Brownie Points
“As Jason, the kids and I stepped through the front door for the first time, I marveled at how different it was from any other home we’d ever seen in Los Corderos. The ceilings stretched across the slanted roofline, exposing thick dark wood beams, which contrasted with the bright white surface. The chocolate-colored hardwood floors matched the beams perfectly, though they were mostly covered by a Chinese rug. The windows were circular, one overlapping the other, then framed with weathered brass.... Nearly every inch of the walls was covered with original art, most of which was painted by Kate Parr, a radical Renaissance revisionist I worshipped in college art history classes. When I say every inch was covered by art, I mean there were paintings hanging at knee level and one small canvas inches above the floorboard. The living area was filled with provocative sculptures, tapestries and glass pieces. In the corner hung a mobile of multicolored paper circles about the size of hole-punch refuse.MoreLess
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