Documenting my adventures and inspirations in art and music while fulfilling a quest of love and all things jazzyTumblr (3.0; @victoriatopping)http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/db0e8841cf8728e7d8e23980e11525fe/tumblr_moey00Jqpe1qzdzwdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://holysoul.tumblr.com/post/53018344396/photography-phone-music-books-fashion-clothes-shopping-r">holysoul</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>propers to <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theswinginsixties.tumblr.com/post/52996889875/photography-phone-music-books-fashion-clothes-shopping-r">theswinginsixties</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>The Temptations on The Ed Sullivan Show, 1967.</p> </blockquote> </blockquote>http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/53023138595http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/53023138595Sat, 15 Jun 2013 09:49:44 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3f4e5176621f011e0799466458cbdee0/tumblr_mnbuncLHLL1ruc6jio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://quintessince.tumblr.com/post/51681121444/smiths-illustrated-astronomy-by-asa-smith">quintessince</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h1 class="gb-volume-title"><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=AxZAAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=subject:%22astronomy%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bt-fUcrFJ-3G4APiiYHgCA&ved=0CFgQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false">Smith’s Illustrated Astronomy</a></h1> <p><a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=AxZAAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=subject:%22astronomy%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=bt-fUcrFJ-3G4APiiYHgCA&ved=0CFgQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q&f=false"><span> </span><span class="addmd">By Asa Smith</span></a></p> </blockquote>http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52867595118http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52867595118Thu, 13 Jun 2013 10:05:38 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2e12622a271880d9060340121cd166a3/tumblr_mjk41ctt751rjt9klo1_400.gif"/><br/><br/>http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52867066974http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52867066974Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:53:38 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/696cc9329d068bcae354700f1842c91d/tumblr_mn4to3Nn3o1qadx22o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://gallowhill.tumblr.com/post/50969268720/james-clar-infinity-case-2000-portable">gallowhill</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.jamesclar.com/">James Clar</a> - Infinity Case, 2000</p> <p>Portable installation.</p> </blockquote>http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52867056921http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52867056921Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:53:26 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/aa6a07f4510e407743ff9eff6486a79b/tumblr_mni47oUu9Z1qb23uro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://heaveninawildflower.tumblr.com/post/51548468130/plate-catagramma-xii-1868-taken-from">heaveninawildflower</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p> Plate: Catagramma XII (1868) taken from Illustrations of new species of exotic butterflies: selected chiefly from the collections of W. Wilson Saunders and William C. Hewitson. Volume II. John van Voorst, London. Internet Archive<a class="external autonumber" href="http://archive.org/details/illustrationsofn02hewi" rel="nofollow">[1</a> Accepted names from Markku Savela<a class="external autonumber" href="ftp://ftp.funet.fi/index/Tree_of_life/warp/lepidoptera-index-a.html" rel="nofollow">[2</a></p> <p>Author - William Chapman Hewitson.</p> <p>via Wikimedia.</p> </blockquote>http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52778686744http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52778686744Wed, 12 Jun 2013 04:54:09 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/048ad4c9559c6f4019e1e242ba67d264/tumblr_mo9brmkhjv1r2ysm3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://nycartscene.info/post/52755927119/eric-olson-floater-bravinlee-programs-nyc">nycartscene</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>thru June 28:<br/><br/>“<strong>Floater</strong>”<br/> <strong>Clint Jukkala</strong>, <strong>Alexander Kroll</strong>, <strong>Evan Nesbit</strong>,<br/> <strong>Erik Olson</strong>, <strong>Eric Sall</strong>, <strong>Amanda Valdez</strong><br/><br/><a href="http://bravinlee.com/gallery.html">BravinLee programs</a>, 526 W26th St., NYC (#211)<br/><br/>the work of six painters, whose abstracted imagery is located between the familiar and peculiar, revealing spatial ambiguities and vague references. Most of the work emerges out of abstraction and plays with its conventions and classifications, much like the “floater” that moves about your field of vision. “Floaters are deposits of various size, shape, and consistency that exist within the eye’s vitreous humor. They may appear as spots, webs, fragments, or threads that float slowly before the observer’s eyes.” <br/><br/>pictured:    Erik Olson, 2013, oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches</p> </blockquote>http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52778675087http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52778675087Wed, 12 Jun 2013 04:53:44 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ce9158bb2f69568d72e8f91c5a0bed4a/tumblr_mo94bs0feY1qewa3io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The rings of saturn - Wallpaper by <a href="http://victoriatopping.com">Victoria Topping</a></p>http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52744890770http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52744890770Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:09:28 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6dcbc457bbbcfab0eb4eb34f530246a4/tumblr_mnvs9tgSRj1qjjsgbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52742961218http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52742961218Tue, 11 Jun 2013 18:41:36 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/c1ac0ebdaa2bf5a92c66690f4d358787/tumblr_mo4pxr9jA21qek8f0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52624120595http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52624120595Mon, 10 Jun 2013 09:08:59 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/06e7aa536f0b107f09cde45a5f382eda/tumblr_mmm1nwpbay1qgxo7fo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52454395658http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52454395658Sat, 08 Jun 2013 07:53:19 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/55eb2717b9fb0045bc92ec8486d1fe50/tumblr_mnwxc5HbcU1qdj0hbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://oxane.tumblr.com/post/52325064043/t-flutter-by-linda-rotz-miller-quilts-quilt">oxane</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/52794248@N06/8951483305/" title="T-Flutter">T-Flutter</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/52794248@N06/">Linda Rotz Miller Quilts & Quilt Tops</a> </p> </blockquote>http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52449838296http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52449838296Sat, 08 Jun 2013 05:34:19 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/af3aac7f56fdc4b800dc83bd5f3fbce5/tumblr_mnzw68p0VR1qek8f0o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52449813101http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52449813101Sat, 08 Jun 2013 05:33:31 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/530660e9e6970b28567b6a7b057aee79/tumblr_mm5vgr6Bqs1s2a757o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://landscape-search.tumblr.com/post/49425605388/hanging-neon-1962-stephen-antonakos">landscape-search</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Hanging Neon(1962) - <strong>STEPHEN ANTONAKOS</strong></p> </blockquote>http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52449728920http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52449728920Sat, 08 Jun 2013 05:30:53 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m4s88t4hqj1qzl9hno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52449720670http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52449720670Sat, 08 Jun 2013 05:30:37 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/2886931815b2d38765353c5ea177c4ac/tumblr_mn7u0n8X7V1qfb2vso1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sloppy.tumblr.com/post/51089059668">sloppy</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>(by, <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ren-hang/" id="yui_3_7_3_3_1369263223069_1352">航 任</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52449553488http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52449553488Sat, 08 Jun 2013 05:25:28 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d7284ae152b840279346a98f34421cb0/tumblr_mnxyg9uKiZ1qbs72yo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52296236016http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52296236016Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:26:09 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/4d72ee8243d3ac68f81ddb24dcf5c065/tumblr_mny1p3PtIG1s8dkxbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52296180283http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52296180283Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:24:35 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ljxcjbJiGr1qgjltao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://eightiesart.tumblr.com/post/4761341882">eightiesart</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>PAUL MEYER</p> </blockquote>http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52296158077http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52296158077Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:23:57 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3ca7b1ca143892b3ae3cc015694b1dd3/tumblr_mjwmm5LSS81rufl9ro1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sammyslabbinck.tumblr.com/post/45748475837/the-last-rain-c-sammy-slabbinck-2013">sammyslabbinck</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>’ The Last Rain ‘</p> <p>© Sammy Slabbinck 2013</p> <p><a href="http://www.sammyslabbinck.be" target="blank">porfolio</a> / <a href="http://society6.com/Imass" target="blank"> society6.com</a> / <a href="http://www.facebook.com/SammySlabbinck" target="blank">facebook</a> / <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/imass/" target="blank">flickr</a></p> <div></div> </blockquote>http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52065411961http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/52065411961Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:53:17 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b5c4b78f16127732431fafe70979912f/tumblr_mk83ynd1K61rhrzbzo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/51961508930http://victoriatopping.tumblr.com/post/51961508930Sun, 02 Jun 2013 07:42:09 -0400