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Doyle Lane / Master of Clay

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Doyle Lane : Master of Clay at the Huntington Art Museum, Library and Botanical Gardens. This is the first major museum retrospective on Doyle Lane (1923–2002). It's long overdue and certainly won't be the last. The exhibition was curated by Lauren Cross, who also wrote the accompanying book , which you need to get.  Most people know Lane's weed pots and maybe even the clay paintings, but this exhibition includes the whole breadth of his work. He made everything from ashtrays, lamps, bowls, beads, and even metalwork.  The book adds so much to what we know about Doyle. Lauren writes about Lane's childhood and time before moving to California, which hasn't been explored before. There is so much firsthand information about Lane, the person, from friends, relatives and in his own voice. The interviews are some of my favorite parts of the book. Reading transcripts of Doyle going into depth about his glaze process is next-level craft geek stuff. This post is more of an o...
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Weekend / Stuff

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Things I picked up at Mod Swap. It was super fun. Box by Doyle Lane Marj Hyde painting from 1973 Not from Mod Swap: Umanoff magazine stand, David Stewart and Sea Ranch
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Arcosanti / Urban Labratory

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I haven't been to Arcosanti in almost a decade. My past trips have always been in the winter and that includes Christmas a couple times. It was pretty hot and humid on this trip. The population of full-time residents has also diminished over the years. After several trips to Arcosanti, this was my first time getting into the pool. It was at night, during a thunderstorm. It probably wasn't the smartest move, but it sure was beautiful. I was also able to visit a few spaces I've never been in before. This is the view from the Red Room.  I've seen the guy in the fishing hat before.  Seeing one of Soleri's sketchbooks up close and not under glass was incredible. This is five of seven. It was in an exhibition I posted about in 2013. You can see that here .  Source: Life Magazine, 1966 Now, Soleri hangs out in the archives most of the time. This "post-production" Eames shell used to live in the ceramic studio . It's now stashed in the Red Room for safe keepi...
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