Martha's Vineyard 2008

For the 14th year in a row, Elizabeth and I  started our summer by going to Martha's Vineyard.  The location of our honeymoon, this spot in Chilmark is really breathtaking.  For the past few years we have gone with our friends and their kids so it's a really fun time.  Eddie Rosenstein, who is a documentary film maker, (look for his series on the History Channel on the Sand Hogs) is a great cook and does his magic in the kitchen each night.  Randi Blanco is fun and athletic and game for any adventure and their kids Isaiah and August are great  and together with Cassius, have a great time.

I spent quite a bit of my time working on art in some way.  First, I took a job while I was there from Time.... more on that later.

I created a trompe l'oeil on the ceiling of the main house.  A few years ago the old ceiling was damaged and a plank had to be replaced.  I was asked to try to make this stark white plank fit in the room again.  Some of the family wanted a match of the wood there already and some wanted a look at blue sky.  I had no opinion either way but thought of a solution when I was asked to come up with an idea myself.  One idea was to have a broken board up there with some light shining through.  This was passed over after I saw a window there that looked great and would be a good model for a relica of sorts up there.