FOR JOHN & TANIA / memory of those early years

+"THE RED SEE SCROLLS"+

>my talented friend and alum dave fobes wonderful<

>installation opened last night just as i have been<

+SYNCHRONISTICALLY+

>in correspondence w/ my friend & l.s.u. alum<

+JOHN MESSINA+

>who w/ his wife tania were my confidantes<

>as i was constructing my own installation<

>at tulane university in the spring of 1969<

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+TONIGHT'S BLOG IS MY HOMAGE+

+TO MY TALENTED ALUMNUS &<

>(john & tania messina/<

>tuscon & new orleans)<

+FRIEND WHO LIGHTS MEMORY+ !

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 >john is an architect focused on vernacular<
>arizona structures and won an award for<
+(JOHN WAS THE LEADING+
+STUDENT in MY 65 CLASS)+
>restoring a nola vieux carre townhouse<
>which he is writing a book about now<
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 >john and tania were visitors in our glazed<
>home and studio in the sansouci forest &<
+(ORGANIC LIVING WAS+
+OUR SHARED VISION)+
>became good friends as i built designs of<
>the color, light, energy final nola phase<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >i was delighted to introduce john and tania<
>to the great surrealist photographer clarence<
+(JOHN BECAME A >TALENTED<+
+ARCHITECT - PHOTOGRAPHER)+
>john laughlin who entertains us here in his<
>pontalba attic crowded w/ books & photos<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

>john's love for organic and vernacular design<
>will provide happiness as he discovers my<
+(BOHOL ISLAND PIG FARM+
+to ELEMENTARY SCHOOL)+
>design for elem.children in the philippines<
>recycled from pig farm concrete slabs<
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 >an especially profound evidence of our<
>friendship is that john & tania were the<
+(METAPHYSICAL ART+
+COLLAGE GRAPHICS)+
>primary reason i developed the early<
>collage correspondence art graphics<
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>this creole >jungle< cemetery photo i made in<
>st tammany parish in the 1960s looking for<
+(CREOLE CULTURE WAS+
+OUR SHARED PASSION)+
>our degruy ancestors stresses some topics<
>john and i shared in tropical louisiana<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >my discovery of the blind artistic genius<
>francois mignon at melrose plantation on<
+(GOOGLE : EUGENE RAY+
+MELROSE PLANTATION)+
>his vernacular adobe house veranda was<
>a major contribution to our friendship<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >john and tania were my daily muse-friends<
>while i designed and constructed the three<
+(WE ALL LOVED NOLA+
+FOLK ART CULTURE)+
>color, light, energy environments in the<
>vieux carre including this apartment<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >john and tania had made a life in boston,
>where john earned his masters degree at<
+(ELECTRIC LOVE GARDEN+
+SDSU-SD DESIGN EXPO 72)+
>m.i.t. but surprised me by coming out<
>for my first california design expo<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >i lost touch w/ john & tania in recent years<
>largely due to my fault and the exigencies+
+(MY LONDON LECTURES with+
+BIOTRONIC ENERGY FOCUS)+
>of marian's long illness and passing but<
>recently we have established new links<
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 >i am forever grateful for the empathetic<
>friendship john and tania showed to me<
+(MY 69 INSTALLATION+
+TULANE UNIVERSITY)+
>during my two graduate years at tulane<
>where john photographed my work<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >it is this book that i want to deeply share<
>w/ john & tania that supports strongly all<
+(BIOTRONIC RADIANCE+
+DESIGN PROTOTYPES)+
>the advanced theories that occupied our<
>discussions & polemic from early days<
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 >the clairvoyant work of augustus le plongeon<
>in the jungles of the yucatan in finding the<
+(J&T SCHOLARS OF THE+
+CLAIRVOYANT VISION)+
>chakmool buried under 25 feet of mayan<
>earth is an event j&t shall deeply relish<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 >this installation photograph in my tulane<
>university studio by john messina is a<
+(VISION DIRECT FROM /+
+my TEMPLAR MEMORY)+
>vital reflection of the empathy j&t<
>showed me those two nola years<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+PROFOUND SCHOLARS+
>(once had a great bookshop)<
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>john and tania have written beautifully<
>about vernacular architecture, & folk<
+GOOGLE JOHN'S: "ALAMOS+
+SONORA ARCHITECTURE")+
>culture in louisiana and arizona, plus<
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+JOHN IS WORKING ON A+
+NEW BOOK ABOUT HIS+
+NOLA RESTORATION=+
>(i have only touched the<
>surface of their radiance)<
+"RESURRECTING+
+THE DEAD"/+ !!!
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu