The compositions are free-form swathes of burned paper, from faint wisps and tawny squiggles to chocolate splotches and bold, sweeping curves. Sometimes they look like the tail end of lightening, with the unpredictable snap and recoil of a well-thrown whip; other times they’re as light as a tendril of smoke, buffeted into eddies by a… Continue reading Painting at 2100°
Category: Design
Solar Goes to Yoga, Gets Flexible
Camping scenario 1, reality: July 4th spent on Angel Island in the San Francisco Bay is full of hiking, swimming, getting sunburned . . . the usual. After streaming music from smart phones for a teach-me-how-to-shuffle dance party, we are left technologically high and dry the next day when drained batteries thwart our efforts to… Continue reading Solar Goes to Yoga, Gets Flexible
The Greenification of SFO
[T2 info and images gleaned from the SFO website and Gensler’s interactive map] I have a habit of hanging out in airports. There’s no way around it when you have to judge a flight on its price point rather than its convenience, and you don’t happen to own a private jet. Usually I walk, compulsively… Continue reading The Greenification of SFO
Touchy-Feely
Lush and springy, the dense foliage undulates over unseen humps and valleys, propelling thoughts of moon bounces and leaping through clouds . . . Chips of stone and grunts of effort fly into the air as chisel gouges rock as pale as bone . . . Imagine running your hand along the bricks, feeling the… Continue reading Touchy-Feely
A Face Only a Baby Could Love
I have a baby niece! Adorable, huh? That cutesy-wootsy ickle tongue and beeyootiful big eyes . . . Don’t be ridiculous — SMR is MUCH more attractive than the stuffed thing I made for her! [Sorry, for the sake of infant anonymity, no baby photos here] Let’s be honest, my sewing skills aren’t exactly sweatshop-worthy,… Continue reading A Face Only a Baby Could Love