1/4 scale model of my new dining chair concept for Greens Restaurant I generally try to avoid working under pressure, but find I often do my best work with my back up against the wall. When our Wowhaus Interview was published in San Francisco magazine last month, I was just beginning to clear the decks […]
Author Archives: Scott
Touching the Wood
My projects always begin with sorting the pile, touching the wood Like cooking, working with wood engages all of the senses in symphony. Touch plays a major role in the early stages of a project, especially at the scale of fitting out the interior of a new building, like the Guest House that now requires […]
Mare’s Tails
whispy cirrus clouds (mare’s tails) over Doran Beach indicate a change in weather Mackerel scales and mare’s tails, make lofty ships carry low sails -Weather Proverb To read more about skygazing please click here.
My Grandfather’s Tackle Box
I was lucky enough to grow up with things made by both of my grandfathers- some simple furnishings, a fishing tackle box, fly rod and cribbage board. Neither of my grandfathers earned their livings as carpenters, but they did share a generational disposition towards frugality and were clearly raised with more than a layman’s facility […]
Fish Sculptures Progress
the reassembled 1/4 scale substrate for the Vermillion Rockfish sculpture After tracing sectional contours for full scale fabrication in steel, I’ve reassembled the wooden parts of the two 1/4 scale models of fish sculptures for our Abundance project. Next I build up a layer of clay over the wooden substrates to approximate the outermost surfaces, […]
Conveying a Load
the underside of this pallet reminds me of a Mayan city At some point when making a sculpture or piece of furniture, my job is simply to convey a load to the ground. The perennial challenge is to invent or interpret a structural program that gets the job done but adds something new in the […]
Yuletide Wishes
The number twelve holds perennial cultural significance Wishing good harvests and peace to all for the new year, in honor of the twelve days of Christmas and their origins in ancient Yuletide festivals.