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Display Name: Captain Christopher
Member Since: 10/26/10

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Yes, they are of a forest dump near my business partner's father's ranch. Things were dumped into a creek ravine from the 1920s to the 1970s.


Christopher's Fine and Feathery Nest House Tour
4/14/13 2:48 PM

@cara100 I expanded on that a little above. I hated them in their original interpretation; I think they are neutral now. But it really isn't that simple (apart from the cost which would be like $1000 worth of new ceramics) they are full of large established plants the biggest of which are too heavy to move.


Christopher's Fine and Feathery Nest House Tour
9/10/12 10:56 AM

oh thank you @angryredhead It is a bit of a collector's garden so I'm glad you picked up on the plant lover thing. However, as a measure of my professional life, it makes me kind of self-conscious. My work is very structured. As a hobby and a place for experimentation, this garden is not a refection of my professional sensibilities. (please google my website if you'd like to see my work)


Christopher's Fine and Feathery Nest House Tour
9/9/12 11:31 PM

@chinadoll and @Skippyandebsy I agree that my comments leave room enough to justify your interpretation. However, I meant only to offer a narrative as to how these things came into my possession as I think the story adds to their history. I offered other anecdotes, which were edited out and these are what remain. In both cases, I had already bought and was excited for the sake for the find and and no idea what or who would follow. I''m not psychic, so my decision to buy was base purely on my attachment to the piece, not the glory of winning.

As for the owl table specifically, I felt bad that there was a conflict of interests. I didn't know she was pulling over for the table as I paid, then considered surrendering it to her, only to decideI wanted it just as badly and had been first. Hence 'disculpame' which translates roughly to 'forgive me'.

I was having trouble deciding whether to buy the dining table or not and I justified it with saying 'Can't you see it for $15000 at Monument?' to my shopping companion. So the fact that he then came in is super funny. Furthermore, Sam, the buyer in question is a friend of mine who never shares where he came by anything in his showroom (presumably to keep anyone from heading straight to the source). So, yes, I took great pleasure in beating him at his own game and still do. Where's the crime?

As for the birds, @skippyanddebsy, they are pets, not graphic T's. I love them dearly and I am not oblivious to popular culture. Do you think that is the first time I've taken flack for 'put a bird on it' We'll it's not and I just take it in stride. They bring me great happiness and I don't mind them as a popular motif. I can respond in kind using your Portlandia reference, since they also made fun of all the anti-hipsters who hate anything that has made its way into the popular vernacular simply for the sake of hating that is popular. I really don't take myself that seriously

http://www.thebolditalic.com/mollydee/stories/2001-put-a-bird-on-it Relax, if it's a joke, I'm laughing right along side you


Christopher's Fine and Feathery Nest House Tour
9/9/12 2:26 PM

@GRANOLA SUICIDE yes, Charity shop= thrift store (as in they sell used item to generate money for associated charities)

@ANNANOWA No, it is a vintage print. It is from a series of 3 oversized sepia prints that hung in the gym of a client's house in the late 70s. She graciously gave them to me after I complimented them.

@JQURBANA @CDICA002 @LITTLEMISSSUNSHINE and @MMWITZKE They do poop, but they are trained to stay on the mantel ( which I call the 'bird enrichment zone') and window sills. They aren't out all day. I let them out in the evenings when I get home from work. I wont let them settle on fabrics for fear of poo. They do poo on the mantel and sills and I wipe it up when I'm doing my chores (or before guests) Its not a big deal (my sweetie might argue...) and it's all love.

@RMBNN Zenith Space command 500 featuring the first remote control. B&W. the remote receiver is audio frequency based. It listens for one of 4 different 'pings' of aluminum rods for 4 different commands. Hence the slag 'the clicker' I had it rebuilt at Mission TV.

@JEN The aviary is the room with the grey day bed. The actual cabinet where the birds stay was in the proofs but didn't make the editorial cut, I guess... Bummer I'm quite proud of it.

@JULIANLAGE They are a super common form called the Swedish Lounge. These particular two are really fine examples- marked by the joints and the refining of the wood. They have no corners rather all on the edges have been bullnosed to create biomorphic lines. They reference the work of Maloof but they are not his.

@HRHPRINCESSFIONA The Mission south of Dolores Park was saved by the only serviceable hydrant at 20th and Church and everything west of Van Ness where the residents of the city fought the fire to save what was left by creating a firebreak and beating back the flames with brooms or drapes and such. So we do have Italianate, Stick, and Queen Anne examples in these areas. My house was built in 1900 but Queen Anne lasted into the teens, though it was of an old school by then. It can be spotted by it's Greek temple references, and feminine, florid plaster relief. It is a reaction to the stoic hard lines of Stick architecture where machine cut patterned wood trim was considered the modern look. @COOLJAKE i'd love to stop by, How would I recognize you?!

@RSR thank you for your kind words! Trust me, I am no stranger to purging. As my mother always said, 'purge your room, purge your soul' I meant that I hated them in their last context, which was super 90s. I think they're just fine now. My first inclination is to reinterpret but things that don't fit my life today go out on the street for others to groundscore. @SMURFBERRY with a handle like that, I suppose it is no wonder you like the blue pots!


Christopher's Fine and Feathery Nest House Tour
9/8/12 1:10 AM

Ballgowns and work boots? ok ...I guess, I'd have to agree, if you mean there's tension. If I had my way, I'd have an Eichler in the hills. What I got was a Queen Anne and in the flats. I had to rectify the disconnect as best I could. ...or maybe you meant ball gown taste on a work boot budget in which case I'd agree then too.

The dead animals are grotesque. Absolutely. The grotesque baroque movement began as an attempt by artists to inspire empathy and disgust simultaneously in the viewer. Nailed it. I dust them as needed with a damp cloth. They have damage which I think adds to the macabre quality.

The usual indoor suspects: monstera, pothos, yucca, ficus, begonia and tillansia. available anywhere (in SF try my girl Flora Grubb)

Grey, olive, and PEACH? I was telling myself grey, brady green, and jute. At first I thought, 'no that's just a trick of the color levels in the shot' then I realized I probably just in denial. omg, there IS some peach. yikes. It used to be only grey and green. I wanted to add warmth and pick up the teak.

The 3/4 curtain decision did two things. The windows are rickety, divided aluminum from the 40s. I wanted some direct light for my plants but hated seeing my pillows sun fade. The rod is hung to hide the division and allow for some direct exposure.

At the risk of calling attention to my own folly, I agree, I have never seen a curtain grommet I liked. Along with tab top, I hate them. Furthermore, the hardware that shows is embarrassing. Still, at some point you have to concede to what you can find. Shopped for curtains lately? Tab top and grommets rein. I hung them telling myself they'd get tailored shortly. It never happened and there they hang. I think the fabrics were good choices.

Overture, thanks. I love a good read. Thank you everyone else for your interest. I too hope you'll be seeing more...

-Christopher Radcool Reynolds


Christopher's "el Corazon" Mission Flat
House Call
10/26/10 5:21 PM