VITAL FAMILY LIFE-WORK / family focus 1955 to 2003

+FAMILY IS VITAL ESSENCE+ !

>(wish i had devoted more time)< 

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 >perhaps the greatest regret any professional<
>should have is that the work requires such<
+(YES, FAMILY FOCUS+
+SHOULD BE FIRST)+ !

>a large amount of effort that family life<

>can suffer from the professional focus<

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+TONIGHTS BLOG FOCUSES ON+
>(marian, my first wife's death<
>was a sad end to this epoch)<

+OUR FAMILY LIFE, 1955-2003+

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>tomorrow we shall look at family life<
>with marianne, my second wife who<
+(TOMORROW FOCUS IS+
+REF. YEARS, 2004-2014)+
>everybody loves, same as marian<
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>this portrait of our family was made by<
>a professional lajolla studio in about<
+(DEREK, BRONWEN,+
+LESLEY, MARIAN, I)+
>the time marian & i went to france<
>for the paris biennale exhibition<
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 >lesley, center,  graduates from lajolla high<
>our big celebration was always a dinner <
+(LESLY GRADUATES IN+
+LAJOLLA, ABOUT 1987)+
>at the la valencia hotel mediterranean rm<
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>our favorite lajolla hangout was the very<
>special "d.g. wills bookshop" where we<
+(PHOTO BY D.G. WILLS+
+/ I'M STILL A PATRON)+
>could find amazing research treasures<
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 >our 1955 wedding reception as we prepare<
>to leave for taxco mexico in our 1949 blue<
+(MARIAN & MEXICO WAS MY+
+TRANSCENDENT SYNERGY)+
>plymouth sedan w/ radiant whitewall tires<
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>we loved and admired mexico so much that<
>around 1980 marian, bron & lesley went w/<
+(PHOTO SAFARI OF THE /+
+MEXICAN MONUMENTS)+
>me taking students on a mayan photo safari<
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>dennis wills again photographed our family<
>at his first shop about the time we moved<
+(DENNIS' FIRST SHOP WAS+
+/ LARGELY OUT-DOORS)+
>into the silver ship causing much interest<
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 >grad student, chikako terada's mother & father<
>(hideo, distinguished professor) were guests in<
+(PROF. TERADA / VERY+
+FAMOUS EDUCATOR)+ !
>the silver ship upon her graduation spring time<
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>this is the first home i built for our family<

>in la.'60, and was one derek prefers to<

+(SANSOUCI FOREST/+

+GLASS STUDIO-RES+

>anywhere else. it was very nourishing<

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 >marian went w/ me to dornach switzerland<
>where i exhibited & lectured for rudolph<
+(PHOTO BY MY GOOD+
+ASSIST., JIM BOURKE)+
>steiner's design conference (about 1994)<
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>radiant glow canvas panels raise & lower<
>creating a warm living room ambience<
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>silver ship was our california family abode<
>where our children grew up, the setting of<
+(NOTE : ALUMINUM RAIL+
+LATERAL OPTIC VALUE)+
>many family celebrations & hibachi fetes<
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>plantation field research in the 1950's with<
>marian led to "california villa" prototypes<
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>marian loved our mexican honeymoon safari<
>and weekend photo safaris to plantations<
+(MARIAN & PLANTATIONS+
+WERE MY PASSION, 1954)+
>(here we are at belle helene plantation)<
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+MARIAN WAS VERY SMART+
+EARNING PHI BETA KAPPA+
>(english literature & child<
>education / major focus)<
+GOING TO NIGHT SCHOOL+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu