What's your Last Meal?

Alice gave us an interesting assignment at Art Jam last night: if you are a death row inmate, and you'll be executed this night, what would be your last meal request? Here's mine:

Scenes from Bodega Bay

We visited Bodega Bay last weekend. It was our first time there and were inspired to visit after watching Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds". The town looks very the same as the town portrayed in the movie back in the 60's. The seafood was fantastic.

Boats docked at Bodega Bay

We passed many farms and ranches on the trip through Marin. It's amazing that you can find rural pastures within 30 minutes of the City.

Charter boat signage

Tiny Beasts of Bolinas

Sometimes, you need a break to play in the water, with tiny beasts...

Surf video

Updates from 2009 Bathroom Remodel

We completed an upstairs bathroom remodel in 2009. For a small budget, and some help from professional mosaic tilers, we refinished a modest but very comfortable bathroom for two growing kids.

Kids giving a helping hand

The local design centers wanted $1200 for a sink base like this. We put this together for $250.

Test fit for sink

Sink installed upon base, in place

We had an idea for shower tiles with salmon swimming upstream...

Sketch of salmon swimming upstream...

Gina, our mosaic artist, putting the design into tile

Tiles in place, waiting for shower doors

 The bathroom has been in good use since 2009...

Earth Day, 2015

Hope everyone enjoys Earth today.

Hay rolls study, 12 x 12, acrylic on canvas

Altamont Pass wall mounted

The idea for this work is to install several wooden display boxes with solar powered "windmills" in a storefront window exposed to sunlight. As the sun crosses the sky and hits the solar panels, each windmill will spin, individually or in groups, following the path of the sun. The spinning will occur in a wave-like pattern, similar to how windmills spin at the Altamont Pass.

I showed the first box at the Cafe Gabriela show in 2014. I'm thinking of starting a "Kickstarter" campaign to raise funds and locate a suitable storefront for this conceptual work.



Video of wall mount display test

Altamont Pass - Desk top series

After completing the successful Altamont Pass Study, I created small desktop versions in cardboard. These works were shown at the Rhythmix Gallery as part of the Mini-Masterpieces Show in December 2014 and at the Cafe Gabriela Show in 2014. Currently, all the Altamont Pass Desk Top series have been sold.


Video of Desk Top works in action