went and touched a truly indulgent amount of grass

Sunset at Blind Beach

Beautiful welding art I took a picture of in Sonoma California

Echo Valley Road at the Russian River, Sonoma County, California, during the January 2023 floods. Yes, there's a (small) bridge under there somewhere…

sonoma on film by me.

🇺🇸 🍷 Wow. It's Saturday night and I'm enjoying iconic 2017 Chateau St. Jean Cinq Cépages (94 pts, $130) from Sonoma tonight. Part of LCBO VINTAGES Cellar Collection & available in stores now. Full review: https://rebrand.ly/wa1puna

Green, from afternoon hikes to morning matcha lattes.

Charles Beck - Creek and Cabins

Home Sweet Vineyard, Sonoma Valley [07.02.2023]

Tranquility

The Age of Adaline + Costumes

Adaline Bowman’s brown & black coat, green shirt and black skirt.

// requested by anonymous

07/11/2006

A LOOK AT "THE MASTER IN THE REDWOODS" -- A GERMAN-AMERICAN MASTER POTTER AND HER WORKS.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on Marguerite Wildenhain (born Marguerite Friedlaender), (October 11, 1896 – February 24, 1985), an American Bauhaus-trained ceramic artist, educator and author, photographed at Pond Farm, Sonoma County, CA, c. early 1950s. Plus assorted pottery works by the late, great Marguerite herself.

OVERVIEW: "Another potter whose career exemplifies the international nature of studio pottery is Marguerite Wildenhain (1896 – 1985). She was born in France, to a British mother and a German Jewish father. At age 18, she started work in a porcelain factory, and fell in love with the wheel. One day in 1919, while riding her bike in the countryside, Marguerite happened upon a poster announcing a new school, to be called the Bauhaus. It would be "a new guild of craftsmen without the class distinctions which raise an arrogant barrier between craftsmen and artists." At the Bauhaus, Wildenhain worked with some of the greatest designers of the early 20th century; in 1925, she became the first woman honored as a German Master Potter. She went on to teach at the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design, while also designing commercial ceramics. When the Nazis came into power, Wildenhain and her husband fled to the Netherlands, where they opened a pottery they called shop called Het Kruikje (“The Little Jug”). In 1940 she had to flee the Nazis yet again, this time to emigrating to the United States

PART II: Wildenhain briefly took a position at the California College of Arts and Crafts, then in 1942, relocated to the new Pond Farm artist’s colony in rural Sonoma County. High on a hill above the Russian River, she planted a garden, built a house, and repurposed an old barn into her pottery studio. Over the next 40 years, Wildenhain would create an extraordinary body of work here, while also teaching students from around the world. Her students learned to throw on the physically-demanding kick-wheel, and started by making a dog dish! In between sessions, they discussed philosophy, natural history, and how to run a business; many went on to become important potters in their own right. Now part of the Austin Creek State Recreation Area, Wildenhain’s studio has been designated a "National Treasure" by the National Trust for Historic Preservation."

-- HAND OR EYE, "What is Studio Pottery?," written by Martin Holden

Source: www.sfomuseum.org/exhibitions/potters-life-marguerite-wildenhain-pond-farm, https://handoreye.com/journal/studiopottery, X, Pinterest, various, etc...

¡Hasta la vista, Jose!

Exploring the more accessible field. The field had about 20-30 turkeys in it, so I was careful not to disrupt. The creek beyond the grass is a little harder to get to without exposure to ticks. I’ll try again once the path gets a little drier. What creeks are you by? Are they inhabited with wild life?

Piper Sonoma Sonoma County Brut Rosé NV 92 Points #rosé #sparklingwine