The Voice of East Bay Living

Well known Artist and esthétician, Pattie Gerrie blossoms in her Noe Valley Victorian with her husband John and her four adoring Xolo ( pronounced Sho-lo) dogs from Mexico. With Frida Kahlo, the women of Tehuantepec, and the multitude of artistanea of Mexico as her role models, she fills her life with color,positive energy, and inspiration. The house, a living costume, is a kaleidoscope of amazing and beautiful art. For more information about Pattie, please visit her website at pattiegerrie.com Her work will be featured at an exhibition on November 11th at the museo Italio Americano in Fort Mason in San Francisco.

Visiting with Edward Swift at his unusual  home in the outskirts of San Miguel de Allende is a tour of  a magical world of art at every turn.  His home, cubist, modern and out of the box  in design, is a reflection of his profuse talent and a  rich container for his many masterpieces.  Edward is a prolific  artist and writer whose days are spent creating from early morning until late at night.  Currently, his works on being displayed at his featured exhibition entitled Only One leg to Stand On, on view at the City Museum of Queretaro  June 23-August 27,2017. Sheila Sabine is a business woman, multi-dimensional artist, and Senior Sales Associate at The Grubb Company. ssabine@grubbco.com

Visiting the home of husband and wife artists, Mike Kleimo and Edna Dickinson is a real treat. Located in El Chorro district of San Miguel de Allende, this spot was where the original spring was discovered, supplying water for the town hundreds of years ago. Mike and Edna purchased the home in 2004. The former resident's son is the famous rock star, Benny Ibarra, who still often visits the area. The property is composed of a large front patio with spectacular view of the town, an amazing succulent garden, a gourmet kitchen used for entertaining, including their famous holiday party for over 80 people.  Mike has a light filled and tranquil upstairs studio where he creates his wonderful paintings while listening to streaming music from California and other  parts of the world. He likes to use watercolors for his smaller paintings and acrylic for his larger pieces.  Edna describes herself as material engineer using ingenious clay techniques to create ...

Wilfried Eisinger is creating art through his cooking, in his own back yard. Wilfried (Will) Eisinger is passionate about music and food. Through Josephine.com, he is able to share his love of food with his neighbors. Are you tired of cooking meals? No time to buy groceries? Want to meet your neighbors? Josephine.com is the solution for you. This is a online platform that features chefs in your own neighborhood, cooking in their own homes. Here is how it works: Create an account with Josephine.com Choose a meal. Go pick it up at the chef's home and meet your neighbors who are doing the same thing. My preferred chef is Wilfried Eisinger, a very gifted French chef.  Read more about Will https://www.josephine.com/cooks/will To place an order directly, email Will at eisinger@me.com Bon Appétit! For more information, please contact Sheila Sabine ssabine@grubbco.com

An interview with Linda Soberman in her home and studio in San Miguel, Mexico. Linda Soberman http://www.lindasoberman.com/ For more information, please contact Sheila Sabine ssabine@grubbco.com

An interview with Kathrin Parsons in her home in San Miguel, Mexico. Kathrin Parsons For more details, please contact Sheila Sabine ssabine@grubbco.com

An interview with Anado McLauchlin at his home and studio, La Casa de Las Ranas in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico. Anado McLauchlin http://www.madebyanado.com/ For more information, please contact Sheila Sabine ssabine@grubbco.com

A talk with  Michael Haimovitz If you think  you’re  a person with a rich imagination and boundless energy for remodeling your existing home, you’ll want to read on.  Michael Haimovitz has owned his home in the Oakland Hills since 1988 and he’s just completing the fifth phase of his incredible and on-going remodeling project.  Sheila Sabine of the Glass-Sabine team recently got Michael to put down his construction tools long enough to discuss his dream home in greater detail.   When Sabine asked Michael about his reaction when he first saw the property, he responded “Well, I didn’t care for the house at all – a 1950’s ranch house style with not much going for it.  But, the lot the house sits on is a different story.  It’s three-and-a-half acres on a bluff overlooking a five-bridge view with mature landscaping and plenty of level land on a promontory with virtually no neighbors close by.  It was ex...

A Home with History-historical home in the Elmwood neighborhood Living in One Beautiful Package-combining home and studio in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico- Modern Pioneers-Eco Friendly life in the countryside near San Miguel de Allende These stories can be found at http://s14172.gridserver.com/html/housetalks.html then on your side bar choose "House Talk" at the bottom of the page.