Contrary to what some residents think, I do not want to design the PC landscape.
What I, and scores of knowledgeable residents want, is for a licensed, skilled landscape architect to oversee any and all redesigns of our landscape.We are not talking about maintenance and replacement of aging or dying plants and trees, but significant redesigns to healthy parts of our landscape.
The cost is not high to electronically review and approve any design. No more than $75-$125 per situation.
There is no cost if the landscape is not changed, and that should be our aim: no changes to this masterpiece; simply maintain it as is.
This may surprise some, but there have been twelve (12) major changes (redesigns) since 2006.
In the previous 25 years there were no major changes of the landscape.
This landscape is a national treasure, but the redesigns of it haven't been up to the level of the original landscaping.
The landscape is being degraded and our property values will suffer eventually unless we do something.
Pelican Cove was originally designed by the best landscape architects available.
If it is to be redesigned, it should be overseen by professionals of the same caliber.
We have been adding quilting patches to a Dior Dress. The first few may escape the eye, but eventually they'll begin to show.
Someone of the quality of Dior should be making the changes, not a seamstress.
Here are my actual design credentials. There are others on our committee. such as Don smith, Lenore Sutter, and Joan Adley who have similar artistic credentials.
Here are the awards and prizes I have won.
I am a prizewinning poet, novelist, and video artist who works in many mediums: print, audio (CD), video (DVD ; internet). Among the poetry prizes and honors I have received for my written poetry are: The 1997 State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship, Finalist 1994 and 1997 Academy of American Poets Walt Whitman National Prize Contest. Among the prizes I have received for my Video Poetry (Dreamstories) are the 2005 John Ringling Individual Artist Fellowship and 2006 State of Florida Individual Artist fellowship. I recently received the 2010 Ringling Towers Literary Award for my novel ALICE HICKEY. The Ringling School of Art has also honored me in 2009 (along with 11 other Sarasota artists) with an Ageless Creativity Award, for my life long creativity in poetry. I am the author of seven collections of written poetry and seven CD collections of oral poetry. I have created over 100 DREAMSTORY videos, performance-poetry videos, art videos and video documentaries about poetry. Finally, I was educated at Columbia College and am the founder of SOULSPEAK (www.soulspeak.org)
LANDSCAPE AND HOME DESIGN
I have been cited in magazines for my joint design of my home in the Landings
( a collaboration with Ruttenberg Homes) as well as my landscaping design, which I was solely responsible for.
Below is an article on my Landings home and gardens published in Business, Oct 1990
Below is an article on my Landings home and gardens published in Sarasota Magazine, Feb. 1993
Below is a video of the interior design ( including interior gardens) that I created for my Pelican Cove unit Gr 201 at 1620 Boathouse Circle. I have lived here for 32 years.
Below is a video and some photos of a house I share with Joan Adley in Alamos Mexico. Joan designed the final interior and exterior of the house, which was unfinished when we bought it. The interior was done in the bright colors used in all Mexican homes.
I completely designed and planted a large lush garden ( 1/3 acre). The ground prior to planting was bare rocky desert.
The unfinished house and grounds when we bought it in 2005.
Here are pictures of the finished garden after 2 years of work and growth.
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