Back of bus, Realm Charter School in Berkeley
Tidy sidewalk home in Hayes Valley
Street art in Hayes Valley.
Someone commented that this is Sun Ra, the jazz musician who led “The Arkestra” ensemble in the ’60s-’70s.
Hey Lloyd, We just finished this sauna, we wanted to share it with ya.
–Travis Skinner
“The Anglerfish Sauna is a wood-fired sauna on wheels! It was built by the Hundred Handed Ones architectural collective that I started in collaboration with Travis Conn.
We use sculptural forms in architectural works. The Anglerfish Sauna showcases these principles in an experience. We ask the audience to step into the work and experience natural forms inspired by life.”
Check out the details here: the fins over the tires, the spine, the light, the teeth…
Travis built a unique tiny home on wheels that was featured in our book Small Homes.
Check out his very creative and highly-crafted designs at pairoducks.blogspot.com.
‘Between Worlds’ chronicles a unique collaboration between two renowned artists: Andrés Amador, who creates expansive works of beach art and preeminent long-exposure photographer Henthorne, who attempts to capture Amador’s ephemeral installations before they are reclaimed by the elements.
It’s a story that explores the challenges and rewards experienced by artists who sacrifice their singular vision in pursuit of creating something breathtaking and original.
A film by Brad Kremer, Christopher Frey, and Phillippa Frey
From Leo Hetzl
I came upon this beautiful arrangement of beach objects at Muir Beach last night as the sun was setting. Mac Murphy, who often swims in the cold ocean sans wetsuit for 20 minutes or so, made it. He picked up the feathers — a lot of dead birds last night, and created this lovely circle.
Succulents at Cottage Gardens nursery in Petaluma, California. They have beautifully tended plants, as well as metal sculptures, garden art, old buckets and bathtubs, enamel pots, and wooden barrels. It’s fun just walking around in this fascinating place. 3995 Emerald Drive.
The Santa Cruz maestro, in his mid-70s, is still turning out exquisite surfboards. This one is at the Haut shop on Swift Ave. in Santa Cruz.
From our book now in production:
Driftwood Shacks: Anonymous Architecture On the California Coast
Beach sculpture by Bob Demmerle
Lesley took me there yesterday. It’s a stunning place. The plants are exquisite, like the ones at Berkeley Horticultural Nursery. They also have ingenious metal sculptures of animals, old iron buckets, huge ceramic planters (from Viet Nam), a couple of old galvanized bathtubs, antique porcelain pots, and a ton of other stuff. It’s up a hill at 3995 Emerald Drive, on the west side of Petaluma Boulevard as you’re driving out of town to the freeway. An oasis of beauty.
Lesley’s hand-stitched appliqué square of Smiley’s Saloon, from a 1960s photo when it was both a bar and bait shop