Jackadandy was asking about the origins of the tiles at the Biltmore. So here is what I found out and I intend to look further. The Biltmore design team rediscovered the building’s original tile manufacturer, Gladding McBean and they also learned that Gladding McBean made the original tile murals that reside in the halls of…
Fluxus TOMATO
Wow. I love this. The Fluxus Heidelberg Center site is the place where all Fluxus activities of the artist-duo Fluxus Heidelberg (Litsa Spathi and Ruud Janssen) are documented. The TOMATOtimes site is a treat.
Owl from the Oasis of Mara
This is an image of mine that never went to press. I have printed it as a 30×30 canvas and also on archival 12×12 matte photo paper. I just ordered some of these postcards myself thru zazzle. I was very impressed with the quality and feel of the cards.
Lies lies lies
God, how I hate having to depart from the beautiful dolphins into madness/politics. But here you have it. If you’d like to see some interesting footage of double speak by John McCain… and thank you to Queerty for this update. Also on the eQual rights front, interesting information at the Bilerico Project.
Dolphins on Santa Barbara coastline
This is not seaworld. This is the great Pacific Ocean. The dolphins were swimming and feeding very close to the shore. At times there seemed to be 10 to 20 swimming along. It was a joyous site to see at 7:30 in the morning before my fiancé and I went to Los Angeles for a…
Homosexuality Common in the Wild, Scientists Say
FOXNEWS.COM HOME > SCITECH Homosexuality Common in the Wild, Scientists Say Monday, May 19, 2008 By Clara Moskowitz As gay couples celebrate their newfound right to marry in California and opposition groups rally to fight the ruling, many struggle with this question: Is homosexuality natural? On this issue, Nature has spoken: Same-sex lovin’ is common…
Santa Barbara Acorn Woodpecker
Yesterday from Valerio and Calle Poniente was a Jackaranda tree full of woodpeckers. I caught this one eating an insect.
Tiles from a mural at The Biltmore in Santa Barbara
On the weekend, my fiancé and I took a guest to the Biltmore to see some of the work fiancé does there. I spied this gorgeous tile mural that had me just on my knees.
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If you’re in California please sign the Millions for Marriage petition. UPDATE: If you live in NY, please call the governor’s office TODAY and let them know that you support Paterson’s directive. Call 1-518-474-8390 and say “I support the Governor’s directive on marriage equality,” then give them your 5 digit zip code. The opposition is…
Go West…
Couldn’t be a more appropriate song to celebrate the California ruling. Go west indeed.
New QUEER stamp approved.
Get em while they’re legal. Send your celebratory mail. Also if the mail artist world is looking to partake in a good cause… buy a sheet of stamps, and send mail art postcards. 50% of the proceeds from the stamps will go to Equality California. Now you have two designs to choose from.
Birds along the Santa Barbara coast.
Was a good day photographing birds just over the cliffs at Wilcox or better known Douglas Family Preserve. Redtail Hawk, Pelican and Woodpecker.
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