Chuck Close Goes Underground: Subway Mosaics

This brief notice just out today on SECOND AVENUE SUBWAY ART  – mosaics by Chuck Close! From New York Times:  Art & Design, Inside ART: by Carol Vogel “For months now Mr. Close has been meeting with mosaicists from California to Canada, learning about...

Vintage Teen Mosaicists

wholesome fun  Sunset Magazine, circa 1968 Vinyl Linoleum was a popular mosaic medium in the 1960’s.  1960’s DIY Project  Who remembers Hi-Fi’s? Kinda like Wi-Fi but different.  HiFi stands for High Fidelity, as in Sound vibrating from vinyl records...

Modernist Mind’s Eye: Me and my Eichler

I live in a 1963 Eichler home designed by Claude Oakland. These modernist suburban residences are known for open floor plans featuring plenty of glass sliding doors and atriums, and the indoor-outdoor feel makes living with nature, well, natural. The home makes a...

Venezia D’Oro, Golden City

VENICE, ITALY – the Golden City. The mysterious home to centuries of closely-guarded secrets in artisanal glass and mosaic manufacture. In my VIDEO below, tour this glorious city, from the glistening Orsoni smalti foundry, through Murano’s narrow alleys to...

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