ORIGINAL TROPICAL ART by HAL STOWERS
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TAMPA BAY AREA PHONE 727-784-5016
THE ORIGINAL
LIFE BLENDERS
Hal & B.J. Stowers
– in the caves of Negril –
Jamaica
Hal Stowers, ASLA
B.J. Stowers
Mentors
About us
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LIFE BLENDING LOG
THE BERKELEY
EXPERIENCE
Hal and I often wonder
what became of others
who were drawn
to make & survived, the
Pilgrimage to Berkeley
in the late
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The Art of
LIFE BLENDING®
– HOW TO KEEP YOUR
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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
Margaret Mead
Anthroplogist
Margaret Mead was a
key commencement
speaker for Graduation
ceremonies at
UC Berkely, in 1969,
when Hal received a
Masters Degree in LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE –
Regional Planning
& Urban Design
– after
completing a two year
graduate program
in the
College of
Environmental Design.
At anchorage –
Cedar Key, Florida
Fall 1986
Hal with John Bankston on board
WHISPER, 40' Passport…
Hal, B.J., John and Susan
anchored gulfside off Anclote Key
with a full moon rising
over the island –
awoke to heavy fog, pulled anchor
and headed north for a week of
high adventure and
inspiration
in colorful Cedar Key…
See our sailing adventures with
John & Susan in the Exumas –,
Bahama Islands, on board
WHISPER…
See pages 200–209
HAL STOWERS &
The Art of LIFE BLENDING®
ARTIST/AUTHORS
Mentors
Above, Legendary Ian McHarg, Author of Design With Nature
– and Hal on a field trip to see manatee in Crystal River with
friends and faculty from University of Florida,
Department of Landscape Architecture, mid 1990's.
The following quote by
Professor Emeritus Herrick Smith
Dept. of Landscape Architecture, UF,
from a Cover Story featuring
HAL STOWERS – by Cindy Spence,
“Preserving the Horizon”
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA TODAY
National Alumni Association Magazine
August 1993…
“He turned from one form of landscape architecture to another;
from an administrative, planning context
to an illustrative and communicative
context that is
still landscape architecture…
“Landscape architecture is an interesting
blend of science and art and has a strong
social context
– now he explores that and everything
else as a painter.”
See page 218–219
HAL STOWERS & The Art of LIFE BLENDING®
MENTORS
Hal & I want to express our appreciation by listing a few of the many mentors who influenced us either through personal contact or their creative expressions and published works….
Herrick Smith, Professor Emeritus and former Chair
Dept. of Landscape Architecture, University of Florida
Jerry Uelsmann, Photographer & Professor
College of Art & Architecture, University of Florida
Garrett Eckbo, Author of Landscapes for Living & Urban Landscape Design
Donald Appleyard, Coauthor of The View from the Road
J.B. Jackson, Essayist & Geographer
David C. Streatfield, AIA, Landscape Historian
Professors and Lecturers, Dept. of Landscape Architecture,
University of California, Berkeley, 1967-69.
Arnoldo Pomodoro, Sculptor
University of California, Berkeley
Carl Feiss, F.A.I.A, AIP, Prime Consultant,
Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council
John D. MacDonald, through his
Travis McGee Series
Jack Kerouac, through his book, On the Road
Stephen R. Covey, through his book.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
– for defining Quadrant II, and encouraging B.J.
to spend time there creating our first book.
Robert T. Kiyosaki, through his
Rich Dad Series
– for teaching us to
“mind your own business” and the value
of creating something from nothing.
Ian McHarg, FASLA, Author of Design With Nature and To Heal the Earth
Professor Emeritus, Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning, Penn State
Miami Vice Production, all aspects of the Television Series – for capturing and communicating the aesthetics, energy and spirit of living in tropical Florida.
“Hal at 20th year Reunion, Wurster Hall,
College of Environmental Design, UC Berkeley, 1989
10/12/08
Jeff – Thanks
for introducing John D.
to me sooo many years ago – I've never been
the same sense!…
Take care,
Hal & b.j.
The Original Life Blenders
Note (above) from Hal to Jeff Bowden – a colleague while Hal was Chief of Planning
for the Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council (1969-71) – regarding author
John D. MacDonald.
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