Thinking about tents…
I’ve been thinking about tents. Temporary structures. Poles and cloth. Skeletons and skin. Perhaps it’s the reference to an event, an experience, a happening Images via Life Archive
To skate in the city is to have new eyes
Yesterday, I got the chance to hear Johnston Foster speak about his current installation at Disjecta in Portland. Through the course of conversation he began to touch on the impact of skating and how it changes the way we see a city. Foster is a scavenger, and works primarily with the junk that he finds...
Pop Up Shop
It’s time. My wife and I are launching our Pop Up Shop retail project called Quarters. We’ll be selling all sorts of goodies that I’ve made and that we’ve found. Come on down!
Black and Walnut
This is a set of benches and buffet tables that I recently finished for the Peter Fetterman gallery. These pieces were made using 1″ steel tubing that I had powder coated textured black. The bench tops and table tops are walnut that I joined together.
Delta Spirit – Coachella Stage Props
After the success of the Delta Spirit light rigs for their last tour, they asked me to go to work on some stage props for Coachella. After a brainstorming session we decided to try and build some big fans that look like the energy wind turbines out by Palm Springs. Essentially, everyone driving out to...
Details
Someone once said that the role of the artist is to make finer and finer visual distinctions. So, I thought… I’m an artist, my job is to notice. If I don’t notice, then I’m not looking. If I’m not looking, then I don’t care. If I don’t care, why am I an artist?
Quality
Handcrafted chair proves it’s sturdiness by supporting Arval Woody on one post. A fifth-generation chair maker, Arval stages the demonstration for customers in the shop in Spruce Pine, North Carolina. The Craftsman in America – National Geographic Society 1975. From the Forward – “Certainly I know of no better restorative than the hours I spend...
Citizen Architect
“The reality check – the world is not going to look like Dubai, it’s going to look like Lagos, Nigeria.” I finally got a chance to watch this documentary the other day – It tells the story of the Rural Studio started by Samuel Mockbee in the mid-90′s. Very inspiring. For more visit Citizen Architect...
Fujis – Central Coast
Heather and I were up in the Central Coast of California this past weekend for a wonderful wedding. Heather was a bridesmaid and I was the DJ at the most epic venue we’ve ever been – Santa Margarita Ranch After the wedding we drove up Highway 1 to San Francisco – unforntunately, the highway was...
Slack Line Scott
I’m having fun putting together these silly little videos. Here’s one of Scott Henning on the slack line during our Salton Sea camping trip:
Talking Desks
I just finished up a pair of desks for a good buddy of mine. The desks are intended to face each other in a home office space. The style is very similar to the large desk I did for The Fox is Black. I need to think of a good name for these design variations…...
