Printer & Piemaker: other people's houses

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21 July, 2010

20 July, 2010

17 July, 2010

Bright

I think I need to go back and photograph these again in better lighting. They were so much brighter in person!

28 April, 2010

21 April, 2010

Bright

The lighting wasn't so great for this photo, so I am not sure if the flourescence of this paint job comes across... it was a pretty stunning example.

07 April, 2010

It's been a few years since I posted my photos of brightly colored houses in the East Bay, and latey some new ones have popped up on my radar. I've always wondered what prompts people to choose these particular paint colors, but I'm too shy to ask. I promise these photos were not enhanced! I'm going to start posting them whenever I see them. Here are two I spotted in Berkeley last week.

24 March, 2010

Weekend! (Chicago Edition)

Oof, I have been neglecting this poor blog! I have started a bunch of posts but finished none of them... I plan to remedy that next week so please bear with me. In the meantime, I thought I'd tell you about my weekend. I went to Chicago to visit my friend Piper and we had a great time. We made my annual pilgrimage to Hot Doug's (the goat sausage with roasted plantains and smoked Gouda was amazing), met up with my friend Amanda, went to the record release party of Piper's friend's band, had brunch at Tweet, lunch at Bin 36, dinner at both Big Star and Publican, went antiquing, made pizza, printed Piper's first letterpress job in her kitchen, shopped till we dropped, and watched one of the most amazing movies of all time. I even got to spend an extra night when my homebound flight was overbooked (thank you, Southwest for paying me to spend more time with my friends!).

But I think the undeniable highlight of the trip was on Saturday, when we drove up to Wadsworth to visit North America's largest gold plated object, Onan's Gold Pyramid. You see, Saturday was Obscura Day, and I am not sure there is anything more obscure or bizarre than a 6 story home (surrounded by a moat) in the middle of suburbia, built in the 1970's by an eccentric man who still lives there and gives tours every weekend*. There are really no words to adequately describe the experience of visiting the pyramid, so my photos will simply have to do. Unfortunately we were not allowed to take photos inside the home itself; if you are ever in the Chicago area on a weekend, I highly recommend taking the tour.

*He and his wife raised five children in the pyramid... can you imagine being the kid in 5th grade who lives in a gold pyramid?

24 December, 2009

Winter Adventures

I've been busy these last three months! Since I posted about my autumn adventures, I have

Been on a Storybook home tour.

Rubbed elbows with Clive Owen at the Mill Valley Film Festival opening party.

Traveled to London and Paris.

Seen a bunch of movies: An Education, Gentlemen Broncos, Invention of Lying, Where the Wild Things Are, Men Who Stare at Goats, Fantastic Mr. Fox (twice), Up in the Air, Coco Before Chanel.

Lost 20 pounds.

Acquired a new tattoo.

Been to a bunch of shows: Sunset Rubdown, Devo twice (performing "Are We Not Men?" and "Freedom of Choice"), Pixies (performing "Doolittle"), Mission of Burma, the Dead Hensons farewell show with Thunderbleed AKA Blind Vengeance, Drunkhorse with Red Meat and East Bay Grease (Horse Meat Grease)...

Spent Halloween in LA with my friends and got to see "Beau Fib," my friend Myles' new musical.

Celebrated National Sandwich Day.

Threw a couple dinner parties.

Attended a Wild Dinner hosted by ForageSF.

Celebrated Thanksgiving with my family.

Attended two wonderful brunch parties at Jenn's and Jessica's.

Went to the biannual Art Deco Society vintage fair.

Visited a few art openings.

Saw my friends Ajax and Roscoe DJ at the Attic.

Exhibited at the RISD alumni holiday sale and Renegade Craft Fair.

Went out for our annual crab eating excursion with Jenn, Ajax and Kara.

Celebrated Chanuka at my family's annual latke party.

Attended Stephan Jenkins' "Truemeaning" benefit party (and the after party).

Saw a screening of historical film clips,"Landscapes of the East Bay."

Went to see the Golden Girls Drag Christmas show.

Bought homemade birch beer at an "Underground Farmer's Market."

Saw "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" at the Paramount Theatre.

Celebrated my birthday with amazing friends.

And before the year is out, I intend to go see Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven, play Camera Assasins on the UC Berkeley campus, and spend lots more quality time with the people I love.