an afternoon of kite flying today by the Golden Gate Bridge, with conditions just right for 500 feet of air. We also had the chance to try the French Rabbit travel wine, perfect for a rucksack, and really not all that bad, for wine in a box.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Village Potters of Onda
When Japanese philosopher Soetsu Yanagi went searching for true "Mingei" pottery he discovered the community of Onda Sarayama. This community was founded as a potting community in 1705. As described by Yanagi, "Mengei" pottery should be made by anonymous hands from local materials. In Onda, only the eldest son is allowed to throw the pottery. Soetsu Yanagi, in 1924 would coin the term "Mingei" or "Folk Craft", and would publish "The Unknown Craftsman", later to be translated into english.
In 1965 artist Robert Sperry was given a grant by the Japan Foundation to film the village, and subsequently released a 16mm film "Village Potters of Onda"
Soetsu Yanagi wiki HERE
Robert Sperry Papers HERE
Pucker Gallery HERE
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
The Port Costa SkyCam
Clayton Bailey has also taken it upon himself to document the daily life of Port Costa/Crockett/Carquinez Strait/Benicia Bridge, with the Port Costa SkyCam. Full Archive HERE.
Clayton Bailey
clayton Bailey has been a Bay Area figure since at least 1968, and was an early pioneer of the Funk Art Movement. He was Faculty in Ceramics at Cal State Hayward for over 25 years. He has lived in Port Costa since 1968 where he continues to work in his studio, mostly these days on Robots, and jaw harps. He has a daily studio cam that can be ordered online and sent as a cd. More HERE
Monday, March 2, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
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