Building calm......here

This Douglas Friedman image from NYC's HighLine park says it all for me. The beautiful rhythm of the concrete planks are what make the peaceful tone of New York's newest oasis.

Building foliage

The New York Times introduced me to the work of Paula Hayes this last week. A landscape artist she seems to have quite a way with the ordinary planter...... I can not say I have ever seen plants look so happy in a container before......

My garden...

There is tremendous irony in this title. I "wish" to work on the garden here at 305 but honestly my years as a New Yorker have rendered me useless. Me,green,big...no good. What I really want is Maya Lin to be my friend and come and do a tiny Wave Hill in my back yard-something epic,total,maintenance friendly. See her new work at
Storm King this year and her very beautiful and inspiring web site.

Building Summer

This has been a very intense week and I have not gotten a lot of thoughts down but next week I will be refreshed. I really want a turf sofa in our back yard(this image from a clip book and a very early Ready-Made Issue) but this weekend Mad and I are off to a mother -daughter spend the night and visit to the The Alluvian and a trip to Turn Row Books in Greenwood, Ms

Stick Building

I am really inspired by this work that I found when I was dismissively looking at a copy of Southern Accents. Deep inside was a piece on Chapel Hill sculptor Patrick Dougherty. The mag is fill with VERY beautiful images and it makes you just want to go out in your yard and make something you can hide in????