BEEN WAY TOO LONG!

I'm not quite sure how to catch up with you all....it's been way too long!   This move in has taken ALL my time AND energy, but it is finally seeing some light.

So to re-cap my adventures for you in a few brief pics and words....

This is one lovely break day at Glass Beach

We ran off to see Willie Nelson...my camera was low on batteries, so all I got was this two second video...what an icon...he was great!  just press the arrow, I believe you will see it...

Then we went to the HOT ROD Show down by the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk with Ray's best friend Mark...super hot day...loads of people on the beach and the boardwalk and all the rides and attractions were full to capacity....but again, tons of fun!

And in the middle of all of this I am redoing a clients very tiny kitchen...you will have to wait for the results...just like they are....soon

I found this old Harley Sportster buried away on the property, here at Casa de Schneider/Pace...and am very very happy since I've wanted one of these for as long as I can remember...I am going to refurbish and rebuild the whole thing by myself...of course my dad and a friend of Ray's dad, Julius, who is a Harley mechanic will be on the sidelines...wish me luck.

These are the new walls in our master bath...the brown on the casings will be  morphed into antique gold by the time I'm done...it looks like mossy suede up close, I just realized you really can't see the detail in this photo of all the dark inclusions and such, but I'll get that handled soon...can't wait to show you all the befores and afters of the whole house....if I ever finish!!

Oh, then Julius decided to take a face splat on the pavement one day....it turns out that his medication was incorrect and  he passed  out and landed square on his face...ambulance took him and  we spent eight hours in emergency...Julius is 91 and as alert as anyone I know...so no worries, he is back to tip top shape and working in the garage right now attempting to figure out an electrical problem we have...he's the best!

And this is a chandelier I saw one day that I really like...

So as I said...loads of work and fun being had by all....no art work happening right now, although all the special paint effects I am working on for both myself and my client do constitute art in my books....hope to update you all in the very near future on all the work in the house....holidays are coming and I can't wait to share the tree and decorations with you all...thx for you patience with me about my lack of keeping everything up to date...love,  juner

SOME LIGHT ON THE SUBJECT PLEASE...

So it's been a month since I wrote to you all...sorry about that, but moving is all consuming.  Things are going along well...soooo much prep work before moving all my stuff in.  Nearly there...just wanted to tease you again with a couple photos of some of the light fixtures in the house.  Both Ray and I are mad about lighting and sconces...who knew a man could love rusted iron so much?!  So for your viewing enjoyment...some of the special pieces in our home together...oh, and once I'm completely in I will start updating you on all the big changes I have made with paint and such....and maybe I will actually get back to my art again...geez!!   ps. the top one is almost two foot from tip to tip...it's spectacular!

NEW ADDRESS

So remember that guy I was introduced to through OWOH and Abigail from Montana, back in the beginning of February?.....Well he, Ray, invited me to come live with him and his youngest son, Case, and I said yes!  So we are under mass clean up and painting, constructing, consolidating, and you know the rest....his home was not finished and has been untouched for ten years..needless to say, it needs a little lovin and a woman's touch...and I'm just the girl to do it!...keep you posted on all the changes as we go along....but here is one to pique your interest...this is the breakfast nook off the kitchen..it was yellow, now it is not..ha ha...this will become my studio/room. I've done green and blue stripes separated by antique metallic gold pin stripe, all done by hand, no tape! The white will be gone completely by the time I'm done aging the wood casing and ceiling beams.
The home is French country, with big black barn wood tongue and groove floor boards...I'll be adding my flavor of Tunisia and Morocco and old world Italian with a lot of aged gold wood...ha! that's me, what can I say...eclectic!  Oh, and the stone heart is in the center of the pathway leading up to the front door...this place is magic and I'm with the guy who made is so sweet.  He and his son have welcomed me with opened arms and it's just the best feeling ever to become part of this very loving family (his dad, Julius is beyond terrific, as are his daughter, Mekenzie and oldest son, Calhan, not to mention his sister Joy and Aunt Bea)...how happy am I right now!

MICHAEL McDONALD AND CHAKA AT THE WINERY

 

Well, this was too much fun!  We went to the Paul Masson Winery in the lush and exclusive mountain community of Saratoga on Saturday night to see Michael McDonald.  I hadn't realized until we got there that his opening act was none other than Chaka Khan!! Wow! What a show!  But the place is so spectacular I can't even begin to share.  It's the old winery that was  built in 1905 as a chateaux... it has these massive doors and the most exquisite building and the stage was built in front of this structure.  The outdoor amphitheater holds maybe a thousand or so, would be my guess...and the view of San Jose on the backside of the mountain was simple breathtaking.  Too bad  I couldn't get a decent photo of that for you...but I do have some of the main attraction...Rock On!!  JUNER

A NEW PIECE OF OLD WORLD

My girlfriend Sue asked me to age down this huge plaster plaque she bought, (yes, those are my toes in the photo, BIG plaque).  She wanted it subtle color and creamy...so here's how it ended up....had so much fun with this one, just thought I would share the outcome.  It's much more visible color wise, with yellow, blue, green and pink, in person, but you can get the idea from here...the first pic is to show the original look and color before I completely covered it in ivory...then I went to work and here are some close ups of the finished piece...enjoy!

A DRIVE THROUGH CAPITOLA BY THE SEA

I had an appointment today in Capitola.  This is the tiny little beach town in the heart of Santa Cruz.  It's everything you could imagine, with loads of restaurants with beach/ocean views.  It's super fun in the summer because all the bars with live bands playing and people just walk from one place to the next. It literally right on the sand.  There are shops and tourists and it's crowded.  The homes are piled one on top of another on small one way streets in a maze of twists and turns in a very little area.  
I came out of an appointment today and turned the corner and saw this house...it was so striking in person I took the picture right out my car window...sorry for the phone line, didn't pay attention, but I really wanted to share this....and then I drove down the road a piece and turned around to take a long view of our quaint little town of Capitola....I'm so lucky to live in such a beautiful place...hope you enjoy...juner

THE SILVER BUDDHA

OKAY, I'M ATTEMPTING TO GET YOU TO GO TO THE ACTUAL NEW BUDDHA BLOG AND CHECK OUT THE NEW SERIES THERE....BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE ALL IN THE LOOP AND I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO MISS OUT ON WHAT'S UP.....
What's up is this is a big four by three foot painting that, naturally, in person is WAY nicer to see the serious details..which are SUPER layered and tarnished silver and scratchy.  I wish you could see that here, but it's a good interpretation of the work.....it's how I pictured it in my mind's eye when I sat down to paint...hope you enjoy...remember, www.artofbuddha.blogspot.com  

LOTUS FROM ART OF BUDDHA BLOG

SOME NEW BUDDHA ART

I've been getting a lot of requests for Buddha art, so I opened a new blog just for this genre of work since it is so different from all  my other work.  It's www.artofbuddha.blogspot.com.
Here are my two latest contributions to this series...hope you enjoy, love juner...ps. yay summer!!

UPDATED AUGUST 2017...
A lot of people still come to check out this post...I've since closed down the other blog, so if you are interested in viewing my Buddha work, please go to my art blog..thx for the interest.

SUMMER BEGINS IN SANTA CRUZ!

Every Friday night starting in June, the city of Santa Cruz has free full blown live concerts on the beach, down by the boardwalk/amusement park throughout the summer.  It's totally the coolest thing ever!  Imagine sitting on the sand with the ocean and the sail boats going by...big white clouds, the sun going down while the music is playing and people are tossing beach balls around over your head...then the second show comes up as it gets dark and the lights are like an old concert hall with the different color cells and people cheering, the confetti canons go off and the rides on the boardwalk are all lit up...it's just summer at it's best.
So to kick off summer this year we started with Peter Noone, and Hermans' Hermit's....May sound silly but what a showman he is!  You don't know how many hits until he's singing them and he sounds exactly the same as he did back in the sixties.  He's super funny and does a great show...here we are having a lovely evening on the beach in Santa Cruz....don't' be too envious...lot's of love...juners