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.

Loreto Bay Agua Viva Colors, Take 2

This Saturday, I had to go to Sherwin-Williams again as three of the colors Loreto Bay gave us to choose from were "Interior Only" colors and were subsequently replaced with three exterior colors: - Afterglow SW6667 - Orange Blast SW 6646 - Osage Orange SW6890 Having been reassured by one of our good...

In Review: Viking Cooking School

Date: Saturday March 22, 2008.Class: Date Night in Paris, 3 Hr. Hands On WorkshopLocation: Viking Cooking School, Walnut Creek, CA Fee: $89/person Loni's Rating: 9Clint's...

Announcing Loreto Bay Agua Viva Exterior Colors!

Clint and I have been guilty of bugging our Loreto Bay account manager, Jennifer, for almost a year now for the Agua Viva exterior color selection. Each time we got a polite response that the Loreto Bay village designer was still contemplating the colors. Having chosen colors for the interior...

Loreto Bay Construction in Action

While in DC this past week, I had the opportunity to drool over the photos from that New York Times article that Clint referenced in the last blog entry. Funny how sometimes Clint and I communicate through our blog. This week, thanks to our Loreto Bay neighbors Karen and Terry,...

Solar Update: February 2008

For all of those interested in our solar project, I thought it would be interesting to track the solar energy production every month. Our system...

‘The Art of Travel’ – Review from San Jose Cinequest Film Festival

If you are ever in the San Jose, CA area during the Cinequest Film Festival, be sure to catch at least one movie as it is quite an experience. If you are a resident of the area, you have no excuse. The Cinequest Film Festival is an annual event...

Going green: Solar energy (installation and photos of a SunPower system)

After a whole year of research and being beaten out last year with Clint's home theatre project, I have finally emerged victorious as this past...

Wine Cellar Doors: A Name is Just A Name

Clint and I sometimes get email questions or comments about our blog posts. We always enjoy reading these as we are delighted that our readers...

Letters from Loreto Bay

Although we don't have snow or ice in this part of the country, I did sense a new revival of activity as the spring season nears. The window boxes outside our home office is starting to show the first signs of life as the tulip bulbs, which I had...

Pizza: Revisiting an Old Failure

My last memory of making pizza, until last week, was a vague collection of fleeting emotions of disappointment and frustration, and images of cardboard crust,...