+DEDICATION TO BOB & JANE COLLINS+
>and my radiant young bride<
+MARIAN OLSEN RAY, 1936-2003+
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>christmas at 3179 highland road baton rouge<
>is a very special and radiant memory of<
+CHRISTMAS 1955+
>life with graduate student friends at<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY+
>reading the obituary of our friends<
>the collins yesterday was poignant<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+SYNCHRONISTIC+
>my new iMac computer turned up<
>the obituary right after i published<
+LAST NIGHT'S BLOG+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>tonight's focus<
+CHRISTMAS TIME MACHINE+
>brings up radiant memories<
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metaphysical time machine , collage
time machine christmas graphic , 1990s
+METAPHYSICAL GRAPHICS+
>became my mail art time machine<
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marian and i in baton rouge , 1955
marian in our l.s.u. living room, 1955
+SUMMER 1959+
>we passed the architectural exam and<
>left our friends in baton rouge with<
>our new life in sansouci forest<^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
marian and bronwen, orange grove plantation
+PHOTO SAFARIS+
>in louisiana jungles turned up plantation<
>ruins and in this case many mosquitoes<
+SUMMER 1964+
>(a photo poem text resulted from this)<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
early louisiana residence concept was a
very new view for life in baton rouge
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+BATON ROUGE LIGHT+
>marian and i bought a lot out highland<
>road and considered building this<
+CONCEPT 1958+
>very modern residence with a<
>glazed south facing wall<
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boothe residence floor plan , covington
booth residence elevations, covington
+FIRST BUILT RESIDENCE+
>was constructed in covington during<
+SUMMER 1961+
>summer when i opened my office<
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first biomorphic concept , 1961
+BIOMORPHIC STRUCTURE+
>would save many lives during<
+TENSEGRITY+
>hurricanes and earthquakes<
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christmas books by two good friends
+CHRISTMAS GIFTS+
>philip matzigkeit, left and robin<
+MUST READS+
>beeman, right : ( profound )<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
paul klee was from bern, near gruyere
+TROPIC RADIANCE+
>paul klee in the north african desert was<
>the first european artist i related to in<
+SUMMER 1955+
>baton rouge those early days<
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marian and i baton rouge , 1955
+POIGNANTLY+
>marian and jane collins both died<
>of breast cancer after long battles<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+SYNCHRONISTICALLY+
>last night on "coast to coast" radio an<
>enlightened expert stated flatly<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+THERE IS MASSIVE EVIDENCE+
(>remember the lamp that<
>came on three times<)
+FOR LIFE AFTER DEATH+
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu
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