[OGD] nature's call

2008-07-24 Thread viateur . boutot
Clark Sorensen's Orchid Urinal : URL : http://inventorspot.com/articles/nature_calls_16073 photos : http://inventorspot.com/files/images/orchid-close.jpg http://inventorspot.com/files/images/orchid-installed.jpg ** Regards, VB ___ the

Re: [OGD] "Nature's Call"

2007-12-29 Thread DennisWestler
For those of you who happen to be in the area (or plan to come) Clark Sorensen will be displaying several of his orchid urinals at this year's Pacific Orchid Exposition (Fort Mason Center, San Francisco Feb 29-March 2, 2008). The things are really quite interesting in person. Amusing, and with

[OGD] nature's call / Clark Sorensen

2007-12-28 Thread viateur . boutot
news story : http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20071228_Flowers_inspire_artists_Nature_Calls_urinals.html photos : 1) [caption : "Clark Sorensen works on a flower-shaped urinal in his San Francisco studio."] http://media.philly.com/images/20071228_inq_hd1urinal28z-d.JPG 2) [capti

[OGD] nature's call (US)

2007-12-05 Thread viateur . boutot
"Clark Sorensen... 47, a San Francisco artist. ... hand-made, porcelain fixtures in the shape of gigantic flowers... art that can... be plumbed and used in a bathroom. ... he started creating his urinals five years ago... The finished products, which include pink orchids... range in price from $4

[OGD] nature's call / art

2007-02-11 Thread viateur . boutot
"the notion of the urinal as artwork is being revived by one enterprising sculptor 90 years after artist Marcel Duchamp unveiled his "Fountain." Kathy Dorfman, 36, spent $10,000 on a one-of-a-kind urinal hand-sculptured from porcelain by Clark Sorensen, a San Francisco artist, in the form of a