colouring books

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colouring book beginnings

so i'm making a colouring book. 'colouring-in under vancouver viaducts' is the working title. here is a sneak preview of one of the progress images - there will be 9 images in total:

...and i was going through some stuff the other day and found these images, which are from almost a year ago!

two hours worth

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space notes

1. A SPACE ITSELF

-how did this space come about?

-what makes up this space?

-how is this space defined?

-how can this space be described?

-what shape does this space have? (volume)

2. THE USE OF A SPACE

-how was this space intended to be used?

-how is the space being used at present?

-how could the space be used?

3. FLOW IN A SPACE

-what comes and goes with/in this space?

-what interacts with/in, and with what, in this space?

-what transforms what over time with/in this space?

4. BEING IN A SPACE

-what do people do in this space?

-how do i feel in this space?

-is this space desirable for living conditions? (both human and environmental)

5. TEXTURES OF A SPACE

-where surfaces of the entities within this space come together, what textures result?

-in what way do the textures within the space support or prohibit the coming together of other entities there?

a few spring sketches

drawn with cold hands!

Burrard Bridge north side

Main Street Viaduct north side

Main Street Viaduct south side

Cambie Bridge west side

this week at the studio

been away...

here are a few of my sketches from recent travels:

Price's viaduct, Central Otago NZ

Poolburn viaduct, Central Otago NZ

Mackenzie Lake, Fjordland NZ

Hana Bay, Maui

Hamoa Beach, Maui

oh yeah

oh yeah future trees

rope and knots

westend carpark 'verb' series

The idea was that a simple amendment to a space may dramatically alter the active experience of it, enhancing a volume's 'verb' qualities.

david stretching and pit of delicious mango

old mykleby farmhouse

Here are two drawings and a photo from our time in Norway, July 2009.

When days were very long.

The house is kept in perfect condition both inside and out. It was built about 150 years ago. It's amazing. Seems like they had originally used birch bark (and birch tar) for the underlayer on the roof.

photo from shelves

rope volume stretch sketch

floor update!

Today was a beautiful day. I went for a bike ride and decided on my way to check out how my floor is doing. Turns out it is doing well! - enjoying some sunny rays.

Some joggers passed through while I was there.

Some time in the last week or so someone has decided to add their own paste-ups to one of the side walls. I like how they are random and organic and kind of weird.

sewing a space

di - O - rama !

a drawing from last summer

Here is a section drawing of the wood-fired sauna at my friend's parents' summer cottage near Vuorela, in Finland. It is a magical place.