In a Glazed Daze in Italy: Glazed terracotta pottery From concrete planters to Italian terracotta pots, custom glazing has been one of Eye of the Day’s strengths for over fifteen years. We are sometimes amazed by the wild colors envisioned by one designer after another for special colors or finishes, but always try to provide…
Adventure
Groundskeeping: A Letter from Portugal
Travel Dispatches: A Letter from Portugal It’s hard to say where I most like to be when my exploring takes me abroad. I like being where I’m familiar—definitely Paris and its arrondissements where I like to walk through the markets and bistros. In Bologna, I walk the miles of arcades looking at the architecture stopping…
Groundskeeping: Brent’s Eye on Austin
GROUNDSKEEPING: Austin, Texas Being from California, born and raised, I have always had a prejudice towards Texas. They were cowboys and we were beach people if not surfers. They like six guns and we like bongs, they eat TexMex and we eat real Mexican food. Girls in Texas have big hair and wear lots of…
Groundskeeping: Traveling South for a Peru Expedition
True to my “Profile” I do wander the globe looking, sometimes under rocks. Here at Eye of the Day we have been successful in offering old rocks with a purpose for the garden. Throughout the centuries, agricultural societies shaped stone to hold water and fodder, fodder and water, to sustain their livestock. These pieces make…
Groundskeeping: Exploring Urban Landscapes and Frederick Law Olmsted
GROUNDSKEEPING is about my travels for my life’s work, keeping Eye of the Day fresh and exciting not just for me, but our clients and customers. I am always trying to find what others are seeking for their designs. Like a chef experimenting with ingredients and flavors to interest his public, I look for those…
City Fountains I Have Loved
City Fountains I Have Loved My love of city fountains begins with my formative years. I grew up in a suburb of Los Angeles where my father was a news photographer and intimately knew the nooks and crannies of the city. Family drives all over the state and especially throughout greater L.A. were always amazing;…
