Esoteric Survey

I joined  @arquetipo_de_cambio  while she was documenting historic buildings in Tijuana. Marissa grew up in Tijuana but has been living in Los Angeles for the last 15 years. Many extant structures still exist. However, in this rapidly changing city, more times than not the architecture from past decades is behind layers of change.  Hence the name of her project, the Archetype of Change.  We spent the day mostly in Centro, Chapultepec and this post centers around Colonia Madero or La Cacho. In the 1950s Tijuana became one of the fastest growing cities in the Western Hemisphere. This is when neighborhoods like Cacho started to develop. What it looked like in 1964. This is from a series of photos by San Diego photographer Harry Crosby.  More on Crosby, here . The open carport is covered up with a concrete block screen. Parroquia De Nuestra Señora Del Carmen (1955) by Architect Homero Martínez de Hoyos (1917-1998).  Felix Candela had a role in hiring Martínez d...

David Cressey Solar design on a Pro Artisan John Follis planter Two unknowns in the back and a beautiful Amy Donaldson in the front.  Here's that Amy Donaldson from the top Don Jennings from the OC.  I'm a sucker for fish plates. Deco

Rope edge Zenith Eames chair with the grease pencil and the this LAX base. It checked all the geek boxes.  The middle weed pot is James Wayne. The other two pieces are Japanese.

80th Scripps College Ceramic Annual Starting in 1945, Scripps College has been mounting these legendary annual exhibitions. This year, they combined two major California collections for  In the Hands of the Collector: The Fred Marer and Forrest L. Merrill Collections.  Guest curated by Nancy Servis, there are over 100 pieces by more than 60 artists. Fred donated his collection of over 1,500 pieces to Scripps. Forrest has over 4,000 and counting. They both acquired many works directly from the artists and California ceramics are at the core. Since Fred was in southern California, these direct purchases came from people working at Otis and other institutions around LA. Forrest started his collection through direct purchases in the Bay Area, since he's from Berkeley. He's also still at it.   There are some classics. This Laura Andreson teapot is the first piece collected by Fred Marer.  Glen Lukens Antonio Prieto from Forrest James Lovera was so good and is still s...