At 16′, the table is the same length as Calabash, my homemade rowing/sailing sharpie. Here’s a glimpse of the Community Table I designed for Shed Healdsburg. I assembled the parts for the first time to take progress photos for the client before making final adjustments and finishing the top, and was excited to see the […]
Author Archives: Scott
Trim the Sails
What’s tried and true is just that. While training in any tradition might lead to a skeptical outlook, leaving one resistant to radical change, innovation can often be the result of baby steps, so there’s always room to trim the sails once a course is set.
Suddenly’s Larder
A Simple, Restorative Stew to Cook on Board after a Daysail or Late Night: Bring chicken broth to a low boil. Add egg noodles and cook until tender. Toss in a handful of fresh peas, chives, parsley or other seasonal green from the garden. Serve while piping hot in small bowls with ground pepper, tabasco […]
Learning from the Murmur
I was lucky to catch the last rays of early September sun glistening off the ornately glazed tiles and finials of downtown Oakland’s deco treasures; the building facades just drink up this light, colors saturated against a deep azure sky. I had arrived on bike just as the Murmur was setting up, bought tickets at […]
5th Avenue Marina
I first discovered Oakland’s 5th Avenue Marina when we moved to the city in 1991. I’ve always enjoyed exploring a new city’s wild edges, especially when they involve boats and waterways. The ramshackle marina is tucked away at the end of lower 5th Avenue west of the Embarcadero, on a narrow spit of unincorporated land […]
Drawing Seascapes
Point Reyes from Dillon Beach
A Thing of Lasting Beauty
The same air, the same sea, the same molecules- these things don’t age unless arranged, organized by time to attempt a deed, accomplish a thing finite and resolute, a thing of lasting beauty like the sky.