Martha Curry has been working as an interior designer since 1980. Today I sat in her beautiful and serene house, and she talked about the design process, her own strengths…one of which is her amazing eye (“that’s what I have to sell–my eye”), her methods of working with clients. Her well-edited home interior makes me […]
Tag: gardens
Lord & Schryver & the Plane Trees, Chapter 2
Yesterday Sharon and I were doing some preparatory file sifting as we begin the process of mounting a show next year at the Hallie Ford Museum of Art that will feature the drawings of Edith Schryver. Schryver was one half of the landscape design team of Lord & Schryver, active in this region from 1928 […]
The Weather…ugh (and the Gilbert House Garden Tour)
I hate to talk about the weather but it REFUSES to become late spring/early summer here in Oregon in every way except for the delicious light, with us until 9:30 p.m. or so. Last week was the Gilbert House Garden tour with about 400 people through the gardens in 2 days but, AMAZINGLY, the sun […]
Gardens…plus…
We’ve been getting the garden ready to be on the Gilbert House Garden Tour next Friday and Saturday, June 4 & 5. I’ve noticed I’m a slower and creakier gardener than I was in 2002, maybe there are more weeds, but it looks okay. Better come and see all the gardens, many of them in […]
Ready to compost…
This morning I stood in a long line in a parking lot with a lot of other responsible people, to get my new compost bin…now I just have to figure out how to use it: …it can’t be that hard, right??
Divas of Design: Women Landscape Architects
On Saturday I went to a terrific day of lectures on women in landscape architecture in the 20th century sponsored by the Lord & Schryver Garden Conservancy. Speakers were: Thaisa Way of University of Washington who has a new book out “Unbounded Practice: Women and Landscape architecture in the early 20th century” and Judith Tankard […]
SPRING!!!
Camellias were my first Oregon revelation. Yesterday the camellia in front of our lovely historic house reminded me of another little house…and that spring was on the way: We came to Salem in 1970, and in January of 1971 moved into a rickety little wooden rental house over on Statesman Street. The next month I […]
Garden Thoughts…
We went up to White Salmon, Washington, this past weekend to see George, Jennifer and Fanny. As usual, we were generously and lovingly cared for with three brilliant meals cooked by George. On Saturday we piled into the car and went on the Hood River/White Salmon garden tour. The gardens were lovely, the views were […]
The Sublime and the Ridiculous…
Anna’s tree in full bloom today, after three warm days. Spring is here. Anna’s house backs on the creek right at the bridge and some very lazy person forgot their shopping cart today. But no matter, the tree must be gorgeous from inside Anna’s house.
DAFFS
ANOTHER beautiful day in the Capital City! Look what sprung up by the back door of the studio:
On The Way 