Years ago, we created a series of water conservation panels for the Fair Oaks Horticultural Center – Water Efficient Garden. It’s still standing! It was a lot of fun coming up with the illustrations and doing the layout for the panels. Annette created a green character to add animation, while the text and diagrams showContinue reading “Water conservation mural, Fair Oaks Horticultural Center”
Category Archives: Art
When design goes bad… very bad
An alternate design for a difficult concept, an exercise in what could have been.
Transforming outdoor spaces with lighting
One of the best things about landscapes is that with a bit of lighting, you can have two for the price of a bit more than one. All it takes is lighting. This applies to interiors, too – but that’s another subject. The niches shown below are darker than the wall during the day. It’sContinue reading “Transforming outdoor spaces with lighting”
Finishing the sculpture garden
Our job as landscape architects isn’t just to place the sculpture: it’s also to make sure that it’s integrated into the overall design. Since this is a three dimensional piece, we’re thinking of putting a path around it for strolling. It will need to be placed on a concrete pedestal – a place to addContinue reading “Finishing the sculpture garden”
A sculpture settles into its new home
The process of placing a sculpture in a landscape.
French wrought iron, Annecy
Wrought iron in Annecy, France
Designing & installing a new mosaic landing
A piece of mosaic art is conceived, then transferred to a concrete slab where it will act as a transition between a deck and the garden.
Devenir “Amerlock”
Depuis la réalisation de mon premier “quilt” lors d’une classe donnée par 2 accordéons, je me sens plus proche de mon pays d’adoption! Oh oui vous pouvez rire je n’en ai que faire!!! C’était beaucoup de concentration pour réaliser sur un jour ce petit bout rempli de couleurs et de sueur! Regardez! Ca en valaitContinue reading “Devenir “Amerlock””
Calepinage
The art of paving patterns Calpinage is something we don’t talk about here in the United States. Maybe that’s because we don’t have a corresponding word. We could say “paving patterns”, but that just doesn’t sound nearly as cool. Calpinage is the art of laying out hardscape patterns, turning boring alleys and streets into texturallyContinue reading “Calepinage”
Municipal flower bed installation, France
Municipal flower beds are a big thing in France. Often, as one enters a town there is a sign proclaiming it to be a “ville fleuri” – a flower city. It seems that every city and town competes to see who can create the most original and extravagant flower beds. By July, these beds willContinue reading “Municipal flower bed installation, France”