. My hope is to get them organized so that
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Pam Givens
- Jul 5, 2019
Interesting times.
We arrived in Venice the day the Biennale Arte 2019 opened. The 58th International Art Exhibition.
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Pam Givens
- Feb 1, 2019
Settling in...a little.
A crazy time to move you say...YES!!! I say it too. December 1, 2018 was a pretty crazy time to make a major, huge move - but we made it, t
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Pam Givens
- Dec 3, 2018
Winter and another move.
My last post was in April, Spring time, when we both felt great about moving into a larger apartment and filling it with our art and especia
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Pam Givens
- Dec 7, 2017
What a month!!!
November was - well - an amazing month. Several things happened so quickly in the last few weeks of the month we had been trying to sort...
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Pam Givens
- Oct 16, 2017
Fall is here!
I still have that nagging sense that it's just temporary and another move will be in our future. For now however we are really enjoying tak
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Pam Givens
- Sep 4, 2017
September 5, 2017
Yes, it's feeling like home - well almost. I continue to have that uneasy feeling, of trying to figure out where I am - not my location but
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Pam Givens
- Aug 7, 2017
We made it - barely!
MOSAICS!! It was an arduous move for everyone. A few mishaps along the way, but nothing that couldn't be resolved quickly.
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Pam Givens
- Jul 17, 2017
Here we go -
i took this photo on our last hike to Buckhead Interpretive Trail, with my new camera. My little Sony finally gave out and I purchased a new
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