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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

READING SILVER SHIP POETRY= was our lunchtime nourishment> during construction>1979-1980< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ CHRIS JUNG WAS HOUSE POET> dave/mario/jack/dennis also>>> CREATED SPIRITUAL AMBIENCE> photos record by jack houston > captures our daily commitment> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ D.G. WILLS BOOKSHOP IMAGE= 1980 photo collage w/ my work >>RADIANT ARCHITECTURE<
         
             +MAGIC AMONG LAMELLAS+
                >cone hats/sharp wisdom<
                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^

                  +SILVER SHIP POETRY+
                           >lunchtime<
                  +READINGS 1979-1980+
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^

           >although i had japanese haiku<
            >poetry books galore to read<
                      +"MAGI POEMS"+
               >from, it was our in-house<
                 >poet/fellow esotericist<
                          ^^^^^^^^^^
                   +CHRISTOPHER JUNG+
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^
        >who nourished us daily with many<
                +PERSONAL EXPRESSIONS+
                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                  (>we were so fortunate<
                      >for a radiant aura<)
                           ^^^^^^^^^^

                  +TONIGHT'S PHOTOS+
           >by jack houston capture those<
              >magical spiritual moments<
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

      #1)         +CHRIS JUNG READS+
                         >(vital essence)<
                  +DAVE FOBES EMPATHY+
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^
        >these two have been friends since<
           >eighth grade in redlands calif<
                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                    +NOTICE LAMELLAS+
             >(corr. alumn roof structure)<
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^


      #2)          +MARIO LARA 1980+
                            >apprentice<
                      +C R A F T S M A N+
                            ^^^^^^^^^
         >lunchtime silver ship photo with<
           >detail of the giant 40 ft truss<
                    +TWO 3 by 12 INCH+
              >which mario greatly aided<
                 >the difficult assembly<
                       ^^^^^^^^^^^


      #3)           +JACK HOUSTON+
                   >youngest apprentice<
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^
       >positive spirit in difficult moments<
           >kept all in upbeat mode with<
                  >passiflora good cheer<
                        ^^^^^^^^^^^
        (+PASSIFLORA I ADOPTED IN 1970+
                >(alums use in facebook)<
             +AS A LOGO FOR MY WORK+)
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


     #4)               +CHRIS JUNG+
        >poet/builder has restored wright<
             >gill, eames and gill houses in<
                  >los angeles... (take note<
                     >howard spellman)
                           ^^^^^^^^^
                     +ESOTERIC VISION+
        >theme of much of my text is close<
         >to chris's heart and we note he<
                       +PALOS VERDES+
           >was married in lloyd wright's<
             >famed radiant glass chapel<
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^



     #5)      +ARCHITECT-PROFESSOR+
         >ray (a title i treasure for opening<
            >design research opportunity)<
                             +PHOTO+
         >by d. g. wills made in his original<
                         +1979-1980+
                >bookshop at the time of<
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
             +SILVERSHIP CONSTRUCTION+
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
       (>collage made for my eighth grade<
          >class fiftieth year reunion at the<
                          +1948-2008+
          >st. anthony school/baton rouge<)
                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                     +POST SILVER SHIP+
     >i am proud that all of our craftsmen<
                         +APPRENTICES+
          >have become star professionals<
           (>none w/ previous experience<
               >(const) before silver ship<)
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                            +DENNIS+
       >inherited his father's genius with<
                         +ELECTRICITY+
         >and already had the knowledge<
           >to electro wire the silver ship<
                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
              +BUT I WORKED CLOSELY+
                  +AS RADIANCE VITAL+
                        ^^^^^^^^^^^
           >look for the night photo very<
              >similar to sansouci forest<
                       +KURT VERSEN+
                          +FIXTURES+
               >(spots on key paintings)<
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^

                         +CHRIS & JACK+
        >have their own construction firms<
         >in los angeles...chris is noted for<
            >famed "chemosphere house"<
                      +VITAL (GOOGLE)+
            >(lautner) revamp for taschen<
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
          (+TASCHEN WOULD BE PERFECT+
                       >(synchronicity)<
            +RADIANT OEUVRE PUBLISHER+)
                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

                       +DAVE & MARIO+
        >are leading design arts university<
          >professors...both have exellent<
            >creative & exhibition records<
                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                      +BRILLIENT COLOR
          >i am happy to note has become<
            >dave's focus and installation<
                       +ENVIRONMENTS+
                >has been mario's focus<
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^
          >dave is also a master furniture<
          >designer/craftsman and mario<
               >exellent with prototypes<
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^

            +NEW ORLEANS & NEW YORK+
                  >all storm zones in fact<
                      +URGENTLY NEED+
         >instead of standard construction<
            >which are going to fail again<
                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                +RESILIENT PROTOTYPES+
                   >tensile/aerodynamic<
                        +BIOMORPHICS+
                             ^^^^^^^

                 gene ray, lajolla, california

                >eugene ray, mfa, architect<
                 >professor emeritus, sdsu<
                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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