The Institute of Philosophy in the Arts, Architecture and Humanities
Salon on the Spiritually Creative Life

[Photography by Nathaniel Taylor]

THE SALON ON THE SPIRITUALLY CREATIVE LIFE

Our 29th Year Continues
... still on Zoom!

Please join Carol Soucek King virtually on
Sunday, September 14, 2025
Via Zoom
To discuss one of God's essential aspects
illuminated throughout her book
Under the Bridges at Arroyo del Rey

Harmony

With Main Presentation

Architect, Artisan, Designer, Public Artist
Cha-Rie Tang
Founder, Pasadena Craftsman Tile

"Harmony is NOT Monotony"

Scroll Down for:
Morning's Agenda
Speaker's Bio
Zoom Info
September Lyrics & Poems
2025 Salon Dates/Themes

9:30 am Pacific Standard Time
Zoom Room Arrivals and
Himalayan Singing Bowls by Healing Arts Practitioner
Janet Martorello
 

10 am until noon – Program

Meditation
with
Nan Rae
Artist/Teacher/Author

Nan Rae’s latest published book – now available on Amazon
INSPIRED THOUGHTS ON LOVE!
Published by Laughing Elephant Books
Now available on Amazon
Personalized copies may be ordered at NanRaeStudio.com

Opening Song

"Love One Another"

Dean LeGrand Carlston, DDS
Composer/Singer/Instrumentalist
Melody and 1st verse by : Lucien Clark Fox,
2nd and 3rd verse: Dean LeGrand Carlston

Dean welcomes us to listen to and download his music at no charge by accessing his personal website: deancarlston.com

Salute to September Birthdays,
Special Congratulations, & Prayers
with
Graham Lance Richardson
Retired Westside Realtor after 35 years.
Licensed Plumber & Gas Fitter.
Certified Welder to 100%.

Main Presentation:

"Harmony is NOT Monotony"
with
Cha-Rie Tang
Pasadena Craftsman Tile

Cha-Rie Tang with tiles she created for Chris Bertelson's fireplace.

In about two weeks the Pasadena Museum of History will host the retrospective called "Cha-Rie Tang, 48 Years of Making Art in Pasadena". For a preview of that much anticipated exhibition, as well as learning directly from the renowned multi-disciplinary artist herself, it is a privilege to have Cha-Rie give our Main Presentation at our September Salon.

There are six sections in Cha-Rie’s Salon commentary, accompanied by some 200 slides which she prepared for her Chinese Alumni Association talk several years ago for the Chinese Alumni Association at MIT [Massachusetts Institute of Technology]:

Nature and Nurture
Coming to Pasadena
Technology New and Old
Running a Tile Business
Fun with Glass Art
Putting It All Together and Beyond

“My life has not been a straight line. Twists and turns have made it interesting. Unexpected synchronicities suggest there is HARMONY behind it all.” - Cha-Rie Tang

Music Interlude
by
Douglas Decker
Recording Engineer/Musician/Composer
"Eternal Heart"
by Douglas Decker/Maureen O'Connor

Poetry Reading
with
Patricia Ferber
Sculptor/Painter/Educator/Curator/Poet
"Harmony"

Followed by Discussion

Opening the Discussion will be
Nino Wong, designer/business leader/Volunteer
Chairman of the Chinese Garden Docents,
Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens.

Followed by:
Nicole Meyer, Director of Communications + Archives, mOrphosis: sharing about Case Study 2.0

Gregory Joseph Firlotte, artist/designer/curator/author and poet: reading one of his latest poems, the already highly acclaimed "When Twilight Comes."

All are invited to continue sharing thoughts on
Harmony.

until noontime

Finale
by
Susie Katharine Shaw
Actress/Vocalist
"Only One"
by Carol Bayer Sayer & Bruce Roberts 1979

To conclude Susie will lead us in Richard King's favorite
Native American Prayer

Love Faith and Joy - Carol Soucek King, MFA, PhD, Founder
Please respond if attending:
kingcarol@aol.com or 626/449-1238

About Our Speaker

Photography courtesy of Metro Art (Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority)

CHA-RIE TANG, Founder, Pasadena Craftsman Tile “I was born in Taiwan and came to the US when I was 10. I lived in Lexington, Massachusetts with my parents, grandmother and 6 siblings. I was the number 2 girl and did not get too much attention. All 6 of us graduated either from MIT or Harvard. I studied architecture which was close enough to art, but acceptable as a profession. I loved MIT and Architecture, also dance and all forms of crafts. When I came to Pasadena, I sketched buildings left and right, and fell into the rabbit hole with Batchelder tiles. I did do architecture and am still registered.

“During the tech boom years in the late 1990's I worked with my husband Bruce Hubbard and brother-in-law on publishing CDRoms of 19th Century art books, winning a Smithsonian Award nomination and many MAC Mices.

“With the tech Bust in 2000, I began to seriously work on Craftsman tiles. The company, Pasadena Craftsman Tile, now with my daughter Mei-Ling Hubbard, designs and fabricates tiles for fireplaces, kitchen backsplashes, foyers, bathrooms, fountains, and architectural features. We have shipped to almost every state in the United States, and some to Canada, Australia, and Britain.

“In addition to residential and commercial work I have done some public art, including the Metro Goldline Monrovia Station, LA Public Library at Exposition Park, LA County Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, Las Tunas Residences in San Gabriel, Shopping mall in La Verne, and Mission Viejo Oso Park.

“The story of fire does not end with ceramics. Glass is equally interesting.

“Finally, I have to thank all the people who got me into the tile business in the beginning and allowed me to make impressions of their Batchelder tiles, especially Chris Casady who found Batchelder molds in his garden, and Dr. Robert Winter who allowed me access to his collection and later donated it to the Pasadena Museum of History and the Batchelder family. I will have pieces of those reproductions at the show as well as my original works.

“My youthful wish of improving the world with my designs, did come true, one tile at a time.”—Cha-Rie Tang

www.pasadenacraftsmantile.com
www.charietang.com
www.directimagination.com
charie.art@gmail.com

For the time being, the Salon will continue to meet on Zoom. When appropriate, we will meet in person once again at Arroyo del Rey.

For access to the Salon on Zoom:

This meeting is being hosted by Zoom.
There is no charge to use this service.

Before the Salon on Sunday:
You will need to either go to the Zoom website, www.zoom.us, and register for a free account to access this meeting through your web browser or download and install the Zoom application on your device.

If you download the application to your device, you do NOT need to register for a free account. To download the Zoom application, click on this link... https://zoom.us/download

For any questions or assistance,
email Curtis McElhinney at Curtis@curtisvision.com

Three Songs, One Poem

"Love One Another"
Melody and first verse by: Luacine Clark Fox,
2nd and 3rd verse: Dean LeGrand Carlston

As I have Loved you, Love One Another. This New Commandment: Love One Another.
By this shall men know ye are my Disciples, If ye have love One to Another.

Forgive One Another, we all know error. These things shall pass through the Gift of our Savior.
This Great Commandment to Sister and Brother: Live in the light, love one another.

Be ever mindful, listen to The Prompting. We have a purpose concealed in our longing….
Serve one another with love the Foundation; for we are the seeds of God’s creation.

As I have Loved you, Love One Another. This New Commandment: Love One Another.
By this shall men know, ye are my Disciples. If ye have Love One to Another.

"Eternal Heart"
by Douglas Decker and Maureen O'Connor

There's always been this heart so strong
Holding fast for all along
From the beginning to the end
That which was is still again

Never another heart like this
A heart in love as long as we exist
So please take this gold
Made for you to take hold

Chorus
For all within is the Eternal Heart, heart of yours
A heart in love for ever more
The Eternal Heart one so kind
A heart in love for all time

Lifted beyond the temporal
Into the realm of the eternal
These seven stars are giving to you
To improve your view

Never a bond so strong before
That was made so we can adore
You'll find your heart will shine
Shine with you for all time

Chorus 2

Bridge
I'm the one who's in love
And I always will be
And I'd like you to see
That it's real so real

Interlude

Chorus 3

"Only One"
by Carol Bayer Sayer & Bruce Roberts 1979

Only One can make the valley deep,
The mountain high, the oak tree strong.
Only One can bless us while we sleep
And give us faith to keep,
To keep our whole life long…
Only One can hear each prayer we say,
And pray that we might learn His way.
So has it always been, so shall it always be,
As long as we believe in only One…

Rich or poor, no matter who we are,
We all are one to only One,
So has it always been, so shall it always be,
For all eternity,
Only One!

"Harmony"
by Patricia Ferber

Do, re, mi resonates with one’s pitch,
creating harmony both from within and without.

The wind blows as the sculptor creates shapes.
The painter mixes just the right colors,
filling the canvas with vibrant hues.
Each action opens doors
to subliminal visions of harmony.

Bees quench their thirst
with the sweet nectar of flowers.
Each produces honey that is unique in taste.,
Everything is in balance, thus creating harmony.

Do, re, mi, in the key of “SEE”.
All has an exact rhythm of harmony.

All 2025 Salon dates and themes

STABILITY
Sunday, January 12, 2025

GROWTH
Sunday, February 9, 2025

POSSIBILITY
Sunday, March 9, 2025

FAITH
Sunday, April 13, 2025

GRATITUDE
Sunday, May 11, 2025

HUMOR
Sunday, June 8, 2025

UNDERSTANDING
Sunday, July 13, 2025

KINDNESS
Sunday, August 10, 2025

HARMONY
Sunday, September 14, 2025

LOVE
Sunday, October 12, 2025

HEALING
Sunday, November 9, 2025

SPIRITUALITY
Sunday, December 14, 2025

Please let us know which salons you can attend by replying to KingCarol@aol.com or (626) 449-1238.

With all loving thoughts and hoping to see you soon!

Carol Soucek King, M.F.A., Ph. D.
Email: KingCarol@aol.com  
 

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