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Sand Mandala

August 4, 2012January 20, 2016 admin 4 Comments art, Battle Ground, Drepung, Loseling, Monastery, monks, Phukhang, Sand Mandala, Washington

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to witness a great event and see a beautiful piece of art being created and

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San Francisco landmark: Coit Tower

June 17, 2012June 20, 2012 admin 3 Comments art, Art Deco, Arthur Brown Jr., California, Coit Tower, Henry Howard, Lillie Hitchcock Coit, Murals, San Francisco, Telegraph Hill

Rising 210 feet from the top of Telegraph Hill is one of San Francisco’s best known landmarks – Coit Tower.

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Portland Fountain Tour: Tanner Springs

April 24, 2012April 24, 2012 Glenda 0 Comments art, Atelier Dreiseitl, Daniel Lownsdale, Friends of Tanner Springs, GreenWorks P.C., Pearl District, springs, Tanner Creek, Tanner Springs

Tanner Springs is within what is known as the Pearl District of Portland.  Tanner was once a wetland and lake

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The Quest

March 27, 2012March 29, 2012 Glenda 1 Comment art, Carrara, Count Alexander von Svoboda, family night at the y, fountains, Italy, nude, Oregon, pentelic Greek marble, Portland, sculpture, Standard Insurance Center, three groins in a fountain

One blustery day back in November of 2011, Brian and I were walking our fountain tour route, when we noticed

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Surendorf a hit in Columbia

May 28, 2011March 19, 2012 admin 2 Comments art, California, Charles F. Surendorf, Cindy, Columbia, exhibition, Surendorf

For the past few days, there have been no blogs because I have been busy helping Cindy Surendorf put on

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An Onion in Time

May 23, 2011March 19, 2012 admin 0 Comments art, Entwined, onions, sculpture, Sweet Reflections, travel, Walla Walla, Washington

A few years back (2008 to be exact), Walla Walla had a great exhibition of sculptures along their sidewalks. The

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Road Trip to Columbia, CA

May 22, 2011March 19, 2012 admin 0 Comments art, California, Charles Surendorf II, Columbia, gold rush, roadtrip, woodblock

Wednesday will be the beginning of a weeklong adventure down to Columbia, CA. Some of you will know my friend

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Totem

May 2, 2011February 29, 2012 Brian art, Galley Without Walls, Lake Oswego, Oregon, sculpture, Totem, Travis Pond

A few days ago I wrote about the Gallery Without Walls, and I know there are a few on my

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