I'm often asked about my construction technique, as well as my design inspiration. This article will shed a little light on both of those topics. Sometimes, I start with a specific photo, as my inspiration. (This is always a photo that I've shot...
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I'm often asked about my construction technique, as well as my design inspiration. This article will shed a little light on both of those topics. Sometimes, I start with a specific photo, as my inspiration. (This is always a photo that I've shot myself.) Here's one such photo, of my neighbor's ti plants: I pay attention to what aspect of the photo appeals to me, and I try to focus on that. In this case, it's the backlit pink leaves. To feature them, I've cropped the photo. Typically, I make some sort of sketch, especially when I'm interpreting a photo. In this case, I did it in the computer. This is not meant to be a concrete plan, but rather, an idea to get me started. As a matter of fact, I often find the PROCESS of sketching to be of greater value than the resulting sketch. This is the time during which I consider options, and the adrenalin really starts to flow! Construction takes place on a design wall. (This is, basically, housing insulation covered with flannel or felt.) I pin... See less 
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