The Takaezu Studio Open House

This Winter's Takaezu Studio Winter Open House will be:

 Saturday, December 5th, 11am-6pm at 1177 Croton Rd., Flemington NJ

JOIN THE APPRENTICES & FORMER STUDENTS OF TOSHIKO TAKAEZU, 

IN ADDITION TO CURRENT ARTIST RESIDENTS

FOR THE ANNUAL WINTER OPEN HOUSE AT TOSHIKO'S HOME STUDIO.

COME ENJOY DELICIOUS COMPLIMENTARY WOOD-FIRED PIZZA,

EXPLORE OUR SCULPTURAL PARK, 

& FIND BEAUTIFUL GIFTS FOR THE HOLIDAYS!

WWW.TAKAEZUSTUDIO.COM

Princeton University Art Museum All Ball

  As new members, we were anxious to attend the new Princeton University Art Museum "All Ball"; featuring art, dancing, food & fashion. All Fun as PU excels in promoting & providing a most aesthetic, artistic, & inclusive environment; opening it's heart, art, spirit and activities to ALL.

Some historic artwork etc...Peale's most famous portraitures...

Charles Willson Peale's: George Washington at the Battle of Princeton 1783-84.

Frederic Remmington's: Coming Through the Rye 1902

Tintin Sculpture...

The silver necklace I made in college and wore amoung 850 guests.

The End...

Bill in his PU Nantucket Tie on a Nakashima Bench.

Fall Flowers & Gourds

 The first pumpkin I grew out of my compost pile - alongside a new sculpture by Bill.

Bill's lovely planters & large mums above, and Bill currently visiting Morocco below...

Compost produced ornamental gourds.

Personal Paintings

 

Leif has finished a 3' x 4' painting for a friend who wanted the landscape of her hometown, Litchfield CT., artistically displayed in her new home in NJ. I stretched 4 of these canvases for Leif as a Christmas gift, using the best vintage canvas Bill had left from Princeton University's Visual Arts Studio.

The Sycamore tree on Leif's street.

Sanford Farm fields, Nantucket.

Self portrait.

Nothing But Blue Skies

This visit to Old Farm was nothing but blue skies and perfect weather to prune the left side of the property opening up a view of it driving by, while planting apple trees from friend Tom increasing a small grove out back. Soon, we clear 20' of trees roadside for the new septic line.

Bleached Hardwood Floors

We bought prefinished solid white oak 1" x  4" boards in a "Frozen Coast" finish from Lumber Liquidators, installing 500 sq. ft. in a 12 hr. day.

A wonderful finish to a North facing studio that houses much of Bill's ceramic work. Bill & I met when he was building this room, making pots in the kitchen and showing his pottery in the only room heated with a woodstove - after shoveling a foot of chicken droppings off the old floors. We removed gray industrial carpeting from this backroom after 40 yrs. of heavy use raising 3 boys.

I made the down vest I'm wearing from a kit sourced in "The Last Whole Earth Catalog"; a seventies bible to save the planet. Christian wore it while rescuing his 1780 farmhouse nearby.

Yellow House In Norway

This yellow house is often photographed in Sakrisoy on the Lofoten Islands Norway amid Arctic peaks and crystal blue waters. Discovering it reinforces my Norwegian sense of colors. charlescodyphotography via pinterest.

My shed with doors Bill hand built Scandinavian style & painted, echoed on our porch.

This shed was built with Christian & Leif's help while in high school and a foot taller than usual to fit a sleeping loft inside. I am now making it ready for grandkids to play in. The white cabinet was designed by the architect responsible for Copenhagen's Parliamentary Building and one of 3 he built for grandsons. Having a building in one's backyard for sons or daughters is a Norwegian concept also. I bleached & lymed the floorboards my neighbor grew, milled and planed for me.