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I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite sense of mere tranquil existence, that I neglect my talents. I should be incapable of drawing a single stroke at the present moment; and yet I feel that I never was a greater artist than now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When, <strong>while the lovely valley teems<\/strong> with vapour around me, and the meridian sun strikes the upper surface of the <a href=\"#\">impenetrable<\/a> foliage of my trees, and but a few stray gleams steal into the inner sanctuary, I throw myself down among the tall grass by the trickling stream; and, as I lie close to the earth, a thousand unknown plants are noticed by me: when I hear the buzz of the little world among the stalks, and grow familiar with the countless indescribable forms of the insects and flies, then I feel the presence of the Almighty, who formed us in his own image, and the breath of that universal love which bears and sustains us, as it floats around us in an eternity of bliss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/alpaca.loftocean.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/benjamin-suter-kxgAbEPRrc-unsplash-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36\"\/><figcaption>Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/@benjaminjsuter\">Benjamin Suter<\/a> @Unsplash.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>And then, my friend, when darkness overspreads my eyes, and heaven and earth seem to dwell in my soul and absorb its power, like the form of a beloved mistress, then I often think with longing, Oh, would I could describe these conceptions, could impress upon paper all that is living so full and warm within me, that it might be the mirror of my soul, as my soul is the mirror of the infinite God!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I\u2019ve gone off fiction a bit because I\u2019ve read too many novels. 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Integer tincidunt. Cras dapibus. Vivamus elementum semper nisi. Aenean vulputate eleifend tellus. Aenean leo ligula, porttitor eu, consequat vitae, eleifend ac, enim. Aliquam lorem ante, dapibus in, viverra quis, feugiat a, tellus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In their search for the ideal year-round holiday retreat from their \u2018box-shaped house\u2019 in Tokyo, a Japanese family enlisted John Pawson Architects to design them a modern and minimalist vacation home on the island of Okinawa, the country\u2019s southernmost prefecture.&nbsp;Developed by Taishi Kanemura, from Pawson\u2019s London office, the execution of the interior programme and external shape of the home was led by the site\u2019s catenary curve.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"inline-post\"><span class=\"inline-post-title\">Further Reading<\/span><a class=\"entry-link\" href=\"https:\/\/alpaca.loftocean.com\/demo9\/artists\/too-much-texture-too-many-distractions\/\"><div style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/alpaca.loftocean.com\/demo9\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/tabitha-turner-Y4wpkK_JWWk-unsplash-255x319.jpg);\" data-loftocean-image=\"1\" data-loftocean-normal-image=\"https:\/\/alpaca.loftocean.com\/demo9\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/tabitha-turner-Y4wpkK_JWWk-unsplash-255x319.jpg\" data-loftocean-retina-image=\"https:\/\/alpaca.loftocean.com\/demo9\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/05\/tabitha-turner-Y4wpkK_JWWk-unsplash-370x463.jpg\" class=\"thumbnail\"><\/div><div class=\"article-content\"><div class=\"cat-links\"><span>Artists<\/span> <span>Designers<\/span><\/div><h6 class=\"entry-title\">Too much texture, Too many distractions<\/h6><div class=\"entry-meta\"><div class=\"meta-group\"><div class=\"meta-item post-date\">May 10, 2021<\/div><div class=\"meta-item read-time\">3 mins read<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">So what are you reading now?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Phasellus viverra nulla ut metus varius laoreet. Quisque rutrum.&nbsp;<a href=\"#\">Aenean imperdiet<\/a>. Etiam ultricies nisi vel augue. Curabitur ullamcorper ultricies nisi. Nam eget dui. Etiam rhoncus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maecenas tempus,&nbsp;<a href=\"#\">tellus eget condimentum rhoncus<\/a>, sem quam semper libero, sit amet adipiscing sem neque sed ipsum. Nam quam nunc, blandit vel, luctus pulvinar, hendrerit id, lorem. Maecenas nec odio et ante tincidunt tempus. Donec vitae sapien ut libero venenatis faucibus. Nullam quis ante. Etiam sit amet orci eget eros faucibus tincidunt. Duis leo. Sed fringilla mauris sit amet nibh. Donec sodales sagittis magna. Sed consequat, leo eget bibendum sodales, augue velit cursus nunc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before we get started Smooth surfaces and white walls keep the small space feeling open and airy. \u201cWe didn\u2019t want too much texture or too many distractions that might make it feel even smaller,\u201d says Mitanidis. 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