Pixels at an Exhibition: Islands

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Islands

Farallons

7 comments:

Generik said...: Very interesting!

This isn't another shot of the inside of your coffee cup, is it? ;-); December 10, 2008 at 9:03 AM
ahab said...: Beautiful. Great colors.

You guys are good at this. ;); December 10, 2008 at 9:47 AM
Tom Hilton said...: Thanks! Yeah, that's the coffee cup after I left some coffee in it for a week. ;-)

This is a small monument on Sweeney Ridge, dedicated to a guy who helped to publicize the historical significance of the site (the Portola Expedition 'discovered' San Francisco Bay from Sweeney Ridge in 1827). The monument is a vertical granite cylinder; etched all the way around it are stylized images of the landmarks you would see looking in that direction (on a clear day, of course). These are the Farallon Islands, some 20 miles or so off the coast.; December 10, 2008 at 9:56 AM
Generik said...: Wow. That's cool. I've never even heard of that monument before!; December 10, 2008 at 5:23 PM
Donna said...: I have a low fire glaze that looks just like this. Really! Man, what nature does with ease I have to work my ass off to coax out of the kiln!; December 11, 2008 at 4:30 AM
Tom Hilton said...: Generik, it isn't big or impressive--maybe 5' tall--but it is kind of cool. You should definitely do the Sweeney Ridge hike sometime; just 4 miles round-trip, and great views. Take Sneath west to the end of the road, and that's the trailhead.

Donna, I'm always amazed at the textures I see in nature when I look closely. And of course I love lichens.; December 11, 2008 at 8:31 AM
Donna said...: hey, what's not to love about lichens? (that's the name of the glaze, of course); December 11, 2008 at 8:52 AM

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