On November 23rd, 2010, THE VILLA AT DORIA PAMPHILJ…
…set within the biggest landscaped public park in Rome (previously mentioned here) and located just behind the American Academy in Rome on top of the Gianicolo – is…
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On November 21st, 2010, PETER SELLARS, DAWN UPSHAW, GEOFF NUTTALL…
…and the rest of the American family-like team putting on the show ‘Kafka Fragments,’ (originally commissioned for Carnegie Hall in 2005, later performed everywhere from the Barbican in…
On November 20th, 2010, PERSIMMON LEAVES…
…are on fire and providing bolts of brilliant color in the gardens behind the Academy, especially on the ground as the big leaves pile up in a spectrum…
On November 19th, 2010, A RAINBOW OVER THE ROMAN ROOFTOP GARDEN…
…this morning is a welcome punctuation to endless days of November Roman rain.
On November 5th, 2010, LETTUCE IN CARTONS…
…is beginning to pop up – obviously enjoying the alternating sunny and rainy weather we have been having – and creating brilliant contrasts between the raw wood crates…
On November 4th, 2010, POTATOES GROWING IN BURLAP COFFEE BEAN BAGS IN WOOD FRUIT CRATES…
…is the cute, rustic, and homespun exception to my otherwise ‘trashy’ (in the best sense) garden of exclusively found, salvaged, and recycled goods with all of the plants…
On October 28th, 2010, FIRE DRILL AT THE ACADEMY…
…was an unexpectedly fun communal post-lunch social event signaled by the alarm bells and then culminating with the entire American Academy in Rome community gathered around a welcome…
October 27th, PAPER MACHE BALLOON MASKS…
…are being made for the kids, and some of the adults, at the Academy tonight.
On October 26th, 2010, DINNER WITH ALICE WATERS…
…at the American Academy in Rome tonight (over the delightful food prepared in the kitchen she revolutionized, and presided over by the indomitable indefatigable Mona Talbott) was a…
On October 24th, 2010, ROMAN ROOFTOP HOMESTEAD ARRANGEMENT…
…is at version 3.0 with small revisions every day, and now my worm compost bin is outside too, so the worms can get a little fresh air.
On October 22nd, 2010, A SUNSET OVER ROOFTOP GARDEN PROGRESS…
…this evening as I continue to figure out what form this rooftop homestead should take, though I suspect it will continue to change, evolve, and mutate through the…
On October 17th, 2010, A ROMAN ROOFTOP HOMESTEAD…
…is what I’ll be gradually making for myself this year, including a kitchen garden, bat and bee estates, worm compost bins, laundry lines, a garden of plants for…
On September 25, 2010, DAILY COMMUNAL LUNCH AT THE ACADEMY…
…is the biggest pleasure of the day (next to dinner), where everyone lines up at a serving table laden with the local, seasonal, organic, gorgeous creations by the…
On September 19th, 2010, GIOVANNI BERNABEI…
…is the farmer just outside of Rome – who supplies most of the fresh, local, seasonal, and organic produce to chef Mona Talbott at the American Academy in…
On September 18th, 2010, STUDIO 309…
…on the top floor of the main building (designed by one of the primary founders of the Academy, Charles Follen McKim of McKim Mead and White) of the…
On September 15th, 2010, THE LIBRARY AT THE AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME…
…is one of the great treasures of the facilities here, and I finally got my official tour by the librarian today – having missed it this weekend –…
On September 9th, 2010, THE AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME VEGETABLE BEDS…
…were established as part of the new Rome Sustainable Food Project spearheaded by Alice Waters (in beds originally created for cut flowers in the Bass Garden behind the…
On September 8th, 2010, ROMAN FRONT LAWN…
…American Style can be viewed out my 4th floor studio window looking down on the Academy entry court from Via Angelo Masina, mmm….
On May 7th, 2010, JOSHUA G. STEIN OF RADICAL CRAFT…
…came over for lunch today, we met ages ago when he first moved to L.A. in 2003, and I’ll be seeing lots more of him while we are…
On April 15th, 2010, THE AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME…
… is hosting a ceremony in New York to announce the Rome Prize – I’ll be in residence at the American Academy in Rome for a year starting…