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.
Solar Update: October 2009, leaping over September 2009
I knew it would eventually happen. After over a year of coverage of the solar generation from our Sunpower solar energy panels, I missed a month's update, September 2009.
Sometimes, no news is good news. In this case, the solar panels have just quietly converted solar energy to electricity for...
San Francisco Opera: Verdi’s ‘Otello’ intoxicates with jealousy and glorious arias
Otello, often considered one of Verdi's grandest and most challenging operas, is based on Shakespeare's play by the same name. San Francisco Opera's enactment of Verdi's masterpiece displays both the blinding power of jealousy and its tragic consequences.
It was a surprisingly sunny day in San Francisco, but once the...
2010 Loreto Calendar: Coming to a mailbox near you
The order of calendars from the printers arrived on Friday afternoon in two medium-sized, extremely heavy cardboard boxes. Friday evening and Saturday morning became a frenzied place here at StarkSilverCreek central as we packed orders of calendars, printed labels and shipped out approximately 65 orders of calendars totaling 187 individual calendars....
Movie Review: Julie & Julia is part french cuisine masterpiece and part overcrowded mushrooms
Ever since the movie Julie & Julia arrived in cinemas, I've been meaning to go see it. The wonderful write up by Pat Reardon on her experiences with making Beef Bourguignon only tempted me further. Alas, between the theater season being in full swing, a pile of Cinequest movies...
On Location: Bike party in downtown San Jose
While strolling the streets of San Jose, I was suddenly immersed in a swarm of bikes.
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I was able to stop one such biker to find out more. No, not the Harley Davidson type or any any gas burning, muffler-roaring type. Instead, these were the good old fashion kinds that are...
‘Mrs. Whitney’ delights with humor while devulging love’s desperation
This past Friday, I attended a John Kolvenbach marathon at Magic Theatre—a double dose of comedy and heartbreak starting with Goldfish and concluding with Mrs. Whitney. I had seen the Bay Area Premiere of Goldfish previously, (review) but decided I wanted to experience the entire pacing and flow across both...
My third painting: Constructing the red barn and the secrets of toothpaste
In this week's class, my red barn finally took shape after Lee Hartman coached me to not over paint elements and to allow for different colors from my palette to add dimension.
I also added shadows and details to the barn. After using Lee's advice, I went back to the...
My completed pear oil paintings…reunited and signed
Lee Hartman this week noted she couldn't find my completed paintings on StarkSilverCreek and that I should post my finished works more prominently. I think my ramblings and photos of paintings in progress, which can often look much less pleasing, is giving her a heartburn as my teacher.
So I...
Photos: Spring Awakening Opening Night at Broadway San Jose
Fun evening of Spring Awakening, the rock musical, followed by a cast party at Scott's Seafood in Downtown San Jose. Here are the photos.
For Spring Awakening cast video interview, click here.
For Spring Awakening theater review, click here.
Loreto Bay Photos by Larry Wilde
Larry Wilde, a fellow homeowner in Agua Viva in Loreto Bay, sent in these wonderful photos of Loreto Bay. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. My mom's coming with us for the first time for our trip inmid-November to Loreto and I am so happy...
