Treasure Island Flea digest — August

The second booth inside August’s Treasure Island Flea Market immediately caught my eye. This “yard art” version of The Virgin of Guadalupe transformed with whitewash and red glitter letters was irresistible! So was the 1962 Shasta trailer parked behind Mother Mary, all red, turquoise and shiny in the sun:This is the home base/creative workspace of … Continue reading →

DIY: Cake Stand

I specifically shopped the Treasure Island Flea Market Saturday looking for a shallow ceramic pie pan like the one used here to customize an owl figurine cake stand. No luck. http://www.myowlbarn.com/2012/08/diy-cake-stand.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MyOwlBarn+%28My+Owl+Barn%29 I picked up $1 silver-dipped metal trays that I might try instead. I have the perfect white bisque owl to use, one of those … Continue reading →

Collection: Murals

Tickled to see owl murals as a subject in one of my most-eagerly anticipated daily blogs, My Owl Barn. This post brings together two of my all-time favorite things, owls painted in murals. I could have an exposed brick bath with a huge owl mural like the one included here! http://www.myowlbarn.com/2012/08/collection-murals.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+MyOwlBarn+%28My+Owl+Barn%29

America’s Cup continues Olympic Fever

If you didn’t get your fill of international sportsmanship with the London Olympics, let me turn you on to America’s Cup sailing. The crews and catamarans are here in SF, and the best part is, they will be here through this time next year. I have 365+ days to better understand why the heck they sail … Continue reading →

Reese Witherspoon’s Southern Pacific Style

Reese Witherspoon and I are so alike, we should be friends. She and I grew up in the same time and place, Nashville in the 1980s and 90s, and so we have similar tastes and values, I think. Personal style, like personality, is a blend of nurture and nature, no? So I’ve followed her career with … Continue reading →

Just Jeeps

I have an old car. It’s a 1996 Jeep Cherokee with 210,000+ miles and it sounds as bad as it looks. I have a broken headlight, dents on the driver’s side, a rusting scratch on the passenger side, and a rattling muffler to boot. It is my old faithful, bought new for me before my … Continue reading →

Hear, here: “Missing Nashville…the eats, not the heat”

I read an article today in the latest issue of NFocus, the gratis glossy Nashville society publication I picked up last week when I was back home. Written by Christine Kreyling, a writer I’ve long admired because she loves architecture and history just the way I do, her piece resonated with me so much! It was like … Continue reading →

Murals and the Big Move

More mural love for San Francisco… this photo was taken on Day Three of my life as a Bay Area resident, in September 2010. I’m on the right. This is a Works Progress Administration project, inside Coit Tower, erected in 1933. I love the subject matter: California farmers with the bounty of their harvest, ORANGES! … Continue reading →

Mural, mural on the wall (mosaics, too)

I have always loved murals and public art. I credit my parents for introducing me to the pure joy of bright colors and folk/untrained artist technique. Don’t you love the way this mural catches the eye, a surprise to delight us, details tucked in everywhere you look. It’s a feast for our senses among the brick, cement and asphalt of the … Continue reading →