Friday, March 7, 2014
Future Bronx Sculpture Garden
Went up to the Boogie-down Bronx on Puerto Rican Day... a great day to people watch... perhaps the finest party in NYC. However my agenda was to location scout a potential garden in the South Bronx... wish I were salsa dancing w. my wife. Location is on Southern Boulevard, SE side of street between Barretto and Tiffany (a block from the Bruckner).
Monday, March 3, 2014
Stone Sculpture for your Landscape Design
In the vein of continuing to explore whats out there in landscape design, I came across a great portfolio on a website out of Desert Hot Springs, California. Roger Hopkins Stone Sculpture offers contemporary stone sculpture design that can really add accents to your front or backyard landscape.
From carved etchings, to arches to water bowls and seating, these stone sculpture designs are sure to be the centerpiece and focal point of your outdoor living space.
This one is a great idea to incorporate the natural elements into the stone design. A custom burning system is just what the doctor ordered for this fire piece.
Here is another example of how a fire bowl can act as not only an aesthetically pleasing part of your outdoor living room, but also as a place to gather while entertaining family and friends.
I really like how this stone slab fence creates a barrier to the home and provides some privacy but also works well with the contours of the lines of the structure itself. The sharp angled lines of the architecture, work well with the uneven yet angled lines of the stone.
When I look at these stone seats, all I can envision is the custom fire pit that is going to be placed in the center.
Another great example of how custom fire pits and seating can be the center of attention for your outdoor living room.
Not only does Roger Hopkins provide functional seating, fire pits and address markers, he also provides artistic sculpture that will add a contemporary appeal to your backyard and gardens.
If you are in the market for a custom fire pit or outdoor burning system, please contact us online, or call today! 1-877-556-5255.
Yorkshire Sculpture Park 1
I’ve been a little worried that my blog is rather dominated by me complaining about stuff I don’t like. So it’s nice to be able to write a blog post about something I thoroughly approve of. When I heard news of Yorkshire Sculpture Park being expanded, I thought it was worthy of a blog post (or 4):
http://www.ysp.co.uk/ysp-media/press-releases/yorkshire-sculpture-park-launches-ambitious-new-landscape-restoration-project
Yorkshire Sculpture Park (or YSP as it tends to style itself) is a contemporary sculpture park, set in over 500 acres of former parkland, close to Wakefield. It contains a mixture of permanent installations and seasonal exhibits, which are a ‘who’s who’s’ of modern sculpture. It’s a fascinating place that even seems to appeal to those who claim not to understand art! It’s so big and there’s so much of everything to see, that every visit seems to lead to explorations of new and undiscovered places. Bretton Hall, which sits in the middle of the park, is a crumbling pile that was once used as a teaching college, and is now being converted into a hotel. In addition to the art works, the grounds are littered with features and follies, once associated with the Hall. The grounds also contain a number of abandoned 70’s education buildings, which themselves make for interesting, but slightly surreal experiences as you make your way through the park.
The recent visitor centre and galleries, are all rather lovely and I can thoroughly recommend the restaurant. Best of all, it’s entirely free to get in, and there’s only a small charge for parking.
From a purely selfish perspective, I’d honestly prefer it people didn’t want to go there. I’ve been many times over the years, and even on an August Bank Holliday, the park has been blissfully quiet. However, it’s such a terrific place that I can only wish it every success.
Rather than overload my blog with hundreds of my pictures, I’ve decided to split my slightly random pictures over 4 posts. This one focussing on the visitor centre and Henry Moores, with a little bit of Andy Goldsworthy thrown in for good measure.
