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 […]
Oh, Let There Be Nothing on Earth but Laundry
Oh, Let There Be Nothing on Earth but Laundry (with gratitude to Richard Wilbur) When the wash cycle ends, the racket stops like boisterous children caught roughhousing in the […]
