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Parc Guell and its amazing tile mosaics
Wall at the front of Park GuellRoof of the Pavello de ConsergeriaWindow on the Pavello de Consergeria at the entrance to the parkPark Guell is one of those emblematic places in Barcelona that was...
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Tarragona, Spain A legacy of stone work
Stones from a mix of different eras form a wall in TarragonaI just spent 3 days, from December 17 to the 20th in the town of Tarragona, southwest of Barcelona, an hour and a half by train.  I was drawn...
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The Botanic Garden of the University of Valencia
A Lush Desert Garden in the Botanic Garden of the University of ValenciaJardi Botanic de la Universitat de ValenciaBotanic Garden of the University of Valencia, SpainI have a thing for botanical...
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The Alcazaba of Malaga
View of the Alcazaba from the lower rampartsThe Alcazaba is a Moorish citadel built on a spur of a hill overlooking the harbor of Malaga on the southern coast of Spain. Â The site was formerly a Roman...
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A Photography exhibition: Le Maroc Excentrique
I am very excited to announce that I will be having my first ever photography exhibition in the Volubilis Gallery in the Kasbah of Tangier, Morocco. Â The opening will be on February 3rd, 2012. I have...
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Tragically Magic Tangier, Morocco
A film poster with Calla Lilies in the Cinema RifIts Friday the 13th of December and I have been in Tangier for a week now. Â The prankster spirits were out in force today, and I made the mistake of...
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The Koubba El-Badiyn
Looking up in to the interior of the Koubba El-BadiynMarrakech is a city rich in history and architecture. Â The city was founded by the Almoravid people nearly 1,000 years ago on a plain near the...
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Morocco and my work
A Pebble Mosaic Carpet I built in a garden in Los AngelesI am in Morocco again for the second of what may be a continuing series of trips to discover and revisit all that is wonderful about this...
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Chefchaouen Blue
A view of Chefchaouen, MoroccoChefchaouen is a small city in the Rif mountains of Northern Morocco known for its climate, blue houses, and kif, or marijuana that is grown in the surrounding mountains....
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Melilla, an architectural gem on the Moroccan Coast
Palacio de AsambleaMelilla is one of two Spanish enclaves on the Moroccan coastline that are remnants of Spain's occupation of parts of North Africa. Â The other is Ceuta near the city of Tangier, which...
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A labor of love
I am about to post the most laborious essay I have written to date for this blog site. Â I've been wanting to do it ever since I revisited the Alhambra in Granada, Spain last year, but hesitated to do...
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Tales of the Alhambra
The Alhambra viewed from the Generalife"Everything here appears calculated to inspire kind and happy feelings, for everything is delicate and beautiful. The very light falls tenderly from above,...
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The Generalife
This essay is a continuation of the last one about the Alhambra in Granada, Spain. Â In that essay we accomplished the equivalent of two days exploring the citadel of the Nasrid Emirs. Â We will now...
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The Labyrinth Project, the beginning
Setting stone in the outer ring of the LabyrinthThe Labyrinth Project is an installation I am building in Hall's Hill Lookout Park, a beautiful site on Bainbridge Island in Washington State, due west...
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The Hall's Hill Labyrinth Project: The Mala Circuit
This is the second essay about the Halls Hill Labyrinth Project. Â If you haven't read the first, scroll down past this one and you will find the first one. Â Thanks, Jeffrey"If we really wished, if we...
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The Halls Hill Labyrinth: Pluto and the Four Elements
October 17: Â This is the third installment in a series on the making of the Halls Hill Labyrinth. Â If you haven't read the first two I recommend scrolling down past this one to see those.I'm getting...
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Halls Hill Labyrinth, The Neptune Circuit
The Labyrinth at Lands End, San FranciscoI had decided to dedicate the inner 9 circuits in the Labyrinth to the planets in our solar system when I was finishing the 10th circuit. Â Pluto, the ninth...
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The Halls Hill Labyrinth, The 7th Circuit, Uranus, God of the Sky
"Show not what has been done, but what can be. Â How beautiful the world would be if there were a procedure for moving through labyrinths."Â Umberto Eco, The Name of the RoseSaint Colomba's Bay, Iona,...
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The Halls Hill Labyrinth, The 6th Circuit, The rings of Saturn
This is the last of 6 essays about the work I have been doing on the Halls Hill Labyrinth on Bainbridge Island. Â Its a good idea to read the others first."Nature is a labyrinth in which the very haste...
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The Koubba El-Badiyn
Looking up in to the interior of the Koubba El-BadiynMarrakech is a city rich in history and architecture. Â The city was founded by the Almoravid people nearly 1,000 years ago on a plain near the...
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