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This month I revisited an old competition entry for Timber in the City in 2013 titled Against the Grain. I redid the plans to reflect a more “fleshed-out” representation because I always thought the older ones lacked definition. New program was added and a little life was injected into the proposal.
I enjoyed this exercise and hope to revisit other projects to do the same.
Color versions were uploaded to +Other Projects TIM section
Almost about a year ago to date, we went to a wedding for our dear friends in Seattle. The ceremony was on Bainbridge Island, a remote island West of Seattle in a beautiful and remote state park. On the big day, one of our friends took a fantastic photo looking upwards to a grove of Douglas Fir at the base of the altar. It was such a great photo because it was so reminiscent of the incredible time we all shared.
As a wedding present to the new couple, I painted a large scale acrylic painting (25x46) of the very scene, in a floating oak frame made in my school’s woodshop. I appreciate the time it took to get the detail right because it was a great meditation on that incredible time that feels so long ago now
Getting nostalgic for furniture design…
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