Oakland’s main tidal outwash to the Bay I’ve had less time to explore lower Oakland on bike as we bear down on the installation of Oakland Fusion, but have made a few early morning tours of the Embarcadero in search of waterways connecting Lake Merritt and the Bay. I find that a bicycle is the […]
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Oakland Installation Dispatch
So far this week we’ve completed the murals facing one direction and half of the first image facing the opposite direction. Ene, James and I have established a productive rhythm that should allow us to complete the project by early next week. We’ve learned to use the shadows and the position of the sun to […]
Oakland Installation Dispatch
Ene and James lay tiles for the Kente pattern I’m recouping from a second challenging week installing our Oakland Fusion project. By the end of the week we had laid up the first quarter of two murals, and got over the hurdle of working off the ground, using a new adhesive with a shorter pot […]
Oakland Installation Dispatch
This is to introduce James Crosby, a very talented sculpture student and former Skateboard Pro, who we’ve hired to help with the installation. Thanks to James’ incredible focus and good humor, we’ve been able to stay pretty much on schedule even though we lost a day and a half due to rain. By the end […]
Oliver Ranch
Steve Oliver inside Ann Hamilton’s tower I took a break from our Oakland Fusion Installation over the weekend to recharge, touch base with family and friends, and take advantage of a rare opportunity for a private tour of Oliver Ranch. Our group met in Healdsburg at the home of our gracious friend and host, Cindy […]
Oakland Installation Dispatch
I’m falling in love with Oakland all over again. Ene and I moved here from the East Coast in 1991 after a formative time living in West Africa, followed by meandering road trips cross-country, capped off with a season of commercial fishing on a salmon seiner in Alaska’s Alexander Archipelago. We spent our ‘crew share’ […]
Oakland Installation Dispatch
Despite ongoing gentrification, the warehouse district surrounding Oakland’s Jack London Square remains a muscular commercial hub. Nestled between a major highway and the bustling Port of Oakland, the waterfront district is a town within a town, an island of urban opportunity appealing to anyone who values the authentic remnants of a working city- barges and […]