editor’s note
It seems strange to write these words: In this issue, please find the last of David Tisherman’s “Details” columns. After seven years, he has decided that these monthly discussions have run their course and that it’s time to step aside. During those seven years, David has
In my role as editor of WaterShapes, I’m often approached with tales of utterly amazing projects in the works – but still months or even years away from completion. That can be frustrating at times, because the only way to
For many people, the devastating wildfires that swept through southern California in October 2007 are just another memory, washed away by the tides of current events. But for those who lost their homes in places like Malibu, Lake Arrowhead and Rancho Bernardo and elsewhere, those horrifying blazes will be part of their daily lives for months and years to come as they struggle to
If there's one thing about the world of watershaping that never ceases to amaze me, it's the wide spectrum of skills, styles and project types that define the boundaries of what people engaged in this industry do for their clients. Recognizing that breadth and depth is always encouraging (as I've mentioned before in this space), but in today's marketplace it's becoming
If there's one thing about the world of watershaping that never ceases to amaze me, it's the wide spectrum of skills, styles and project types that define the boundaries of what people engaged in this industry do for their clients. Recognizing that breadth and depth is always encouraging (as I've mentioned before in this space), but in today's marketplace it's becoming
In all great human endeavors from the arts to science and industry, we typically find small numbers of pioneers whose achievements are so astonishing that they inspire
In all great human endeavors from the arts to science and industry, we typically find small numbers of pioneers whose achievements are so astonishing that they inspire
We may be well into our ninth year of publication, but I'm still amazed and often amused by the ways that some people choose to describe WaterShapes. I've heard some armchair critics, for instance, dismiss us "a pool magazine that covers ponds," "a pond magazine that covers pools" or "a fountain magazine with
We may be well into our ninth year of publication, but I'm still amazed and often amused by the ways that some people choose to describe WaterShapes. I've heard some armchair critics, for instance, dismiss us "a pool magazine that covers ponds," "a pond magazine that covers pools" or "a fountain magazine with
Thomas Alva Edison once said, "Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration." That may be his most famous utterance - and for good reason: A good idea is important in just about any creative endeavor, but without dogged pursuit of appropriate
