Bits n' Pieces

Can Photography be my new passion?

admin — Sat, 19 Mar 2011 20:26:28 +0000

Well, I don’t know if the answer is yes, but I know that it is a new tool for me to express myself. I have a lot of new projects brewing in my mind, waiting for an outlet to come to life. I recently started a beginners course on photography by Muammer Yanmaz and graduated [...] No related posts.

I design at Zazzle.com

admin — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 17:40:44 +0000

I’ve recently started to design at zazzle. If you haven’t heard of it Zazzle.com is a store where you can custom prepare any printed object, from iphone cases to t-shirts, mugs, and any stationary. It’s a great place to get stuff printed, as a gift or even in bulk amounts. Besides designing your own stuff [...] Related posts:

Owning a nikon camera is a wonderful thing!

admin — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 18:14:11 +0000

Last May during my dry period regarding blogging, I went on a weeklong trip to London. It was a long waited opportunity to combine travel with shopping, sightseeing and some other personal stuff. The personel stuff part didn’t go as well as I had expected but the sightseeing and shopping part compensated for the not [...] Related posts:

Notes from my trip to Barcelona: Day 1

1 Point Perspective Drawing Technique – Part 1

admin — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 21:11:27 +0000

If you came here from my post on Perspective Basics, I assume you know the basic terms and we can go on from there. If you are new to perspective then I advise you to start from the Basics. In the 1 point perspective technique we assume that the guide lines converge at 1 point on the horizon [...] Related posts:

I’m back at last!

admin — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:41:59 +0000

It’s been a long time since I last posted, I know. My previous post is from July 2009 and it has been over a year. I’m aware that this means that I have stopped my blogging life before I even had a good start. The reason why I gave a break is because I went [...] No related posts.

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Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Kingdom of Fruit and Vegetables: Borage (Borago officinalis)
This wild plant is commonly found in the northern parts of Anatolia, but it is also found in the Mediterranean region and all around the world in temperate climates. Borage is known for its diuretic effect, it is a natural alternative for paracetamol and helps detoxification of the blood. "Borage" ...

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Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Green Lentil Soup with Vege
I love lentils red or green it doesn't matter. And it's so easy to cook!

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Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Kingdom of Fruit and Vegetables: Stuffed Peppers in Olive Oi
A great recipe for stuffed peppers, especially if you are vegetarian!

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Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Fried Okra with Yoghurt
The first time I tried it I loved it. It's amazing. Be sure I will cook fried okra a lot from now on!

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Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Boost your Immune System with Black Mulberry Marmelade
Make black mulberry marmelade at home and boost your immune system!
Kingdom of Fruit and Vegetables: Bulgur (Cracked Wheat) Pila
Bulgur pilaf is a national dish of Turkey, and goes wonderfully well with jajik. Bulgur is a form of wheat, boiled and pounded. You will probably find it at the market as "cracked wheat". Don't worry what to cook for dinner, Bulgur Pilaf is easy and nutritious.

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Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

A Cold dish of Pinto Beans in Olive oil (Barbunya Pilaki)
This is a dish made of pinto beans and it's delicious when served cold. Generally it's difficult to get the right texture for this dish, some make it too mushy, and some don't cook it enough, you could break a tooth with the pinto bean. This dish is called "barbunya pilaki" in Turkey. "Barbunya" is the name of the bean, and "pilaki" is the ...

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Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Nettle Salad with Tomatoe Sauce
Must try nettle! It has miracular health benefits!

Light up your interiors with eco-friendly panels

admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:34:35 +0000

Imagine organic materials that are produced by indegenious artisans from all over the world and brought to our interiors. Bambu, wood, grass, pebbles, cotton, leaves, shells, all find form in 3form by HunterDouglas. After their innovative solutions for window coverings, ceilings, sun control and façades, HunterDouglas has produced another brand name, 3form, where they carry on their environmental [...] Related posts:

Perspective Basics

admin — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:25:19 +0000

Learning perspective is generally taken as a big deal. Here we are going to change that prejudice. How? First you have to get the basics, and fully understand how perspective works geometrically. To be comfortable with perspective drawing you always have to keep in mind that there is a person watching a scene which consists [...] Related posts:

The most important discovery of the last millenium: Perspective 2/2

admin — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:14:10 +0000

If you have read my previous post you know about how artists interpreted what they saw onto their canvas and how they created techniques to depict their scenes in the past. From figurative cave art to Hellenistic monumental structures with exaggerated 3 point perspective emphasis we have taken a short tour of art history, and we [...] Related posts:

The most important discovery of the last millenium: Perspective 1/2

admin — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:24:47 +0000

I’ve wanted to write about “the perspective” for some time now, and I think the time has come for me to mingle with this subject again. I say again because it has been quite a while since I have been teaching drawing with the perspective technique. I will be writing a series of posts, or should I say tutorials, [...] Related posts:

Towards a sustainable architecture

admin — Wed, 27 May 2009 12:46:08 +0000

While designing a building, architects are generally driven too much towards studying and explaining what the overall cost of the building will be until the construction is complete and ready for opening. The investors are righteously concerned with how much a building will cost them until the property starts to return the preliminary investments. However, the fact that management [...] Related posts: