Finials. Terracotta finials. Concrete finials. Stone finials. Round finials, flower-basket finials, pinecone, artichoke, urn-shaped finials. Animal finials. The object at the very top of a fountain from which the water flows is called a finial. I suppose any object could be termed a “finial” as long as it sits at the uppermost point on any…
Contained in our blog, Eye on the Garden, you will find interviews with garden professionals, landscape architects, designers and contractors discussing topics ranging from water conservation, how they choose a particular planter, to their design aesthetic. We also often include a story on one of our manufacturers or a new shipment that has arrived at Eye of the Day. We like to showcase garden related books in a monthly review and share a seasonal recipe and cocktail. Brent shares his wanderings in and out of his garden and we’re always on the lookout for new topics to discuss in Eye on the Garden.
Intagliatore di pietra misteriosa
The only research that bore fruit was a call to Luigi Silvestri. The ESTEEMED Luigi Silvestri of A. Silvestri Company in South San Francisco. I interrupted his lunch, but he told me that the sculptor’s name is Alberto Milani, a master Italian stone carver, no longer living. Luigi knows a lot about Italian sculpture and…
A HORSE OF A DIFFERENT COLOR or there’s no place like home…
“The days of the Gold Rush had long passed when the earth yielded yet another treasure. This time in the form of “potter’s clay” in Lincoln, California. In the fall of 1874 Charles Gladding of Chicago was visiting California when he read the news of the clay find. He traveled to Lincoln, took samples of…
COUNTDOWN…
We ARE holding our collective breath…Brent has been going to San Rafael each week with merchandise, the container from Terrecotte San Rocco is unloaded and stacked and the Northern California corps (yes, a group of people united by a common purpose: maybe we’ll call it the Brentcorps) is pretty much up to speed on perfect…
On the Road
At least once each year I travel to our various factories in Europe. Sure, it sounds exciting and romantic, but I hate to say it – after a while it becomes routine, repetitive and I would really like to be home in my own bed. My current trip has been especially important since 2010 was such…
Brent and Julia in Texas
Here we are at our first show at the Dallas Market in Texas in their new area, “OUTDOOR LIVING”. There will be tens of thousands of people shopping here for the next week and Eye of the Day is surrounded by other companies selling their furniture, pottery, umbrellas and garden related products. We have received…
