Articles for December 13th, 2005
HOUSE PLANTS III
I am not fond of houseplants, either. When we moved, I had a Bakers rack (remember those?) of houseplants that had taken over. Thats what houseplants do when you let them in they grow, they cling, they wrap themselves around legs and rods like serpents or drunken teenagers; they collect dust. Once you let them in, its all over Fatal Attraction. You give them away but they come back as cuttings.
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RE: RETURN OF THE HOUSEPLANT?
Those poor, poor plants. I’ve never been a big fan of houseplants but those sickly things need to be put out of their misery. As an art director, I would assign photography like that if I was designing a hard-hitting, investigative piece on houseplant abuse. But to encourage a trend, I would think lush, beautiful photography would be the right call. But what do I know? I only work for the best H&G magazine in the country — nay, in the world. (And speaking of raises, Christine…)
LUNCH WITH ED OAKLEY
Today I had lunch with Councilman Ed Oakley (pictured above, with his hand in a chocolate cake) and Peggy Levinson. We ate at Al Biernats. Ed ordered a cup of the blue-cheese-and-potato-soup and chicken caesar salad. I love Ed. I wanted to talk to him about a couple of things. Here’s what he had to say about the Dallas Design District and his beloved, The Trinity.
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GOLDEN PUPS
Just in time for Christmas, all these precious Golden Retriever puppies need to be adopted lest…the terrible. I cannot bear to think of it. If you would like to adopt one, please contact gaellewenger@hotmail.com.
A DRAGON NOT ON DRAGON
Oh la la Oriental! Check out Patrick Lewis’s show at Debris, 1205 Slocum Street. This Plano artist takes deep inspiration from oriental images, such as “Dragon’s Maw”, above. The show, along with Jennifer Pilon’s ceramic sculptures - Raku fired porcelain - will be up though January 20th. Sushi for dinner???
RETURN OF THE HOUSEPLANT?
The January issue of House & Garden announces the return of the houseplant. If sad and sickly are what’s in, I think I’ll pass. Such neglected looking specimens are what gave the houseplant a bad rap in the first place.
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