Bill Crite: Mailbox - In the Highlands of Altadena, CA

The very nice homeowner told me the mailbox was commisioned from Bill Crite. His signature is on the side.
Obitary-Bill Crite, 1947-2008 from mosaic-info.wordpress.com
Bill Crite, a prominent Southern California glass, tile and mosaicartist; photographer; and art educator, died in his Pasadena home on Friday, July 18 from heart failure at the age of 60.
His artwork has appeared on network television programs such as E.R., Cold Case, Good Morning America, The Jamie Foxx Show, Parent Hood andMartin, Chicago Hope, and Living Single.
Known for his exuberant nature and colorful work, Crite’s installationof mosaic-rich walls and tiled stairs in the courtyard of Vroman’s Bookstore in Pasadena, CA, has delighted thousands of shoppers and pedestrians over the years.
His work ranged from his small hands-on projects with children to his large tile installation in the “high roller suite” at the Aladdin Casino in Las Vegas; inclusion in numerous collections throughout the world; and exhibition in gallery shows in Southern California, Atlanta and Chicago.

Once Upon a Time at The Gardens - San Marino, CA

At Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, Sept. 2008

Historic California Heights District - Long Beach, CA

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"Dining for Prosperity" in 2009 - Long Beach, CA

Outside "Bake-n-Broil" restaurant, Long Beach, CA

October 30, 2009

Millard Sheets "Beer For Prosperity", 1933, watercolor, The E. Gene Crain Collection, Curtesy of Pasadena Museum of California Art

My artist & blogger friend at Pasadena Adjacent.com and I visited the PMCA recently for the worthwhile Millard Sheets' early works exhibit.

Inside El Alisal - Los Angeles, CA

From a brief visit to the historical Lummis Home (concieved, designed and built by Chas. Fletcher Lummis from 1897 to 1910) - 27 March 2010.
There I found a wonderful book on the house and the man written by a local historian Jane Apostol - El Alisal: Where History Lingers (Los Angeles: Historical Society of Southern California, 1994.)

Skywatch Friday at SoCal Soaring Academy - Llano, CA

Sky at Crystalaire Airport on Saturday, 3 April 2010

Photo by my husband, P.

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Where Am I? (SUNDAY BRIDGE)

My contribution to «Louis» of San Francisco Bay DP's Sunday Bridge Series! Appropriate for an SF meme, "n'est pas"?Golden Gate Bridge, February 2009 -

Altered in PS3 to replicate old style postcards.

Duck Walk - Palm Dessert, CA

Marriott Palm Desert Resort - December 2008

I just noticed that beads of water are visible on their feathers.

Sebastiani Building 1933 - Sonoma, CA (Weekend Reflection)

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From the park at Sonoma City Hall - February 2009