As a kid, growing up in Baggs, Wyoming I watched a lot of Bugs Bunny cartoons and for some reason a lot of black and white movies. I once watched ‘A tree grows in Brooklyn’ and as a nine year old, it really stuck with me. So long as she could see the tree, growing [...]
(Design) I am working on a renovation design and the clients are down to earth, yet somewhat spiritual people. They are attracted to Asian design and want that tropical asian influence represented in the design. They also want a swimming pool and garden space off the back terrace, and as I played with shapes and [...]
I have been told that Panamanians are leery and rarely invite people into their homes. Distrust is endemic. During the high winds our mandarina tree blew over and left a huge gap in the focal point behind the pond garden. We also have the exposed chain-link fence and are trying to coax our little plants [...]
After arriving in El Valle, as we began our house design process, many people described the strong Northerly winds in the summer time. I wanted to make sure that the house was well positioned on the site to maximize airflow for reasons of passive cooling as well as keeping air flowing through the house to [...]
For me a goal as an architect and artist is to be able to make beautiful, artful things without having to spend a lot of money doing it. By this I mean using normal, everyday materials in creative and beautiful ways. I am so impressed with the art by Jen Stark because she is doing [...]