Loni Stark
Loni Stark is an artist at Atelier Stark, self-professed foodie, and adventure travel seeker who has a lifelong passion for technology’s impact on business and creativity. She collaborates with Clinton Stark on video projects for Atelier Stark Films. It’s been said her laugh can be heard from San Jose all the way up to the Golden Gate Bridge. She makes no claims to super powers, although sushi is definitely her Kryptonite.
Photo of the Day: Vancouver 2010 Olympic Torches on a Winter Evening
Karin Davidson, a realtor whom I was introduced to through a mutual friend, sent in this photo with the comment: "The city is absolutely buzzing right now, its fantastic! I am attaching a photo of the Olympic Torches that I took last night, I hope you enjoy it."
Karin...
Artist Diaries: Terracotta pots get added and a question to ponder
I am now at the point of the painting where the anxiety level starts to climb. In the beginning of a painting, it is easy to add a stroke here or there and see significant improvements in the painting. There is also a freedom since the painting is still...
Second annual Crab Feed at Silver Creek Sportsplex benefits The Dream On Foundation
A couple Saturdays ago, Sharks fans gathered at the Silver Creek Sportsplex to watch the hockey game, feed on some crabs and support the local charity The Dream On Foundation in their endeavor to assist local youth to participate in sports in the Bay Area.
The foundation was started by...
Theater Review: ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll’ at The Stage is substantive and ambitious
Tom Stoppard's Rock 'n' Roll is an epic, historical journey that explores the impact of rock and roll on the democratic movement in Eastern Block Czechoslovakia from the Spring of 1968 to the Velvet Revolution of 1989.
Even though the play is about three hours long with a 15 minute...
Valentine’s Dinner: Inspirations for the ultimate romantic evening
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.”
-Virginia Woolf
Nothing inspires romance like an evening of attention bestowed on your loved one in the form of sushi, chocolate, and champagne. Okay, I am a little biased as I have an obsession with sushi,...
Adobe Youth Voices Cinequest film camp kicks off with bursts of creativity
The Adobe Youth Voices and Cinequest 2010 film camp kicked off yesterday with 30 participants gathering at the Adobe headquarters in downtown San Jose to begin the three week journey through the creative process of film making. Participants come from Boynton High School, CCOC, Moldaw Zaffaroni BGCP, Mervin G....
SunPower launches Web 2.0 tools for managing solar energy generation
Solar panels are much more exciting during the purchase phase than when they are finally installed.
I remember during the selection and design process, there was a flurry of emails and website surfing to try to understand the best options for the limited roof space we have on our...
San Francisco General Hospital Foundation’s ‘Hearts After Dark’ pumps up the volume
As Pam Baer, founder of the event noted, it was an idea that had been brewing for a couple of years, a way to extend the energy of the Hearts and Heros luncheon to an evening event.
The mural inspired by Alfaro’s ‘Oedipus el Rey’ by artists Canby and Knox
The seating arrangement at the Magic Theatre in San Francisco was not the only thing that was changed for the world premiere of Luis Alfaro's Oedipus el Rey. Upon entering the theater this past weekend, I was immersed in a mural inspired by the reimagined classic of a man...
Artist Diaries: Altering the foundation colors of the fountain with some Dioxazine Purple
This week, I warmed up and lightened the colors of the fountain so that it would not look so foreboding.
If you recall, last week, because of the darkness of the fountain relative to the other elements of the painting, Clint noted it looked like the fountain would swing open...
