tom's cathedral

[anglophile]

have torn myself away from rufus-ing long enough to do some actual work i get paid for, only to find this in a piece i wrote a few days ago and then put aside until i could get some new technical details to finish it. i picked it up again tonight to proof it before sending it on to the architect about whom i wrote the story for any revisions (see what a nice newspaper person i am -- i give you a chance to edit your own story).
the actual interview took place right about the time i became involved with the board and soon after i discovered tom the builder at tpote. in the course of the interview with a boston architect named louis sirianni who is a gentleman and an artist, in addition to being an architect, i asked about the things that pleased him the most in his work, which is done exclusively on museums around the country and in some overseas spots, as well.
he had this to say: "What really excites me in every project is the fact that you do all this work and you produce a lot of documents. You get support from engineers and put it all together. And then you have thousands of individuals build it. So it's not unlike the cathedrals. It's great to engage them and seem them working on this thing, to see their pride of workmanship and the builders' pride. That's what stands out."
Sirianni likens the emotional payoff of such a successful effort to the passion involved in the decades-long building of the magnificent cathedrals of Europe, (i wrote as an intro to the story).
i'm putting this here because while i have known lou for about a year and have talked to him many times before, i had never been able to draw him out about his own emotional involvement in his work - at least not for something he was wlling to let me print, but when i mentioned -- in the course of an interview in which he had planned to focus on the technical aspects of a project he is working on - that i had just viewed and was currently reading tpote, his eyes lit up and i got these quotes. i'm not sure his fascination was with rufus (probably not), but i would not have understood so well the passion he was describing if i had not seen rufus portray it. thanks, big guy. you make my life so much easier and - sometimes - my work so much better. (at least i keep telling my editor that.)

[castaneasativa]

anglophile,
thank you for sharing your moments of inspiration

kind of a spiritual relationship, isn't it?
falling in love without touching somebody, it is pure inspiration

a bridge between the souls

[anglophile]

you've got it, sister. i'll carry that 'bridge' image all day. thanks for verbalizing what i was feeling.

[anglophile]

and the photo. it's all mine. hands off, everone else.

[castaneasativa]

but anglophile... to be inspired is better than to possess
the more you share the more you have

[anglophile]

is there something you want from me? because if you keep feeding me these images, you can ask for just about anything and i'll do my best to get it for you. bless you, child

[castaneasativa]

oh, my
that's the power of sharing I guess
don't blame on me, it's The Rooftop !!!

[castaneasativa]

oh and here's just one more thingy... I don't remember where I found it (maybe on RT?!)



(anglophile, back to the inspiration, I find myself recalling paralels from RS films to understand and create things in my life. My profession is about writing too, but my English is not good enough to be enjoyable as a text)

[kissmekate]

That's a lovely experience you describe, anglophile!

Oh, and I LOVE that quirky little flower Thanks for re-posting it, Castanea.

[anglophile]

and where did the flower come from? did the man send it - drawn with his own fair hand, perhaps - and, if so, to whom? or did someone else draw it to represent him in some way? help me out here. and while you're at it, explain about your job, castanea. i am amazed at the way those of you who do not have English as a first language navigate through it so beautifully, so don't ever suggest you are not able to manage it. i can read a fair amount of French, but i can't imagine trying to really express myself in it. you all (castanea and kmk and all you others who live across oceans from me) make me want to hop a plane, fly to your abodes and interview you for hours. i could haunt rufus somewhere else, but you all keep me here day in and day out because you're such fascinating characters, as well. thanks. life is beautiful with people like you in it.

[castaneasativa]

kissmekate, thanks to you, too

[kissmekate]

I don't recall the context, but this pretty little flower was drawn by Mr. Sewell himself.

I'm sure some of the other lovely ladies will remember more.

[castaneasativa]

anglophile, I don't know anything about this little flower... One day I found it and that was a surprise

but one thing is for sure, because kissmekate wrote that this pretty little flower was drawn by Mr. Sewell himself.

and the other Rufians would know about it

anglophile, you ask me about my job, but I don't want to be off-topic here, I'll send you a pm thanks for your question

[adina]

the story of the flower: rufianart.homestead.com/ClipArtOne.html

[castaneasativa]

adina

thank you