tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76026612666243962342024-03-13T06:46:48.049-07:00Artistic License NewsNews and Articles from the members of Artistic License- A Guild of ArtisansArtistic Licensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856152695380984699noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602661266624396234.post-56963617283938198802014-11-12T20:06:00.001-08:002014-11-12T20:23:48.901-08:00New Member: Jerri Holan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<strong>Artistic License</strong> is thrilled to announce the induction of our newest member, <b>Jerri Holan</b>.<br />
Ms Holan is a noted architect with preservation expertise, and the principal of <strong><a href="http://www.holanarchitects.com/index-2.html" target="_blank">Jerri Holan & Associates, AIA</a>. </strong> She is a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects who has served on the Board for the Fulbright
Alumni Association and the <a href="http://www.berkeleyheritage.com/" target="_blank">Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association</a>
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Ms. Holan completed her Masters
degree at UC, Berkeley (Go Bears!) As a Fulbright Scholar, she conducted postgraduate
work at the <em>Arkitekturhøgskolen</em> in Oslo, Norway, which
culminated in her book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Norwegian-Wood-Tradition-Jerri-Holan/dp/0847809544/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1415851875&sr=8-1&keywords=Norwegian+Wood%2C+A+Tradition+of+Building" target="_blank"><em>Norwegian Wood, A Tradition of Building</em></a>. Her projects are frequently exhibited in “Small Firms, Great Projects,”
sponsored by the American Institute of Architects.<br />
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Look for more of Jerri's work on her website <strong><a href="http://www.holanarchitects.com/index-2.html" target="_blank">Jerri Holan & Associates, AIA</a> </strong>with more coming soon to <a href="http://artisticlicense.org/">ArtisticLicense.org</a><br />
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Lynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602661266624396234.post-83468473695379150312014-08-27T22:02:00.000-07:002014-08-27T22:03:34.222-07:00Historic Home Trade Show<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #444444;"><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">The Historic Home Trade Show will be sponsored in part by <b><a href="http://artisticlicense.org/" target="_blank">Artistic License- A Guild of Artisans</a></b> and</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"> will be an essential event for all historic home lovers. Attendees will find numerous booths with artisans and specialists in period home design and restoration, demonstrations, speakers, food, music, and more!</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;">Admission is only $5! </span><br />
<span style="color: #444444;"><br style="background-color: white;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">Many members of Artistic License will exhibit including </span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><b>Arts and Crafts Period Textiles, Craftsman Tiles, </b>Adrian Card, Panache Lighting, San Francsico Local Color Painting, Bob Buckter Color Consultant, Skeeter Jones|Clearheart Restoration, Lorna Kollmeyer Ornamental Plaster, </b><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><b>Lynne Rutter Murals & Decorative Painting, Debey Zito Fine Furniture and Design, </b></b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">and</span><b style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><b> </b>Paul Ivasez of Quality Lighting, </b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">along with many other services and product for the Historic and revival style home. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, 'Palatino Linotype', Palatino, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;">For more information, please visit the website at </span><a href="http://www.historichometradeshow.com/">www.historichometradeshow.com</a></span>Lynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602661266624396234.post-75869786747894799762013-09-19T21:51:00.000-07:002013-09-19T21:51:19.974-07:00Berkeley Architectural Heritage 2013 Fall Lecture Series<h4>
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<br />Berkeley Architectural Heritage 2013 Fall Lecture Series<br /><br />Thursdays, 9/26, 10/24, 11/14, 2013, at 7:30 pm<br />Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley, CA 94709<br /><i>Tickets: $15 per lecture, $40 for the series</i><br /><br /><br />BAHA - The Berkeley Architectural Heritage Association - is pleased to announce three new fall lectures with a focus on Arts & Crafts. These lectures have never before been presented in California, and two of them are being created especially for BAHA.<br /><br />The series kicks off on Thursday, September 26, when Dr. Kirby William Brown will present an illustrated talk on “The Tiles of California Faience, Berkeley, Cal., 1913–1959.” Berkeley-based California Faience created hand-crafted tiles and pottery for the high-end market. The firm’s most famous and influential tile installations are to be found at Hearst Castle. Featured will be several unique custom tile commissions that have never before been documented, along with a review of the tiles at Hearst Castle and examples of many architectural installations in the Berkeley area. Dr. Brown is currently writing the definitive book on the subject and will curate the exhibition Of Cottages and Castles: The Art of California Faience (22 Feb.–17 May 2015) at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento.<br /><br /><br />On Thursday, October 24, Arts & Crafts scholar and Artistic License member <b><a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/ayres/index.html" target="_blank">Timothy L. Hansen</a></b> will present “Sitting in Style: The Birth of a New Furniture Design,” in which he will offer little-known information about the beginnings of the American Arts & Crafts Mission-style furniture. Mr. Hansen will focus on furniture design from 1894 to 1900 in the San Francisco Bay Area, New York, and Grand Rapids, Michigan, with a new explanation of how the American Arts & Crafts furniture style emerged. On display will be several pieces of pre-1900 Arts & Crafts furniture.<br /><br /><br />The series will conclude on Thursday, November 14, with “Progressive Leaded Glass in Turn-of-the-Century America,” presented by stained-glass designer and scholar and Artistic License member <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/ellison/index.html" target="_blank"><b>Theodore Ellison</b></a> will outline the development of decorative art glass as it grew away from the European tradition toward original idioms created by progressive artists, architects, and designers all over America. Focusing primarily on domestic work, the talk will look at various regional styles and will feature rarely seen images of leaded glass installations from private residences across the country.<br /><br /><br />All three lectures will be presented at the Hillside Club, 2286 Cedar Street, Berkeley, CA 94709, and will begin at 7:30 pm. Tickets ($15 per lecture, $40 for the series) may be obtained by mail order, online, or at the door.<br /><br /> For complete information and ticket purchases, visit the BAHA website http://berkeleyheritage.com, e-mail baha@berkeleyheritage.com, or call (510) 841-2242.<br /><br /><br /><br />Lynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602661266624396234.post-12029839913977326542013-05-08T15:03:00.000-07:002013-05-08T15:03:42.290-07:00Award-winning Alameda Queen Anne<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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This recently completed project in Alameda, CA by <b><a href="http://rynersonobrien.blogspot.com/2013/04/homage-to-w-pattiani.html" target="_blank">Rynerson + O'Brien Architecture</a></b> has just been awarded an <b><a href="http://www.alameda-preservation.org/" target="_blank">Alameda Architectural Preservation</a> Award.</b><br />
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Here is more about this fantastic house and what was done to revive it:<br />
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"This building is one of several remaining A.W. Pattiani houses in
Alameda and Berkeley. The house had been significantly altered by
additions and expansions on its west and north elevations, by the
removal of original ornament and by the application of wood shingles
over original wood siding and previously ornamented surfaces. The west
addition included a wraparound porch where none previously existed,
covered by a squat, glass-roofed pergola supported on classical style
columns. The result of the cumulative changes was a house that was no
longer recognizable as an A.W. Pattiani Queen Anne. <br />
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"The current owners wanted to restore the character of A.W. Pattiani’s original design as well as specific Pattiani signature ornamental details to the property. They also needed to address serious water intrusion problems and the ensuing damage that had developed on the wraparound porch. It was not practical for the owners to consider giving up the previous addition and porch, but both additions were inconsistent with the original design and created massing challenges to restoring the main facade. <br />
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"The solution to this dilemma was to restore the original portion of the
structure as closely as possible based on existing Pattiani examples and
historical photos, and to rebuild the deteriorated wraparound porch
using a vocabulary more compatible with the original house. This
included adding a cupola that effectively conceals the awkward western
addition while adding new ornament and massing in proportion to the
original façade." <i>- Steve Rynerson</i><br />
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The house now sports original-style ornament and a beautiful covered wraparound porch with many of the "gingerbread" details that A.W. Pattiani was known for. <br />
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Restoration and ornamental carpentry by Guild member <b><a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/jones/index.html" target="_blank">Skeeter Jones / Clearheart Design.</a></b> Fellow Guild member<b> <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/rutter/index.html" target="_blank">Lynne Rutter</a></b> collaborated with the owners to design the color scheme, adding a robin's egg blue/green ceiling to help showcase the covered porch. <br />
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Exterior Painting and gilding by Olson's Painting, Alameda, CA.<br />
Photos in this post by Steve Rynerson<br />
more details at the <b><a href="http://rynersonobrien.blogspot.com/2013/04/homage-to-w-pattiani.html" target="_blank">Rynerson O'Brien blog.</a></b>Lynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602661266624396234.post-75665618382104164612013-03-17T12:45:00.001-07:002013-03-31T11:29:55.552-07:00Guild Members win Prestigeous Palladio Award<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Congratulations!! to<b> <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/roba/index.html" target="_blank">Steve Rynerson</a></b> and <b><a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/duchscherer/index.html" target="_blank">Paul Duchsherer</a></b> for winning the
prestigious Palladio Award for Residential Restoration, for their collaborative work on the restoration of the McDonald Mansion
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This project included the work of many guild members and you can see more images of the progress of this restoration <b><a href="http://artlicnews.blogspot.com/search/label/Mableton" target="_blank">here</a>.</b><br />
<br />Lynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602661266624396234.post-73890294219952028342013-02-10T00:28:00.000-08:002013-03-17T12:42:24.446-07:00McDonald Mansion- The formal interiors at Mableton<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: small;">Here are some more amazing images form the newly restored McDonald Mansion or Mableton, in Santa Rosa, California.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Have a seat and savor this fantastic period interior! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The project was spearheaded by Steve Rynerson of<a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/roba/index.html" target="_blank"> <b>Rynseron & O'Brien Architecture</b></a>. The interiors in particular feature the work of many Artistic License members, including <b><a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/duchscherer/index.html" target="_blank">Paul Duchscherer</a></b> as interior designer/historic design consultant;<b> </b>huge amounts of wallpaper by <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/bauer/index.html" target="_blank"><b>Bradbury and Bradbury;</b></a> leaded art glass by <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/dragge/index.html" target="_blank"><b>Reflections Studios</b></a> and <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/ellison/index.html" target="_blank"><b>Theodore Ellison</b></a>; and faux finishes by George Shadow.</span></div>
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Main Hall design sets the tone for the surrounding public spaces, with its bold
structure of Eastlake-style mahogany woodwork, and a striking assemblage of Aesthetic Movement wallpaper patterns. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Library has 16 foot ceiling and a suspended
glass-floored, period-style cast iron and steel catwalk to access the upper
bookcases. Detailed in the Eastlake
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<span style="font-size: small;">Neo-Grec style wallpapers enliven the panels of the beamed and
coffered ceiling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Gothic Revival style Gentlemens’ Parlor features an unusual oak
wainscot design adapted from a period example by English architect
William Burges. The wallpaper adapts an 1880s pattern by William Morris that was first commissioned
for St. James’ Palace in London. The coffered ceiling treatment is grained to match the room’s oak woodwork. Seen through the wide pocket doors, the fireplace end of the Main Hall
is overhung by two (of four) matching bracket chandeliers that were custom made
for this project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Reviving a period tradition of exotically decorated retreats
that were often called “smoking rooms”, the Turkish Parlor for Mableton, conceived
in the Moorish Revival-style, here takes the form of a domed octagonal pavilion. Comprised of stacked, rotated, and corbelled
octagons of graduating sizes, the dome rests on a delicate, ebonized oak framework
of pierced screens, horseshoe arches, and slender columns.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RC6oXrXyvJI/UQhOTRpks8I/AAAAAAAAAPc/G_pKJvHFeV0/s1600/1015+McDonald-8.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RC6oXrXyvJI/UQhOTRpks8I/AAAAAAAAAPc/G_pKJvHFeV0/s640/1015+McDonald-8.jpg" width="420" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Note the way mirrors are used in the Turkish Parlor</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Ladies' Parlor</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Mableton’s Ladies’ Parlor has a feminine, French-Revival style. The previously flat sixteen-foot ceiling has been reconfigured into a
room-wide barrel vault, and embellished with a Neo-classical style wallpaper
treatment. Glazed and gilded painted finishes on the Louis XVI-style woodwork
complement the panelized wallpaper insets, with mirrors used to amplify the
light and views.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The Map Room</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Mableton’s Map Room is a newly-created mezzanine-level room accessed
via the Library’s spiral stair and catwalk.
As the name implies, the room houses the owners’ collection of antique
maps, and the cartographic theme is reinforced by a stained glass compass rose
window designed and fabricated by <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/ellison/index.html" target="_blank"><b>Theodore Ellison Designs</b></a>.
The neo-grec wallpaper scheme of the Library expands into the three-part
ceiling and panelized walls of the Map Room which doubles as a private study.
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--L8B40S7wDk/UQgwF6xdGzI/AAAAAAAAAOw/7WzyxPx1dIA/s1600/1015+McDonald-19.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--L8B40S7wDk/UQgwF6xdGzI/AAAAAAAAAOw/7WzyxPx1dIA/s640/1015+McDonald-19.jpg" width="424" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Main Stair Hall</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The design of the Main Stair Hall interprets the
Anglo-Japanese mode of Aesthetic Movement taste, with repeating fan motifs and
linear outlines adapted from Mableton’s intact, original staircase railing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kcZexDOwq84/UQhPD8PYvMI/AAAAAAAAAPs/GgvQNdx_gpM/s1600/1015+McDonald-20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-kcZexDOwq84/UQhPD8PYvMI/AAAAAAAAAPs/GgvQNdx_gpM/s400/1015+McDonald-20.jpg" width="263" /></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LSERWG9yeLU/UQhPHYdmGOI/AAAAAAAAAP0/b1KxUaIzV1w/s1600/1015+McDonald-21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LSERWG9yeLU/UQhPHYdmGOI/AAAAAAAAAP0/b1KxUaIzV1w/s400/1015+McDonald-21.jpg" width="263" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">At the stair landing is a matching suite of Japanesque leaded
art glass windows custom designed for
this project.
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LrYlUz1g6no/UQgwIyzxlFI/AAAAAAAAAO4/2CfaVXt7PK8/s1600/1015+McDonald-22.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LrYlUz1g6no/UQgwIyzxlFI/AAAAAAAAAO4/2CfaVXt7PK8/s640/1015+McDonald-22.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Mableton’s Dining Room is an elongated octagon in plan with a double-coved, ribbed
ceiling, and shares the Main Hall’s “Stick/Eastlake” design aesthetic. Dark
mahogany millwork frames wall, frieze and ceiling areas filled with gold and metallic
accented wallpapers inspired by the Victorian avant-garde designs of
Christopher Dresser. A dining set comfortably seats fourteen and is composed of antique and
reproduction chairs as well as a table custom built to the geometry of the
room.</span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7UaWb1RE834/UQgvv97CbmI/AAAAAAAAAOo/qxaXKIi9XPY/s1600/1015+McDonald-17.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7UaWb1RE834/UQgvv97CbmI/AAAAAAAAAOo/qxaXKIi9XPY/s640/1015+McDonald-17.jpg" width="426" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Master Sitting Room</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Mableton’s Master Sitting Room is part of a suite of rooms
that also includes the Master Bedroom and Master Bath that occupies one of two
new wings built at the rear of Mableton’s main floor. The Master Sitting Room’s
interior includes a gently vaulted ceiling whose form is echoed in the arched
opening that frames the south-facing bay window. </span></div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5RbmqkC0yeo/UQhPi-0Us9I/AAAAAAAAAP8/84iyUw6gH5o/s1600/1015+McDonald-18.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5RbmqkC0yeo/UQhPi-0Us9I/AAAAAAAAAP8/84iyUw6gH5o/s640/1015+McDonald-18.jpg" width="420" /></a></span></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Custom embroidered curtain detail in the master sitting room made by <b><a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/ayres/index.html" target="_blank">Dianne Ayres</a></b>.</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Read more details about this stunning project at <b><a href="http://rynersonobrien.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-mcdonald-mansions-formal-rooms.html" target="_blank">Rynerson & O'Brien's blog.</a></b></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>All Photographs in this post by <a href="http://www.mcitret.com/" target="_blank">MarkCitret.</a></i></span>Artistic Licensehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13856152695380984699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602661266624396234.post-28710016461708113042013-02-08T18:48:00.001-08:002013-02-08T18:48:25.899-08:00Mableton- Exterior Restoration<b><a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/roba/index.html" target="_blank">Rynerson O'Brien Architecture</a></b> have just completed a massive 5 year restoration of the McDonald Mansion, also known as <b>Mableton</b>, a beautiful historic mansion in Santa Rosa, California.<br />
The exterior is shown here in a before and after picture--- <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">before and after: Mableton's exterior restored</span> <span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>photo by George Shadow</i></span></td></tr>
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In addition to repairs and improvements, ornamental cresting, verandas, window, and other details that had been altered or removed were restored. <br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VUQQmCN0wd4/ULPCho-cXfI/AAAAAAAAAMA/AowKeXnR9RU/s1600/Untitled.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-VUQQmCN0wd4/ULPCho-cXfI/AAAAAAAAAMA/AowKeXnR9RU/s640/Untitled.jpg" width="502" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mableton Veranda restored <i>photo by George Shadow</i></td></tr>
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You can read all about this incredible project in detail with many before and after pictures at the <a href="http://rynersonobrien.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-mcdonald-mansions-exterior.html" target="_blank">Rynerson-O'Brien blog</a>.<br />
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The interior of this splendid house has also been restored and decorated with the help of many guild members. Stay tuned for more exciting photos!<br />
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<br />Lynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602661266624396234.post-46935725214853291772013-01-31T22:01:00.002-08:002013-02-01T12:32:16.316-08:00Cheers!!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wmKUKsuuvSQ/UQswvv13FzI/AAAAAAAABHM/V42IZZBBgYk/s1600/cheers+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="398" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wmKUKsuuvSQ/UQswvv13FzI/AAAAAAAABHM/V42IZZBBgYk/s640/cheers+copy.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Brotha Clint from the Bayview Opera House, and Judy
Nemzoff, Director of Community Arts and Education for the San Francisco
Arts Commission, at the Artisans Ball, December 8, 2012. <i>photo by Adrian Mendoza</i></span></td></tr>
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<b>CHEERS!</b> The members of Artistic License would like to thank everyone who came to the fabulous <a href="http://artlicnews.blogspot.com/2012/07/artisans-ball.html" target="_blank"><b>Artisans Ball</b></a> last month at the Green Room in San Francisco. The event celebrated the Guild's 30th anniversary and raised $4,500 for the <b><a href="http://bvoh.org/" target="_blank">Bayview Opera House</a></b> and its community and arts programs.<br />
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Here are some highlights from this swell affair! <span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Thanks to Adrian Mendoza for the photography.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QpaBjUg_RvQ/UQtLOCnzozI/AAAAAAAABIQ/R2HYckjlwx4/s1600/erikALanSteveRiley.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="594" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QpaBjUg_RvQ/UQtLOCnzozI/AAAAAAAABIQ/R2HYckjlwx4/s640/erikALanSteveRiley.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Guild members Erik Kramvik, Allan Dragge, Steve Rynerson, and Riley Doty</span> enjoy the view of City Hall from the loggia of the Green Room.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lYYsSuf8tsA/UQtWbLyosRI/AAAAAAAABJI/9WFNvkck4KA/s1600/timlorna.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="430" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lYYsSuf8tsA/UQtWbLyosRI/AAAAAAAABJI/9WFNvkck4KA/s640/timlorna.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guild members Tim Hanson and Lorna Kollmeyer greeting people at the Artisans Ball. </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4dI11eNlFBg/UQtLDZ1wh5I/AAAAAAAABHk/e00HJCjgQXM/s1600/couple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4dI11eNlFBg/UQtLDZ1wh5I/AAAAAAAABHk/e00HJCjgQXM/s640/couple.jpg" width="522" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The very elegant Karen Kiely and Neill Allen dancing at the Artisans Ball</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lAejCObJwrI/UQtLOL1EAQI/AAAAAAAABIM/hxnyCJdQuBg/s1600/JIllBruce.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="454" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lAejCObJwrI/UQtLOL1EAQI/AAAAAAAABIM/hxnyCJdQuBg/s640/JIllBruce.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"> Jill Pilaroscia (a founding member of Artistic License) with wallpaper designer and Hall of Fame member Bruce Bradbury and his partner, Romeo.</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nisuNiw7JIQ/UQtXEmL5N_I/AAAAAAAABJU/ACN-uRh3W_0/s1600/revel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-nisuNiw7JIQ/UQtXEmL5N_I/AAAAAAAABJU/ACN-uRh3W_0/s640/revel.jpg" width="337" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">revelers at the Artisans Ball</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lorna Kollmeyer and her band, the Dunes, performed at the Artisans Ball</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guild members Bruce Bradbury, Paul Duchscherer, and Steve Rynerson on background vocals</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PELbIBaOl1I/UQtLDu2Mf2I/AAAAAAAABHs/etmOf4vHzA0/s1600/dancers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="478" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PELbIBaOl1I/UQtLDu2Mf2I/AAAAAAAABHs/etmOf4vHzA0/s640/dancers.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dancing at the Artisans Ball</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guild president Chris Yerke with a State Senate Resolution honoring Artistic License presented by Brotha Clint of the Bayview Opera House.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paul Duchscherer sits in with the band... did you know he can sing? Well now you do!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Melinda Morey, Erin Mahoney, guild member Lynne Rutter, and Erika Von Petrin.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Artistic License members Paul Duchscherer, Elise Shadow, and Erik Kramvik.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chris Yerke and Peter Morenstein at the Artisans Ball.</td></tr>
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all photos in the post © by <a href="http://adrianmphoto.4ormat.com/" target="_blank">Adrian Mendoza</a>Lynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602661266624396234.post-54447048896344871472012-11-15T19:18:00.000-08:002012-11-15T21:21:16.838-08:00Jane Powell 1952-2012<style>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: small;"><span class="userContent">It is with great sadness that we announce the
loss of our dear Jane E. Powell, author, linoleum expert, historian,
and notorious curmudgeon. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: small;"><span class="userContent">Jane passed away peacefully on the morning of November 11, 2012 surrounded by friends in her beloved Bungamansion in Oakland. She will
be greatly missed by countless fans and friends, and especially by us.</span> </span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;">Ms. Powell was a restoration
consultant, house restorer, lecturer, and author of six books, including <b><i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1423607538/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1423607538&linkCode=as2&tag=lynnruttmuraa-20" target="_blank">Bungalow Kitchens</a>; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1423606736/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1423606736&linkCode=as2&tag=lynnruttmuraa-20" target="_blank">Bungalow Bathrooms</a>; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1586853066/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1586853066&linkCode=as2&tag=lynnruttmuraa-20" target="_blank">Bungalow Details: Exterior</a>; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1586853058/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1586853058&linkCode=as2&tag=lynnruttmuraa-20" target="_blank">Bungalow Details: Interiors</a>; <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/158685304X/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=158685304X&linkCode=as2&tag=lynnruttmuraa-20" target="_blank">Bungalow: The Ultimate Arts and Crafts Home</a>;</i></b> and<b> <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1586853031/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1586853031&linkCode=as2&tag=lynnruttmuraa-20" target="_blank">Linoleum</a>.</i></b></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">A long-time Artistic License member and former president of the guild, Jane was well-known as “the bad girl of
bungalow writing” and often described herself as "historian, author,
and notorious curmudgeon."</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">As a hands-on restorer, she brought ten vintage homes back to life and sold
them to appreciative buyers, as well as restoring her own
home, the 1905 Jesse Matteson house, affectionately known as "the Bungamansion." The practical experience of restoring
houses armed her with the kind of concrete knowledge that can only be gained by
screwing up, and thus she was uniquely qualified to help her clients avoid many
of the pitfalls that go along with restoring an older home. As a restoration
consultant, she helped homeowners as well as house museums with their kitchens,
bathrooms, interior and exterior paint colors, and other aspects of restoration
and renovation.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Ms. Powell wrote for magazines including <b>Old House Journal, Style
1900, and American Bungalow.</b> She wrote a monthly column as well
as feature articles for the <b>San Francisco Chronicle Magazine,</b> and her
opinion pieces appeared in the <b>Berkeley Daily Planet</b><i>,</i> the <b>Oakland
Tribune</b><i>,</i> and on <b>Oaklandnews.com</b>. She also appeared on HGTV's <b>Curb Appeal</b>
and Food Network's <b>Ultimate Kitchens</b><i>.</i></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>Jane at the Bungamansion benefit in 2011, photo by Melanie Hofmann</i></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: small;">She was a popular and entertaining speaker, and lectured at conferences
including The Grove Park Arts and Crafts Conference, Pasadena's Craftsman
Weekend, Seattle's Bungalow Fair, the Restoration and Renovation Conference,
and many others. She also spoke for preservation organizations, neighborhood
associations, home builders groups, and historic district organizations across
the country, and even at kitchen showrooms and retail businesses. In addition
to the talks based on her various books, she spoke on related subjects
including historic preservation, development issues, and the built environment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Jane is survived by her sisters, Nancy Klapak, Mary (Rob) Enderle, Karin and
Brian Klapak her niece and nephew and many loyal friends. A memorial service is
planned for January 2013. Donations can be made to the East Bay SPCA-Oakland in
honor of her many cats at Jane’s website via PayPal <a href="http://www.janepowell.org/tinykitties"><span style="color: #0070c0;">www.janepowell.org/tinykitties</span></a> .
Sympathy cards or donations can also be sent to her sister Mary Enderle at 389
Photinia Lane, San Jose, CA 95127. </span><br />
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Lynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602661266624396234.post-42349887909189540522012-10-15T23:10:00.000-07:002012-10-15T23:22:29.093-07:00Textile Studio & Friends<h4>
<span style="font-family: book Antiqua,Palatino;">Textile Studio and Friends - a pop-up shop opens in Rockridge!</span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: book Antiqua,Palatino;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Guild member <b>Dianne Ayres</b> of <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/ayres/index.html" target="_blank">Arts & Crafts Period Textiles</a> has opened a pop-up shop at 5550 College Ave. in Rockridge neighborhood of Oakland. </span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoPageCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">The shop features a antiques and contemporary works, mostly Arts & Crafts style, </span></span></span><span style="font-family: book Antiqua,Palatino;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" id="fbPhotoPageCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption"><span style="font-family: inherit;">alongside
Dianne's famous hand-crafted textiles, antiquarian books and ephemera
as well as contemporary books, including a complete selection of books
by <b><a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/powell/index.html" target="_blank">Jane Powell</a></b>. Other Artistic License members whose work is featured in the shop include <b><a href="http://www.theodoreellison.com/" target="_blank">Theodore Ellison</a></b>, <b><a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/olson/index.html" target="_blank">Jana Olsen</a></b>, and <b><a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/zito/index.html" target="_blank">Debey Zito</a></b>. </span> </span></span> </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: book Antiqua,Palatino;">Textile Studio & Friends at 5550 College Ave, Oakland</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: book Antiqua,Palatino;">Visit Textile Studio & Friends at 5550 College Avenue, Oakland through the end of the 2012.</span>Lynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602661266624396234.post-75834782299985972072012-10-05T00:30:00.000-07:002012-10-05T00:21:28.498-07:00The Artisans Ball<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: large;">2012 marks the 30th year of Artistic License in the Bay Area!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To celebrate, we are throwing a <b><a href="http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e5u4e3kj44c1e8d3&llr=c94h8rjab" style="color: #660000;" target="_blank">gala party and fundraiser</a></b> benefiting the historic <b><a href="http://www.bvoh.org/" style="color: #660000;" target="_blank">Bayview Opera House</a></b> restoration and community programs. Join us Saturday,
December 8, 2012 at the Green Room in San Francisco for the <b><a href="http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e5u4e3kj44c1e8d3&llr=c94h8rjab" style="color: #660000;" target="_blank">Artisans' Ball</a>!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e5u4e3kj44c1e8d3&llr=c94h8rjab" target="_blank">Advanced tickets</a> are now on sale! </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: book Antiqua,Palatino;" title=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" title=""><b><img align="middle" border="0" height="63" hspace="8" src="https://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs056/1109774303042/img/13.jpg" style="float: left;" vspace="6" width="63" /><a href="http://www.bvoh.org/"><span style="color: #660000;" title=""></span></a><a href="http://bvoh.org/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" title="">Bayview Opera House - Ruth Williams Memorial Theatre</span></a></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" title=""><a href="http://bvoh.org/" target="_blank"><span class="normal" style="color: #660000;" title=""> </span></a><br />is <span class="normal" title="">a nonprofit community cultural and arts center</span>. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: book Antiqua,Palatino;" title=""><span style="font-size: 10pt;" title=""><a href="http://www.sfartscommission.org/" style="color: #ffec99;" target="_blank"><b><img align="middle" border="0" height="78" hspace="8" src="https://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs056/1109774303042/img/14.jpg" style="float: left;" vspace="6" width="100" /></b></a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;" title=""><b><a href="http://www.sfartscommission.org/" style="color: #660000;" target="_blank">San Francisco Arts Commission</a> </b>serves as landlord for this City-owned building, which opened in 1888 as the South San Francisco Opera House. It is <span class="normal" title="">San Francisco's oldest theater and on the National Register of Historic Places</span></span></span>
Lynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602661266624396234.post-67850618094708410482012-08-14T17:41:00.000-07:002012-08-14T18:52:22.319-07:00Debey Zito at Sonoma County Museum September 6<div class="day">
<span id="ContentPlaceHolderDefault_Body_MainBody_EventDetails_2_DayLabel"></span><span id="ContentPlaceHolderDefault_Body_MainBody_EventDetails_2_DayLabel" style="font-family: inherit;">Guild member <b>Debey Zito</b> of <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/zito/index.html" target="_blank"><b>Debey Zito Fine Furniture and Design</b> </a>will be speaking at the Sonoma County Museum for the 24th annual "Artistry in Wood" workshop. The talk is entitled </span><span id="ContentPlaceHolderDefault_Body_MainBody_EventDetails_2_DayLabel" style="font-family: inherit;"> "Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts Furniture: Elements of Design"</span></div>
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Debey will be discussing the major influences in her designs, including Art Nouveau, Arts and Crafts, and Asian traditions.<span id="ContentPlaceHolderDefault_Body_MainBody_EventDetails_2_DescriptionLabel"><br />
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<span id="ContentPlaceHolderDefault_Body_MainBody_EventDetails_2_AddressLabel">Sonoma County Museum, 425 Seventh Street</span>
<span id="ContentPlaceHolderDefault_Body_MainBody_EventDetails_2_AddressLabel1"><br />Santa Rosa, California, US, 95401</span><span class="timestart" id="ContentPlaceHolderDefault_Body_MainBody_EventDetails_2_StartTimeLabel"> </span></div>
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Lynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602661266624396234.post-66134595142386393792012-01-30T23:43:00.000-08:002012-02-01T20:20:40.972-08:00Resurrecting a Roman Soldier<i>Guild member <b>Chris Yerke</b> of<a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/yerke/index.html" target="_blank"> Restoration Workshop</a>, shares the details of restoring an historic fireplace in a San Francisco Queen Anne house. </i><br />
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</tbody></table>In 2010 I was engaged in the exterior restoration of a Queen Anne house by the prolific designer/builder Cranston and Keenan. Cranston and Keenan homes are staples of San Francisco’s Western Addition. This house turned out to be a particular jewel. It was clearly one of their more expensive models, replete with many fine examples of interior decorative arts products of the day. Moreover, during its 117 year existence it had survived practically free of painting and remodeling. It had suffered some deterioration with time and neglect, but was largely intact as a time capsule of this particular architect’s style. <br />
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</tbody></table>Due to the zeal of our passionate client, it was not long before I was tasked with a number of interior restoration projects, concurrent with the exterior restoration. Among these was the restoration of the 5 fireplaces. Like the other fireplaces there were loose and/or missing tiles, the firebox was badly deteriorated, and the wood surround could use a touch up from a restorer. The owner had been lamenting the long lost art tile containing the upper torso of the reclining Roman soldier. <br />
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</tbody></table>As with many fields of endeavor, the secret to being a good general contractor lies not in knowing everything, but rather in knowing how to ask the right questions. I went to my favorite source for all things tile, <b>Riley Doty</b> of <b><a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/doty/index.html">Doty Tile</a></b><b>.</b> Accustomed to hunting up missing period hardware, I asked Riley what he figured my chances would be of coming up with a surviving example of that tile. He laid my odds at something just slightly better than finding the Holy Grail. He explained that these tiles were made in a variety of different glazes. The odds of finding one that had survived demolition or been stuck in some hidden corner of an old stock room were quite remote, and if I did find one, the chances of it having the matching glaze would be astronomical. <span style="font-size: small;">He then offered that he knew an artisan who could reproduce the missing tile. He gave me the contact information for <b><a href="http://www.lesperancetileworks.com/">L’Esperance Tile Works</a></b> in Rock City Falls, NY. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Catalogue page from American Encaustic Tile Co. </span></td></tr>
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In order to reproduce the tile, we would need some idea of what the original looked like. Riley came to the rescue by contacting the <b><a href="http://www.tileheritage.org/index.html">Tile Heritage Foundation</a></b> to see if this set of tiles was to be found in their collection of old tile catalogues. His theory that the tiles were made by the <a href="http://www.tileheritage.org/THF-TileoftheMonth-Apr-04.html">American Encaustic Tile Company</a> turned out to be correct, and the Tile Heritage foundation quickly located the catalogue page with photos of the three roman soldier tile sets, exactly as seen on the fireplace. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Linda sculpting the Roman soldier in wax</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;">I removed the remaining two tiles of the set, packed them very well, and sent them off to <b>Linda Ellet</b> of L’Esperance Tile works. Linda would be tasked with sculpting the reproduction tile. She explained that among the challenges would be shrinkage in drying and firing. Because clay shrinks, you have to make a calculated guess and sculpt the tile appropriately oversized in its wet state. Then you hope everything will line up exactly with the originals after shrinkage. It is a real head-scratcher, involving years of experience offset by the fact that the shrinkage of clay is subject to many factors not entirely controllable by the artisan. The original sculptor had the advantage sculpting all three tiles at the same time, vastly aiding his chances that all the many visual elements would align from one tile to the next. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Tile figure sculpted in wax </span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">In the end, Linda sculpted the entire panel of three tiles to aid her in the process. She did such a superb job that the head tile aligns beautifully with original center tile. The reproduction is installed in its place at the head of the two originals. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The restored fireplace</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;">Riley Doty reset loose tiles, realigned shifted tiles, and fixed a multitude of grouting issues. United Chimney, Inc. rebuilt the firebox and smoke shelf, expanding depth of the firebox in the process and adding a damper. The restored product is the result of a pleasing and fruitful collaboration between highly skilled artisans. </span><br />
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</span></span>Lynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602661266624396234.post-47564118806736674902012-01-29T21:55:00.000-08:002012-01-29T21:55:38.898-08:00Mosaic Tiled Bench at Lincoln Park<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span id="goog_147062993"></span><span id="goog_147062994"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riley Doty setting tile for the Lincoln Park Bench</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"></div>California Street in San Francisco rises as it approaches its western terminus at Lincoln Park, meeting a set of concrete steps dating to the early 1900s that lead up to Lincoln Park in the Richmond District of the city. Thanks to the Friends of Lincoln Park, there is now a beautiful new tiled bench that greets you as you ascend. <br />
The bench is the most recent creation of mosaic artist and tile maker, <b><a href="http://www.aileenbarr.com/" target="_blank">Aileen Barr</a>.</b><br />
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Installation of the tiles was a challenge, expertly handled by Guild Member <b><a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/doty/index.html" target="_blank"><b>Riley Doty</b></a> </b>and <b>Phylece Snyder</b>. The imagery for the Lincoln Park bench was derived from historic photographs from the 1890s, including the Sutro Baths and the Midwinter International Exposition in 1894. The tiles themselves were produced in Barr’s ceramic studio in San Francisco, supplemented by the rectangular tiles supplied by <a href="http://www.heathceramics.com/go/heath/" target="_blank">Heath Ceramics</a> in Sausalito.<br />
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With thanks to Tile Heritage for this story - read more at the<b><a href="http://www.tileheritage.org/files/Enews_Fall_2011.html#headline10" target="_blank"> Tile Heritage</a></b> websiteLynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602661266624396234.post-37451645320612187472012-01-29T21:25:00.000-08:002012-01-29T21:25:26.391-08:00Fireplace Ideas for Bungalows<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><em>Recently published in Old house Journal: <b> <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/powell/index.html">Jane Powell</a>'</b>s look at the wide array of Arts & Crafts-era fireplaces.</em></span></span> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Green Motawi field tiles are combined with landscape and other decorative tiles in a seemingly random layout designed by Guild Member<a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/nelsonm/index.html"> <b>Michelle Nelson</b></a></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>"Fire fulfills a deep and primal role in the human psyche. Even today, when fires are no longer needed for heating or cooking, fireplaces are routinely installed in houses. In Arts & Crafts homes, the fireplace took on almost religious significance, and even bungalows in warm climates were built with one. Gustav Stickley was a big proponent, writing in <i>The Craftsman</i>, “The big hospitable fireplace is almost a necessity, for the hearthstone is always the center of true home life.”<br />
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Read the rest of the article at <a href="http://www.oldhouseonline.com/fireplace-ideas-for-bungalows/" target="_blank">Old House Journal.</a>Lynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602661266624396234.post-33478622114046795802011-09-03T11:21:00.000-07:002011-09-03T11:21:04.642-07:00Hamilton Grange: Historic Floorcloths recreated by Gracewood DesignGuild members Gwen Jones and Ken Forcier of<b> <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/gracewood/index.html">Gracewood Design</a></b> have recently completed a project for the <b>Hamilton Grange</b>, the historic home of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Hamilton">Alexander Hamilton</a>, which will reopen to the public in September 2011. <br />
This is the most significant National Parks Services site in New York City. The house has been moved into Manhattan's <a href="http://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/stnicholaspark">St. Nicholas Park</a> and undergone a five-year restoration. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Hamilton Grange in Saint Nicholas Park, New York City</td></tr>
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Original details of the house such as the marvelous side porches have been restored to their 1802 form. These are accessed from a trio of floor level windows that can be walked through from the living room and dining room, which abut each porch. Another exceptional original detail is that the inside of the doors that access the living room and dining room from the entry halls are mirrored, reflecting the views outside the porches. In 1802, in the home’s original location, this view was the Harlem River on one side and the East River on the other. <br />
Gracewood Design was awarded the contract to make three floorcloths for the Grange - for the front and back entry hall and a side hall. The pattern is based on floorcloth remnant from the archive of the project’s architects and and is a version of a pattern from <b>John Carwitham</b>’s 1739 publication, “Various Kinds of Floor Decorations.” <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">detail of the floorcloth pattern</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gwen stenciling the floorcloth</td></tr>
</tbody></table>The floorcloth was made in Gracewood's studio in Portland, Oregon, oversized, so it could be installed on site wall to wall and trimmed to fit perfectly.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The floorcloth in production at Gracewood's studio</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Back Entry Hall - Before" src="http://www.gracewooddesign.com/images/HGP/Hall%20B%20Before.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></td></tr>
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</tbody></table>To the extent possible, the original floorboards were used, and their position maintained. The floor, as no doubt it was originally, is somewhat uneven and pitched. <br />
Heavy grade canvas (#4 cotton duck, weighing 24 ounces per square yard) was used as the underlayment for the floorcloths. The canvas was laid in place and then stapled around the edges of the floor, and the excess was cut away. This was a somewhat tricky job, due to the fluting on the trim and the angles of the arrowhead end of the entry halls.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heavy canvas underlayment in place</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ken likes a clean site!</td></tr>
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In order to fit the floorcloths, a template was painstakingly constructed of each hall. The template was then placed on the rectangular floorcloth and the floorcloth was cut to exactly match the template.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Template being made for the back entry</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ken in the Front Entry after installation </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">installed side hall- staircase view</td></tr>
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Congratulations to Gracewood Design for another amazing and unusual historic installation!<br />
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<i>You can read more about this project and the fabrication and installation details details at the <a href="http://www.gracewooddesign.com/view/hamilton-grange-floorcloth-project/">Gracewood Design website.</a></i>Lynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602661266624396234.post-20808188454246099852011-08-22T00:38:00.000-07:002011-08-22T00:38:53.084-07:00Adrian Card featured in Canson newsletter<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canson's recent newsletter features Adrian Card</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Guild Member <b><a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/card/index.html">Adrian Card</a></b>, who specializes in harpsichord decoration as well as historically-inspired decorative painting, is featured in this recent newsletter from <a href="http://www.canson-us.com/">Canson</a>, makers of fine art papers including Rives paper designed for printmaking. <br />
Adrian prints custom papers from his own hand-carved woodblock designs for use in antique and reproduction instruments. <br />
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<span style="color: #990000; font-size: small;"><i>Master decorative artist George Shadow's masterful contribution to an important historic restoration project in California.</i></span><br />
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Guild members <b>George and Elise Shadow</b> of <b><a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/shadow/index.html">Classic Art and Design, Inc.</a></b> have been working for many months on the interior finishes for the historic <b>MacDonald Mansion</b>, in Santa Rosa, CA, also called <b><a href="http://artlicnews.blogspot.com/search/label/Mableton">Mableton</a>.</b> Here now is a sneak peak at some of the stunning finished rooms featuring some of George's outstanding work.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Powder Room, with gilt ceiling dome and glazed woodwork</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Gents Parlor Ceiling with faux walnut beams, coffers, and crown mouldings</span></td></tr>
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This project also features outstanding design work from guild members <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/duchscherer/index.html"><b>Paul Duchscherer</b></a>, <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/roba/index.html"><b>Steve Rynerson</b></a> and copious amounts of wallpaper from <b><a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/bauer/index.html">Bradbury and Bradbury</a></b>. <br />
Read more about the progress of the <a href="http://artlicnews.blogspot.com/search/label/Mableton"><b>Mableton restoration.</b></a>Lynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602661266624396234.post-28017826743507787262011-07-15T00:00:00.000-07:002011-10-30T21:33:18.380-07:00Lynne Rutter in the Spotlight<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zUaE3UIVvAU/Th_kAnJmv1I/AAAAAAAAAeU/NaxrXFYNKV4/s1600/RutterYip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-zUaE3UIVvAU/Th_kAnJmv1I/AAAAAAAAAeU/NaxrXFYNKV4/s400/RutterYip.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><br />
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Guild member<b> <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/rutter/index.html">Lynne Rutter</a></b> is featured in the San Francisco Chronicle <b style="color: #660000;"><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/10/HOEL1K47H6.DTL">"Stylemaker Spotlight"</a></b> this week.<br />
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Check out her <b><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/07/10/HOEL1K47H6.DTL">interview</a></b> in which she discusses her current projects, the benefits of traditional paints, commissioning custom work from local artisans, and why you need to hire professionals with expertise in historic buildings.<br />
<div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"></div>Lynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602661266624396234.post-56841437817241837462011-05-09T00:53:00.000-07:002011-05-09T00:53:27.583-07:00"Island Creatures" at the Alameda West End Library<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><style>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>mural detail: blue heron</i></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The West End Library of Alameda was </span><span style="font-size: small;">designed by architect Carl Werner and built in 1936 as </span><span style="font-size: small;">a Public Work Administration (PWA) project. The recent restoration included funding for a public art commission.</span><br />
</div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">In competition with over 100 artists, Debey Zito and Terry Schmitt, the creative forces behind <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/zito/index.html">Debey Zito Fine Furniture and Design</a>, were chosen to create artwork for a 4’ x 28’ wall above the circulation desk. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"> Debey designed a frieze mural incorporating Terry’s carvings devoted to the wildlife of Alameda Island. With over 20 miles of shoreline, the citizens of Alameda are never far from the creatures they share their island with.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">The completed mural at the Alameda West End Library</span></i></td></tr>
</tbody></table></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">The mural is carved in black walnut and polychromed </span><span style="font-size: small;">to compliment the stained oak original to the library. </span><span style="font-size: small;">The artwork is “framed” with an arch, tapered posts and waves. Leopard sharks and surf fish swim in the bay, crab and shorebirds on the sand, hills and water and least terns fly under the bridge. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>The bunny frieze was created using a combination of carving, cast plaster, and faux finishing</i></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-size: small;">For the children’s section of the Library, Debey and Terry enlisted ornamental plasterer and fellow guild member <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/kollmeyer/index.html">Lorna Kollmeyer</a>, to cast a 21 foot long plaster frieze of romping rabbits and monarch butterflies, after their original carved wood model. The plaster work was then faux finished to match the wood carvings. Flanking this frieze, four be-speckled hares carved in wood, are relaxing and reading books. </span></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>mural detail: native grasses</i> </span></td></tr>
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</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">The work was unveiled to the public on April 14th 2011</span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">The Alameda West End Library is located at <span class="street-address">788 Santa Clara Ave, Alameda, California.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">photos in this post by Nathanael Bennett Photography </span></i></div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><i><span style="font-size: xx-small;">click on images to view larger.</span></i></span></div>Lynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602661266624396234.post-25652855481172512292011-05-08T23:05:00.000-07:002011-05-08T23:05:13.394-07:00Tulips at Sunset<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4clGcBA9dCc/Tcd_OMboZEI/AAAAAAAAAaw/mQseCdh__rw/s1600/Ellisontulipsatsunset.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="566" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4clGcBA9dCc/Tcd_OMboZEI/AAAAAAAAAaw/mQseCdh__rw/s640/Ellisontulipsatsunset.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
"Tulips at Sunset" is a beautiful new piece by <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/ellison/index.html">Ted Ellison</a> of Theodore Ellison Designs. The layered window piece incorporates glass made in collaboration with Evan Chambers of <a href="http://www.pavonineglass.com/">Pavonine Glass</a> in Pasadena, as well as glass painted and fired at the TED studio. Says Ted: "It's a technique that's used in European cathedrals, but I'm using the Tiffany off-shoot version where there is a painted/shaded layer, a modulating color / texture layer and a overall color layer. Each cell is between 1 - 4 layers thick."<br />
The painstaking process certainly pays off, with a soft, luminous color and the elegant lead lines that are the signature of Ted Ellison's work. Lynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602661266624396234.post-52516357106315062262011-04-22T18:56:00.000-07:002011-04-22T23:12:53.237-07:00Golden Gate Park- Historic District?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">an antique postcard of Golden Gate Park in the 1890s</span></td></tr>
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At a recent guild meeting, <a href="http://www.alanmartinezarchitect.com/alanmartinezarchitect/Title.html">Alan Wayne Martinez</a> of the San Francisco <a href="http://www.sf-planning.org/index.aspx?page=1892">Historic Preservation Commission</a> spoke to us about a plan to preserve<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Gate_Park"> Golden Gate Park</a> as a "Local Historic District"<br />
The Park is already listed in the National Register of Historic Places, but lacks protection locally.<br />
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Here is an excerpt from Golden Gate Park Preservation Alliance flier: <b>"Why Golden Gate Park should be a Local Historic District"</b><br />
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<b>The best qualities that Golden Gate Park embodies are timeless.</b><br />
The Park is more than a collection of utilitarian functions and recreational activities – it offers a peaceful, bucolic and natural setting where people can participate in the social and solitary rites and activities that are an important part of our lives. To be able have a setting as beautiful as Golden Gate Park available to San Franciscans is a precious thing. The beauty and qualities that the Park brings to our lives is priceless and should not be turned into an organized and packaged experience.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">sunlight on Stowe Lake,<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i> image via Wikipedi<b>a</b></i></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><b>The Park was conceived of as a refuge from urban life, a refuge that could be enjoyed in a degree of relative comfort, but without every concession to comfort.</b><br />
While there are comforts, there is a limit to the concessions made to comfort and nature is not entirely tamed in the Park: the meadows are not surrounded by benches, nor are they perfectly flat. While there are museums, playing fields and courts, for the most part people are expected to either be entertained by the contemplation of natural beauty or to bring one’s own recreational amusements. While there are a few places to buy food, you are mostly expected to bring your own food and drink to most parts of the park, just as you would bring your own food to any real wilderness. This distinction, that this park is not an urbanized plaza in the sense that Union Square is, or an assembly of sports spaces such as the Joe DiMaggio Playground and Pool, is part of the Park’s historic character and purpose.<br />
<b>Historic District Status is in harmony with the Golden Gate Master Plan.</b><br />
The Master Plan calls for a “respect for the original design intent”, for the minimization of “the impacts that buildings and monuments have on the park landscape”, for the preservation of “open space of Golden Gate Park” and the maintenance and preservation of historic buildings and structures. Other policies speak to the preservation of the character of the varied woodlands and forested areas.<br />
<b>As San Francisco’s population and density of buildings increases, Golden Gate Park’s natural setting will become its most precious asset. </b><br />
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read the rest of the flier here: <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/GGPHD%20flyer.pdf">PDF</a><br />
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a comprehensive guide to Golden Gate Park is <a href="http://www.sanfranciscodays.com/golden-gate-park/">here</a><br />
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If you wish to write in support of the Golden Gate Park Historic District:<br />
Mayor’s office: mayoredwinlee@sfgov.org<br />
The Historic Preservation Commission: Commission Secretary: linda.avery@sfgov.org<br />
The Recreation and Parks Commission: Commission Secretary: recpark.commission@sfgov.org<br />
Please also cc your letter to the Golden Gate Park Preservation Alliance: ggppa@earthlink.netLynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602661266624396234.post-88981415112022604792011-04-22T11:51:00.000-07:002011-04-22T11:51:12.446-07:00McDonald Mansion Interior taking shape<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;">Architect Steve Rynerson and historic deign consultant Paul Duchscherer have collaborated for the last five years on the renovations of the McDonald Mansion in Santa Rosa. <i> </i></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>The Sonoma County <b>Press Democrat</b> has today published a <a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110415/LIFESTYLE/110419677">great article</a> about the interior renovations at the McDonald Mansion (also known as <i>Mableton</i>) in Santa Rosa, CA, as led by guild members <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/roba/index.html"><b>Steve Rynerson</b></a> and <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/duchscherer/index.html"><b>Paul Duchscherer</b>.</a><br />
The new interior features the work of other guild members as well: wallpapers by <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/bauer/index.html"><b>Bradbury and Bradbury,</b></a> and faux bois finishes by George and Elise Shadow of <b><a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/shadow/index.html">Classic Art and Design</a>.</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>view of the McDonald Mansion exterior. </i></span></td></tr>
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Full article in the Press Democrat, and more images <a href="http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20110415/LIFESTYLE/110419677">here.</a><br />
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Previous articles about the McDonald Mansion history <a href="http://artlicnews.blogspot.com/search/label/Mableton">here</a>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><i>photos by Christopher Chung/The Press Democrat ©2011 </i></span>Lynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602661266624396234.post-13179022102797595352011-04-06T13:42:00.000-07:002011-04-06T13:42:32.716-07:00Woodworker's Guide to Handplanes<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1565234537?ie=UTF8&tag=lynnruttmuraa-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1565234537">Scott Wynn's new book, available at amazon.com</a>!</td></tr>
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Guild member <b><a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/wynn/index.html">Scott Wynn</a></b> is not only a talented architect but a skilled woodworker and an expert with traditional hand tools.<br />
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He has just published a book on hand planes which he both wrote and illustrated: <span style="font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle"> </span></span><br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1565234537?ie=UTF8&tag=lynnruttmuraa-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1565234537"><span style="font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle">Woodworker's Guide to Handplanes: How to Choose, Setup, and Master the Most Useful Planes for Today's Workshop</span></span></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span id="btAsinTitle">Congratulations, Scott! </span></span>Lynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7602661266624396234.post-74301012886577390732011-02-28T15:47:00.000-08:002011-03-04T13:36:17.862-08:00Arts and Crafts Dining Room a Collaborative Beauty<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-65-pJoDKtNs/TWwV6rJrMnI/AAAAAAAAAVA/PfHWEHIUxwQ/s1600/spoppiesfinished.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-65-pJoDKtNs/TWwV6rJrMnI/AAAAAAAAAVA/PfHWEHIUxwQ/s400/spoppiesfinished.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">A San Francisco dining room designed in the Arts and Crafts style by <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/zito/index.html">Debey Zito Fine Furniture and Design</a>, became a wonderful opportunity for collaboration between several members of <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/index.html">Artistic License</a>. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">As part of the room's design, a frieze panel of California poppies was hand-carved by Debey's partner, Terry Schmitt. To carve the frieze for the entire room was cost-prohibitive, so ornamental plasterer <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/kollmeyer/index.html">Lorna Kollmeyer</a> cast them in plaster. </span><br style="font-family: inherit;" /><span style="font-family: inherit;">The new plaster frieze was then painted with a faux bois finish by decorative painter <a href="http://www.artisticlicense.org/members/rutter/index.html">Lynne Rutter </a>to match the furniture-quality paneling that Debey and Terry installed the room, and painted the</span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> iridescent</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> poppies using mica powders and pigment.</span><br style="font-family: inherit;" /><span style="font-family: inherit;">Terry also sculpted the plaster Eucalyptus leaves which Lynne gilt with 23k gold leaf. </span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: small;">This project is featured in the Spring 2011 edition of<a href="http://www.artsandcraftshomes.com/"> Arts and Crafts Homes</a> magazine, where you can see more details about this "Collaborative Beauty."</span></span>Lynne Rutterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03861049506323014982noreply@blogger.com