Eye of the Day Installations at the Pasadena Public Library and Santa Barbara Museum of Art Pasadena Public Library and the Garden Club On April 23rd and 24th, the Pasadena Public Library was transformed into a botanical paradise. “Reflections – A Centennial Celebration”, was presented by the Pasadena Garden Club. The purpose of the Garden…
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The Outlier’s Garden
THE OUTLIER’S GARDEN Outlier: something that lies outside the main body or group that it is a part of; “different” than the rest, not better, not trying to fit in, just different. This is how I describe my garden when I’m asked. Even when big-time designers visit Eye of the Day, their jaws drop. We…
New Container: Antique Spanish Oil Jars
Antique Spanish Oil Jars I get a call from Brent at Eye of the Day. He’s stuck in traffic on the 405 freeway in L.A., and he could use a little help unloading a container that’s just arrived at the Port of Los Angeles. I get up from the potters wheel, wrap my clay in…
The Simple Art of Collaboration: An Introduction to Sempleware
The Simple Art of Collaboration: An Introduction to Sempleware As an artist, if there is one thing I have always believed in it’s been the concept of collaboration. There is something very powerful, very organic that comes from two or more people coming together on one idea, like a symphony. Or consider the hundreds of…
The Rogue Garden: Preparing for El Nino
The Rogue Garden: Preparing for El Nino Rain, rain, go away…wait! No! Rain, rain, please stay…we need you, desperately! We all want it to rain here in California more than those outside the Southwest understand. As I am in traffic in either Southern or Northern California, I often wonder how we can keep watering our…
Baked Earth: The Truth Behind Authentic Impruneta Pottery
Baked Earth: The Truth Behind Authentic Impruneta Pottery Welcome to another edition of Baked Earth, with information about what’s happening in the world of clay, ceramics and installation pottery. This month, we would like to pop the mythical bubble concerning Impruneta pottery. Impruneta is a commune in the province of Florence, in the Tuscany region…
