Eye of the Day Installations at the Pasadena Public Library and Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Eye of the Day| Santa Barbara Museum of Art| Installation

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 Club of America flower show staged within the Library was to set standards of artistic and horticultural excellence. Judges from all over the United States offered their evaluation of the individual entries.

Eye of the Day|Pasadena Public Library| InstallationMyron Hunt,  one of the club’s founding members, was the architect for the Pasadena Public Library and the architect for the Casita del Arroyo, a community meeting house, with a water demonstration garden and butterfly sanctuary, which has been the major community project for the Pasadena Garden Club since it was conceived, designed and built as a public works project during the Great Depression.

An Eye of the Day favorite landscape architect and member of the Pasadena Garden Club, Sally Farnum of SE Farmun Associates, designed two succulent gardens for the front area of the library and chose two Gladding McBean Oil Jars in a vibrant blue green color to frame the library entry.

We think they should be there permanently!

Eye of the Day and the Buddha at The Santa Barbara Museum of Art

Recently our good friend Virginia Hayes, curator of Lotusland, sent Julie Jordan, Curator of Contemporary Art at The Santa Barbara Museum of Art to Eye of the Day to choose a container for an upcoming exhibit.  Julie chose the pot and Virginia planted it with lotus.  Now visitors entering the Museum’s historic Ludington Court will see the finished product next to which is the focus of the exhibit, a 26′ long and 6′ high inflatable, reclining Buddha.  The sculpture is the work of Lewis de Soto and is entitled Paranirvana (Self-Portrait) and the exhibit will be in place through July 31st.

Eye of the Day| Santa Barbara Museum of Art| InstallationWe are so fortunate to be a part of this great installation!

Get Your New Fountain Flowing in Time for the Holidays!

It’s finished.

You  found it.  The pedestal  to perfectly fit the statue you love.  But it’s the wrong color or  the finish is the wrong  texture, its matte instead of high gloss.  Do you turn around and walk out the door?  Do you walk through the showroom at Eye of the Day hoping there is one in another color?  Do you settle for something you don’t really love?  NO! 
 
We happily offer you an alternative:  we will alter it to meet your needs and wants.   A formerly plain Jane grey cement pedestal has been resurfaced to look exactly like something from a 14th century French limestone monastery facade.   A new Greek pot has been colored to appear old.  A tall, graceful terracotta pot from the Terrecotte San Rocco I. Torrini line takes onthe look of an heirloom Gladding McBean pot with its magnificent Black Tuxedo glaze.   A perfect, simple steel square planter is finished to be the doppelganger of an imported zinc or lead pot.  
 
Whether terracotta, concrete or even metal, Eye of the Day has a fantastic service department that has the ability to color and re-surface every item, from concrete fountains, pots and statuary to architectural pieces that look like they are covered with moss and lichen to mimic the patina of the ages.  Your wishes and desires are our accomplishments.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BEFORE 
Plain Jane Concrete Pedestal

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AFTER
Original piece of 14th century French limestone (top piece) and concrete pedestal with finish on front
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AFTER
Close up of the original limestone (top piece) and the special finish applied to match it on the bottom concrete pedestal
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
BEFORE
New Greek Terracotta Oil Jar
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
AFTER
New Greek Terracotta Oil Jar with Antique Finish Applied
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Authentic Antique Greek Oil Jars this finish was modeled from
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Small Business Saturday is November 26! Come help support small businesses.

First there was Black Friday, then Cyber Monday.  Now, there’s the 2nd annual Small Business Saturday, the day people support small businesses like Eye of the Day!  Pledge to Shop Small on Saturday, November 26th.

Shop Small and Get $25 Back

American Express wants to help you make a difference.  Receive a one-time $25 statement credit when you register an eligible American Express card and use that card for a purchase of $25 or more at a small business on November 26th.

 

To register your card for the $25 statement credit go here:

Congratulations to our ASLA Expo Giveaway Winners!

Congratulations to Bruce Bieri, Jay Graham, Jennifer Wait, and John Savallo for winning the $250 gift certificates Eye of the Day gave away at the recent ASLA Expo in San Diego!

  • Bruce is a landscape architect out of Portland, OR
  • Jay is a landscape architect out of Annapolis, MD ()
  • Jennifer is a landscape architect in San Diego, CA
  • John is with Terra Firma Landscape Co. in San Diego ()