<i><b>new works</b> by </i><br /><i>Jason Koharik</i><br /><i> </i><br /><i> </i> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEGAn2NXJuZlDembFIM0btRtF7phzbYD6QDQLnRW4-jf-gUZIBYsKX3Db1Oixwvcy10r8mBCz7bL8SJRWnzyIuvYS3ug5jhnuTE1GIZKMfqyQEr14lIK09FCjJM_ANP0mjZJ-qAGxmyAs/s1600/versus03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjEGAn2NXJuZlDembFIM0btRtF7phzbYD6QDQLnRW4-jf-gUZIBYsKX3Db1Oixwvcy10r8mBCz7bL8SJRWnzyIuvYS3ug5jhnuTE1GIZKMfqyQEr14lIK09FCjJM_ANP0mjZJ-qAGxmyAs/s1600/versus03.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6gzL_bCtWrcnBDWkFlkxml9x8lT78iHjWpzH4ZbUAF0Vdo9D7OP1wjzWlWaY9QZYkIJIZmXZKiCzDLAMDWPMNjbFLS0CelSE0R2hYVob0lWyxXoTMMQhP3UMCjIwsO9qC0OyAB38UaRe/s1600/brasshopi2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6gzL_bCtWrcnBDWkFlkxml9x8lT78iHjWpzH4ZbUAF0Vdo9D7OP1wjzWlWaY9QZYkIJIZmXZKiCzDLAMDWPMNjbFLS0CelSE0R2hYVob0lWyxXoTMMQhP3UMCjIwsO9qC0OyAB38UaRe/s1600/brasshopi2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><i>I just returned from the Smoky Mountains in Eastern Tennessee, where the forest roads were dense and filled with green shadows. On the river at night, when you closed your eyes tightly, you could see faint splashes of gold, dancing within your night vision. As if to celebrate the beginnings of summer.  The combination of gold and green and darkness comforted me. - David John</i><br /><i><br /></i><br /><a href="http://collectedby.com/"><i>Collectedby Jason Koharik</i></a><br /><br /><i>1. Versus  torchiere wall sconce.  Available in polished brass, matte balck and ancient white. Custom color option considered. Double brass candelabra sockets, with 5″ backplate,UL listed parts. For hardwire only. Can hang as up or down light. Designed and handmade by Jason Koharik.</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>2. Polished brass Hopi pot pendant. Custom brass plated pot with polished solid brass blade detail.Two tone brass and white  canopy. UL listed parts. Double standard socket cluster. Drop length is custom. Designed and handmade by Jason Koharik</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">--------------</div>

new works by Jason Koharik   I just returned from the Smoky Mountains in Eastern Tennessee, where the forest roads were dense and filled with green shadows. On the river at night, when you closed your eyes tightly, you could see faint splashes of gold, dancing within your night vision. As if to cel…

Read more »

<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i><b>Stan Bitters at Heath, SF</b></i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i><b> </b> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i>"</i><i><i>Raw. Earthy. Heroic. Monumental. These are just some of the words that have been used to describe the work of Stan Bitters, the maverick sculptor and ceramist who helped<b> define modernist ceramics in California and shifted that form from a purely functional medium to an artistic one.</b>"</i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZki7E_Qb1ANE29_piGV0-52pLJYZ3JRLq8Lhq4h3-ONz19BYwxKWya9IEOGM9Ui_4lNjuuZ8zdxcM99WEJjVYuYkhni-fU1c0A5Au46Egsj9Hq70bnPx-yYhQmOmKwn5cLcIu4p-Pw65X/s1600/SB-106b.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZki7E_Qb1ANE29_piGV0-52pLJYZ3JRLq8Lhq4h3-ONz19BYwxKWya9IEOGM9Ui_4lNjuuZ8zdxcM99WEJjVYuYkhni-fU1c0A5Au46Egsj9Hq70bnPx-yYhQmOmKwn5cLcIu4p-Pw65X/s1600/SB-106b.jpg" width="640" /></a></div></i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i> </i></b></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i> </i></b></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Stan Bitters: Modern Primitive </i></b></span></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i>Sat. May 31, 6 – 8:30 pm at Heath San Francisco  </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i><br /></i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i> This modernist maverick’s first show in 35 years comes to Heath Ceramics </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i>Raw. Earthy. Heroic. Monumental. These are just some of the words that have been used to describe the work of Stan Bitters, the maverick sculptor and ceramist who helped define modernist ceramics in California and shifted that form from a purely functional medium to an artistic one. This is Bitters’ first major show in 35 years – and the first time time he’s been showcased in San Francisco. True to his independent nature and his commitment to making art that's engaged with (rather than) separate from community, the show will be held in an untraditional venue: Heath Ceramics’ Boiler Room, an emerging venue for artistic and creative events. </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i>The show is curated by Renee Zellweger of Summer School, an unconventional gallery and workshop space, which facilitates dialogue and inspiration in the creative community. The show kicks off on Saturday, May 31st at 6 pm with a reception celebrating Bitters and his work, from his monumental murals and wall installations (interior and exterior) to sculptural ceramics such as medallions, pots, lanterns and birdhouses. </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVZWDmiB9ix0KQi1_cwfW4WKMvusAXmqOvSPaoXiCVWBHV9R3QvhlqLynbiP7hHNZrrH3wZlYS_VGforg_7qmY4mtMU8MtflJDW_3b5FpByNsbYlNhpZ_jG3Jq0_oyjdsGGZiH8h3XAfw/s1600/Stan+Bitters+Fireplace.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVZWDmiB9ix0KQi1_cwfW4WKMvusAXmqOvSPaoXiCVWBHV9R3QvhlqLynbiP7hHNZrrH3wZlYS_VGforg_7qmY4mtMU8MtflJDW_3b5FpByNsbYlNhpZ_jG3Jq0_oyjdsGGZiH8h3XAfw/s1600/Stan+Bitters+Fireplace.jpg" width="640" /></a></i> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i><br /></i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9-qENZhPhE3UWj2vjMjmpMaZ6NXy5zy8fE1tqRENpCJKGJ7gyifp1ZEsEwElNWbevwqTVX4sReASsZtfGsADD4gnJMqBDX-MnvUBUFDbx_hU85qXcx1bKd-bxyirBn6BK0fssEyVoZ04/s1600/416898_453128174726206_517616621_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV9-qENZhPhE3UWj2vjMjmpMaZ6NXy5zy8fE1tqRENpCJKGJ7gyifp1ZEsEwElNWbevwqTVX4sReASsZtfGsADD4gnJMqBDX-MnvUBUFDbx_hU85qXcx1bKd-bxyirBn6BK0fssEyVoZ04/s1600/416898_453128174726206_517616621_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></i> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i>Bitters was featured in the prestigious California Design series and at the Craft and Folk Art Museum as part of Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945 – 1980. He worked extensively with the legendary and influential ceramist, Peter Voulkos while at the Otis Art Institute in LA. His work is also a staple among collectors of modernist art and his influence has helped define Southern California architecture since the 1960s. He continues to work closely with architects such as LA's renowned Commune Design. In many ways, Bitters has been one of Southern California’s best kept secrets. For most of his career, Bitters has been kept busy by clients and commissions in Los Angeles and Palm Springs. </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAoiOogFRuBAjX4EVQWVbRE8VXMYVsrsyeMd1wUDzgmTH2f0DXdyHGLfWAdvmmJdG6K2uTIyStAFfcx5u19J8lCcNlsoNEjo6eFexD8Ur-AoASM8pU_lofOkQlYHbtY-Vs6fmw35d3lcj8/s1600/450fountain.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAoiOogFRuBAjX4EVQWVbRE8VXMYVsrsyeMd1wUDzgmTH2f0DXdyHGLfWAdvmmJdG6K2uTIyStAFfcx5u19J8lCcNlsoNEjo6eFexD8Ur-AoASM8pU_lofOkQlYHbtY-Vs6fmw35d3lcj8/s1600/450fountain.jpg" width="640" /></a></i> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i>Heath and Bitters aim to expand his following with this show. “The Bay Area has a sophisticated, adventurous spirit that seems to thrive on cultural and artistic experimentation. I’m thrilled to introduce my work to the people there,” says Bitters. “It feels so natural to work with Heath, with its own history and its commitment to pushing the medium and creating a vibrant community of people who care about what we can say through art and design.” “We love Stan’s work, what he’s done for ceramics, and what he continues to do,” says Catherine Bailey, Heath’s Design Director. “His work really embodies so much of the California spirit. There’s also a deep kinship with the Heath legacy, with what we do now, and how we think about the intersection of art and creativity, and making and living. We’re excited to work with Summer School to share Stan’s work with the Heath community.”</i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i>all photos and text courtesy of Heath Ceramics.</i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390"><i> </i></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1400810392718_4390" style="text-align: center;"><i>-------------- </i></div>

Stan Bitters at Heath, SF  "Raw. Earthy. Heroic. Monumental. These are just some of the words that have been used to describe the work of Stan Bitters, the maverick sculptor and ceramist who helped define modernist ceramics in California and shifted that form from a purely functional medium to an…

Read more »

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><i>It's different now </i><br /><i>Gray-faced Eyes burnt out </i><br /><i>Flames are gone </i><br /><i>Gloves are on </i><br /><i>I have a feeling </i><br /><i>Love's gone mad  </i><br /><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>We're too similar</b></span></i><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AfGuPj6A3eBsE8_5Yr8uIkYAKVVyYXIuePI1OQEQjRCGZmeF0G23kYFAkRmXQn7kS7LEa38yjfYIitulio4QJQ2hAq-dh_W6syk0hAAvxW6TL2aDaLcbX3P70OTNSgvw7n1GXnSZoGrG/s1600/kk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AfGuPj6A3eBsE8_5Yr8uIkYAKVVyYXIuePI1OQEQjRCGZmeF0G23kYFAkRmXQn7kS7LEa38yjfYIitulio4QJQ2hAq-dh_W6syk0hAAvxW6TL2aDaLcbX3P70OTNSgvw7n1GXnSZoGrG/s1600/kk.jpg" width="481" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGW97vT4S6fMnDgZ_W1LlxpdvXtuojguCjnaUQfqfzNqHN7aPJXtQTxWHXSLh7k5Y2-UqoaYH6Q1bHUWUcU86jUNv3aXSKsVC02M4zdDIWfawmlY-s8SP3Afdp8QPCAy1Y9gfREN3fAK8D/s1600/DM_MC_20121025_Heyman_0127.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGW97vT4S6fMnDgZ_W1LlxpdvXtuojguCjnaUQfqfzNqHN7aPJXtQTxWHXSLh7k5Y2-UqoaYH6Q1bHUWUcU86jUNv3aXSKsVC02M4zdDIWfawmlY-s8SP3Afdp8QPCAy1Y9gfREN3fAK8D/s1600/DM_MC_20121025_Heyman_0127.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKTXHp-UPdJCf0Xuju5-OiaNUFVSSzMw14L8QTr3YV8y6AxJ2x2Tv_PT9rybjjTPiyYwxzakxBfpM9JY-AnBbaCM2WUsiLAp1bVEnHHd0l4k11az9PrGaxCT_5LWsD9k9N5JqJdyi9qFq/s1600/richard-serra-witness.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixKTXHp-UPdJCf0Xuju5-OiaNUFVSSzMw14L8QTr3YV8y6AxJ2x2Tv_PT9rybjjTPiyYwxzakxBfpM9JY-AnBbaCM2WUsiLAp1bVEnHHd0l4k11az9PrGaxCT_5LWsD9k9N5JqJdyi9qFq/s1600/richard-serra-witness.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIklVgNipz85Ahyrptw8xvDLAcz44SpOT8vwT3s6TRoIQxkNgfoYb_h4kQbDuy_LBqnoDhrxSodPKOaZ0W5HenN69IUAJe8uv7IfENmBqGwuVsjC_bSJynd6ob_o-niMbnP0ggNyEDhq68/s1600/2cf6f71bfd7fd4bc9dfbae47082d45cd.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIklVgNipz85Ahyrptw8xvDLAcz44SpOT8vwT3s6TRoIQxkNgfoYb_h4kQbDuy_LBqnoDhrxSodPKOaZ0W5HenN69IUAJe8uv7IfENmBqGwuVsjC_bSJynd6ob_o-niMbnP0ggNyEDhq68/s1600/2cf6f71bfd7fd4bc9dfbae47082d45cd.jpg" /></a></div><br /><i><br /></i><i>I should go now quietly </i><br /><i>For my bones have found a place to lie down and sleep </i><br /><i>Where all my layers can become reeds </i><br /><i>All my limbs can become trees </i><br /><i>All my children can become me </i><br /><i>What at mess I leave To follow</i><br /><i><br /></i><i>(words by Daughter, "If you leave....")</i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">------------</div>

It's different now Gray-faced Eyes burnt out Flames are gone Gloves are on I have a feeling Love's gone mad  We're too similarI should go now quietly For my bones have found a place to lie down and sleep Where all my layers can become reeds All my limbs can become trees All my children can become me…

Read more »

<i>Ecart International</i><br /><i><b>Jean-Michel Frank</b> 1895-1941</i><br /><i>Bergere 1930</i><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhli0KJnUNN1FE4uth5-IEcIDQ5YCjNBOGvf8R0qdbL2yTrtfjNA716RRO0MylJS-OQzIqw-O6LkFNGqcFqRh6T5KtYYagq-F4GG-YVqgTT0_zHz6zIkG8uGStdSLOtg27G6TaDvWI2s3Nh/s1600/RalphPucci_Ecart_InternationalJean-Michel_Frank_1895-1941-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhli0KJnUNN1FE4uth5-IEcIDQ5YCjNBOGvf8R0qdbL2yTrtfjNA716RRO0MylJS-OQzIqw-O6LkFNGqcFqRh6T5KtYYagq-F4GG-YVqgTT0_zHz6zIkG8uGStdSLOtg27G6TaDvWI2s3Nh/s1600/RalphPucci_Ecart_InternationalJean-Michel_Frank_1895-1941-1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ralphpucci.net/furniture/Ecart-International/collection"><i>via here..</i></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">--------------</div>

Ecart InternationalJean-Michel Frank 1895-1941Bergere 1930via here..--------------…

Read more »

<i>You live in the city </i><br /><i>You stay by yourself </i><br /><i>You a-find all weakness </i><br /><i>Still some people they brand you </i><br /><i>Just because you are rasta  (massive attack)</i><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNm4w9dasq6F5HblRQ8MtoCQ9V3NInssYFaxFGov4mUMhmsBkv3_pTOTjcuOBexZ1m_VORQkPu7WD8RLtF1gjeMqyO67MiASLr5wFRc_BN35sFTeI3AWrCQG9V2WNwy5xlHuCSjdF2AGfF/s1600/tavolorotondook2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNm4w9dasq6F5HblRQ8MtoCQ9V3NInssYFaxFGov4mUMhmsBkv3_pTOTjcuOBexZ1m_VORQkPu7WD8RLtF1gjeMqyO67MiASLr5wFRc_BN35sFTeI3AWrCQG9V2WNwy5xlHuCSjdF2AGfF/s1600/tavolorotondook2.gif" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPVbVw0ZNqXou6GoC61v1u29KKZjMGYw14hxZJ3aunBttfanCrjZ9nL8v7z94PqIUBWq-ompkKgdoeRObP7HxuSNCY66pSnBXqqREuD4v4LkPEnNROww_qnWe9a2oAQT2I7X_bLBA7t2D/s1600/sdm-page-product-2_mini.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPVbVw0ZNqXou6GoC61v1u29KKZjMGYw14hxZJ3aunBttfanCrjZ9nL8v7z94PqIUBWq-ompkKgdoeRObP7HxuSNCY66pSnBXqqREuD4v4LkPEnNROww_qnWe9a2oAQT2I7X_bLBA7t2D/s1600/sdm-page-product-2_mini.jpg" width="542" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><i>"2014 <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Bottega Veneta</b></span> returns to unveil an expanded Home Collection, enriching iconic styles with innovative color, texture and material. The evolution of the collection, like everything Bottega Veneta makes, combines superb craftsmanship with modern, functional design... "</i><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bottegaveneta.com/us/shop/men/furniture_section"><i>more here</i></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">-----------</div>

You live in the city You stay by yourself You a-find all weakness Still some people they brand you Just because you are rasta  (massive attack)"2014 Bottega Veneta returns to unveil an expanded Home Collection, enriching iconic styles with innovative color, texture and material. The evolution of …

Read more »

<i>dark is coming</i><br /><i>dark is there</i><br /><i>see it shimmmer</i><br /><i>into thin air  (james william hindle)</i><br /><i><br /></i><i><br /></i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lG77shvXnFUyHHX-XgOIF9P2znzJaJX6KxIjWecWfocaMgG6L_-cbu6MNs9GF5E3Otao1TERCOussRYdGaYwS2aB1RXnNADB_poqCxKZOMT24nf0BMofwG32lR3DWn05U9C2kp8y8or5/s1600/CV4A2842.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8lG77shvXnFUyHHX-XgOIF9P2znzJaJX6KxIjWecWfocaMgG6L_-cbu6MNs9GF5E3Otao1TERCOussRYdGaYwS2aB1RXnNADB_poqCxKZOMT24nf0BMofwG32lR3DWn05U9C2kp8y8or5/s1600/CV4A2842.jpg" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Dougall Paulson</b></span> opens at AIR, now until July 31st. </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>Los Angeles decorative arts gallery, Therien, unveils “AIR” this month, a space devoted to championing emerging talents in 21st Century Design.  The inaugural show, “<span style="font-size: large;"><b>DARK MATTER”</b></span> is a debut, site specific exhibit by Watts,CA–based design duo Sean Dougall and Andrew Paulson of experimental furniture and contemporary weaving.  Inspired by the luminous, chaotic energy of the cosmos—and the quiet serenity of its vastness, “this body of work," <b>Dougall Paulson </b>says, “engages the environment that surrounds it and encourages viewers to discover it on their own. We want to bring new meaning to the idea of space exploration.” </i>  </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHTPSb6OIq4LEeU06T9h446HPDKGWvtTxqE7FeDQxGb6AjxhUgMWlTGd1NM9bUbsy1mYfx1U6gK3lns1-JvR2F6SVpzdpx7FnqIfxNvaTvh5fHJLKO1mLyQfwEwo0x66KWQkj31UL6zv9/s1600/CV4A2847.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNHTPSb6OIq4LEeU06T9h446HPDKGWvtTxqE7FeDQxGb6AjxhUgMWlTGd1NM9bUbsy1mYfx1U6gK3lns1-JvR2F6SVpzdpx7FnqIfxNvaTvh5fHJLKO1mLyQfwEwo0x66KWQkj31UL6zv9/s1600/CV4A2847.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><i>Photo credit:  Brittni Moten</i><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i> Therien  716 North La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90069  </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i> </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>-------------- </i></div>

dark is comingdark is theresee it shimmmerinto thin air  (james william hindle) Dougall Paulson opens at AIR, now until July 31st. Los Angeles decorative arts gallery, Therien, unveils “AIR” this month, a space devoted to championing emerging talents in 21st Century Design.  The inaugural show, “…

Read more »

<i>KRIEST debuts at ICFF  for NY Design Week</i><br /><br /> <i>"An inaugural collection of classical, material-driven small scale sculptures and lighting </i><br /><i>inspired by the ‘aether element’, or dream world." </i> <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSqKxc2vUm56hjl5t0oOvKuvbPkH-sLjBdtiDCvd8Et8w-kI-pUSM3riouy8nmEONO95-pDvb7EVAgyzDpiRNf1eBOfUf_sg9oNfIqic9nRm5siS9OfjocyhfX7bi-DC5RbH0J_8k6O4N/s1600/Kreist_Lighting-101.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkSqKxc2vUm56hjl5t0oOvKuvbPkH-sLjBdtiDCvd8Et8w-kI-pUSM3riouy8nmEONO95-pDvb7EVAgyzDpiRNf1eBOfUf_sg9oNfIqic9nRm5siS9OfjocyhfX7bi-DC5RbH0J_8k6O4N/s1600/Kreist_Lighting-101.jpg" /></a></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><i>All comes from the sea</i><br /><i>All comes from the sea</i><br /><i>All comes from the sea</i><br /><i>All comes from the sea</i>  <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K464D7E6PHo">(here)</a></i><br /><br /><br />Kristin Victoria Barron, Interior Designer and Founder of KRIEST, a multi-disciplinary creative studio offering bespoke home design services, is offering an inaugural collection of classical, material-driven small scale sculptures and lighting inspired by the ‘aether element’, or dream world.  <span style="font-size: small;"><i><b>Inspiration for the collection was culled from Barron’s personal life: from pygmy deer that eat orchids and roses off the coast of Florida, to ancient Chinese renderings of horses, Lascaux cave paintings and talismanic objects like the Venus of Willendorf and Nepali Shaman sculptures.</b></i></span> Both mythical archetypes and Barron’s own dream sequences influenced her to create the collection.  The Orchis Collection is comprised of objects in three categories, vessels, objects and lighting and is available for purchase at Atelier Courbet, Mondo Cane, and Gaspare Asaro in New York City.<br /><br /><a href="http://kriest.com/"><i>visit Kriest here.. </i></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">---------------</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />

KRIEST debuts at ICFF  for NY Design Week "An inaugural collection of classical, material-driven small scale sculptures and lighting inspired by the ‘aether element’, or dream world."  All comes from the seaAll comes from the seaAll comes from the seaAll comes from the sea  (here)Kristin Victoria …

Read more »

<i><b>N A T U  R E <span style="color: #cccccc;">T U R N S</span></b> </i><br /><br /><i>"I went to that house in a coastal forest to make music in the first place; to record sounds of the woods, the waves, the sea and the wind in the trees." -   </i><i>Christian Löffler </i><br /><br /><i>“A key aspect of wabi is the effect a well-designed space</i><br /><i> has on the psychological well-being of the occupant..”- Axel Vervoordt</i><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6kRrg0afByOiqPCvCdnFAricYTjETLjGUh6lZBNzEgBRE7bwyVxP5JDDXtcrA-7eZWYa9VPTru-R0vzdL7aFmcYYcIo7Mtl67FBI69YWLcXVbzweB1g130nzkxIXyer6OTesrJ_La7eR/s1600/11travel-well-axel-slide-X4N2-tmagArticle.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD6kRrg0afByOiqPCvCdnFAricYTjETLjGUh6lZBNzEgBRE7bwyVxP5JDDXtcrA-7eZWYa9VPTru-R0vzdL7aFmcYYcIo7Mtl67FBI69YWLcXVbzweB1g130nzkxIXyer6OTesrJ_La7eR/s1600/11travel-well-axel-slide-X4N2-tmagArticle.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_aNxDLLF7LQTN_9GRoEKJNc3CyE5nPdDZD6Pgy4c9lZx-VR7Jf-GY-zFcAKHPogjv7TmH0j_Q1BVS001iYHHNn0eXBBlpke6AUr-tKOrLdA-uLbTNZ6eazavnXV00XUUuPVoCmKXKYXpH/s1600/Ki-012.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_aNxDLLF7LQTN_9GRoEKJNc3CyE5nPdDZD6Pgy4c9lZx-VR7Jf-GY-zFcAKHPogjv7TmH0j_Q1BVS001iYHHNn0eXBBlpke6AUr-tKOrLdA-uLbTNZ6eazavnXV00XUUuPVoCmKXKYXpH/s1600/Ki-012.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br />1. <i>"The Luxury of Humility": Vervoordt and Miki have delivered something very difficult to achieve in a New York City hotel with the integrity and power of the places it references, from Japanese villages and shepherds’ cabins, to old stone chateaus. The massive fireplace stones, the textured walls, the weathered wood, all give the impression of a place and time far from the city.<span style="font-size: large;"><b> Even the tiny kitchen, a cave almost, has the impact of transporting you to another world.</b></span> <a href="http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/07/axel-vervoordt-greenwich-hotel-wabi-sabi-penthouse/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0"><b> (read the article here.)</b></a></i><br /><br />2. You lived in a small house in the woods while you produced your album, A Forest. Did you move there with the intention of making music or did you end up doing it because you were influenced by the surroundings while living there?<br /><br /><i>Christian Löffler:  It was a little bit of both, actually.<span style="font-size: large;"><b> I went to that house in a coastal forest to make music in the first place; to record sounds of the woods, the waves, the sea and the wind in the trees</b></span>. While I was recording and living there, I got inspired a lot by the nature that surrounded me. So I ended up recording much more than I thought I would and gained lots of ideas from there, so it was actually the main force behind my creativity when making the album.</i> -<a href="http://www.mybeatfix.com/2013/01/interview-christian-loffler-talks-recording-in-the-woods-and-album-artwork/"><b><i> taken from an interview here</i></b></a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrhxMLANTkI"><i>(listen here)</i></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">-----------</div>

N A T U  R E T U R N S "I went to that house in a coastal forest to make music in the first place; to record sounds of the woods, the waves, the sea and the wind in the trees." -   Christian Löffler “A key aspect of wabi is the effect a well-designed space has on the psychological well-being of th…

Read more »

<i>The strange logic in your clumsiest line </i><br /><i>(It stayed, it stayed) it stayed emblazoned on my mind </i><br /><b><i>You say, break up the family </i></b><br /><b><i>And let's begin to live our lives  </i></b><br /><i>I want to see all my friends tonight  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOI2eFOBrl4">(here)</a></i><br /><i>  </i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0YWyWQRn0mdE3oKZkMuhwZ9LcC5ZiYlq-EbtBdxUnis6fmDhyphenhyphenWMzAEGlRwp0z5qcjPD57aCC6-h8lO0X2D2WHE47dn_xG0aOg1sbFEp7Gdap3q2CWTnIfMflqI3Qa7nGok5c0aq8zsKY/s1600/l182.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy0YWyWQRn0mdE3oKZkMuhwZ9LcC5ZiYlq-EbtBdxUnis6fmDhyphenhyphenWMzAEGlRwp0z5qcjPD57aCC6-h8lO0X2D2WHE47dn_xG0aOg1sbFEp7Gdap3q2CWTnIfMflqI3Qa7nGok5c0aq8zsKY/s1600/l182.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnZQLD6Wmykr29bYCpQxV_M1iznBC32kRK7OYM-x2nQOaah61UXySOeERHJBg8XA4MOjHr-s2CgGpxcANdYZGQdNWs3zpYOACrwrkr7lMQ-jp8Q5yk9zB2WAG82W03_hdxkek4O0Ex4rE/s1600/l262.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="419" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMnZQLD6Wmykr29bYCpQxV_M1iznBC32kRK7OYM-x2nQOaah61UXySOeERHJBg8XA4MOjHr-s2CgGpxcANdYZGQdNWs3zpYOACrwrkr7lMQ-jp8Q5yk9zB2WAG82W03_hdxkek4O0Ex4rE/s1600/l262.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><i>Some songs you never stop singing, and some lyrics continue to reveal their meaning.</i><br /><br /><i>It's a song about leaving your family. I was 16 years of age, and I remember driving to work at the drive-thru restaurant, with my jam-box on full blast in the backseat of my Oldsmobile because my car radio was out of commission.  The nights in the summertime were usually muggy and hot, and since my air conditioner worked about as great at my car radio, the windows were usually open. "Break up the family..." he sings late into the evening, as I drove home with a greasy face and shirt, crossing the pitch-black country roads to home while bugs left their wings on my windshield.  It was a drive I looked forward to, work behind me, and the open dancing with me while the songs crackled from the backseat stereo. I could have driven forever. I could have driven forever. I could have driven forever and listened to those songs..   - David John</i><br /><br /><br /><i>"I’ve stopped trying to figure out where I should live, asking, “Where’s my home?” It’s been killing me. So now I’ve surrendered to the fact that<span style="font-size: large;"><b> I’m never probably going to find a permanent home</b></span>. And even if I do settle down in one spot I’ll still never be there anyway. I’m somewhere else all the time." - Lykke Li </i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">------------</div>

The strange logic in your clumsiest line (It stayed, it stayed) it stayed emblazoned on my mind You say, break up the family And let's begin to live our lives  I want to see all my friends tonight  (here)  Some songs you never stop singing, and some lyrics continue to reveal their meaning.It's a son…

Read more »

<i><b>Los Angeles Modern Auctions</b> preview now open!</i><br /><br /><i>"There must be a collector’s gene that can be isolated. Perhaps it will eventually be possible to develop a pill, like a statin, that will not cure the collector, but it would allow them to keep their condition manageable."   - Peter Loughrey<a href="http://youhavebeenheresometime.blogspot.com/2010/10/yhbhs-interview-peter-loughrey-pioneer.html"> (past interview here) </a></i><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgDIN_vbXPgxaN3M78YjhtOuYFTrPgxjfOyoAotaRz5GDRJ-yOTshg5T1WY9eleJv6EhOm2_uHUevrT5sK6nQ8sHrng79VhHCeeksqwudU-ftzGmDj83djJfVT8buj_PDTfXxs_ZyQxYI/s1600/PreviewOpen-May14-3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgDIN_vbXPgxaN3M78YjhtOuYFTrPgxjfOyoAotaRz5GDRJ-yOTshg5T1WY9eleJv6EhOm2_uHUevrT5sK6nQ8sHrng79VhHCeeksqwudU-ftzGmDj83djJfVT8buj_PDTfXxs_ZyQxYI/s1600/PreviewOpen-May14-3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><i>May 18, 2014 / 12 p.m.</i><br /><i>Modern Art & Design Auction     </i><br /><br /><i>The May 18, 2014 Modern Art & Design Auction will feature property from Anita May Rosenstein, including over <span style="font-size: large;"><b>30 custom William “Billy” Haines furnishings from an important Beverly Hills commission. </b></span>    Additional highlights include a gouache on paper by Alexander Calder, two screenprints by Andy Warhol from Ads Portfolio, an early, large-scale Llyn Foulkes painting with exhibition history, a work on paper by Tom Wesselmann, a Harry Bertoia sounding sculpture, Picasso ceramics, an important work on paper by Charles White, a selection of Scandinavian designs, as well as works by Claes Oldenburg, Sam Maloof, George Nakashima, and Ed Ruscha.  </i><br /><br /><i>Auction Preview: May 5 – 17, 2014</i><br /><i>(open daily: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.)</i><br /><i>16145 Hart Street, Van Nuys, CA 91406</i><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><i>-------------- </i></div>

Los Angeles Modern Auctions preview now open!"There must be a collector’s gene that can be isolated. Perhaps it will eventually be possible to develop a pill, like a statin, that will not cure the collector, but it would allow them to keep their condition manageable."   - Peter Loughrey (past interv…

Read more »

<i>Cabinet designs by <b>BDDW</b> and <b>Mark Albrecht</b></i><b><i> </i></b><br /><br /><i>"I'm not trying to be a stranger to you, but I find myself running away from the truth. Life gets in the way, but I don't want things to change, I don't want things to change. I'm not trying to be a stranger to you, but I find myself running away from the truth. Life gets in the way, but I don't want things to change, I don't want things to change. </i><b><i>" </i></b><i>(Maya Jane Cole)</i><b><i><br /></i></b><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhG-wlMQQFkhDqqAti8Dpo0d5i2eoJ8hvxKljHl9nrUcOKnwG7v02row0i_TduUpBOKT_NisrE-fuRlOtvsdbpp7GuTlFSxEvMiKmE6WTo6BS5UXspkIqnb1A98LkdN7kWbHcnj3T1kWp/s1600/BDDW+cabinet.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnhG-wlMQQFkhDqqAti8Dpo0d5i2eoJ8hvxKljHl9nrUcOKnwG7v02row0i_TduUpBOKT_NisrE-fuRlOtvsdbpp7GuTlFSxEvMiKmE6WTo6BS5UXspkIqnb1A98LkdN7kWbHcnj3T1kWp/s1600/BDDW+cabinet.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><br /><b>The Leather Hutch: by BDDW</b><br /><br /><i>Options: Natural mulled leather, Dark mulled leather, Nude leather, Parchment leather, Aqua leather with Dirty bronze hardware or Blackened bronze hardware.  </i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3o-rLcSJBbgZwaHGyQwlHgzKlmaA5swnuBIaIQA0e_zJI9MERO-ImiXNuJbCG_7RoXOSR-ep3SfTTjj15N3K04KYECxxH5nYk9Dd6f9JfIGtZrRv5aihXCECmXWB6qFTiDKiHKZkbVcv/s1600/mark+albrecht.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg3o-rLcSJBbgZwaHGyQwlHgzKlmaA5swnuBIaIQA0e_zJI9MERO-ImiXNuJbCG_7RoXOSR-ep3SfTTjj15N3K04KYECxxH5nYk9Dd6f9JfIGtZrRv5aihXCECmXWB6qFTiDKiHKZkbVcv/s1600/mark+albrecht.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><b>The Hardwood Credenza by Mark Albrecht</b><br /><br /><i>Solid Walnut with Oil finish Bronze Hardware an d Base with Hand-stitched Leather Levelers </i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2q_z_yR-tzBKJ37QHQeRTFoXbLVtZtCd4ZHy1jPC_KB9Gi_LVATRKPg6ACJP4Xj3BK8r3FEh4hVId4FSH5bQpwTiN19VbAst2SaTid7g48TxkuSkJZVrlm3SA_Kmmfw7UKWMW8WQgaVnj/s1600/424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2q_z_yR-tzBKJ37QHQeRTFoXbLVtZtCd4ZHy1jPC_KB9Gi_LVATRKPg6ACJP4Xj3BK8r3FEh4hVId4FSH5bQpwTiN19VbAst2SaTid7g48TxkuSkJZVrlm3SA_Kmmfw7UKWMW8WQgaVnj/s1600/424.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><i>Often times we look to cabinetry to hide the things we do not want others to say.</i><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">---------</div>

Cabinet designs by BDDW and Mark Albrecht "I'm not trying to be a stranger to you, but I find myself running away from the truth. Life gets in the way, but I don't want things to change, I don't want things to change. I'm not trying to be a stranger to you, but I find myself running away from the tr…

Read more »