June 17 Wedding Day in Santa Barbara, California

Doug and I got to the courthouse steps at 10 til 7. There was no one there. After another half an hour went by people started showing up. We were first through the door. Below you’ll find the first two pictures of my beautiful partner and then the other couples waiting in line to be…

New Mosaic Artwork

Folks, I’ve been so wrapped up in my lover’s arms, I mean wedding plans… I mean workshops, NO WAIT… wedding planning, postal meanderings, eQuality banging and fluxing with the international mail art community, refreshingly, again… that I have not posted some of my art in a while. So here’s a brand new piece that I…

Gram Rabbit Plays Santa Barbara at Soho

WOW what the hell is wrong with me?!?!?!?!?! I’ve been so absorbed lately. I don’t know how I failed to mention that my fiancé and I went to see Gram Rabbit a local Joshua Tree band…here in Santa Barbara. WOW we had fun. We (Shirley, Jill, Doug, Christian and Madison) danced and a great time…

Biltmore Tile Murals

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…

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.

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…

Santa Barbara Acorn Woodpecker

Yesterday from Valerio and Calle Poniente was a Jackaranda tree full of woodpeckers. I caught this one eating an insect.

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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…

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.