Sculptures and Paintings among the Trees

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Djerassi Resident Artists Program

Located in the foothills, off Skyline Road, in Woodside, California, is the Djerassi Resident Artists Program center established by Dr. Carl Djerassi.

A recent visit to the center with a group of friends was a very rewarding experience. The program is an example of how funding by private individuals can promote and nurture artistic creations. Full details of the program are available at http://www.djerassi.org/

A few photographs follow.

Contemplator, 2004, by Yusuke Toda

My favorite. A simple post embedded in redwood, it made me think of teachings of Zen masters. The part bound by spiral of rope, will expose red painted surface when the rope decays and distinegrates.

"Nothing exists: all things are becoming"
--Reiho Masunaga, The Soto Approach to Zen

Title unknown - by Derek Jackson

The Nest, 1997 by Cynthia Harper

Orpheus Coyote and friends, 1999, by William King

Skin of Dreams, 1999, by Sung-Joon Hwang

Dialog, 2004, by Roland Mayer

© Musafir
Note: The red sphere on the ground was originally at the top of the right side of the structure.

Faeries,2002, by Derek Jackson

"Art does not solve problems but makes us aware of their existence. It opens our eyes to see and our brain to imagine."
--Magdalena AbakanowiczThe Old Barn

Gorgeous setting for the artists and their creations

A beautiful Madrone tree

On the way back, picnic at the top of Windy Hill