A section of the fabric from Christo’s ‘Running Fence’ (1976) is used as a backdrop for the Salami Toss at the Occidental Fire Department’s annual summer barbecue. When Christo and Jeanne-Claude realized their seminal Running Fence project in West Sonoma County in the mid-1970’s, they traded materials used to construct the 24 mile long fence […]
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Mildred’s Lane
Drawing by Mark Dion, from the Mildred’s Lane website  I’m beginning to prepare for a residency at Mildred’s Lane this summer, described below on the Mildred’s Lane website: Session 2.09 June 23- July 9, 2009 THE LAND Artists-in-Residence to date: Scott Constable, Mark Dion, Jeffrey Jenkins, Athena Kokoronis, J. Morgan Puett, James Prosek, Boris Richter, […]
Pacific Coast Practical
Gems like this fence abound along this stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway. Maybe it was made by a frugal rancher short on time but long on material, making a higher fence from salvaged short boards to keep the deer out. Or maybe it’s a remnant of the sixties, a hippy-chic statement of ‘togetherness’ favoring […]