Visit to Taliesin West
Nov. 27th, 2003 11:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
pegkerrYesterday, I went with some members of the family to tour Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture school Taliesin West. They use it six months out of the year, Oct-March; otherwise they are in Wisconsin. About thirty students are studying there now. My brother-in-law Lance's family is very interested in Frank Lloyd Wright, and they brought some books along that I paged through on the car trip there (my niece is thinking of becoming an architect). I took some notes on one of the books, which I plan to add to my research file. What they talked about as one of FLW's greatest contributions to 20th century architecture (sensitivity to the demands of the site to the design) was certainly something that Frank Anderson was talking about in terms of designing the ice palace.
I have to give a great deal of thought to what my ice palace will be like. What will that mean magically?
I went along, of course, for the book. I had thought Solveig would be particularly interested in the Arts and Craft school, and to a lesser extent, Wright.
Something that may prove useful: They had for sale in the gift shop several items with Frank Lloyd Wright's "Organic Commandment" which I had never encountered before. They had it on a paper weight and a T-shirt; I was cheap and bought it on a notecard, which I will hang over my desk:
Love is the the Virtue of the Heart
Sincerity the Virtue of the Mind
Courage the Virtue of the Soul
Decision is the Virtue of the Will
Could I use that somehow in the book, as an organizing principle? Solveig does whatever she has to do by drawing upon both her expertise as an architect, and winter magic. Is this related? I've talked about the heart of flesh/heart of stone business. Heart is there as an issue for both of them. Jack has to move toward Sincerity, and Solveig, I think, toward Courage. I'm interested in having (as![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
pamealdean said in Tam Lin about the characters in The Lady's Not for Burning) the hero and heroine save each other.
What would Decision be? What would it have to do with what's going on with the magical system, and with Rolf?
I wonder if Kelsey (my niece) might be interested in trying to design an ice palace for me. She just took an architecture drafting class, after all. Will talk to her about it.
Peg
I have to give a great deal of thought to what my ice palace will be like. What will that mean magically?
I went along, of course, for the book. I had thought Solveig would be particularly interested in the Arts and Craft school, and to a lesser extent, Wright.
Something that may prove useful: They had for sale in the gift shop several items with Frank Lloyd Wright's "Organic Commandment" which I had never encountered before. They had it on a paper weight and a T-shirt; I was cheap and bought it on a notecard, which I will hang over my desk:
Sincerity the Virtue of the Mind
Courage the Virtue of the Soul
Decision is the Virtue of the Will
Could I use that somehow in the book, as an organizing principle? Solveig does whatever she has to do by drawing upon both her expertise as an architect, and winter magic. Is this related? I've talked about the heart of flesh/heart of stone business. Heart is there as an issue for both of them. Jack has to move toward Sincerity, and Solveig, I think, toward Courage. I'm interested in having (as
pamealdean said in Tam Lin about the characters in The Lady's Not for Burning) the hero and heroine save each other.What would Decision be? What would it have to do with what's going on with the magical system, and with Rolf?
I wonder if Kelsey (my niece) might be interested in trying to design an ice palace for me. She just took an architecture drafting class, after all. Will talk to her about it.
Peg