…building somehow took me by complete surprise this afternoon – as I was exiting the cool West Third Street shop Chay – appearing across the street as a vision in white, a mysterious modern temple to the gods of unbridled urbanity, the mystery being how we keep the lights on and toilets flushing in this town, especially in ..
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…winter’s day hike is hazy, dramatic as usual, and without our rainy-season rains it’s a drought-dry ..
…were just written up by Theodore Payne Foundation‘s Genny Arnold for the participants at the 50 Wildflowering LA sites across LA County: California is experiencing its driest year on record. Compound scant rainfall with persistent, drying Santa Ana winds, and we find our landscapes becoming stressed. We can learn about what our urban gardens will ..
…is the recurring question coming from many of the 50 participating Wildflowering LA sites across LA county, and here is Theodore Payne Foundation‘s Genny Arnold detailed response: It’s exciting to see wildflower seedlings emerge and grow. However, it can be disconcerting to observe weeds coming up right beside them! This common problem in sowing wildflower meadows ..
…is the name of the new-to-me but year-old artist-run Atwater Village eating establishment just off the beaten path zone of Glendale Boulevard bustle where I was lead yesterday by friends Luke & Sarah (after running into them at the farmers market, they are guides to good things, so I always follow them) where we had my ..
…was a welcome place to be, approaching LAX and home (where I’ll look forward to more time in the new year) after 14 hours of Paci..
…small yellow Tidy Tips (Layia platyglossa), have been reported blooming over the past few days from various Wildflowering L.A. sites across the county, signaling the first wildflowers of the season. (Check out the images and updates on the Instagram and Twitter feed page, or drive by the confirmed locations at sites #17, #18, and #37 to see for ..
…is the 1967 film (which I found online today) on a designer/artist/educator who is a special kind of proprietary hero for many of us here in L.A. (where she lived until 1968, running the Art Department at Immaculate Heart College) and where you can still feel her influence in the air. Immaculate Heart College Art Department ..
…by Los Angeles graphic designer Roman Jaster (big kudos/shout-out) is now up and running at wildflowering.org, where you can see a current slideshow & news updates, background project information, wildflower resources, the map of all 50 sites, and streaming #wildfloweringla updates from Twitter and Instagram – which I encourage Angelenos to contribute to as they encounter ..
…at the Los Angeles Arboretum was just removed today in preparation for a long term project I am in the early stages of planning, but initially as the flagship of 50 sites across Los Angeles County for Wildflowering L.A. (our first public workshop is at the Arboretum this Sun..
An open call throughout L.A. County for apartment complexes, businesses, child care centers, churches, community centers, hospitals, hotels, offices buildings, schools, senior centers, shopping malls, stores, vacant lots, etc. with publicly visible open land ready for some seasonal colorful wild beautiful reconsideration. Wildflowering L.A. is a native wildflower seed planting initiative throughout Los Angeles County ..
…in preparation for the August 8th opening of Fritz Haeg: At Home in the City on August 8th, started this morning with the low rumbling of a huge moving truck barely big enough for my road, the arrival of two friendly movers for hours of heavy lifting, wrapping, and packing of the American Domestic Integrities ..
…interchange is out the window as we are about to land at LAX, returning to a few welcome week..
…landed on the rug at Human Resources tonight – punctuating the first day of Sundown Schoolhouse: At Home in LA activities – with listeners gathered in big cozy circle on the floor surrounding seven crystal bowls, various technical equipment, laptops, some cables, and the performers making some entrancing so..
…the ten day series of domestic activities on the 22′ traveling rug – fresh from the Hammer Museum – is installing today… Human Resources, 410 Cottage Home Street, Chinatown, Los Angeles / March 26th to April 4th, 2013 (closed Monday) / free, drop in, open to public “Art is sort of an experimental station in ..
…is enjoyed flying out of Burbank, a welcome small-town airport experience and alternative to not-fun LAX, on my way to NYC via a one day stop for a talk in Albuquerque at the ISEA C..
…to LA from the Bay area south the five, over on the 210, down the two deposits you through a pass framing my favorite view of the city, with downtown and my hill framed by the sloping foothills, welcoming me back for a few tranquil days ..
…brought together various visiting Euro friends and new L.A. friends – the day before I depart for four months mostly away from home – finally making use of the long garden table under the California walnut tree with tree stump seating provided by last year’s dear departed carob tree – dining almost exclusively on today’s ..
…at the Hammer Museum’s biennial show Made in L.A. is a dramatic L.A. spirited standout that responds nicely to the strange rainbow shaped window she found on the otherwise awkward 2nd floor Lindbrook terrace, now beckoning you over with her installati..
…packed the LACMA Art Catalogues space and lobby with crowds to hear an engaging interview event marking his new ar..
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