That's ridiculous,somebody taking the chair-infuriating!!
I feel your pain! I cannot stand it when people who do this.Thrift store,correct? And shame on the store for allowing it to happen!!Equally infuriating,when somebody takes the pants off the suit hanger and leaves an orphaned suit coat-aargh!
Stunning
And a wonderful experience.
I'm suffering from visual overload at the moment having
just returned home.
It is a house full of whimsy and invention. And deserves much more
study and photography.
The chair curiosity...
The stone floor is extremely uneven so he changed out the bases to
three legs and they swivel. The saarinen table is cemented to the floor.
The top is removeable to change the size to seat 10.
The tour guide is a student and is just learning. So my knowledge was
a bit overwhelming for her. Four in our group were more of the
Southern Living/Martha Stewart style and just didn't really get it, but
the other four were Mid-Century queens and we had a hoot looking
under every chair...
Cheers !
I raise my glass as a toast to you and the MCM queens for behaving as I would and often do given the opportunity. My wife normally runs in the other direction when I begin to turn over chairs or study things too closely for casual viewing.
Coincidently just yesterday, while reading yet another book on design and modernism I got a wild desire to pull some Russell Wright pieces out of the china cabinet where they normally reside, and display them individually in the living room. The shapes and colors look great standing on their own and I remember again why I Had to purchase them.
And, please do share more about your visit.
once the chair has found its position
it wants to stay put.
Like i said, the stone floor is VERY uneven. Shockingly so and
a home of undeniable love of life. Connected to the landscape but
has a made by hand quality. Every inch.
The tree in the living room is a trunk he found while out on a drive one
day. It holds up a structual beam.
His daughter, Annie was occupying the home up until 2001. So this exposure
of his life is quite new.
I do have much to share but at the moment i have a house full of relatives
and am cooking for 10.
One bathroom door opens and becomes a door to the small toilet room.
It is within the bathroom area, but separates it from the rest of the bath
experience.
One of a few doors that become, and rest into another doorframe to separate
a room...
One curtain wall is chain-link not unlike the vintage small link on my
fireplace. It was rolled up and resting behind a built-in couch.
Some wall are translucent and honeycombed. Two pieces of glass with
resin interior. He made them. One is a leaf pattern made up up sliced
toilet paper rolls sliced thin, then squished to form a leaf. Various circumfrences
of tubes. I guessed it immediately. No one ever has...
I've been invited back for a private tour. I did suggest the need for more research and
the stories are endless. (i live 20 miles away)
Fortunately it is still in a state of reality and not restored to pristine conditions.
They need funding, but the restoration is focused on the correct and most important elements.
The roof and any rotting beams that need attention are focused on. I really do applaud
their efforts.
(the roof is moss and succulents, a green roof 50 years)
No pictures.
Seemed odd at first, but with such a small group and the
property is so much about 'seeing', i understand the distraction cameras
would bring to the experience.
It is an old quarry. I recall 75 acres? He gently worked the land creating paths
and selectively removing trees, created moss gardens. 4 miles of trails.
Some of the stone steps are a comfortable rise and run but just awkward
enough to slow you down and force you to look. Not a trail for chatty conversation.
The familiar photograph of his studio, his desk at ground level. The windows open
and disappear into the casement putting his desk open and level with the landscape.
A drawing on the pulldown window shade is an outline of some spring bulbs.
I'm practically a neighbor so stopping by and getting some pictures should not be
difficult. I have the directors e-mail. The few pictures on the site do not really tell
the full story. I don't need the 'patron style' tour. I just need some questions
answered and some detail shots. Only a photograph can tell such a visual story.
I guess I can understand their ban on picture-taking,
I recall several ruined museum visits where picture-taking created an obstacle to viewing.
Your report has whet my appetite, though-- maybe next summer, I'll go. Until then, I'll have to make do with the ViewMaster 3-D reel of Dragonrock...
El Verde dishes
Barry, I went to an auction today and bought a box lot of tableware that I'm collecting piece by piece. Anyway, mixed in the box were 4 cups and saucers of your Max Schonfeld "El Verde" stoneware. I don't need them and would be happy to send them to you if you email me your mailing address. (if you want them, that is!)
Cheers, my email is rikic@bellsouth.net
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