Eugene Ray Architect

+SYNCHRONISTICY+

>was powerful the >first day i taught architecture<

>at >LSU when the first student i was introduced<

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>to was >john messina of new orleans, the leader<

>of students in the class/ we became good friends<

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+NEW ORLEANS 1966+

+WE RENEWED OUR+

>(john photographed<

>my work in NOLA)<

+FRIENDSHIP WITH+

+MY NOLA OEUVRE+

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>tania messina, >john's radiant, talented wife<

>also became a >good friend & together they<

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>became a photographer-writer team w/ vital<

>work on many humanistic issues & subjects<

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>the >first four photos< in tonights blog were<
>taken in 1966 >by john when they visited us<
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>at our >studio house< in the sansouci forest<
>notice the front door / "god is in the details"<
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 >japanese poetry< was important to me (see<
>the >japanese sea grass wall to wall carpet)<
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>japanese crafts also / at night we turned our<
>lights out & >listened to koto in moonlight<
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>color was important to marian and i /<
>i >painted the burlap wall surfaces a<
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>deep blue / perfect to display rannys<
>(my brother) >paintings throughout<
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 >resawn ceder< was used on >the inside<
>of >exterior walls< / >notice bronwen's<
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>crib is a >mexican basket hanging from<
>the exposed beam (movement comfort)<
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>i treasure< this professionally made photo<
>of our >family made after we moved into<
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>(bron, derek, lesley, m&i)<
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>the silver ship in the 1980s / >this was the<
>idea of marian well before her final illness<
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 >about that time john & tania & their dog<
>had moved to boston where john earned<
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>his masters degree / john began teaching<
>there & i sent them much of my mail art<
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>this photograph of the napoleon house<
>in new orleans is my favorite of john's<
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>large photo oeuvre / >photography is a<
>great reflection of john's personal talent<
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 >cosmic consciousness has always been the<
>driving factor of my creative work & i have<
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+COSMIC CONSCIOUSNESS)+
>written much about that in the blog / friends<
>john & tania are champions of human issues<
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>latin genetic memory is a factor of arts<
>perspective that john, tania and i share<
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>the design of st bernard de clairvaux in<
>cathedrals & abbeys has been my focus<
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 >although >france has dominated our dna<
>persona, my bresse-degruy dna is romand<
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>largely & rome is a city that john, tania &<
>i have a >long history< of intense sharing<
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 >my >beloved wife marianne and i shall<
>celebrate her >85th birthday in rome &<
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>a cunard cruise along the ligurian coast<
>from rome w/ a focus on bresse history<
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>this >purse i gave marianne has much<
>design interest< to share reflecting the<
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>best of dna memory / it is made of the<
>technology used in pop-top can design<
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+ITALIAN DESIGN+
>has been >vital to my professional life<
>in >many ways / >i have written about<
>the >influence of leonardo on my work<
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>& the >medici conversion of castles< to<
>villas / + domus published my work 1st<
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+ETTORE BUGATTI+
>as my alumni remember was at the<
>top of my >appreciation for italian<
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+SPORTS HOUSE DESIGN)+
>sportscar design / lamborghini and<
>ferrari >join bugatti in recent times<
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+SPORTS HOUSE DESIGN+
+IS >MY CONTRIBUTION+
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>aerodyne sports house)<
+TO my LATIN HERITAGE+
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eugene ray, mfa, architect
professor emeritus, sdsu