Studio Life

Auction item: A Day At Cathy Heck Studio. Winner: Alessandra, a talented freshman in high school who is already soaring with her artistic endeavors. We started the day with a portfolio review and then we got to work. We scanned several of Alessandra’s pieces so that she would be able to use her own artwork while taking her first Photoshop

This is one time that I wish we had a way to transport scents as fast as pictures. The scent of this flower is not a lovely lilac or wysteria scent, but rather the fascinating scent of the taste of Goofy Grape, the flavor of one of the Funny Face drink mixes that we used to buy when I was

Speaking of juice… This is me being enamored with how beautiful the orange halves look on the counter top while my diligent husband actually does the work of squeezing them. :)

When Julianna went to visit her sister, Ellen, in Berkeley over Spring Break, they stayed busy the whole time. Jules learned the many stages of the fine art of printmaking with Ellen, who is a resident artist at the Kala Art Institute. Julianna did not need any lessons, however, in the fine art of shopping. She can spot a bargain

What is it about weathered patinas that we find so beautiful? This is a metal gate from a house down our street that is shaded by a pink tulip tree in Spring and an ornament from the Native Sons building on Mason Street in San Francisco. Perhaps it’s that nature and time seem to be more focused on the details