I know this has been a very long time in coming. In truth, the cabinet was finished before Gothmas, but until recently it had things sitting on top of it, preventing me from getting good photos of it conveniently as a finished product. Then when I finally did get photos, I was also working on [...]
Eggsperimental.
Where have I been?
No, I don’t want to talk about that.
What happened to the cabinet?
Finished. Been finished since before Gothmas, but don’t have photos yet because there’e still Gothmas decorations sitting on it (I need another box.)
What else has happened?
My cats (specifically Rupert and Rerun, but mostly Rupert) destroyed my original, not reproduction, not [...]
Furniture project part 7: The pursuit of perfection.
So here’s the thing.
I finished the top of the case a couple weeks ago. The only thing I have to do now is the finishing part and putting it all back together. I haven’t yet because I need a tack rag (which I know yes, I can make myself..) and I need a [...]
This. (While I’m still off staining and mosaicing)
I’ve mentioned before how much I dislike the pretentious lexicon of the design/arch industry. I find it to be completely ridiculous, off-putting and elitist in the worst possible way. It’s a huge issue for me and I have gone toe to toe with more than one peer over it. I’m sure I will in [...]
*ding*. Model’s done.
I’ve been working furiously for the past couple of days finishing up a 3d model for the project in Miami. It’s a basic model, looking to define space and function and making sure all programmatic needs are met. There’s a couple of small changes that I still need to make (discovered after the [...]
Interior vs. exterior.
Over the weekend, I’d gotten an IM from Jay (Maynard, not Reeder) linking me to a letter published in a Minneapolis paper following the announcement of this year’s Pritzker Prize award.
Although I’ve been to Minneapolis (at length, even. 9 weeks isn’t exactly an overnight stay), I’d never seen the original theater, designed by Ralph Rapson, [...]
Back from Brooklyn.
Things I realized yesterday:
-Without the other supporting materials (.pdf book, in particular, the boards are mostly irrelevant) I should probably rework the .ppt of my thesis or write myself some damned notes. Option 2 is more likely.
-Folks either get it or they don’t. (Which I knew before, actually.)
- I speak much less out loud on [...]
That sound you’re not hearing is the sound of “busy”.
We are entering into the stage of the project in Miami where the real challenges are making themselves known. I am used to this. To me, this is not stressful. No one’s money is being wasted, nothing has been ordered. No irrevocable changes have been made. Right now, it’s just pictures [...]
Realistic expectations. Get some.
The service triangle is just one grouping of three clients need to be realistic about. The other one is how their budget breaks down. That falls into three parts also:
Fees(design/architectural/permits)
Materials
Construction/labor.
With a limited amount of money (as opposed to unlimited- not necessarily low-budget), you have to understand the relationship between these things and know where you’re [...]
There’s always a food analogy to be made.
I took the weekend off from writing, largely figuring with the holidays and all, no one was really online anyway except me. But I didn’t take the weekend off from working. In fact I got a lot done on the Miami house project, which is starting to congeal.
Yes, I said congeal. I find [...]
