Spire Potted Plants

Sculpting

What a busy weekend for the Lemonade Stand. Starting with a few touch ups to the Spire Dog Park with a Paw Path and new Hose for washing down Fido when needed. Patrick Gerace put together a modified Paint Stamp to create a path to and from the park in order to delineate and caution drivers and pets as the cross paths. Then the sculpting fun began when I was finally able to get my hands on a skid steer and work on building a bicycle track in the, "Back 40" as Jenny says as well as the Fire pit. Images in the future when it is complete. Also attended a charity event GRIFFIS GROUP Show Jumping Invitational Charity Event August 21st, 2010 and was blown away by the quality of event that the put on. Impressive to see the horses and to meet the Griffis Group and relax and enjoy a spectacular place and moment in time.

Dog Paws, Study Models, OAC's and Sketches

Even in the toughest years of design and architecture I have ever seen and probably will ever see there is room for creativity. Problem solving is creative thinking and I hope we can find a way to be more sustainable as the economy creeps out of the meltdown. This week was incredible.

Read a great article/ interview that struck a cord about how the design world and people evolve,

Meet the Minds Behind Restaurant Design - Lisa Pope-Westerman, Lisa Pope nails a few great points and perspectives. Worth a ten minute read.

Ok off to hang with the kids in the mountains and breath some fresh air.

Leggy Table

In order to create the overall environment we are looking for on the Spire project some pieces of furniture are needing special attention and craftsmanship. No one better than a local creative group Double Butter to bring an inspiration, idea and vision to fruition. The table inspiration came from a visit to the St. Martins Lane Hotel in London where a collection of tall tables are arranged as the waiting area before dinning. A wine bar/drink area concept. Perfect for a Billiards area in the current project. No need to completely replicate the table and with some modifications we have a similar look, feel and function at a fraction of the cost. We were also able to use local fabricators and keep the local local creative march and bandwagon activated especially now days. Check out Double Butter and what those guys are up to and keep it local and cool. g