Comments on: Memo To Hollywood

By: Janice

Janice — Thu, 07 May 2009 14:34:44 +0000

Friar,
He worked on it in the afternoons after his studio time for quite awhile. But he’d done a lot of woodworking as a child in his day so it was a natural fit for him. The house has a wonderful scale to it, very intense and restful at the same time.

Here’s the Fechin site.

http://www.taosartmuseum.org/fechin.php

By: Friar

Friar — Wed, 06 May 2009 22:41:16 +0000

Whoa…

How many decades did it take to do all that work?

Glad his house is a museum, and some yuppie didn’t tear it town to “renovate it”.

By: Janice

Janice — Wed, 06 May 2009 14:23:14 +0000

Karen,
A week? Oh that would be heaven…;-)

By: Janice

Janice — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:25:52 +0000

Sue,
There is something very wrong with this picture indeed. WE should be there. Or a place very similar. Seriously. I would go with eclectic too. Maybe even whimsically idiosyncratic. LOL.

By: Janice

Janice — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:24:16 +0000

Friar,
Hm….there’s a famous house in Taos where the owner/artist carved the molding, decorated his walls and made his own furniture…it’s kind of like visiting some incredibly gifted animal that “burrowed and tunneled” until he created a masterpiece to live in. Here’s some pics of the Fechin House. It’s a museum now.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottm/2424828076/in/photostream/

And there’s a house ( or was) a house in Biloxi that is very similar, totally was decorated by the artist’s work. Very cool to see Walter Anderson’s studio/house.

By: sue

sue — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:08:58 +0000

Oh, man--that terrace sure does sounds good! What's wrong with this picture? We should all get a chance to do that, shouldn't we?! I have lots of different kinds of art here in our place. I'm either indecisive or eclectic. I prefer to think of it as the latter. sue’s last blog post..wis*ter*i*a: "any of several climbing woody vines of the genus Wisteria in the pea family"

By: Friar

Friar — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:59:04 +0000

My favorite art around my home is my own.

Because it’s the only kind I can afford!

By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:22:50 +0000

Janice, ah yes the key is someone bringing it and you might note that I did not say spa “day” or “weekend” oh no, I need a week of pure bliss and pampering

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By: Janice

Janice — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:20:49 +0000

LOL. I hear you. Sheesh…especially if some one nice was bringing us that soy ice cream… which I hear is very good, both the ice cream and having it served to you.. sigh….Sasha and Remy could totally do my terrace. Everyone deserves a little glamour.

By: Karen Swim

Karen Swim — Mon, 04 May 2009 21:03:06 +0000

Janice, lol! Well I do believe I have fallen in love with your terrace. This post evoked memories of old Hollywood glamour and filled my eyes with the sparkle of excitement, not that I was there but I was “there.” lol. Lately my work screams “someone whisk this woman away for a spa week and throw in some soy ice cream, she needs a break.”

Karen Swim’s last blog post..Vision or Lie?