Saturday, May 24, 2025

A Princeton University 50th Reunion

As retired PU Class of '75 Reunion Chairs, we attend this Class 50th Reunion with deep appreciation for the unique traditions and labor involved while helping when possible. The updated banner I created for the 25th, now hangs on Blair Arch facing our Reunions site. A first.















Soon our Class returns wearing the Class fabric I designed for the 25th, although this year, all receive vests for future years of hot weather. 

Vest & shorts I made for our grandson to wear to the "Prade" (black tiger heads up for men).

New silk scarves & pocket squares were made featuring some 25th Reunion artwork as well.

The theme "Roaring Back To Reunions" comes true with over 400 attendees arriving on campus starting 5/22.

Our Class dinner will be held in front of the new art museum where Bill's garden stones will be sold in the store soon!



419 members of the Class attended!
Alex Donner; Best contemporary dance band and name, Class member playing without break!
We couldn't stop dancing, and the Crew joined in.

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Toshiko Takaezu At James Cohan Gallery

The Toshiko Takaezu exhibit at James Cohan Gallery, 48 & 52 Walker St., NYC May 16 - July 21 2025, includes many spectacular bronze pieces recently refurbished and currently for sale. Their most beautiful exhibit in a most beautiful gallery. We attended the opening and ensuing dinner including all artists exhibiting on the upper floor gallery. Super.

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TT was Bill's Princeton University ceramic professor and lifelong mentor from then on.

Sunday, May 18, 2025

Hiring A Tiler

I have found that "craigslist" is good for hiring a tiler. It's a localized, competitive field while easy to get quotes with texts. We hired Marcio Services (862 754 7615) to install the subway and floor tiles here in two days with all products and materials supplied by us. (We tiled three bathrooms ourselves before this.)





























I taped & numbered floor tiles for best placement of the marble veining, prior.
It took one day to superbly install all the tiles and another to grout them for $1200.
The floor & walls were perfectly seamed to preclude baseboard trim.


Grouted & done.


Thursday, May 8, 2025

Two Tall Sculptures

Two more tall sculptures, wonderful!

A new garden seat and bowls below.