Installation day success

Today marked a long awaited day for the Eagles Landing Hotel in Chehalis, Washington. With the help of lead installer Bernie O'Brien we successfully installed the pieces for the west wall which tells the tribal history of the Chehalis people. Although technically we are only 90% there it's pretty much what you'll see in completion. The LED lighting for the Sun, Moon and Changer being were held up in transport today but are expected within 48hrs. Once completed with work between Bernie and the light specialist I'll be able to return and take some photos this weekend. Thanks to all of you who've followed the progress via facebook. I hoped to get more progress footage of in the studio process but due to the changes and complications it just wasn't feasible this time around. As always there will be a next time and in the meantime we are working with Navajo designer Victor Pascual of DGTL NVJO to produce some videos for the website that showcase what we do here. Look for that in the months to come...

First panel completed

Of the carved panels which will not require LED light as a component the swan figure is the first to be complete carved and painted. Althoug the others are quite far along they require assembly on sight with the installer and electricians. Next up in the coming days are the Junco bird and Coyotes and grandson of dog panel. Be sure to keep an eye out for updates. Lots happening in the shop. My son was very happy to see the panel done and wanted to take a photo with it. I thought it would be a good scale reference since it's hard to tell without something to gauge by. Thanks for visiting.

Tools expand to meet demand

For those of you who are familiar with my process you know I use digital tools for many aspects of my art. This past couple weeks I've been digging into Google Sketchup Pro 8 to help along installation planning and it's proven to be a life saver. I thought I would share a video of one I've done for the Chehalis project as I am familiarizing myself with the program I hope to be able to convey more complex ideas in 3d space. The time saver it's becoming is invaluable so now I add another software program to the list. It's worth looking into for designers.

SAM Apparel Partnership update

Today's meeting went well and we've made progress on getting closer to refining the selections from the prototypes and the very appreciated client feedback from your end. From the meeting notes it looks like we are aiming at a June release date for the shirts. In the next couple weeks we will be looking at promotion and marketing. For those who sign up for email announcements to our updates we will keep you posted  on our final selection progress along with promotional exclusivitiy before the public launch. We are very excited to work with the museum and as well quite importantly hear from you and what you'd like to see. Thanks for your input thus far. In the meantime progress continues on the the Chehalis project which has mostly been layout which doesn't photograph well, on that front, metal and glass work will be making big strides next week so stay tuned for that come Wednesday. Thanks for visiting.

Progress on Eagles Landing Hotel

Today along with the help of Artech installer Bernie O'Brien the main pieces for the Panel V section were installed for the West Wall project today. In the coming days the red cedar laminations will be coming back to the studio to begin carving of the Swan, Coyotes, Junco and Sun and Moon pieces. I'll be posting updates as those come in along with the next phase of aluminum work followed by the water jet cut and blasted glass pieces. Be sure to check in within a couple days.