tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11393367272089326272024-03-13T07:52:00.449-07:00Janet's SmilesA blog of tidbits and ramblings, hoping to brighten your day, enlighten and inspire you and encourage the sharing of smiles across the miles. Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949606196473376619noreply@blogger.comBlogger907125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139336727208932627.post-19281667068118835482023-08-27T09:39:00.002-07:002023-08-27T09:39:52.605-07:00And Now August Is Almost Over<p> Hey folks. I have a new post up on my WP site. I am going to use only that one from now on so if you want to see what's happening in my corner of the world, follow me over there! <a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/08/26/and-now-august-is-almost-all-gone/" target="_blank">Here's the link.</a> We went to see Tina, the play and the Foreigner concert with Loverboy. 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However, I do have something fun to talk about now so here goes.</p>
<p>May 20th was our 39th anniversary. I’ve written before about some of the <a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2017/06/07/in-tune-with-june-believe-it-or-not/">anniversary adventures</a> we’ve been on and we went on another one this year.</p>
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<p>We have a really good friend who had timeshare points to use or lose so he gave them to us. We went to Las Vegas for a few days and it was so relaxing. We stayed in a place called Tahiti Village and it was just as if we had gone to a tropical island. My favorite part was sitting by the “river” reading. I finished that book in two days.</p>
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<p>Here’s my hubby floating along. I did it too but I didn’t take my camera with me because I was afraid I’d drop it.</p>
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<p>We did drive up and down the strip a few times and went to the Gold and Silver Pawn shop but we didn’t <strong>sink</strong> a fortune into the slot machines. In fact, we only gambled for an hour and a half. That’s pretty good I think for being in Las Vegas. We also didn’t go see any shows. We were trying not to spend a ton of money.</p>
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<p>I did notice one thing as we were walking through the SF airport that would have fit perfectly into my A to Z light show from last month:</p>
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<p>I’d have taken a longer video but we were on our way to get our bags and had a friend coming to pick us up from the airport. I did some research and it is called Spirogyrate, designed by Eric Staller and installed in 2014. There are 12, 66-1/4 inch circles that spin and light up. Per the website, “Staller’s artwork utilizes light, space and motion to delight and surprise the public. <em>Spirogyrate</em> is an immersive and interactive installation composed of graphic spiral patterns and light that change and respond to people’s movement through the space. The result is a whimsical environment to be enjoyed by travelers of all ages.” </p>
<p>See, I’m always on the lookout for things to astound and amuse you with! It will probably be a while before I have anything else to say as we are back to the same old routine. Happy Sunday!</p>
<p><a href="https://lindaghill.com/2023/05/26/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-may-27-2023/">Linda’s words for yesterday’s Stream of Consciousness Saturday were sink/sank/sunk.</a> I’m a day late but thought I’d play anyway.</p><p>Also, note to those who read this, I am afraid that I am going to stop the simulcast post from WordPress because every time I post I have to come back here and resize the pictures and I can't always do that right away. Besides, the whole point of the simulcast is so that I only have to post once. Since that's not really working, it's not time effective. Therefore, to continue reading my posts, please follow me at <a href="https://scr4pl80.com/" target="_blank">this link.</a></p>
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Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949606196473376619noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139336727208932627.post-32622603332018006372023-05-01T10:27:00.001-07:002023-05-01T10:27:51.662-07:00A to Z – 2023 – Reflection<p>Another A to Z successfully completed! My theme this year was the <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/home-page" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Illuminate SF</a> project where I went to find the different light installations throughout San Francisco. Here are my posts in alpha order in case you missed any.</p>
<p><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/01/a-to-z-2023-a-is-for-archipelago/" target="_blank">A is for Archipelago</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/03/a-to-z-2023-b-is-for-bayview-rise/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">B is for Bayview Rise</a></p>
<p><a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/04/a-to-z-2023-c-is-for-carusos-dream/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">C is for Caruso’s Dream</a></p>
<p><a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/05/a-to-z-2023-d-is-for-day-for-night/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">D is for Day for Night</a></p>
<p><a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/06/a-to-z-2023-e-is-for-entwined/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">E is for Entwined</a></p>
<p><a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/07/a-to-z-2023-f-is-for-federal-building-home-to-the-skygarden/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">F is for Federal Building and the SkyGarden</a></p>
<p><a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/08/a-to-z-2023-g-is-for-grant-avenue-where-you-can-see-the-lantern-stories/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">G is for Grant Avenue where you can see the Lantern Stories</a></p>
<p><a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/10/a-to-z-2023-h-is-for-hope-will-never-be-silent/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">H is for Hope Will Never Be Silent</a></p>
<p><a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/11/a-to-z-2023-i-is-for-illuminating-facts-and-finds/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">I is for Illuminating Facts and Finds</a></p>
<p><a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/12/a-to-z-2023-j-is-for-john-f-kennedy-drive-where-you-will-find-psychedelic-photosynthesis/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">J is for John F. Kennedy Drive where you will find Psychedelic Photosynthesis</a></p>
<p><a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/13/a-to-z-2023-k-is-for-joseph-kosuth-who-designed-wft-word-family-tree/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">K is for Joseph Kosuth who designed WFT</a></p>
<p><a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/14/a-to-z-2023-l-is-for-love-over-rules/" target="_blank">L is for Love Over Rules</a></p>
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<p><a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/15/a-to-z-2023-m-is-for-monarch/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">M is for Monarch</a></p>
<p><a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/17/a-to-z-2023-n-is-for-ivan-navarro-who-designed-the-ladder-sun-or-moon/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">N is for Ivan Navarro who designed the Ladder (Sun or Moon)</a></p>
<p><a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/18/a-to-z-2023-o-is-for-olafur-eliassons-seeing-spheres/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">O is for Olafur Eliasson’s Seeing Spheres</a></p>
<p><a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/19/a-to-z-2023-p-is-for-point-cloud/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">P is for Point Cloud</a></p>
<p><a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/20/a-to-z-2023-q-is-for-quotes-on-anima/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Q is for Quotes on Anima</a></p>
<p><a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/21/a-to-z-2023-r-is-for-reading-the-language-of-the-birds/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">R is for Reading the Language of the Birds</a></p>
<p><a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/22/a-to-z-2023-s-is-for-the-seed/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">S is for Seeds</a></p>
<p><a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/24/a-to-z-2023-t-is-for-traxon-technologies-who-created-the-lighting-sequence-for-the-coding/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">T is for Traxon Technologies who created the lighting sequence for Coding</a></p>
<p><a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/25/a-to-z-2023-u-is-for-untitled/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">U is for Untitled</a></p>
<p><a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/26/a-to-z-2023-v-is-for-valencia-street-where-you-will-find-the-handsignals/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">V is for Valencia Street where you will find the Handsignals</a></p>
<p><a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/27/a-to-z-2023-w-is-for-wind-baffles/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">W is for Wind Baffles</a></p>
<p><a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/28/a-to-z-2023-x-is-for-the-exploratorium-where-you-will-see-buckyball/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">X is for the EXploratorium where you will see Buckyball</a></p>
<p><a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/29/a-to-z-2023-y-is-for-yud/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Y is for YUD</a></p>
<p><a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/30/a-to-z-2023-z-is-for-zuckerberg-sf-general-where-the-ethereal-bodies-are/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Z is for Zuckerberg San Francisco General where the Ethereal Bodies are</a></p>
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<p>I think my personal favorites were the Entwined, Buckyball and Ethereal Bodies just because they have so many lights flashing. My least favorite were the Bayview Rise, Coding and SkyGarden. Kind of boring.</p>
<p>I did not visit as many new folks as I probably should have. I did go a few times to see what others were writing about but to be honest, some of them weren’t interesting to me or when I did stop by they were not really doing the challenge or were so many letters behind that I figured they had dropped out. Totally understandable as it is a commitment. I suppose I could have just said, “Hello from the A to Z,” but that seems kind of lame. I did respond to everyone who commented on my posts and I visited my regular sites. I also had trouble with folks who wrote very lengthy posts. I understand that you may have a lot to say on a particular subject but it is just too hard to read something several pages long. I tried to keep mine a reasonable length.</p>
<p>I think honestly this was one of the easiest challenges I’ve done. I had drafts of all my letters in the beginning of March and as I took the corresponding pictures I uploaded them right away. I did the writing at least the day before so that I only had to give a final check and then hit publish on the actual day. I will say that even though I had mapped out where I needed to go to see the lights, I should have been just a bit more careful in checking addresses and in actually reading the description of what was supposed to be in the installation as there are a few that I want to go back to, like the Language of the Birds to read what is on the ground around it and the Conservatory of Flowers to see more of the Psychedelic Photosynthesis show.</p>
<p>For sure I will be watching for the Illuminate SF Light Art Festival in November so I can see what new lights will be there. I’ll also make sure to post if I go back and revisit any of the ones I did this year.</p>
<p>Thanks to Arlee Bird, J. Lenni Dorner, John Holton, Zalka Csenge Virág, and Jayden R Vincente for their hard work to keep us all organized. I do have to say that I was not a fan of the graphics this year so I just didn’t use them. I think they were too hard to read, including the trophy for finishing. Thanks to everyone who stopped by my place. Appreciate it.</p>
<p>I think I have my theme for next year already. It’s one I have done previously so we’ll see if I can pull it off. For now, back to our regular programming – LOL.</p>
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Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949606196473376619noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139336727208932627.post-22781677152827347102023-04-30T10:26:00.002-07:002023-04-30T10:30:45.413-07:00A to Z – 2023 – Z is for Zuckerberg SF General where the Ethereal Bodies are<p>I’m kind of grateful to Mark Zuckerberg for donating so much money to San Francisco General Hospital because I’ve been able to use it as the “Z” letter in two of my <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">A to Z Challenges.</a></p>
<p>I first went to ZSFG to get pictures for my <a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/01/a-to-z-2023-a-is-for-archipelago/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">“A is for Archipelago”</a> post so it is kind of fitting that I end there with the <a href="https://artandarchitecture-sf.com/ethereal-bodies.html#:~:text=Titled%20Ethereal%20Bodies%2C%20this%20piece,14%20to%2022%20feet%20tall." rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Ethereal Bodies.</a> On the official <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/home-page" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Illuminate SF</a> site the description is of something else, which is too bad.</p>
<p>In any case, when I went the first time it was a little too early to see either the Archipelago or the Ethereal Bodies in their full glory. This is what I saw on that visit. The lights were just starting to come on and even that was kind of neat. It looks like there is a fire in the bottom.</p>
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<p>When I went back to get the night time views for Archipelago, I was so excited to see the changing colors in this sculpture. It was designed in 2015 by <a href="https://www.cliffgartenstudio.com/projects/ethereal-bodies-8" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Cliff Garten</a> who also designed the <a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/15/a-to-z-2023-m-is-for-monarch/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Monarch.</a> The stainless steel rods “gather sunlight by day and interact prismatically with the LED lights by night which are activated by motion sensors.” Accordingly, the vision changes as you drive around the circular driveway. The tallest point is 21 feet, 8 inches high and it is 19 feet wide, 15 feet deep overall.</p>
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<p>I pulled over and was able to get this video without leaving my car, just in case an emergency came through since it is right in front of the emergency room entrance. Fortunately it was a quiet night, at least while I was there. It might be kind of nice to have this light show to focus on if you are a patient in one of the rooms facing the courtyard.</p>
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<p>Best Viewing: After dark in the driveway of Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Emergency Room entrance, 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco.</p>
<p>And with this we have come to the end of the A to Z Challenge for 2023! I hope that you have enjoyed my trek through San Francisco to find the unusual exhibits that make up Illuminate SF. You can bet that I will be on the lookout for the opening night in November this year to see what new installations they have. Maybe it will be enough for another A to Z! I will be doing my reflection post next week sharing more of my insights on this fun experience. See you then and thanks for coming along this year!</p>
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Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949606196473376619noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139336727208932627.post-63995691960936358942023-04-29T10:26:00.002-07:002023-04-29T10:27:01.045-07:00A to Z – 2023 – Y is for YUD<p>“Y” is another one of those letters that can be tricky to find something to fill in the <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">A to Z Challenge.</a> You can bet I was excited that there was an installation in the <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/home-page" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Illuminate SF</a> project called YUD.</p>
<p>Finding said <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/yud-yerba-buena" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">YUD</a> was a little more difficult. It was on the list with the “<a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/14/a-to-z-2023-l-is-for-love-over-rules/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Love Over Rules</a>” exhibit and we know what trouble I had finding that one! You would think that a 60-foot cube would be easy to spot but it is actually down a tiny street called Yerba Buena Lane. It is attached to the Contemporary Jewish Museum and you can visit it during business hours with a paid admission.</p>
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<p>It was after hours when I went so I couldn’t get inside and there were some people walking around the plaza that I was unsure about (they were yelling at each other) so I didn’t really walk too far away from my husband and our car. Still, this is pretty impressive, don’t you think? There are 36 diamond-shaped windows around the cube and it was designed by Daniel Libeskind in 2008. Inside, the space can be used for <a href="https://thevendry.com/venue/19966/contemporary-jewish-museum-san-francisco-ca/space/1784" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">parties</a> or other events and there was a video project done in 2017 that you can read about <a href="https://www.thecjm.org/exhibitions/11" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">here.</a></p>
<p>Best Viewing: After dark stand in the museum’s entrance plaza. The address is 736 Mission Street but it is actually on Yerba Buena Lane.</p>
<p>One more day in our A to Z! We will have a rare Sunday post to finish it off before May starts on Monday. See you tomorrow with what I consider the grand finale!</p>
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Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949606196473376619noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139336727208932627.post-35594029757968934602023-04-28T10:25:00.002-07:002023-04-28T10:30:24.352-07:00A to Z – 2023 – X is for the EXploratorium where you will see Buckyball<p>I am glad that this installation is located outside of the E<strong>X</strong>ploratorium since X is usually one of the hardest letters to find in the <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">A to Z Challenge.</a></p>
<p><a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/buckyball-embarcadero" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Buckyball</a> is another one of Leo Villareal’s designs. You may remember him from the <a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/19/a-to-z-2023-p-is-for-point-cloud/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Point Cloud</a> post. It was made part of the <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/home-page" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Illuminate SF</a> project in 2012. The giant ball was inspired by the shape first explored by futurist and inventor, Buckminster Fuller. Hence the name “Buckyball.” There are 4,500 LED lights arranged in a series of pentagons and hexagons. I didn’t get a daytime photo but it was pretty impressive at night. You can see by the clock it was about 7:55 PM.</p>
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<p>Located on the <a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2021/04/06/a-to-z-2021-e-is-for-esmeralda-slide-park-and-the-embarcadero/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Embarcadero,</a> it is easy to find and there was a space available for me to pull over and get this short video. You can hear the busy street sounds in the background. The light sequences are driven by chance and there are more than 16 million distinct colors that create random compositions.</p>
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<p>I probably could have stayed a little longer but this was one of the first trips I took on my light finding e<strong>x</strong>pedition and I wanted to make sure I could get to every stop on my list.</p>
<p>Best Viewing: The Plaza at Pier 15 in front of the <a href="https://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/buckyball" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Exploratorium</a>. On Thursday nights the Exploratorium opens from 6 to 10 PM for adults only. That might be a great date night!</p>
<p>We only have 2 more letters to go folks. I am both relieved and a little sad to be coming to the end of the alphabet. See you tomorrow with Y.</p>
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Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949606196473376619noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139336727208932627.post-51346990291050422982023-04-27T08:26:00.002-07:002023-04-27T11:41:38.113-07:00A to Z – 2023 – W is for Wind Baffles<p>Designed by <a href="https://www.aippartners.com/projects/wind-baffle-structures-5m" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">!melk</a> in 2022, the <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/the-wind-baffles1" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Wind Baffles</a> are lit from the outside and though made from steel, they look a lot like giant flowers. They are situated in a tiny park in the middle of the South of Market District. It was easy to spot these as I drove down the street.</p>
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<p>Best Viewing: After dark along Mary Street between Natoma and Minna.</p>
<p>Really short post today. I was awakened at 3 AM by a call from the doctor that one of my MIL’s blood tests came back at a critical level and he wanted us to take her to the ER to get checked immediately. Three hours later a repeat blood test was in her usual range. Not sure we needed to wake up a 97-year-old and drag her to the hospital for something that was nothing. She is home and fine but I’m exhausted. See you tomorrow for X.</p>
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Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949606196473376619noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139336727208932627.post-89658074508554779032023-04-26T09:29:00.003-07:002023-04-26T09:37:45.845-07:00A to Z – 2023 – V is for Valencia Street where you will find the Handsignals<p>It is fortunate for me that San Francisco has streets with names that start with “V” so I can use them in my <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">A to Z Challenge!</a></p>
<p>As you can imagine almost every street corner in the city has traffic signals. If you are wondering whether to stop or go, these symbols are not going to help with that. Instead, the <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/handsignals-mission" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Handsignals</a> represent the themes in the Mission District’s culture. I can identify the people, the knife and fork, the sun, the bike and the mustache down at the bottom. The third one looks like a mask and the fourth one looks like a bird. I’m not sure what those are supposed to represent. Designed by <a href="https://morelab.com/portfolio/handsignals/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Matthew Passmore/MoreLab in 2014,</a> the signpost marks the entrance to McCoppin Hub Plaza.</p>
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<p>The plaza itself was closed when I went by but the signals blink on and off in an irregular pattern both day and night. On the other side, McCoppin is spelled out in black letters on a yellow background.</p>
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<p>Unfortunately I couldn’t cut down the palm tree and there was no other vantage point available for me to get the whole thing. It also appears that the sun does not shine at the moment LOL.</p>
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<p>Sorry about the video. I can't make it smaller on Blogger when it comes over in this format from WP. </p><p>Best Viewing: Stand on Valencia Street sidewalk to get a close up of the artwork. If you get there early enough, you can walk up the terraced steps of the multi-level McCoppin Hub Plaza to get a higher view of the neighborhood.</p>
<p>There are four more letters to go. I think the <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/home-page">Illuminate SF</a> installations I have for them are some of the best of the series so hang with me!</p>
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Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949606196473376619noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139336727208932627.post-26323407177940478322023-04-25T09:25:00.002-07:002023-04-25T09:52:06.400-07:00A to Z – 2023 – U is for Untitled<p>I am really glad that they didn’t come up with a name for this installation in the <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/home-page" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Illuminate SF</a> gallery otherwise I might have had a problem finding an exhibit for the letter “U.”</p>
<p>When I was driving my son to work in SF every day a couple years ago we drove up Van Ness Avenue and they were doing some major construction. This is part of what they were working on. It is called <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/untitled-van-ness-avenue-installation" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Untitled</a> and it was designed by Jorge Pardo in 2022.</p>
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<p>There are two sets of sculptures with 13 lighted spheres soaring as high as 21 feet at the highest point. They are located between <a href="https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/art-exhibits/ride-on-s-f-muni-becomes-an-art-experience-with-new-installation-on-van-ness" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Geary and O’Farrell Streets</a> at the Muni stop. To me they look like giant lollipops.</p>
<p>Best Viewing: After dark on Van Ness Avenue between Geary and O’Farrell. The lights go on 20 minutes before sunset and go off 20 minutes before sunrise.</p>
<p>Sort of short today. See you tomorrow with “V.”</p>
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Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949606196473376619noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139336727208932627.post-60317673340427564512023-04-24T10:26:00.002-07:002023-04-24T10:46:25.448-07:00A to Z – 2023 – T is for Traxon Technologies who created the lighting sequence for the Coding<p>I have been attempting to show some of the interesting light shows in the <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/home-page" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Illuminate SF</a> project for my <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">A to Z</a> this year. There are some that are inside San Francisco International Airport but you have to be flying somewhere to get past security to see them. I miss the old days when you could just meet someone at their gate or even just wander through the airport to see the different art displays they have. Oh well.</p>
<p>One of the installations is very visible and it’s right around the corner from where I live so it was not too hard to get the shots I needed. This is called <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/coding-sfo" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Coding</a> and it was designed by <a href="https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20190624005072/en/Lighting-Designer-Creates-Dynamic-LED-Art-Installation-with-Traxon-Technologies-at-San-Francisco-International-Airport" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Johanna Grawunder in 2019</a>. During the day it looks like this. The yellow tags point to North, East, West and South. The square and rectangle windows apparently spell out San Francisco in Morse code.</p>
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<p>At night it looks like this. The undercarriages of the elevator shafts change color ever so slightly. It takes 24 hours to change so I only have this example. You can see some subtle differences.</p>
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<p>This is at the long term parking facility and it definitely wasn’t busy when I was there. We had to go through the gate so I could get close enough to take the pictures but we weren’t there long enough to get charged thank goodness.</p>
<p>Best Viewing – SFO Long-Term Parking Garage, anytime after dusk.</p>
<p>And that’s that. See you tomorrow!</p>
<p>Side note: I don’t know about others but this year I am getting a lot of spam comments. Fortunately they are being caught by my spam finder but it is frustrating to think that there’s a creep on the A to Z!</p>
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Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949606196473376619noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139336727208932627.post-41984609464948349162023-04-22T10:25:00.009-07:002023-04-22T11:17:54.279-07:00A to Z – 2023 – S is for The Seed<p>Today is Saturday and for our last letter this week in the <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">A to Z Challenge</a> we have the letter “S.” Fortunately, <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/home-page" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Illuminate SF</a> has The Seed that I can use.</p>
<p>I got a picture of <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/the-seed-castro" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">The Seed</a> in 2021 when I went through the <a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2021/04/28/a-to-z-2021-x-is-for-xeriscape-and-x-tras/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Castro for that year’s A to Z</a> but it was in the daytime. While that looks nice, it is a bit more interesting after dark.</p>
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<p>The Seed was designed by <a href="https://www.aphidoidea.com/the-seed" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Aphidoidea</a> in 2017. It is a collection of six dandelions (only 3 were working when I was there) that are 13 feet tall. They are meant to represent the idea that a single wish blown away can inspire a movement.</p>
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<p>I couldn’t do much about the guy sitting in front of the statue. It is true that this is one of the busiest intersections in the city. I was lucky to be able to pull into a gas station across the street.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p>Sorry about the size of the video. I can't seem to change it.</p>
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<p>If I had been paying better attention, right on the other corner from this installation is the <a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/10/a-to-z-2023-h-is-for-hope-will-never-be-silent/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Hope Will Never Be Silent</a> saying. Instead, I parked and got these pictures/video and then went around the block and parked again. Typical tourist, no?</p>
<p>We finished another week! One more to go. I have a few coming up that are pretty interesting I think. Hope you are enjoying this trip through the streets of San Francisco. Have a great rest of your weekend.</p>
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Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949606196473376619noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139336727208932627.post-74328514037428202472023-04-21T08:27:00.002-07:002023-04-21T08:30:22.338-07:00A to Z – 2023 – R is for Reading the Language of the Birds<p>Of all the creative license I have been using to cover my <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">A to Z Challenge</a> letters, this one is by far the biggest stretch. The letter “R” is not actually anywhere in the description of installation or its designer’s name. However, what seem to be flying birds are actually supposed to be books and books are usually <strong>R</strong>ead so…</p>
<p>On the corner of Columbus and Broadway in the pedestrian plaza that links Chinatown and North Beach you will find this scene of “books” positioned in such a way to look like birds in motion. The artwork on the side of the building is representative of the North Beach scene.</p>
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<p>Language of the Birds, as it is called, was designed by <a href="http://www.metaphorm.org/artworks/language-of-the-birds/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Brian Goggin</a> and Dorka Keehn in 2008. It is the first solar power-offset public artwork in California. The artists teamed with scientist David Shearer and Lawrence Ferlinghetti (owner of City Lights bookstore which is right around the corner) to provide solar power to the city’s grid to offset the energy used by the artwork. You can hear the busy street sounds in the background. This was the night my husband and I had dinner at the Stinking Rose which is just up the street.</p>
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<p>A shorter one from just a little up the street. This one really makes it look like birds flying I think.</p>
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<p>And now as I am writing this, I am re-<strong>R</strong>eading the description on the <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/language-of-the-birds-north-beach" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Illuminate SF</a> website and it says that if you look at the ground under the flock you will see pages that look like they have fallen out of the books. Of course I was looking UP so didn’t look DOWN to see that and have no pictures. From the designer’s web:</p>
<p>“Passing under the flock, pedestrians notice words and phrases embedded in the plaza floor that appear to have fallen from the pages. On closer inspection the fallen words are in English, Italian and Chinese and were selected from the neighborhood’s rich literary history, ranging from the Beats, to SF Renaissance poets and Chinese writers, over 90 authors are represented including Armistead Maupin, Gary Snyder, William T. Vollman, and Jade Snow Wong.</p>
<p>The artists created the design of the plaza floor in Atrium of the SFMOMA. Retaining their original font, individual words from chosen phrases were cast from the third floor gallery of the museum. Words fluttered down 60 feet landing on a paper replica of the plaza thus determining their resting place in the final artwork. Influenced by practices like reading tea-leaves and Japanese gardening techniques. The words intersect in ways that allow for new unique interpretations and meanings.”</p>
<p>Doesn’t that sound cool?</p>
<p>Best Viewing: After dark stand across the street on Columbus Avenue to get the full effect and then walk over to the plaza to get a close up view. Don’t forget to look down to see the words on the ground.</p>
<p>I think we need to go back to the Stinking Rose for dinner so I can get a picture of the words on the sidewalk and also take a peek in City Lights bookstore, don’t you? (I wrote about <a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2021/04/13/a-to-z-2021-k-is-for-kerouac-alley-and-kite-hill/">City Lights</a> in my last SF A to Z.) One more letter this week and then we have a rest day.</p>
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Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949606196473376619noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139336727208932627.post-48399712377559314632023-04-20T10:25:00.002-07:002023-04-20T10:40:43.644-07:00A to Z – 2023 – Q is for Quotes on Anima<p>In the <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">A to Z Challenge</a>, the letter “Q” can be a difficult one but luckily I was able to find some quotes!</p>
<p><a href="https://artandarchitecture-sf.com/anima-jim-sunburn.html" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Anima</a> is a cylinder of curved metal that is lit from inside to cast shadowy bits of poetry and ancient text in a halo across the plaza in front of Alexandria Real Estate Equities.</p>
<p>The illuminated words are in different languages and include pieces from the Human Genome Project, Dr. Leslie Taylor, Louis Pasteur, Greek physician Claudius Galen, Roman historian Pliny and a quote from Qi Bo, physician to the Chinese Emperor.</p>
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<p>It was designed by Jim Sanborn in 2006 and is located at 1700 Owens Street in front of the Alexandria Real Estate Equities building. There is a plaque that details the quotes but I couldn’t get a good picture of it. I also couldn’t really read any of them because most were in a different language. I did manage to find the Qi Bo section, so that counts as my “Q” right?</p>
<p>Best Viewing: Anytime after dusk. I will say that this was very easy to get to and is in a quiet place so you can park and walk around to read it all.</p>
<p>“R” you ready for tomorrow?</p>
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Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949606196473376619noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139336727208932627.post-62865662354256620062023-04-19T08:27:00.001-07:002023-04-19T08:27:23.493-07:00A to Z – 2023 – P is for Point Cloud<p>Continuing to work our way through the alphabet for the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" target="_blank">A to Z Challenge</a> this year, we are at the letter “P.” As you know I am wandering around the streets of San Francisco looking for the interesting light installations that are part of the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/home-page" target="_blank">“Illuminate SF”</a> project.</p>
<p>Today we have <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/point-cloud-soma" target="_blank">Point Cloud</a> which was designed by Leo Villarreal and opened in 2019. It is a 100-foot pedestrian bridge that crosses Howard Street, connecting the two sides of Moscone Center (named for George Moscone, the Mayor of San Francisco who was assassinated with <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/10/a-to-z-2023-h-is-for-hope-will-never-be-silent/" target="_blank">Harvey Milk</a>).</p>
<p>I was able to pull over to the side of the road and get this short video to give you an idea of the light show. See if you can spot the little friend I found in the building.</p>
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<p>There are 858 steel rods suspended from the roof with 28,288 LED lights which are individually programmed and change 30 times PER SECOND into shades of blue, yellow, orange, pink and lavender.</p>
<p>Best Viewing: Nighttime from the corner of Howard and Third streets. That’s just about where I was parked.</p>
<p>Pretty cool, huh? See you tomorrow for “Q.”</p>
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Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949606196473376619noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139336727208932627.post-62383063489251479692023-04-18T10:26:00.002-07:002023-04-18T10:31:18.373-07:00A to Z – 2023 – O is for Olafur Eliasson’s Seeing Spheres<p>To anyone new here, I am blogging this year about a San Francisco experience called <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/home-page" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">“Illuminate SF</a>” which is a “celebration of the ability of light art to transform our most familiar spaces and an opportunity to turn the long nights of winter into an inspiring time to visit San Francisco.” It has been going on for 10 years now and the installations I am focusing on are the ones that have become permanent fixtures around the city.</p>
<p>“<a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/chase-center-set-to-unveil-its-unique-seeing-spheres-art-work/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Seeing Spheres</a>” was designed by Olafur Eliasson and is his largest public artwork display in the United States. It consists of five polished hydroformed steel spheres that are 15-1/2 feet tall. Each sphere has a flat, circular mirrored face framed by a ring of LED lights oriented inward to reflect the mirrored faces of the surrounding spheres.</p>
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<p>Per the <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/seeing-spheres-mission-bay" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Illuminate SF description</a>, this is supposed to produce an “environment of multilayered reflected spaces in which the same people and settings appear again and again, visible from various unexpected angles. Tunnel-like sets of nested reflections open up in the mirrors, repeating countless times and disappearing into the distance.”</p>
<p>Unfortunately while the spheres are still there, they are not reflecting at the moment due to vandalism so that explains why I didn’t see anything when I stood in front of them. I didn’t read about the vandalism until I was doing the research for this post. It’s too bad people can’t control themselves and not ruin it for others.</p>
<p>Best Viewing: After dusk, located on the triangular plaza in front of the East entrance to Chase Center, 1 Warriors Way. The big round balls are still interesting, reflective or not.</p>
<p>Okay folks, thanks for coming along on this journey with me. Make sure to come back tomorrow because I have a real treat for the letter “P!”</p>
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Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949606196473376619noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139336727208932627.post-78812854461157263222023-04-17T08:25:00.002-07:002023-04-17T08:29:32.900-07:00A to Z – 2023 – N is for Ivan Navarro who designed The Ladder (Sun or Moon)<p>And so we begin another week in our <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">A to Z Challenge.</a> My theme this year is a San Francisco experience called <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/home-page" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Illuminate SF</a>. For the last 10 years there have been installations of lights around the city. Some have become permanent and those are the ones we are visiting.</p>
<p>For the letter “N” I am using Ivan Navarro’s design called <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/the-ladder-sun-or-moon-mid-market" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">“The Ladder.”</a> It was installed in 2020 on the side of the building at 1066 Market Street. During the day it looks like a normal functioning fire escape but at night the neon lights make it look like a stairway to the sky.</p>
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<p><a href="https://artandarchitecture-sf.com/the-ladder-sun-or-moon.html#:~:text=The%20Ladder%20(Sun%20or%20Moon)%2C%20is%20a%20ten%2D,was%20created%20by%20Iv%C3%A1n%20Navarro." rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Mr. Navarro’s</a> concept is to take ordinary looking things and transform them into works of art. This particular ladder is 10 stories high and cost $850,000. I am wondering how the people who live in those apartments deal with that neon light right outside their window all night. And I don’t think it’s an actual functioning fire escape. You can see that some of the lights need replacing too.</p>
<p>Best Viewing: Anytime after dusk.</p>
<p>That’s all I got for this one. Come back tomorrow for some “O’s.”</p>
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Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949606196473376619noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139336727208932627.post-88966783459752310752023-04-15T10:25:00.002-07:002023-04-15T10:32:23.391-07:00A to Z – 2023 – M is for Monarch<p>I know I have been using some creativity to connect the dots on the A to Z but for this one I am able to match the name of the <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/home-page" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Illuminate SF</a> installation to the correct letter of the alphabet! Actually, there were 14 of the 26 that I was able to match exactly.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/monarch-mission-bay" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Monarch</a> sculpture was designed by <a href="https://cliffgartenstudio.com/projects/monarch" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Cliff Garten</a> in 2015. It is made of stainless steel and LED lights. It depicts the metaphor of how individuals become stronger by gathering together in communities. San Francisco has a “percent for art” requirement for new buildings and this piece was chosen by local Kaiser Permanente staff.</p>
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<p>During the day sunlight breaks through the installation highlighting individual butterflies. At night programmable LED lights illuminate the gathering with “multi-colored luminescence.” I didn’t see any changing colors but it did look different from different spots in the little park. Maybe it was still too early, although it was dark out and I did wander about a bit getting it from different angles.</p>
<p>And while I was getting those pictures I saw this:</p>
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<p>Another one of the <a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2021/04/30/a-to-z-2021-z-is-for-the-zoo-and-zuckerberg-sfg/">Hearts of San Francisco from the 2021 A to Z</a>!</p>
<p>Best Viewing: The <a href="http://artandarchitecture-sf.com/monarch.html" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Monarch</a> is located at 1600 Owens Street outside the Kaiser Permanente Medical Offices. Arrive after dusk to view the oscillating LED illumination (which I didn’t see – LOL)</p>
<p>We made it through the second week! Are you having fun going through SF with me? I’ll see you next week. We still have a few really cool lights to see.</p>
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Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949606196473376619noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139336727208932627.post-9051771996508540242023-04-14T10:25:00.002-07:002023-04-14T10:52:48.422-07:00A to Z – 2023 – L is for Love Over Rules<p>This was by far the hardest of my <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/home-page" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Illuminate SF</a> installations to find. You would think that 6-feet, 6-inch letters on the side of the building would be easy to see but it took me THREE trips to locate it. The first time I went by myself and went to the address given on the website. I drove around the block three or four times looking up at all the corners but I couldn’t see it anywhere so I gave up and went on with the other stops I had to make that night.</p>
<p>The next time I enlisted the help of my husband, thinking that if he dropped me off at the corner and then went around the block to pick me up, I would have time to walk around a little bit to see if I could find it from a different angle. I mentioned in a prior post that the streets of San Francisco are not “normal” streets so you can’t just drive around the block exactly and he got lost coming back so I had plenty of time to look around and I still couldn’t see the lights. We gave up again and went on to some other spots.</p>
<p>This was the last letter I needed to finish my alphabet and I was determined to find the dumb thing so I went one more time by myself to see if I could capture it. I also wanted to swing back by the <a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/08/a-to-z-2023-g-is-for-grant-avenue-where-you-can-see-the-lantern-stories/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Lantern Stories</a> to see if I could find the right lanterns, which I did!</p>
<p>The address given on the Illuminate SF website was 165 Jessie Street but when I looked at the actual description of the sign on a <a href="https://www.explorest.com/places/california/san-francisco/love-over-rules-neon-sign-on-salma-family-building" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">different website</a> it showed Annie Street, which is right around the corner so off to Annie Street I went. I drove around the block. Still nothing. Then I decided to go down a second block on Annie Street and in front of me was the glass windows of a store on Mission Street and I SAW SOME BLINKING LIGHTS!</p>
<p>I drove toward them and it indeed was the reflection of the sign I was looking for. I crossed the street and parked, got out and looked up and STILL COULDN’T SEE IT! I kept walking up the block a little bit and at last I saw this:</p>
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<p>Oh my goodness I was SO excited. I had found the illusive <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/love-over-rules-yerba-buena" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">“Love Over Rules”</a> designed by Hank Willis Thomas and installed in 2017. It is a tribute to the artist’s cousin who was murdered in 2000. The blinking lights are the last recorded message to him from his cousin. As you watch the video, you will see that there are different ways to read this. Is it Love Over Rules or Love Overrules?</p>
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<p>Finding this meant my alphabet was complete and since I had all my posts drafted before the <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/">A to Z Challenge</a> started, I knew I was home free. This has been the easiest A to Z I think I’ve ever done.</p>
<p>Best Viewing: Near the California Historical Society, stand near the Annie Street sign on Mission Street facing north and LOOK UP!</p>
<p>See you tomorrow for the final letter of the week!</p>
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Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949606196473376619noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139336727208932627.post-37177701047458107612023-04-13T10:54:00.002-07:002023-04-13T12:01:08.805-07:00A to Z – 2023 – K is for Joseph Kosuth who designed WFT (Word Family Tree)<p>I used to see this interesting set of words on the side of the Bill Graham Auditorium in 2020 when I was driving my son to and from work, which gave me the idea for that year’s <a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2020/05/04/a-to-z-challenge-2020-reflections/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">A to Z.</a> I didn’t write about it then but I was pleasantly surprised to see it pop up in this year’s <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/home-page" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Illuminate SF</a> exhibit.</p>
<p>Wrapped around the building is a string of words which form the <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/w-f-t-civic-center" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">“Word Family Tree”</a> of civic and auditorium. Designed by <a href="https://www.sfartscommission.org/our-role-impact/press-room/press-release/neon-mural-acclaimed-artist-joseph-kosuth-lights-bill" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Joseph Kosuth</a>, the lighted words were installed in 2019 and represent the first major project funded by the City’s Public Art Trust. Mr. Kosuth describes his work as follows:</p>
<p>“<em>The structure of this installation has two parts: the etymology of the words ‘Civic’ and ‘Auditorium’ in white neon on the western façade. The word ‘Civic’ is intricately connected to the long history of civil rights activism that has taken place (and continues to take place) in the plaza–from Gay Rights to Black Lives Matter. The word ‘Auditorium’ on the other hand is more specific to the building itself, referring to the collective audience assembled by Bill Graham, who found a way, as a concert promoter to not only promote concerts but also community. It is only in the present when a word is used, as it is with a work of art being experienced, that all which comprises the present finds its location in the process of making meaning. Here, in this work, language becomes both an allegory and an actual result of all of which it would want to speak.</em>“</p>
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<p>From where I parked, I could only see this side of the building. The “Auditorium” tree is on the other side. The front of the building had the rainbow colors in the window that I included in my <a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/11/a-to-z-2023-i-is-for-illuminating-facts-and-finds/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">“I” post.</a> I have to say that when I first saw the letters “WFT” I read them as “WTF” and wondered how that would work out. Then I read the description and realized I had the letters mixed up. – LOL</p>
<p>Best Viewing: Anytime after dusk, Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, 99 Grove Street, SF.</p>
<p>We are moving right along here in our <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">A to Z Challenge.</a> See you tomorrow for “L.”</p>
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Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949606196473376619noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139336727208932627.post-13816740482292571042023-04-12T09:26:00.001-07:002023-04-12T09:26:10.159-07:00A to Z – 2023 – J is for John F. Kennedy Drive where you will find Psychedelic Photosynthesis<p>Continuing on our journey through San Francisco looking for the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/home-page" target="_blank">“Illuminate SF”</a> art projects, once again I am using a little creative license to connect these dots. <strong>J</strong>ohn F. Kennedy Drive goes through Golden Gate Park and that is where you will find the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://conservatoryofflowers.org/exhibits-events/flower-power/" target="_blank">Conservatory of Flowers</a> and there you will see some <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/psychedelic-photosynthesis-golden-gate-park" target="_blank">Psychedelic Photosynthesis.</a></p>
<p>As you will remember with the <a rel="noreferrer noopener" href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/06/a-to-z-2023-e-is-for-entwined/" target="_blank">“Entwined”</a> exhibit, Golden Gate Park was actually closed to traffic by the time I got there. A few folks were out walking their dogs and there were some tennis courts with people still playing so the lights were on but I didn’t really want to just randomly park the car and go wandering by myself so I kind of overlooked the signs that said “do not enter” or “road closed” and drove to where I saw the flashes. The Entwined exhibit was on the same road, just a bit farther down.</p>
<p>This colorful projection on the outside of the Conservatory was developed with the San Francisco Parks and Recreation Department and started in 2021. The moving colors and different flowers are reminiscent of the San Francisco Summer of Love. I couldn’t get any closer to the building itself but was able to park on the hill and look down.</p>
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<p>As I was just about finished shooting this sequence, a man walked by who was cleaning up (or I assumed he was cleaning up because he had a big black trash bag) and he said that there were heavy fines for being in this area. I thanked him and got back in the car. I wish I had taken just a few more minutes though because I could see as I was pulling away that the colors on the Conservatory were turning a deep blue and then red. I didn’t hear any music but the addition of some would have been really cool I think.</p>
<p>Best Viewing: Outside the Conservatory of Flowers, 101 <strong>J</strong>ohn F. Kennedy Drive. Starts at dusk each night and runs on a loop through the night. Make sure to get there early enough so you don’t have to break the law to see it!</p>
<p>I’m sorry to say that the pictures on the website show much more color and vibrancy than the video I got. I would like to go back sometime and see it again. I’ll be sure to post about it if I do. Thanks to all who have been visiting me from the <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A to Z.</a> I promise I’ll try to get out and visit some new folks soon!</p>
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Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949606196473376619noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139336727208932627.post-71798125273519126612023-04-11T09:25:00.002-07:002023-04-11T11:01:57.368-07:00A to Z – 2023 – I is for Illuminating Facts and Finds<p>The installation I was going to use for the letter “I,” <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/illuminavia-south-beach" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">“Illuminavia”</a> is located in a bar across the street from Oracle Park and it was closed so instead I’ll share some of the other interesting (I hope) tidbits about my experience with the <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/home-page" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Illuminate SF project.</a></p>
<p>First off I’ll mention my process for finding and capturing the different installations. First I had to look at all the sites and figure out how to fit them in the alphabet. Some, as I’ve said, I had to be creative about. Then I couldn’t just go alphabetically through the list because it would have meant going back and forth from one end of the city to the other. Since I knew I might have to enlist the help of my husband or daughter to drive me, I mapped out where each spot was and then made four different routes. Each route had about 6 or 7 stops and would take about an hour or so to get through. I ended up doing most of them by myself and it actually took more than an hour each time because I got out and took pictures. It looks from the maps like it would be really easy to get them all at one time but you have to remember that in San Francisco there are a lot of one-way streets so something could be right on the next block but you have to go three blocks west and two blocks south to come back to where it actually is. A few of them I went back a second time to get just the right picture/video. Fortunately we live right near the freeway so most of it was just a straight shot to the city. I planned them on Sunday night or weeknights so that the streets wouldn’t be too crowded.</p>
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<p>While I was driving around, I did notice some other cool lights that weren’t part of the actual “Illuminate SF” program. This was a group of trees in the middle of downtown that were all lit up. I didn’t realize until I got home that Coit Tower was right behind them. I guess sometimes I have tunnel vision and focus on one thing while something else is right in front of my nose (see <a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2023/04/01/a-to-z-2023-a-is-for-archipelago/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">“Archipelago”</a> where I totally missed a 6-foot sculpture while I was looking at a heart!)</p>
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<p>The carousel ride at the Children’s Creativity Museum looks really pretty all lit at night. The windows of the Civic Auditorium shows the City’s pride. Louise K. Davies Symphony Hall was magnificent lighting the whole corner.</p>
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<p>A few random lights on the buildings and more lighted trees. These trees are in Union Square (I forgot to look for the hearts!). And finally, the top of City Hall.</p>
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<p>These aren’t lights exactly but I spotted this sculpture out of the corner of my eye when hubby was driving and he went around the block so I could get out and get these pictures. Looks like some kind of sea creature, doesn’t it? Love the pretty scales. There are lights on the ground around it so I bet if it was later in the evening it would be interesting.</p>
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<p>As a thank you for taking me out so I could get my pictures and videos, I treated my husband to dinner at the Stinking Rose. He had a hamburger and I had a prosciutto sandwich and salad. They were delicious and too much for one meal so I had my other half for lunch the next day. This friendly guy was next to me at the bar.</p>
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<p>And that’s my “I” for the <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">A to Z Challenge.</a> See you tomorrow!</p>
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Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949606196473376619noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139336727208932627.post-92041685678501212682023-04-10T10:27:00.002-07:002023-04-10T10:41:29.529-07:00A to Z – 2023 – H is for Hope Will Never Be Silent<p>We’re starting our second week here on the <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">A to Z Challenge.</a> My theme this year is the <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/home-page" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Illuminate SF</a> light art experience. I hade fun going through San Francisco looking for the different light installations that are hidden throughout the city.</p>
<p>Today we have, <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/hope-will-never-be-silent-castro" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Hope Will Never Be Silent</a>, which is written in lights above the SoulCycle building that overlooks Harvey Milk Plaza in the Castro District. You may remember I wrote about the <a href="https://scr4pl80.com/2021/04/21/a-to-z-2021-r-is-for-rincon-park-and-the-rainbow-crosswalk/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Castro District</a> when I went through the city in 2020. It is the center of the gay community in SF.</p>
<p>Harvey Milk was the first openly gay elected official in the history of California. He was elected to the Board of Supervisors of San Francisco in 1977 and assassinated in November of 1978. There was a movie made about him starring Sean Penn who won an Oscar for his portrayal. I’d recommend watching it. He had an interesting life, cut short by a mentally deranged colleague, Dan White, who also killed the mayor of San Francisco, George Moscone. White was convicted and went to prison but killed himself two years after he was released.</p>
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<p>The photos aren’t that great because this is one of the busiest intersections in the city. I had to find parking and then walk up the block to get this shot. As you can see there are lots of telephone poles and street signs in the way so I did the best I could.</p>
<p>Illuminate is the arts group that designed the fixture and it was installed in 2017. It is to honor Harvey Milk’s legacy “through light’s power of attraction.”</p>
<p>Best Viewing: The lights can be seen from dark until dawn. View it from the top of the Castro Muni Metro Station escalator and other spots around Harvey Milk Plaza.</p>
<p>One of the things that this excursion is reminding me is to look up. So often we just look straight ahead and we may miss something special. I didn’t get to visit as many new folks as I would have liked. Hopefully I’ll be able to do that this week. See you tomorrow for “I.”</p>
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Janethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10949606196473376619noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1139336727208932627.post-48374190708741732692023-04-08T10:26:00.002-07:002023-04-08T10:46:49.570-07:00A to Z – 2023 – G is for Grant Avenue where you can see the Lantern Stories<p>In my quest for the <a href="http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">A to Z Challenge</a> theme I was lucky enough to come across the <a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/home-page" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Illuminate SF</a> phenomenon that has been happening for the last 10 years. I really have to get out more since I had never heard of it. Once I got my theme I just needed to figure out how to make the installations work for me. Strictly speaking, there wasn’t a perfectly named attraction for each letter of the alphabet so like yesterday’s “F”, today we’re getting creative and using the name of the place instead of the display.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.illuminatesf.com/lantern-stories" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Lantern Stories</a> can be found on <strong>G</strong>rant Avenue in San Francisco, which is the main street in Chinatown. The first time I went on my excursion through the city I saw these lanterns down a little side street and I thought they were what I was supposed to be looking for. They are very pretty and it makes an interesting sight but somehow I knew it wasn’t quite right. There were too many that looked the same and while I can’t read Chinese, I didn’t think the writing on them was actually telling a story.</p>
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<p>I did a little more research on the exhibit and found that it was actually ON <strong>G</strong>rant Street, not a side street. I saw that the lanterns were different shapes and definitely had stories on them in the form of pictures and words. So I went back in search of the true Lantern Stories.</p>
<p><a href="https://yuwenwustudio.com/lantern-stories-sf-2022" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Yu-Wen Wu</a> created 29 illustrated lanterns and they were installed last year, 2022. Twelve of the lanterns depict specific San Franciscan people, places or events like the 1906 earthquake, Angel Island Detention Center, actor Bruce Lee and author Amy Tan.</p>
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<p>These were much more interesting to look at and I’m so glad I decided to go back and find them. The video is from a Monday night around 8 PM. The stores are closed but there is still a lot of neat stuff to see. Definitely makes me want to explore more.</p>
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<p>Best Viewing: 600 Block of Grant Street after dark.</p>
<p>And we made it through week one! I’m going to try to visit some new folks tomorrow on our “day off.” See you Monday with the letter “H.”</p>
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