Loni Stark

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.
Wine Country Inspired candle holder - how to

How to: Make a Tuscan candle holder

Follow these simple 7 steps for making your own Tuscan candle holder!

Confessions of an iPhone Chick: Testing iPhone reception on the train ride to San Francisco

I stared intently at my iPhone as Foursquare processed my latest check in at the Diridon Caltrain station in San Jose. It was my first check in at the train station and I got bonus points. I was heading up to the San Francisco offices for some meetings with colleagues....

Artist Diaries: Finding the balance between “medium” and “crazy”

Last week, Lee Hartman looked over at my painting from across the classroom and noted I had a "medium" painting. When she first declared this, I wasn't sure what she meant. However, in general, I don't particularly like the word "medium". The word sounds like "average" and given that...

Excitement Builds: Cinequest 20 Media Launch Party at The Works Gallery in San Jose

Tonight I attended the Cinequest 20 Media Launch Party at The Works in downtown San Jose. The annual film festival doesn't start until February 23, but already the excitement is building. Outside, city center streets are lined with red and black Cinequest banners. Inside, there was a lot of good...

Through the Looking Glass: Images of Palo Alto Players’ ‘Rabbit Hole’

This past weekend, I attended a showing of Palo Alto Players' Rabbit Hole, a touching play about a family that tries to overcome the tragedy of an accident that results in the loss of their 4 year-old son. Among the highlights of this production (more in the upcoming StarkSilverCreek...

Images of Pear Avenue Theatre on opening night of ‘Speed-the-Plow’

Tucked in the side of an otherwise non-descriptive (especially on a dark evening) industry park in Mountain View, you immediately feel the energy when you walk into this tiny theater.

Maverick poses with co-founder Halfdan Hussey at Cinequest HQ

This past week, I caught up with Cinequest Film Festival's co-founder, Halfdan Hussey at his office in downtown San Jose just before the 20th Cinequest Film Festival sweeps him and his team off into a frenzied tornado of film screenings, parties and camaraderie with other Indie film lovers. Last...

Confessions of an iPhone Chick: What does your iPhone say about you?

I've been experiencing the phenomenon of noticing every iPhone owner within a visual radius of me since I switched from the Blackberry to the iPhone. All of a sudden it seems like everyone has an iPhone...okay, maybe everyone does? Sometimes I look at an individual and try to predict if...

Touring Pannys Amazing World of Chocolate on Phillip Island, Australia

A while back, I wrote about my visit to Pannys Amazing World of Chocolate on a trip to Australia. What is it really like inside this world of chocolate? Wonder no more as I take you on an in-depth tour of the museum and factory that make this place the...

Confession of an iPhone Chick: Foursquare, new kid on the block, grows up?

I discovered Foursquare during the Christmas holidays in Ottawa, Canada which is why GoodLife Fitness was the first place I was crowned mayor. When I say discovered, I mean the moment I actually became hooked on checking into places that I ventured into. I had known about Foursquare for a...