“The ideal society of the Taoists was….”

“The ideal society of the Taoists was cooperative, not acquisitive.”
- Joseph Needham

Baker Beach bliss

Our friends Samir and Lisa had a most beautiful, sunny, calm, sunset wedding. It was a very sweet, simple, and wonderful ceremony. Congratulations to the gorgeous couple!

A serpent with legs

We had a summer guest for a moment in our wood pile. This weasel was not at all afraid of us and really seemed to like Ander.
Wondering why this little guy came to visit, I did a little research:
Long-Tail Weasel Teaching : Protection
Among the Karuk Indians of northwestern California, the Weasel is considered a teacher [...]

Light my way

Another groovy light!

Climbing Light $43 Dimensions - 5w x 3d x 7h “

Polished zinc wire
Translucent lamp holder
Chrome top 40 watt bulb recommended (candelabra-based)

A simple and striking wall lamp that loves to climb beside your bed to act as an effective reading light. The silver topped bulb creates a decorative down light.
Check out [...]

Shark in the Mission

From our friend Debbie Sciales:

This last semester, I helped my dear friend, neighbor, and mosaic artist, Sarah Dorrance, teach an art class to children of the Synergy School. After a semester of work, the piece is finished. We installed the mosaic (6′ x 25′ ) at the corner of 25th and Valencia over the [...]

Fun, watch out!

Don’t check this out unless you want to be addicted to a very fun and beautiful moving interactive thang!
You can thank Nancy Margulies for this! http://www.zefrank.com/byokal/kal2.html

Enlightened tea cup

i am such a sucker for weird lighting fixtures! i just spied this on Haute Nature, one of my favorite blogs.

read more at: http://www.domestic-construction.com/for_the_home/ted_lights.shtml

Women, Art, Politics show closing June 29

Judy Johnson-Williams and I went to the opening of this show back in March, and it is weird but I haven’t talk to one other woman who has seen it - SO GO IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN IT! It is a great show with some very provocative installations.
Organized by Yerba Buena Center of the Arts [...]

Glass gardens and more at de Young Museum

(fyi, if the slideshow stops, click the “X” in the upper right corner)
We went to opening night of Chihuly at the de Young, June 14 - September 28 and it was spectacular. The de Young did not disappoint with the terrific lighting and installation that really showed of the beauty of the magical environments [...]

Dad the Doer

In honor of Father’s Day I’m writing about my dad today. My dad just turned 80 years old last month and I think he looks young and handsome for his age. For his big birthday, some of the kids wanted to take him out for a nice dinner with some of his friends, but dad [...]