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FEATURES 26 SHOWCASE BARN Designer converts a neglected stable into a fabulous space

30 MIX AND MATCH Design inspirations for lofts and living spaces beyond form and function

48 BRIGHT IDEAS For these students, environmental design is a study of the human experience

52 WHERE OLD HOMES REST Take a tour of Heritage Square

BEST BETS 12 GO Touching up on make-up artistry, making music in Pasadena and mocking democracy

14 PLAY A special Motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Day with Kidspace Spa, and a place where noise is music to the ears

16 THINK Learn the science behind catastrophes, plus author events and our book recommendations

DEPARTMENTS 18 SHOP Antiques row on Fair Oaks Avenue is a treasure trove

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We have looked forward to working on this issue since last year, after we held our first Pasadena Star-News and Rose Magazine Jewels of Pasadena: Women of Distinction Awards. The women who have been nominated the past two years by their peers, families and others in the community are truly inspirational. They balance family, work and volunteer commitments with grace and compassion, and their acts of giving are fueled by passion and love for life — theirs and others’. To most, community service is a lifelong commitment. Take Nadine Washington, last year’s Woman of the Year winner. Growing up in a small town in Mississippi, she had a choice: work in the family’s farm or get involved in the community. As a young girl, she joined every school and church activity she could sign up for and, there in her impoverished town of 2,000 residents, she laid the groundwork for a lifetime of community service. Read her story on Page 66. Meet this year’s Women of Distinction

finalists, starting on Page 72. They will be honored at a special gala on April 21, and the winners for each category will be announced that same night. We also recognize one of Pasadena’s special organizations, the Mothers’ Club Learning Center, which was chosen by our publisher as this year’s Nonprofit of the Year. Learn more about them on Page 70. I would be remiss if I didn’t give a shout-out to our amazing Pasadena Star-News and Rose Magazine staff photographers, who have been making the pages of this magazine so beautiful because of their collective body of work. They raised the bar again with our Spaces section — starting with our peek at the guest cottage of the 2011 Showcase House of Design (Page 26) to the homes and living areas featured in our Elements of Style package (Page 30). The architecture and design of these places are wonderful on their own; our photographers made them truly spectacular. I hope you enjoy this issue!

On the cover What happens when 35 of Pasadena’s most distinguished women and youth get together for a photo shoot at the crowded Pasadena Star-News office? For one, they make friends. During the very busy shoot, our 2011 Women of Distinction finalists could be heard networking, sharing and laughing. Each has quite a story to WEB EXTRA tell, and you can read all about For more coverage on it later in the magazine. These the upcoming Women women are the power players of Distinction awards, and unsung heroes of our city, stay tuned to our blog at all working behind the scenes insidesocal.com/rose. in roles that should make any fellow citizen proud. For the cover, we envisioned a representation of a portrait wall, not unlike what you might have seen hanging in a parent’s or grandparent’s home over the years — mismatched frames of all shapes and sizes, placed with care in a hall of memories. Rose Magazine’s Jewels of Pasadena: Women of Distinction awards are in their second year. For our sophomore effort, we could only hope to match the level of accomplishment of last year’s nominees. And, not surprisingly, the community of Pasadena yielded some fantastic finalists again this year. A huge hat-tip goes to all of those who sent in nominations. We can’t wait to see who turns up next year.

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Touch up on your body artistry, avant-garde looks and more at the International Make-Up Artist Trade Show. Whether you’re a make-up artist, an occasional dabbler or someone who loves powders, eyeshadows and more, the show offers great deals on various make-up brands. Get there early, purchase lines can get long. June 25, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.; June 26, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Pasadena Convention Center, 300 E. Green St., Pasadena. $20-$75. (626) 793-2122. imats.net/los.

Behind the velvet rope Take a special tour that highlights the unseen treasures of The Gamble House. Patrons are invited to step behind the velvet ropes of the national historic landmark to walk through parts of the house normally closed to the public. The docent will open doors and drawers to showcase exquisite craftsman detail and hidden gems. Light refreshments will be served in the gallery. Now until Dec. 14, 9 or 10:30 a.m. The Gamble House, 4 Westmoreland Place, Pasadena. $40. (626) 395-9783. gamblehouse.org.

Art appreciation Enjoy the fine arts without it costing you a dime. The 22nd annual Museums of the Arroyo Day Festival brings the joy of art appreciation to Pasadena with a free admission day to five locations. This year’s MOTA Day, themed “Women in Early Los Angeles,” will be accompanied by musical performances, special events and fun for the whole family. Free, continuous shuttles will be available between sites. Museums include The Gamble House, Heritage Square Museum, The Los Angeles Police Historical Museum, Lummis Home and Garden and Pasadena Museum of History. Expect big crowds and arrive early. May 15, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Arroyo

Mock(ING) democracy

Whether you’re right wing, left wing or smack dab in the middle, prepare to get offended as the Capitol Steps make their stop into town. The troupe is made up of former Congressional staffers, who bring their touch of satirical humor and scathing parody to every current political hot topic. For the 18th year, the group will light the stage at Caltech to put a humorous twist on events and personalities on Capitol Hill and beyond. April 30, 8 p.m.; May 1, 3 p.m. Caltech, 1200 E. California Blvd.,

Pasadena. $28-38, adults; $10, youth. (626) 395-4652. capsteps.com.

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Jam for education

Jive to cool tunes in the name of education. Jazzy Jam is back for its third year to raise funds for local schools. The 2011 concert will showcase some of the best live performances in jazz, blues, R&B, Afro-Cuban music and more. Proceeds will support children and youth served by Charity Events Outreach Services and Flintridge Center. May 14, noon-8 p.m. Central Park, 219 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena. $25. (626) 744-8081. jazzyjampasadena.com.

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MAKE MUSIC In June, more than 500 musicians take over the city’s air waves in a range of musical stylings for, Southern California’s largest free music festival that boasts 300 concerts in one day. For a full 12 hours, Pasadena will be home to the sounds of Latin, jazz, world music, indie rock; and to Grammy Award nominees, platinum-recording artists and homegrown artists. June 18, 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Various locations in downtown Pasadena. (626) 744-0340. makemusicpasadena.org.

MAKE IT POP Pasadena Symphony-POPS is kicking off its summer concert series with a fireworks spectacular and a celebration of Pasadena’s 125th anniversary. The guest conductor is Michael Krajewski. June 18, 7:30 p.m. Rose Bowl, 1001 Rose Bowl Drive, Pasadena. Call for ticket prices. (626) 793-7172. pasadenasymphony-pops.org.

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NATURE INSPIRED Clouds, butterflies and lush trees will all play part in inspiring young artists’ creations at the Huntington Library. Artist Marion Eisenmann will lead children, ages 7 to 12, to create nature-inspired works of art during an introduction to plein air painting. April 30 and May 7, 9:30 a.m.-noon. Huntington Library, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino. $40 members, $50 non-members, fee includes one accompanying adult. (626) 405-2128. huntington.org.

MOMMY AND ME What could be more special to a mother than spending the day with her children on Mother’s Day? Kids can treat mom to a relaxing time at Kidspace Spa. Children will create facial scrubs, assemble flower sachets and make scented soaps, with all-natural ingredients, for a spa gift bag for mom. Mother and child can also enjoy a brunch basket for two from Wolfgang Puck Catering ($25 each). May 7-8, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $10, under 1 year old free, Kidspace Children’s Museum, 480 N. Arroyo Blvd., Pasadena. kidspacemuseum.org.

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MAKING A RUCKUS For the music-minded child or one who just wants to make noise, Rhythm Child invites children to take part in making some cool music. The rhythm-based band shows kids how to create music with various instruments. And once you’ve worked up an appetite, enjoy a picnic in the park. June 28, 5:30 p.m. Descanso Gardens, 1418 Descanso Drive, La Cañada Flintridge. Free with Gardens admission: $8 adults, $6 seniors/students, $3 children 5-12, free for children 4 and younger. Advance registration required, no walk-ins. (818) 949-7980. descansogardens.org.

TAIL END OF THE STORY Some of the best stories are about nature and its inhabitants. Nature walks and puppet shows help tell those stories during Eaton Canyon Natural Area’s Nature Tails Story Hour for ages 3 to 5. Take a walk around the nature preserve and create your own stories. The area offers hiking trails, equestrian trails, picnic areas, seasonal stream, rocks and minerals, various natural habitats, native plants, and wildlife. Story hour every Saturday, 10:30-11:30 a.m., Eaton Canyon Natural Area, 1750 N. Altadena Drive, Pasadena. (626) 398-5420. ecnca.org.

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The latest in our list of must-reads this season MADAME TUSSAUD: A NOVEL OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION By Michelle Moran Historical Fiction Crown Publishing Group

HEADS YOU LOSE By Lisa Lutz and David Hayward Mystery Putnam Adult

“Heads You Lose” is an experiment in tag-team mystery writing. Mystery novelist Lisa Lutz (“The Spellman Files”) writes odd-numbered chapters while poet David Hayward — who used to date Lutz — takes even-numbered chapters. The result is a loopy and original crime novel in which the coauthors battle for control of the story arc, killing off characters if disagreements arise and hurling insults via footnotes. The plot centers around orphaned siblings Paul and Lacey Hansen, who run a pot-growing operation in Northern California. A headless corpse appears on their land and unable to call the authorities — to avoid discovery of their marijuana farm — they decide to dump the body elsewhere. But the corpse returns a couple days later, so the amateur sleuths take to uncovering its origins. 16 | ROSE | MAY-JUNE 2011

Yes, as in the Madame Tussaud Wax Museum. But before her name became synonymous with cheesy celebrity effigies, Marie Tussaud was an extraordinary sculptress who honed her craft alongside her uncle in their celebrated Parisian salon in 1788. Tussaud eventually gains the notice of King Louis XVI’s sister, who requests her presence at Versailles as a royal tutor to Princess Elisabeth. As Tussaud becomes immersed in the lavish grandeur of life at court, resentment begins to boil as the gap between the rich and poor widens across the nation. In Michelle Moran’s “Madame Tussaud,” the artist straddles both sides while casting models of the historical characters of the French Revolution. THE ZOMBIE AUTOPSIES By Steven C. Schlozman Fiction Grand Central Publishing

Zombies are everywhere. In movies, TV shows, survival guides, even classic literature (Seth GrahameSmith’s “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies”). So it seems that “The Zombie Autopsies” is the natural evolution of the horror genre — mixing forensic science and the odd fascination with the living dead. As any good scientist knows, the key to defeating an enemy is to understand what makes it tick. A medical team, led by zombie expert Dr. Stanley Brum, is sequestered to a remote island to research and observe the captive undead in hopes of finding a cure. Complete with illustrations of zombie anatomy, the notebooks of the team are released after the research crew is consumed by the plague.

THE WILDER LIFE: MY ADVENTURES IN THE LOST WORLD OF LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE By Wendy McClure Non-fiction Riverhead

As a child, Wendy McClure was a fan of Laura Ingalls Wilder’s beloved “Little House on the Prairie” series. After her mother’s death, the now-adult McClure rediscovers her fascination and an obsession takes hold. The blogger drowns in Wilder family research, grinds wheat for bread and churns butter. She drags her tolerant boyfriend along as she retraces the pioneer clan’s journey across the Midwest, visits a replica log cabin of their homestead and seeks out annual summer pageants in Wilder’s hometowns. McClure is in search of the ultimate “Laura” experience in “The Wilder Life.” This funny memoir is an ode to the magic and wonder that childhood touchstones can bring. THE TERRIBLE PRIVACY OF MAXWELL SIM By Jonathan Coe Fiction Knopf Doubleday

Maxwell Sim has 74 friends on Facebook, but nobody to talk to. He keeps correspondence with his estranged ex-wife under a false identity and has difficulty making a connection with his cryptic daughter and his absent father in Australia. To shake things up, he accepts a friend’s business proposition to drive a Prius filled with ecofriendly toothbrushes to the Shetland Islands. While on the road, he can’t resist making impromptu stops to check in on his estranged wife, his father’s vacant apartment and the parents of a childhood friend. Along with the awkward misadventures, he also begins to fall in the love with the voice of his vehicle’s GPS system, which he christens “Emma.”

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neruda translated Understand the late poet Pablo Neruda, who was revered for his unparalleled romanticism and dark imagery at this Flintridge Bookstore event. Poet William O’Daly will be on hand to read and discuss excerpts from his translations of Neruda’s “The Hands of Day,” “World’s End,” and “The Book of Questions,” as well as read some of his own work. O’Daly was a finalist for the 2006 Quill Award in “Poetry for Still Another Day,” which is the first of his Neruda series translations. May 6, 7-8:30 p.m. Flintridge Bookstore & Coffeehouse, 1010 Foothill Blvd., La Cañada Flintridge. (818) 790-0717. flintridgebooks.com.

Catastrophes revealed

From the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the 1800s earthquake in Boston and other catastrophes, natural disasters have profoundly shaped our history. Listen in and learn as paleontologist and geologist Dr. Donald Prothero discusses human accounts and the science behind these deadly disasters. A book signing for “Catastrophes!: Earthquakes, Tsunamis, Tornadoes and Other Earth-Shattering Disasters” will follow the lecture. May 15, 2 p.m. Baxter Lecture Hall at Caltech, 332 S. Michigan Ave., Pasadena. $8-$10. skeptic.com.

Outerspace prObing Learn the roots of the universe with research scientist and professor Anthony C. Readhead. Director of several observatories, Readhead will take a look into the very early days of the universe and discuss how a new generation of instruments like the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation help push back the cosmic clock with precise measurements. May 25, 8-9 p.m. Beckman Auditorium at Caltech, 332 S. Michigan Ave., Pasadena. Free. (626) 395-4651. events.caltech.edu/index.html.

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Even a cursory sweep of the Pasadena Antique Center can be dizzying. This cooperative of antiques dealers is a sprawling complex that boasts unmatched variety. Co-op leaders like to say the 40,000-squarefoot labyrinth of booths and stores has “everything for the collector of anything.” If it’s mid-century modern furniture, rare books and manuscripts, Depression glass, costume jewelry or garden statuary you’re after, the Pasadena Antique Center has it — and then some. The center attracts just about everybody across the spectrum of antiques enthusiasts. It’s frequented by professional designers, serious dealers looking for a steal, studios outfitting a set with period decor and your average curiosity-seeker. Manager Lou Fotinatos himself stumbled into the antiques trade. In a previous career, he was servicing a vending machine route and happened to call upon an antique store in Temecula. The shop was looking for a manager, and Fotinatos landed the opportunity. He’s been managing the Pasadena Antique Center for many years now and sees all types come through the doors to have a browse. The center’s been common ground for dealers in need of a home and bargain-minded buyers since the mid-‘70s, and the premise remains the same: Their world is your oyster.

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There’s no such thing as an off-the-clock moment for Tim Gurley. Staying on top of the antiques game means being ready at a moment’s notice for the possibility of a prime find. Travel (and lots of it) is part of the equation. Long hours, plentiful connections and some heavy lifting also factor in. There’s a singular goal in mind: To get something valuable — and sellable — for a great price. And Gurley has earned a reputation as an exceptional “finder” who does just that, sometimes going to extraordinary lengths to seal a deal. He would sooner sleep overnight inside his car outside an earlymorning estate sale than chance missing out on any treasures awaiting him inside. Gurley says customers ask him all the time, “When do you get new things in?” His standard answer is, “Whenever we can.” Together with co-curator Rick LeClerc, Gurley has fashioned an antiques showroom-meets-bazaar, where the classics thrive alongside odd and unusual curios. You might, as on a recent visit, find an 18th century Italian chest with original Florentine tags or ceramic tiles pulled from the historic Rindge estate in Malibu. Nearby, handspun textiles by a Works Progress Administration artist are headed to 20 | ROSE | MAY-JUNE 2011

The Wolfsonian-Florida International University Museum, and a series of small portraits of famous Ringling Bros. clowns gaze moodily over the room. Life-size Italian puppets from the mid-19th century, hanging around in the opposing corner, look ready to spring to life. Many of the items on the floor are already on their way out the door, like signature Walter Lamb patio lounge chairs ready to ship out from the back of the store. Everything Gurley acquires he intends to sell, and hopefully quickly. Turnover is fast-paced, and if he doesn’t have an exact buyer or collector already in mind, he most certainly has set a firm price point. For the most part, Gurley draws the line at haggling with customers, and says sticker shock only happens when a customer doesn’t have a good comparative basis for the market value of an antiquity. (Among the trends commanding top value right now are Chinese antiques, he says, and they are continuing to soar.) Over the years, Gurley has sold many thousands of things, and each registers a specific place in a rather photographic memory. He says he remembers the very details of every transaction: Where he bought it, who sold it to him, how much he paid, and the like. And, if it was a particularly juicy deal, the flutter of excitement sneaks back up again, he says. “The thrill is in the hunt,” he says. “It gets your blood racing.”

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In the macrocosm of the antiques trade, there’s a fair amount of politicking that comes standard with every exchange. The players on this revolving stage range from bottom-dwellers, like the simple yard-seller, to the highest-end dealers and Sotheby’s and Christie’s of the world. In other words, there’s a pecking order, Gurley says. “Pickers,” for example, are acquirers who work out in the trenches, knocking on doors or combing through garage-sale bins in the hope of finding something rare, old or odd that might pique a dealer’s interest. It’s not glamorous, but even grassroots canvassing can turn up incredible things, Gurley says. When it comes to offering a piece for sale, there are loyalties and diplomacy to consider. Many reputable antique dealers are savvy social navigators who make it their business to know whom to call when specific pieces land on their doorstep. In the Los Angeles area, the Westside is the primary hotbed of the antiques trade, and even Pasadena stores get most of their business from that part of the region. The same object will fetch a totally different price in Pomona than it will in Monrovia or Beverly Hills, Gurley says. He’s always focused on demand (the likelihood of the item selling) and price (what does it cost and what can it potentially sell for?) Against all the best-laid plans and solid dealer intuitions, there’s always an element of randomness, Gurley says. When something sells for the right price, he feels validated. But some items, for no real reason, seem simply to languish as constant reminders of a misplaced bet.

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Turn to Page 44 to see the traditional Greene & Greene home of Revival Antiques proprietor Marie Gauthier and her family. The Pasadena house is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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A visit to Revival Antiques is a visit to a specialist. Serious collectors know proprietor Marie Gauthier as curator of a deep and thorough antiquing experience. This is no needle-in-a-haystack bargain hunt through a disjointed array of antiques. Gauthier’s emporium of coveted relics is vast but tailored — especially for Spanish Revival pieces and accents, with heavy representation from the Mediterranean, Arts & Crafts Revival Antiques and Monterey styles. 527 S. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena An average visit to Revival Hours: Every day, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Antiques might yield glimpses of any (626) 405-0024, (626) 226-9140 revivalantiques.com number of treasures: Wrought iron and chandeliers pulled from a home designed by notable African-American architect Paul Williams; Gladding, McBean tileworks; Batchelder mosaic fountains; and prairie-style stained glass panels. Gauthier — and her husband, Alex Carswell, who is also involved with the business — get right down to the details. Their customers, Gauthier says, often have specific tastes and most are pursuing historic authenticity on every level. Whether it’s furniture, fixtures or decorative fireplace switchcovers, not a thing is overlooked when fully restoring or decorating in the style of a historic home, and Revival is a one-stop shop. For owners of historic properties, Gauthier keeps her eye

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trained on preservation and helps customers cross every “T” and dot every “I” along the way. “We really get into the process of restoration,” says Gauthier, who with her husband has painstakingly rehabilitated several period homes. Some homeowners require intervention, Gauthier notes, and have to be convinced not to demolish the original bathroom tile or to throw the old commode atop the junk heap. “You may think (the tiles) are ugly, but someone, your neighbor across the street, needs 10 of them,” she says. Patrons of Revival Antiques may very well find themselves drawn into the exacting milieu of period-home owners, vintage design buffs and heritage-minded preservationists. And, if you’re already well-advanced or just beginning your foray down such a path, look for a mentor in Gauthier and her institutional knowledge. MAY-JUNE 2011 | ROSE | 23

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When the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts invited interior designer Joshua Cain to do his magic outside of the main residence, he was excited. Where most people saw a stable that was falling apart, he saw inspiration. The same was true for Jeff Godbold, general contractor. The coowners of Saxony Design Build in Burbank are accustomed to doing large projects. Together, they have turned a neglected barn into the 1,700-square-foot Guest Cottage, complete with two bedrooms WEB EXTRA and two bathrooms. For a video profile on the Showcase House Guest Cain sees the space as an opportunity Cottage, visit our blog at to show the average visitor to the Pasadena insidesocal.com/rose. Showcase House of Design something with which they can relate. The enormous La Cañada Flintridge mansion in its splendor is an awesome sight but many of us could never afford to live in one, while the cottage is attainable. “People just don’t live like that. I wanted to do something that the average person going through gets. People can walk in and think, ‘My house is like this.’ It’s not so grand that they’re overwhelmed,” Cain says. Cain knew he wanted to maintain an equestrian theme with his project and selected to go with a British slant in deference to the English Tudor stylings of the main house.

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wallpaper in the bedroom. At the other end of the cottage, the hallway ceiling is the only original ceiling left from the stable. The hallway leads to the master bedroom and bathroom. The bedroom here has elegant wallpaper of white print on a taupe background, as well as imported reclaimed limestone floor tiles from Portugal. The bathroom has stenciling on its white walls and is brightened further by a splash of orange silk wallpaper on the ceiling. This end also boasts a small stone patio where you can curl up with a book or relax with the view. “My favorite element is the great room because of what we were able to create with the ceiling,” Cain says. The great room’s attic space was the stable’s hayloft. Originally a flat ceiling, Cain and Godbold opened it up for a higher ceiling, which was created with wood from the barn walls that were torn down. Wood beams have been added for interest and treated to match the older material of the

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The cottage is resplendent with paintings of the English countryside Pasadena Showcase and hunting scenes, as well as British House of Design antiques. He is even displaying April 17-May 15 some horse brasses (decorative metal 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, medallions affixed to horses halters, Saturday and Sunday and especially for shire and parade horses), 9 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday that remain popular treasures in British Free shuttle provided to homes. residents. Check website for The scene for this special place is parking information. set by a new gravel driveway leading $30 advance; $35 at door. Free entry to garden, the way to its restored fountain. The marketplace, guest cottage water element had not been used in and restaurant. ages. Two pine trees were growing out 626-578-8500, of it, so large that they were ruining pasadenashowcase.org the stable’s roof and taking over the view. Steps away from one side of the cottage, you can see the next-door neighbor’s two Arabian horses and chicken coop, which add charm. The overall feel is that of somewhere far away from suburbia. When you look at the front of the cottage, you can see how each door and window was formerly the opening of a horse stall. Two of the stalls now serve as the kitchen and dining areas, with a friendly corner fireplace and wrought iron sconces. Just through the kitchen door is a patio by Jan Ledgard, designer and owner of Yorkshire Kitchens Inc. of Pasadena. It’s the perfect spot for grilling steaks and entertaining guests. Ledgard worked with Cain to make the spaces flow. The guest bathroom at one end of the house features tile designed by Cain to compliment the similar patterned

before & after ceiling. It is an unexpected sight when you see the cottage from outside, as it doesn’t seem quite so high. The room also features a French limestone fireplace that was carved in Portugal and an oak floor that has received the distressed treatment so it looks as if it’s always been in place. “I want to emphasize the amount of work that went in, it’s

not a typical space where you go in and wallpaper, paint and furnish,” Godbold says. It took a quick three months to create the guest cottage, which offers a bold contrast to the main house, where almost all the architecture is original. Here, the highlight is on the construction and what you can do with a space. “We really built a small house,” Cain says. This is the fifth time Cain has participated in the Pasadena Showcase House of Design. He began Saxony Design Build after graduating from college and has been a designer for 11 years and usually has five or six projects going in Pasadena at any given time. “It’s an interesting business, because it’s either feast or famine. Either you’re really busy, or you’re totally dead, and I’ve been really fortunate because I’ve been really busy for the past five or six years despite the economic downturns,” Cain says. You can visit the guest cottage, marketplace, gardens and restaurant for free and without a ticket any time during Showcase hours. Cain plans to be on-site most of the time. “The problem with a lot of designers, I feel they don’t necessarily look at the past for information, and I think that’s really important. Like this place for example, a lot of designers would go in and just do something really weird and avant garde and off-the-wall, but you’ve got to work with the history, the architecture, the surroundings and those are things that I always consider. It makes it more fun to put my own spin on it though and make it a little younger and hipper,” Cain says. For more information on Cain, Godbold and Saxony Design Build, visit www.saxonydesignbuild.com. Proceeds from Pasadena Showcase House of Design benefit musical arts programs throughout Southern California.

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What’s within your four walls? We’ve got the front-row, bird’s-eye, up-close, inside view of four fantastically diverse living and working environments in the Pasadena area. Each space is owned, cared-for and curated by local, creative minds. Many of these structures came from very humble backgrounds. They were warehouses and gyms that went before or disfigured fixer-uppers in need of TLC and about a dozen other things. One, though, is the work of visionary architects whose Southern California dream is alive in our city. Preserved, rehabbed and restored to prime condition, today all of these stellar spaces embody the elements of style. Take an inspired gander (or feel free to gawk) on this virtual design tour, and then bring the mix-and-match method home to your space.

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This room was originally an enclosed porch that was finished to become a very sunny family room with French doors leading to the patio, says interior designer and owner Tamara Kaye-Honey. “To me, an indoor-outdoor flow is an important part of a modern lifestyle,” she says. “I feel the same way about living rooms and dining rooms; they should be part of daily living, and not just used on special occasion.” Kaye-Honey grew up in the freezing-cold climes of Halifax, Nova Scotia, and also lived in New York, where she attended the Fashion Institute of Technology and was a buyer for Bergdorf Goodman. She’s loath to pass up an opportunity for relishing the Southern California weather. “It is crucial for me to have easy access to the outdoors, as it is definitely a big part of our living space.” *****

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Interior designer Tamara Kaye-Honey can’t resist a good fixer-upper — or a bad one, as the case may be. When she and her husband bought their current family home, a run-down English Tudor in Altadena, it was the ugly duckling in dire need of transformation. That was about four years ago. “It was in terrible condition and pretty much ignored completely for decades,” Kaye-Honey says. “Growing up, my mom was also enticed by the challenge of a good renovation, but this house was in such bad shape that she cried when I took her on the initial walk-through.” “I think that made me want it more,” she says. “The renovation was not easy though, but they never are when they’re your own.” Now, the house embodies Kaye-Honey’s signature style: The New Vintage, which mixes old and new in a whirl of bright colors, whimsical patterns, unusual pieces and striking shapes.

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Kaye-Honey’s home is filled with bold, colorful works of art. She’s been collecting Margaret Keane-inspired “big-eye” portraits for many years, and she used these as the focus point for designing her daughter’s bedroom. Her husband has a commercial production company with roots in animation, so his love of art is also represented in the pieces of display. Works by Eagle Rock artist Mark Ryden and Los Angeles-based Kozyndan strike a chord with Kaye-Honey, who incorporates touches of whimsy and humor for her family to enjoy. A vintage piece by Danish artist Bjorn Wiinblad for the Rosenthal porcelain company is another signature work with which Kaye-Honey feels connected; it was a gift from her father-in-law. “Bjorn Wiinblad and my love of (Italian artist) Fornasetti also showcases our appreciation for fantasy and creative thinking,” she says. “I can safely say both my husband and I take our creative roles seriously without taking ourselves or our designs too seriously.”

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Kaye-Honey’s distinct style mixes classic pieces in an eclectic expression of wit and whimsy. Her designs are unabashed and playful, while capitalizing on the element of surprise. Kaye-Honey adeptly fuses both high- and low-end materials in the same way that she finds inspiration in both modern and vintage pieces.

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Taste of Honey Tamara Kaye-Honey’s foray into interior design began with the renovation of her own living space. It was destiny, as they say, and now Pasadenans can meet their own kind of haute kismet in KayeHoney’s South Pasadena boutique and design studio. At House of Honey, the designer’s eclectic style is so evident it can practically be absorbed by osmosis. Among her wares are customized vintage home furnishings and one-of-a-kind decorative objects and textiles. Kaye-Honey calls her style “The New Vintage,” also the name of her personal line of home furniture and decor. (Among her many projects, she’s also slated to release a new line of nursery furniture with Nurseryworks.) Kaye-Honey masterfully blends the old classics with modern sensibility and splashes of color, as with a stately pair of gilt Louis XVI chairs upholstered in turquoise and orange quadrille fabric. From small objets and giftables to signature furniture pieces, House of Honey spills over with the exuberant nectar of chic design. House of Honey, 1518-A Mission St., South Pasadena, (626) 441-2454, houseofhoney.la.

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The owners enjoy hosting social events, gallery shows, musical showcases and select benefits, so they wanted the space to embrace the community just outside its walls. The outdoor patio area, with its covered seating area and fireplace, “welcomes the street into the backyard area,” Burke says. On the practical side, restrooms are also accessible within the more public, outdoor living space. On occasion, this area also transforms into a performing space, as will be the case with the upcoming Eclectic Music Festival. BurkeTriolo Studio will host the emerging artists stage. It will be one of many live music venues scattered throughout town, alongside an art walk, beer and wine garden and boutique shopping opportunities. Saturday, May 7, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m., 538 Mission St., South Pasadena, southpaschamber.com.

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“We like old,” Triolo says, “and this building has a lot of character.” In a nod to the structure and industry, she pulled in touches inspired by steampunk, an anachonistic aesthetic that blends Victorian culture and innovations with hard-wired technology for an effect seemingly yanked from the imagination of Jules Verne. Triolo says she wanted to reveal just a hint of this style, and found it in the factory-style windows and galvanized roof. The outdoor fireplace mantel, too, is comprised of industrial parts welded together. A pressed-tin ceiling in Triolo’s office is a gleaming taste of oldForm TEXTURE fashioned elegance. 1

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Artists J.T. Burke and Lorraine Angela Triolo are deeply connected to the South Pasadena community, and in the context of their careers, they needed a space that would inspire creation. Early in 2009, they moved BurkeTriolo Studio into the Mission Street building that was once the headquarters of Trader Joe’s. The new studio would demand a lot of them; it had most recently been home to a physical therapy facility. “When we got it, it looked like a gym,” Burke says. “What we did was really rediscover the bones of the building.” On the interior, they tore away, sandblasted, cut and rearranged. Additional skylights were added and new entryways fashioned. “We rebuilt almost the whole interior, and did manage to keep the integrity of the place,” Burke says. Triolo served as the primary designer, guiding the space away from its utilitarian past and reshaping it into a warmly functioning studio environment.

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The large, common work space in the front of the studio figures prominently into the coupleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s daily lives. Burke uses the area for his FUNCTION photography 2 sessions, but he mainly spends ** time in his back office, where he composes his digital artwork on computers. That leaves Triolo with plenty of room to spread out in this space. Wide and airy, the studioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s front-ofhouse can be fully deployed to host large numbers of people for parties and benefits.

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Bling it on A former commercial photographer, J.T. Burke has crafted a signature artistic style that incorporates vintage costume jewelry as the building blocks of fantastic, digital scenescapes. He’s been showing his work in this medium since 2009. He was previously working with flowers and bits of organic material to create similarly complex composites and scenes when he started to experiment with the “bling factor” — the visual opportunity of shiny, beautiful jewelry. From there, he developed a founding concept of his sparkling collages as metaphors for paradise and Utopian bliss. Burke photographs each piece of jewelry, and digitally assembles the images into large-scale prints that take

anywhere from 50 to upwards of 150 hours to complete. He has amassed a collection of hundreds and hundreds of jewelry pieces, which he finds through vendors at the Rose Bowl and Pasadena City College flea markets. Burke is aided in his creation by top-ofthe-line technology — cameras, computers, printers — that allow each stage of the process to remain in-house. “I take a lot of pride in the craftsmanship,” he says. burketriolo.com

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Hidden inside a commercial building, Romi Bagh’s loft and studio is an aesthetic surprise. The open space, divided by an eclectic collection of furniture and Bagh’s original pieces of art, is an aweinspiring refuge for the artist, designer and developer. The 35-year Pasadena resident began designing and developing spaces, restaurants, retail and apartment buildings about 15 years ago. Around this time, he started Romi Bagh Design, a private company that buys and develops buildings for the purpose of renting out the renovated spaces. The fine arts artist says the inspiration for entering the design industry was to provide himself an outlet for his aesthetic side. Historical buildings are Bagh’s niche, he says. The final product is modern comforts found inside a historically preserved building. “I like the energy of the

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“When you have open space you can divide it creatively,” Bagh says about the appeal of loft living.

two together,” he says. The building that houses Bagh’s loft was vacant for more than 20 years before he bought it, gutted the inside and created his ideal living space. “Pigeons use to live here,” he says. Bagh said lofts are gaining popularity and popping up in urban areas because of the spatial appeal to younger crowds, who flock to the fast pace of city life. They are not looking for the suburban style of living and this reflects in their choice of housing, he said. Bagh’s most recent projects are geared at revamping the downtown Fresno area. “Fresno is where old town Pasadena was 25 years ago,” he says. The projects, slated for completion in two to eight months, will take historical buildings and recreate the interiors to provide neoteric apartments, retail and office spaces.

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Bagh’s company, Romi Bagh Design, has a deep influence in Pasadena. The company has designed such restaurants as Cafe Santorini and the Rococo Room, La Luna Negra, Pandora on Green, and the Waverly housing building on Waverly Drive. Form

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Bagh left the exterior of the building, which was used by a plastic manufacturer at one point, and rebuilt the inside according to his designs. The loft features a 2,500-square-foot studio and 3,500-square-foot living space, along with an outdoor rooftop with a view of the city and foothills.

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antiques PROS Marie Gauthier’S and Alex Carswell’s PASADENA GREENE & GREENE Marie Gauthier and Alex Carswell run a prominent antiques store on South Fair Oaks, where they predominantly serve the Spanish Revival style. They also have a following of customers who come to them for pieces that are more Mediterranean, Monterey or Arts & Crafts. Gauthier, who went to Art Center, knows quite a bit about each of these aesthetics, but her personal style at home is Craftsman, all the way. Gauthier lives with her family in a historic Greene & Greene home that was built in the early 1900s in Pasadena. She and Carswell have bought, restored and sold several historic homes before this one, including a Spanish-style house and an Arts & Crafts cottage, all in the nearby Pasadena community. They’ve been in the current home, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, for about four years now, Gauthier says, and she feels deeply connected to the space. Gauthier and Carswell have poured much time and energy

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3 into important, but mostly invisible, upgrades like plumbing and electrical. *** **** Such renovations require almost surgical precision, Gauthier says, because the goal is to leave the woodwork and plaster in original condition. “Owning a (historic) home like this can be a headache,” Gauthier says. “But this particular house feels very peaceful. It’s a really therapeutic home.” That it is so is no happy accident; the Greene & Greene homes were designed largely for wealthy East Coast vacationers travelling to western climes for good health and fresh air. With a sweeping view of the Arroyo, which today overlooks the Rose Bowl, the home that is sometimes called the Theodore Irwin Jr. House (after its second owner) does indeed inspire serenity. “It’s an amazing experience to live here,” Gauthier says.

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The fireplaces feature original tilework by the Grueby Faience Company of Boston. With tile glazes in a number of colors and incorporating decorative Arts & Crafts patterns, the fireplaces are all functional and eye-catching centerpieces.

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Gauthier says ** this spacious but accessible Greene SPACE & Greene makes a great family home. While it ***** is timeless and well cared for, the home has a wonderful ambiance of being lived-in and enjoyed. Gauthier enjoys entertaining guests, and says the porches allow gatherings to revel in the California outdoors, while pocket doors allow her to close parts of the house without cutting off any amenities.

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** ***** Each bedroom has its own closet and bathroom, a great luxury at the time the home was built in the early 1900s. The house would have had a great number of visitors and travelers come to stay, with trunks in tow. Here, each would find privacy and reprieve on holiday in Southern California.

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classic Some Greene & Greene homes were designed specifically to hold furniture crafted by the architects, but this particular home was not one of them. All the furniture in the home presently comes from its ownersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; personal collections. As proprietors of Revival Antiques, they have, of course, the benefit of a direct line to the antiques market and a sort of rotating inventory from which to choose. Turn to Page 22 to get a glimpse inside the Fair Oaks Avenue antiques store Gauthier specializes in Spanish Revival, along with furniture and decor for Arts & Crafts-, Montereyand Mediterranean-style homes.

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The woodwork features an Orford cedar, TEXTURE from Washington state, that Gauthier says was **** sold mainly to the Far East for building temples.

Like other antiques COLOR specialists, 3 Gauthier sometimes *** rents furniture and decor to film and television studios, when they are outfitting a set with period furniture. She didn’t know it at the time she rented it out, but furniture from her living room and dining room was used to film scenes from “Inception.” (She spotted her own furniture while watching the film for the first time.) After filming wrapped and the pieces were returned, Gauthier noticed a new, circular marking at one of the corners of the table. No spoilers here, but for those in-the-know, you can almost imagine Leo DiCaprio spinning the end-scene top on its broad surface. Several takes later, and maybe that’s where the mystery scratch found its origin. More than any desire to get the superficial marking fixed, Gauthier says it just makes a great story.

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Gauthier believes her home may be one of the few — if not, the only — with a central courtyard. This feature makes the house not just a Greene & Greene, but also “literally green,” in the environmental lexicon. The courtyard acts like a chimney, Gauthier says, with heat from the rooms being whisked up and out of the house. Likewise, the sun’s warmth keeps the interior rooms temperate in chillier months. The courtyard has an easing, rather modern feel, a testament to the longevity of the original design, including fountain, benches and light fixtures, which remain in the space.

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Search for some of the most creative young minds in Pasadena and you’ll find them slaving into the night at the city’s very own Art Center College of Design. Especially in the school’s environmental design program, where students don’t just create great designs — they specialize in the human experience. Ready to show off their innovation of a space, from inside out, here are two of the school’s finest up-and-coming designers to watch out for.

touch go & It seems creativity might just run in Olivia Paden’s bloodline. The student designer likes to think she inherited the story-telling gene from her father, who works in animation, and aesthetic from her mother, who works in graphic design. Paden uses her time at Art Center and her artistic lineage to her advantage. With a focus on retail spaces and trade shows, the 20-year-old likes to create designs that are transportable and transformable. A believer in “do touch,” Paden also incorporates digital media and interaction into her concepts for story-driven designs that engage people. She’s got technical skill and attention to detail; but best of all, her concepts are practical and sustainable. See more of Paden’s work at oliviapadendesign.com.

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By Stacey Wang NAME: Olivia Paden AGE: 20 CITY: Camarillo OCCUPATION: Sixth-term student DESIGN FOCUS: Retail; trade shows

Paden repackaged the OneTouch blood glucose management system for an Art Center project presented in the student gallery. The drawings above represent her logo development for the project.

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real, simple It was only four years ago when designer Chris Adamick was sitting in the same classrooms where he currently teaches. The student-turned-teacher has come full circle as a first-term environmental design instructor at Art Center and industrial designer for Rios Clementi Hale Studios. The designer’s projects range in scale from as small as a plate to as massive as a park, with each artful conception constructed to match a client’s needs. Adamick’s design philosophy, he says, is rooted in finding solutions. He doesn’t inject his personal stamp into his projects. Instead, every piece is created with the intent to solve problems a client may have — with the space, an existing product or the concept to begin with — and in solving these problems, the product creates itself, he says. With an ever-changing view on design, one thing stays the same with all his work — he designs things that make him happy and make others smile. See more of Adamick’s work at chrisadamick.com and testcollective.com.

The sleek, modern Smith Chair was designed by Adamick, in collaboration with Piotr Woronkowicz, his partner in TEST design collective. The lounge and ottoman pair were influenced by the classic Stan Smith sneaker.

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NAME: Chris Adamick AGE: 31 CITY: Hollywood OCCUPATION: Environmental design instructor (Art Center College of Design); Industrial designer (Rios Clementi Hale Studio) DESIGN FOCUS: Consumer goods to urban planning

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Longfellow-Hastings octagon house The Longfellow-Hastings octagon house is a fine example of a unique building philosophy espoused by Orson Fowler, a progressive social thinker in 1848. Fowler used Yankee ingenuity to promote the advantages of his eight-sided homes. WEB EXTRA For a video tour of the Heritage Square Museum, “He thought the extra visit our blog at insidesocal.com/rose. sides and windows would increase air circulation, making it a healthier home Stepping inside, visitors find an airy floor for families,” Covarrubias explains. plan with lots of natural light. A central Heritage Square recently finished staircase leads to the spacious second floor the restoration of the octagon as well as the crowning cupola. house, which must look much like “The windows could be opened on it did when it was built by Gilbert all six sides of the cupola to draw the air Longfellow on San Pasqual Street in through the home just like a chimney,” Pasadena in 1893. Covarrubias points out. “This was Longfellow’s second The large downstairs rooms offer built-in octagon house. He built his first closets that take advantage of the unique one along the coast of Maine,” angles provided by the octagon floorplan. Covarrubias says. After Longfellow died in 1912, his

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H Heritage Square is home to Pasadena’s historic octagon house, which, in a case of circular reasoning, was saved from destruction by being moved to the outdoor museum’s grounds on Arroyo Seco Parkway. In fact, Heritage Square has saved eight historic structures, including two from Pasadena. Today, these buildings offer a glimpse into an earlier time in Los Angeles — to be more precise, the 19th century, when Los Angeles became connected to the rest of the nation via the transcontinental railroad. Along with the railroad came mass transit in the form of horsedrawn streetcars, cable railways and the electric streetcar. This led to the land boom of the 1880s and the doubling of the city’s population. The housing reflected the times, with many elaborate homes being constructed. Heritage Square offers visitors a look into the lives of Southern Californians during that period in history, when electricity was a novelty and manners were a must. “For more than 42 years, our nonprofit group has worked to save structures such as beautiful Victorian homes threatened by redevelopment,” says Executive Director Jessica Alicea Covarrubias. “We spend lots of time on the preservation and restoration of these unique buildings. Stepping inside really is like stepping back into time.”

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Q&A: Leslie Bilderback Instructor, Ecole de Cuisine Los Angeles

COOKING, IDIOT PROOF

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Rose: What draws you to the culinary arts? Bilderback: It’s kind of that instant gratification you get. You get that in some other areas of art but nowhere as much as in food. Because when you cook a thing, you put it down, and people smile or they don’t. You know within an hour whether or not you’ve succeeded — and that was always really nice. The thing, too, about food is that it doesn’t take much to please somebody. Especially nowadays when so

Leslie Bilderback has authored several titles in “The Complete Idiot’s Guide” series, including “Good Food from the Good Book,” “Spices and Herbs,” “Sensational Salads” and “Comfort Foods.”

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Whether it’s on a navy ship, at a culinary school or through an online class, Chef Leslie Bilderback only has one requirement of her students — passion. A South Pasadenan with a down-to-earth appeal, Bilderback is a pastry instructor at Ecole de Cuisine Los Angeles, where she teaches an intimate-sized class of prospective chefs. Classically trained during the 1980s, when her tuition only cost $15,000, Bilderback strongly believes that the success of a chef depends on his heart to be in the kitchen — not how RECIPE much he pays for classes or what he’s Classic French wearing. sweet dough for “Frankly, every school teaches the tarts Page 61 same thing, there is only one way to sauté and everyone teaches it. Just because you have a few more bells and whistles on it doesn’t mean you’ll come out of school knowing how to sauté better and that’s the bottom line,” she says. In Bilderback’s teaching, no turf goes untaught. Along with the classes at Ecole de Cuisine’s Pasadena and Glendale locations, the chef also trains military cooks aboard United States Navy ships and teaches healthy eating and cooking to children at Los Angeles Unified School District schools. Prior to her stint with the school, Bilderback was an original faculty member of the now California School of Culinary Arts in 1995 and former executive chef for the school when it partnered with Le Cordon Bleu. A penman, too, the certified master baker has authored several cookbooks for “The Complete Idiot’s Guide” series and offers recipes and tips at www.culinarymasterclass.com.

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few people cook on their own, any effort you make to do something is appreciated. R: Authoring a website and several books catered to the every day cook, what compelled you to reach out to this particular group? Bilderback: One of my biggest frustration is that people don’t know how to cook. Kids are not learning from their parents because their parents didn’t learn from their parents. Every generation seems to get further and further away from the kitchen. People are watching people on TV in the kitchen but they are not necessarily in the kitchen themselves. R: How did you go from studying art history and music in college to culinary arts? Bilderback: I had to work to get through college and I worked in restaurants. In fact, I started to work in restaurants in high school. It’s pretty much the only job I’ve ever had. While I was in school, I was working in restaurants and when I finished, I realized I didn’t want to do what I was studying anymore. I realized that I really liked the cooking and the restaurant work, so I went to culinary school and got a job in restaurants. R: Tell us about your cooking website. Bilderback: I wanted to make a site where people could go to learn the basic techniques. The stuff that you learn in culinary school. I taught in culinary school for a really long time and I noticed that a lot of people always ask me if they should go to culinary school. Cooking is a great fit for a lot of people, but culinary school and working in the field,

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people out there, where culinary arts is not for them. That being said, there are a lot of people doing other stuff and it is the right thing for them. This is why I went to Ecole de Cuisine because it really focuses on the people who really want it and know they want it.

R: What motivated your website’s concept of “no tuition, no dress code, no school rules”? Bilderback: I taught at very large culinary schools. They were huge, huge classes and a lot of the joy of culinary school got lost in the crowd. There were so many people; there were a lot of rules; there was a lot of frustration; there was a lot of people who, frankly, didn’t belong in culinary school. I wanted to make it easy. I wanted to make it sort of casual.

R: Is that what brought you back to the teaching arena? Bilderback: That’s why I came back to Ecole de Cuisine. It’s like it should be. I kind of missed it. I was working with sailors and little kids, but I kind of missed regular adults. I do love working with kids and working with sailors, but neither one of those groups are necessarily interested in becoming chefs. It’s nice to be around people who are interested and who are interested in my boring stories about the blood orange. I have so much useless information about food that I want to share and this is a place where people are excited to hear my stories.

R: What got you into teaching culinary arts in the first place? Bilderback: I like to share the stuff that I know and again I liked to put people at ease with baking. People are most afraid of public speaking, math and pastries. My big goal was to stop people from feeling intimidated by the bake shop. I worked on that for a while and I think I got it down to where people come in and, within a class or two, they are willing to try everything. R: You focused much of your career recently to writing cookbooks because you felt disillusioned. Why is that? Bilderback: It wasn’t so much disillusioned as a teacher, but disillusioned by the big schools. It was not like it was today, now there’s a culinary school on every corner. When we opened the school in South Pasadena, it was 12:1 student-teacher ratio. When I left, it was 35:1. It’s not easy to learn that way with that many people in the kitchen … I really think there are a lot of

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R: What’s it like in your classroom at Ecole de Cuisine Los Angeles? Bilderback: I teach the baking and pastry program right now, 10-12 units of baking and pastry skills and it’s divided up into topics. We’re doing yeast bread right now, then we’re going to do pastry doughs. Then, we’re going to do lamented dough. Then, we’ll do custards. Each one is separate and they pay for them separately. Maybe you already do a lot of yeast bread baking and you don’t need six weeks for that, then you can come in on the next unit that you are interested in learning about. It’s like an a la carte menu of classes — and I think it’s really smart because the people who are enrolling in these classes are food people.

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R: Outside of the kitchen, you’re also an avid runner? Bilderback: I did the L.A. Marathon twice and New York City Marathon, I gotta do something to run it off. I didn’t start running until I was 40 or 41. It just changed my life. It’s a great stress reliever. It’s better than smoking and drinking, which is what most restaurant people do. R: Is it a requirement to know how to cook in your household? Bilderback: That’s funny because I’m always the one who does the cooking. One daughter likes to cook; the other likes to watch but doesn’t want to engage herself — she likes to assemble things, like she will make a hot fudge sundae or make cereal. As long as they can maneuver around the kitchen and they TART know the tools and know the safety of it ... I let them use TIP chef’s knives when they were really young and taught them Heat up some apricot jam with how to hold the food properly. I made them not afraid to a little water to turn on the gas stove or reach their hands in the oven. R: Any tips for aspiring chefs? Bilderback: If you think you want to be a chef, the most important thing to do is at one time work in a restaurant or kitchen. A lot of a culinary schools have an internship program where they send you out to work. I think you should do that before you sign up for culinary school. You’ll know right away if it’s for you or not for you. Whatever you do, try it before you go in. Too many people go in, finish up and start working and realize that is not what they want to do and are paying student loans. That’s my No. 1 tip: get a job. R

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success to fuel their own dreams. “Its a wonderful feeling. It’s encouragement, it’s being proud, it means something as simple as putting a smile on your face on a daily basis,” Crawford says. Another uncle, Robert Crawford, who still lives in Quitman County where Washington was raised, cried when he heard the good news. “When you come from an impoverished and depressed area, you also have an impoverished and depressed mentality,” Benny Crawford says. “You don’t dream as big or as high as a person who comes from a privileged background.” Washington has decided to write her story in a memoir and hopes her story will resonate in young women. Since being named Woman of the Year, she has left her position as women’s issues manager and opened a consulting firm, aimed at empowering women and minority professionals. “It was really interesting last year,” Washington says. “All these things started happening and at first it was pretty shocking. When I was nominated for woman of the year I thought, ‘Maybe I am on to something and doing good work’. I thought, ‘This would be an opportune time.’” According to Washington, running her own firm will give

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MOTHERS’ CLUB LEARNING CENTER IN PASADENA

HOME AWAY FROM HOME

What started as a resource for overwhelmed mothers has become an oasis for families in the community

By Anissa V. Rivera

Sue Kujawa likes the noise. The noisier, the better. That tells her the parents in the Mothers’ Club Learning Center in Pasadena are coming into their own and gaining self-confidence. “When mothers first begin coming to Mothers’ Club, they are so lacking in self-confidence and feelings of self worth that they are very withdrawn and quiet, and even have trouble looking directly at people,” says Kujawa, who serves as the center’s executive director. “After the moms have been here for a while, they become much livelier and engaged. I call it my noise meter. The more noise I hear coming from the parent groups, the better they are doing.” Mara Moser, a Quaker passionate about helping the most overwhelmed mothers in the community, started Mothers’ Club in 1961. It started out as a network and support group and evolved into an education center serving families in Pasadena and Altadena. Fifty years later, Mothers’ Club offers free parent and child education programs to low-income and at-risk families with children, ages 0 to 5. The club serves more than 100 parents and 115 children in three programs: Family Literacy, which combines child development for kids and parenting and leadership training for mothers; First Connections for infants and toddlers as well as parenting and life skills training for their parents; and its newest offering, a 10-week class for teen parents. Perhaps the best ambassador for the center is Kujawa herself. She came to the center 40 years ago to learn to be a better parent to her two sons and worked her way up to become executive director. “Mothers’ Club is a unique place that has made a tremendous, quiet impact on thousands of families through the years,” Kujawa says. “Its success is due to its ability and willingness to be responsive to the changing needs of families, and to see itself as working with families to help them improve their lives. “One of the guiding principles of Mothers’ Club is ‘we all have something to learn, we all have something to give.’

Mothers’ Club Learning Center is at 980 N. Fair Oaks Ave., Pasadena. For more information, call (626) 792-2687 or visit www.mothersclub.org.

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From the moms I have learned how to be brave, how to love without judgment, how to share what I have, how to be patient, and how to have fun.” Mothers’ Club regular Nydia Rivero says the center has helped her in raising her five children. “(This is) a place where you can bring your problems from home and there is always someone who will listen,” she says. The center has established partnerships with the city of Pasadena, Pasadena City College parent education department, the Center for Community and Family Services; Family Literacy Support Network, through First 5 LA’s Family Literacy Initiative; Azusa Pacific University; Foothill Family Service; Young and Healthy (which provides medical and dental treatment for uninsured children); and the Pasadena Chapter of the National Charity League. Volunteers come from local Pasadena schools such as Polytechnic School, Mayfield Senior School, Flintridge Prep and Westridge School for Girls. Community support is one of the center’s greatest strengths and Kujawa says staff are counting on that to weather decreased funding from the government. In 2007, the staff celebrated the end of a capital campaign which brought them out of the old church which was their home for 45 years and into a $6.5 million state-of-the-art, super green facility on Orange Grove Boulevard. Kujawa says she toured the new facility with one of their mothers, a woman with five children, one with a serious medical condition, who had earlier despaired of taking care of her kids. After going through Mothers’ Club programs, she was able to advocate for her children and learn about community resources. “When she saw the inside of the building for the first time, she said to me, ‘Oh, this is too good, we don’t deserve this,’ and I said to her, ‘Yes, you do. You do deserve this.’ All of the work to raise $6.5 million became worthwhile at that moment.” R

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(This is) a place where you can bring your problems from home and there is always someone who will listen. Nydia Rivero, Mothers’ Club regular

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WOMAN OF THE YEAR

Monica Hubbard

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Monica J. Hubbard has been described as a leader, building bridges and bringing people together, to help a variety of causes in Pasadena and surrounding cities — from schools to political groups, low-income families to women’s issues — and produces two weekly e-newsletters to keep her everexpanding network up on important events.

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Executive Director Susan Kujawa’s strength with numbers, financially and in her support system, helped her grow Mother’s Club Family Learning Center from a small program to one that reaches out to more children and families with research-based, two-generational learning programs. She hopes to have a greater reach as she transitions to a mentor, advocate and community liaison for the center this June.

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ROSEMARI ANNEAR

Rosemari Annear’s tireless energy and enthusiasm allows her to be a part of many organizations, including the Arcadia Methodist Hospital and P.E.O. Sisterhood in Arcadia, Church of the Good Shepherd’s Mexico medical missions and more. As a 17-year cancer survivor, she loves to give to the cause by helping out at the Wellness Community in Pasadena and participating in countless events for Revlon and Susan G. Komen.

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Aside from her devotion to her clients as vice president branch manager at Fidelity Investments in Pasadena for 18 years, Diane C. Rankin finds enough time and energy to expand the horizons of others through her association with the Pasadena Symphony (being a flutist herself), L.A. Chamber Orchestra, the Tournament of Roses and Pasadena Educational Foundation.

JULIE ScHOENFELd

Julie Schoenfeld has found a way to make balancing work, family and community life seem like a breeze. Along with her great success in business, currently CEO of Perfect Market, she has championed for the Rose Bowl Aquatics swim team through the booster club as vice president and now president. She is also a board member of the nonprofit Sea Glass Theater, whose mission is to create and present theatrical events in local communities.

SAMELLA YARBROUGH

Creatively, gracefully, diligently and quietly, Samella Yarbrough has devoted herself to better the lives of her community, both young and old, as an educator for more than 30 years in the Pasadena Unified School District and now in numerous groups such as the Martin Luther King Community Coalition, Metropolitan Baptist Church, NAACP and the Rose Gardens Convalescent Home, to name a few.

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PHILANTHROPY

MICHELE D. ENGEMANN As chairman of the board for the Pasadena Playhouse, Michele Dedeaux Engemann was instrumental in the theater’s reopening late 2010. Her natural never-ending energy and commitment are extended to the Assistance League’s Nine O’Clock Players, a theater for children, the Huntington Library and Gardens, Huntington Medical Research Institute and more.

GIOIA HAMLIN PASTRE

Gioia Hamlin Pastre’s dedication to Villa Esperanza — as vice president of development and public relations, and to those with disabilities and their families — is evident in her extraordinary fundraising for new and expanded programs. Her commitment to helping her community is also evident in her work with the Junior League of Pasadena and Pasadena Symphony Juniors.

LILAH STANGELAND

Her late husband’s words still echo in Lilah Stangeland’s heart and her actions — “Give back to your community.” For more than 25 years, she has quietly and graciously done just that as board member of the Pasadena Playhouse, a donor to Arcadia Methodist Hospital, member of the Luminaris of the Doheney Eye Institute, and a supporter of St. John’s Military Academy in Wisconsin, where her husband was from.

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Lifelong learning is a labor of love for ReGena Booze. Her number of educational degrees, including a doctorate in human development, are almost equal to her roles at Pacific Oaks College, where she has been since 1982: human development core faculty member, adviser, graduate school instructor, academic counselor and thesis committee chairwoman. She has lent her insight and experience as a guest speaker, workshop facilitator, member of many educational groups and in a few publications.

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MARIA THeReSe DiMASSA While helping her students reach their ultimate potential as a professor at Pasadena City College for 31 years, Maria DiMassa and her husband, Joe, founded Summerkids in 1978 to offer children and families a unique camping and learning experience. DiMassa devotes her time and passion to family and community through her local church, All Saints in Altadena, the Pasadena Arts Council and more.

KARDIA PINCKNeY

CEO and president Kardia Pinckney’s passion for youth empowerment is evident through her nonprofit Ideal Youth Inc., which gives high school juniors and seniors job readiness, internship opportunities and more. The financial adviser serves as a national youth speaker for various companies and high school programs, youth leader with Young Life Inc. and youth council adviser for the Altadena NAACP chapter.

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BUSINESS

DONNA M. CHANEY

For 30 years, Donna M. Chaney has been in the business of helping others. Through her company, Chaney Financial Services Inc., she helps families and women build their future. She created the successful Pasadena Women’s City Club Business Builder’s Bootcamp, which offered guidance, tools and support for anyone looking to start or improve their own business. She shares her time and talent with numerous community groups, including the Commission on the Status of Women Pasadena.

DIANE K. DOOLIN

A financial adviser for more than 20 years, Diane K. Doolin was ready to do something about the high failure rate of estate/heir transition so she started “Client University,” a free annual financial education and planning forum. Aside from being a senior vice president at Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, she also is the founding director of the Institute for Preparing Heirs and serves on the board of Villa Esperanza.

KAY GARBIZO

Working her way up from a summer job in the mail room at the Boys Markets, Kay Garbizo is now a leader at Ralph’s Grocery as vice president of advertising and marketing, and a role model for women in business. She has served as president of the American Business Woman’s Association, the Boys Markets Employee Association and supported and worked for many charities, including City of Hope, Muscular Dystrophy Association and the Paralyzed Veterans of America.

MARY LYNN LENZ

As the banking industry struggled with the economy, Mary Lynn Lenz joined Professional Business Bank in 2008 as chief executive officer and with her savvy leadership helped turn the Pasadena-based bank around well enough to restart lending to small area businesses. She has been twice honored in the top 25 Most Powerful Women in Banking Award by US Banker Magazine. Gale, a two-year Pasadena resident, recently joined the board of directors for Pasadena Fund for Music.

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ARTS & CULTURE

ELLEN BAILEY

Ellen Bailey, founder of the Friends of the Pasadena Playhouse, is part of the theater’s history as a student then teacher and director for the Playhouse’s College of Theater Arts in the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s. Establishing and maintaining the well-organized and detailed Playhouse archives, she keeps the theatre’s history alive as well as the passion for the performing arts in the community.

KATE GALE

As Red Hen Press co-founder, managing editor and author, Kate Gale has opened the world of literary print to aspiring writers and poets since 1994. Through the nonprofit, its programs and other community projects, Gale works to promote literacy with book donations, the Reading Series at Boston Court and various forums and programs to mentor young writers.

DEBBIE SWANSON PATRICK

Whether as a freelance writer, blogger, storyteller, photographer, artist or fundraiser, Debbi Swanson Patrick finds a way to incorporate art and giving into each of her projects. As assistant director for annual giving at Caltech, she is one of the university’s biggest supporters. She gives of her time and talent to the Pasadena Elks, Altadena Heritage, Independent Writers of Southern California, City of Hope and many others.

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With guidance and hard work, CJ Whitcomb, executive director of the Friends of the Levitt Pavilion Pasadena, helped the group’s free summer concert series in Memorial Park reach a record number of 50,000 in attendance in 2010. Her passion for the arts and giving is evident in the many community groups she works with, such as the Pacific Asia Museum and the Wellness Community of the Foothills. She even created “Levitt Loves Kids” to reach local school students.

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HEALTH

KIM EBNER

Oral and maxillo-facial surgeon Dr. Kim Ebner has served numerous patients in Pasadena and surrounding communities since 1993. The USC alumna and supporter also has devoted time to the Junior League of Pasadena.

MARYLOU INGRAM

Dr. Marylou Ingram is senior research scientist and director of In Vitro Systems/Tissue Engineering at Huntington Medical Research Institutes in Pasadena. The innovator’s recent research includes working with tissue-engineered 3-D tumor models that contain both tumor cells and stromal elements with a microscopic architecture, called tumor histoids, which can be useful in cancer research, tumor diagnosis and other medical advancements.

KIMBERELY WELEBA

The Hillsides Home for Children is more like second home to head nurse Kimberely Weleba. Aside from her usual duties caring for abused children, she gives her time and energy to the home’s benefit committee. She has served on the board of Friends of Foster Children and as chairman for Ducks Unlimited to raise funds for conservation of wildlife.

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FAMILY

MARIE MccARTY-LARSUEL Juggling two full-time jobs and raising four sons on her own, Marie McCarty-Larsuel still found time to keep up with her children’s extracurricular activities as a PTA member, Scout mom and team mom. She has also volunteered with several community groups since she moved to Pasadena in 1968, including the Top Ladies of Distinction, Altadena chapter. She is a proud mother of a businessman, computer science specialist and two policemen, as well as a proud grandmother to six girls and a greatgrandson.

cHRIS MIKLUSAK

Chris Miklusak’s devotion to her husband and grown children makes her a natural in running her own caretaker business, Taylor Made Personal Care. Working in school districts, with the Department of Children and Family Services in East Los Angeles, and as a psychologist, she has nurtured, loved and cared for countless people for more than 40 years.

JULIE SAGATELIAN

Julie Sagatelian incorporates family and people in everything she does — as a financial adviser at Waddell and Reed Inc., through her involvement at Bethany Church or as a mentor. Just over two years ago, she was blessed with her most important role — mother of triplets, one girl and two boys.

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Elsie Sadler Member of the Board Past Board Chair The Episcopal Home Communities offers a broad spectrum of care and services to foster good health, fulfillment, and meaning in the lives of older adults. We serve people of all economic means and are committed to charitable care.

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SPORTS

MICHELLE MILLER

Michelle Miller, a junior at Pasadena Polytechnic, is a great athletic contender. She has been named ESPN ROSE Cal-Hi Sports State Athlete of the Week. Her long list of accomplishments in basketball, volleyball or swimming mirrors her academic prowess. She has an estimated 4.2 GPA and takes AP classes. This poised young woman also loves art and volunteering.

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STERLING SHUSTER

Sterling Alexa Shuster had a great start in varsity basketball and softball since her freshman year at La Salle High School. She earned herself a softball scholarship at Loyola Marymount by focusing on softball the past two years. Her hard work in the high school’s film program also garnered her a spot into LM’s Film and Television school. She also finds time to serve as student life commissioner of technology, maintain a 4.0 GPA and volunteer in the community.

ANNIE SOMMERS

After starting with volleyball, soccer and softball her first two years at Maranatha High School, Annie Sommers decided to concentrate on soccer and softball her last two years. The 18-year-old All-CIF honoree’s decision paid off as she heads to Boston College on a full scholarship to play softball. She currently has an estimated 3.50 GPA.

YOUTH

ASHLEIGH BRIDGES

Her community and school involvements, along with a 4.0 GPA, helped 17-year-old John Muir High senior Ashleigh Bridges earn an $18,000 scholarship to Cal State San Marcos. She has been part of the Youth Leadership Awards from Rotary Youth Leadership, the L.A. College Prep Initiative and has interned as a graphic designer through Ideal Youth Inc. She also finds time to help in the daycare at Kidspace Museum.

FABIOLA CAZARES

Fabiola Cazares is preparing to become a future leader in the Pasadena community. The 18-yearold senior at Marshall Fundamental serves as a Pasadena Northwest Ambassador and community service representative of Unidos. She is an active Associated Student Body member and National Honor Society member, a youth intern through Ideal Youth Inc., among other roles. She has also played basketball since fifth grade and maintains a 3.75 GPA.

CHRISTIAN CONNER

Her kind, giving nature is what makes Christian Conner, 17, a natural leader. The John Muir High senior is club president of the WW Club which raises funds for educational tours abroad, a member of the Environmental and Science Engineering Academy and ASB vice president. A varsity basketball player for four years and this year’s team captain, she finds time to coach children, ages 6 to 11, at Foothill Hoops. She hopes to become a pediatrician.

VALERIA SOSA

John Muir High senior Valeria Sosa maintains an estimated 3.94 GPA while taking part in the school’s Engineering Academy, varsity soccer team for four years and Puente club, as well as community groups such as Neighbors Empowering Youth and YWCA’s Girls Club. She is poised to be her graduating class’s valedictorian. The future engineer has been part of a program aiding Caltech grad students with projects and an internship program doing research in environmental chemistry.

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By LARRY WILSON

Showing the outdoors the welcome mat

IN Southern California, when we design our interiors, aren’t we just wishing they were the exterior instead? Wouldn’t we rather be out in the garden — the yard, the wash, the barranca, the hills, the Arroyo, the mountains, the beach, the desert — instead? I think that’s what drove much of the Arts & Crafts design that reached its crescendo right here in the houses of Charles and Henry Greene. Walk THE GAMBLE HOUSE along Arroyo Terrace south of The Gamble House, peering from the sidewalk at each bungalow both grand and otherwise from the corner of Orange Grove west to the large Duncan-Irwin House on the corner of Grand, and you will see essentially hobbit hutches grown as if from the ground, naturally. And they built those rough-and-ready granite boulder fireplaces from rocks they dug up in the yards of the houses themselves: literally bringing the temperate Southern California outdoors in. I think this attraction for the outside is continued in the midcentury Modernists who worked here, particularly the great Case Study guys, particularly the Pasadena-centric Buff, Straub and Hensman. Far more than the Greenes and even more than the Heinemans, they figured out how to bring the outdoors indoors in the form of light through huge plate-glass windows, just as the East Coast and European Modernists did with their glass pavilions. Here, environmentally, if not necessarily in heat-wave September, it made more sense — rarely does it get so cold that glass’ poor insulation is a big heat-waster, and not three nights of the year is it so warm that a person wants to do anything other than leave the louvers or the sliding doors open throughout the house.

The transitions between the out and the in are also less rigid here than elsewhere. I’m thinking of the concrete slabs on which the Modern houses around here are built, and how sometimes they just continue out onto the patios. In the tiny Altadena jewel box Cal Straub built as his own home on Sunny Oaks Circle just below Rubio Canyon, I’m picturing a lacquersmooth red-brick fireplace and indoor concrete bench surrounding it (in purposeful contrast to the rough clinker brick that was used in the Craftsman era) past which you walk on your way out the (always open) door toward the small wading pool made out of the same smooth brick. The only difference between the two spaces is the roof over your head — and, come to think of it, the olive trees left over from an old grove formed a canopy in the yard as well. Not only do we Californians try to take the outdoors in — we take the indoors out, as well. I’m thinking of my earliest childhood friend, Pete Moffat, who grew up in that Straub house. He’s now a revered Palo Alto contractor to the stars, building the houses of the Silicon Valley moguls. And in his own Palo Alto yard, he and his interior designer wife Nicki built a chimney and a fireplace and made them the centerpiece of an outdoor room. I’ve never asked Pete, but I’m wondering if his childhood in the Straub and in a similarly outdoorsy Los Altos house with its deck above a creekbed were the key influences on his California style. If it weren’t for the occasional cloudburst, we could just dispense with roofs altogether, and get rid of our California obsession with skylights by finally and fully tearing down the distinction between the indoors and the out. R

Larry Wilson is public editor of the Pasadena Star-News and the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group.

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