Unidimensional Christmas Tree – Holiday 2021
Preferring not to chop down a tree to decorate, and preferring to keep it simple, I hinged three pieces of wood to form a triagle, drilled holes, and gathered Ghost […]
The Creek House is for sale!
Chapter 2: The Outline of the Argument
Chapter 2. The Outline of the Argument: Collaborate with a Professional Recently, an artist I know asked to come see both the Creek House and the RiverHouse. He’d been in […]
Why We Planted Wysteria on One Side Only
It takes time to tame the landscape.
A California Toast
While Dani and Drew will marry in October in Mt. Tremper, NY, on May 4th, 2019, we celebrated in California style. Arthur and Audrey Dyson were among […]
Dyson’s Hawk House
http://www.fresnobee.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/real-estate-blog/article196162564.html#0 There’s an excellent video of the house. It takes awhile to load, but it’s worth it. Still, it doesn’t capture the spirit of this house, a younger sibling […]
Greg’s Wine Cave
So, Greg has been making red wine in Piedra. We planted 50 vines: Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Alicante Bouchet and Petit Verdot. This year, year 4, he produced 650 lbs of […]
At Home: A Working Draft
August 17, 2017 – draft At Home: A Client’s Argument for Authentic Architecture Preface by Arthur Dyson Dedication For my husbands, who help my […]
T.C. Boyle Tweet: “Elfin Cottage”
One joy of hanging onto the Creek House is hosting guests who come to the Valley. T.C. Boyle is reading tonight at Reedley College at 7PM. NOTE: it’s in the […]
Chapter 7. Between Design and Build: Assembling the Team (and Surviving Plan Check)
photos by Matt Taylor Chapter 7. Between Design and Build: Assembling the Team (and Surviving Plan Check) Art Dyson contends that the transition from design to build, in fact, the […]
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