2010: one word

Dec 28, 2010 | Annual Review, Life

2010. This was … this was. This was, i say again to myself. This was a strange year. *** *** *** There is one thing, one big thing this year, and I am still at a loss for words. A loss for words. Not for lack of speaking, or explaining, or talking or walking or...

Listen to yourself, above all else.

Dec 27, 2010 | Less is More: Living Minimally and Simply, Life

You must listen to yourself, above all else. Listen to the words in your heart. Your true self is screaming to get out. Your essential self, as described so eloquently by Martha Beck, will stamp it’s feet and come out in ways that aren’t apparent to you...

The Journey.

Dec 25, 2010 | Life

Merry Christmas, everyone. And Happy Holidays! Words of wisdom from a friend. LOVE THIS.

Neither here nor there: A note on process

Dec 13, 2010 | Life

This weekend I went running through Griffith Park in Los Angeles. It took a while to climb up to the base of the park, and then I wandered off the main road to a set of amazing trails that took me to the height of the hills overlooking the Los Angeles basin. Once at...

Social media for business: presentation

Nov 4, 2010 | Life

I’m working on a bit of research for my current company on social media as a business tool. Clearly, social media tools have been widely adopted by many businesses – but for some reason, within the design world, especially in architecture and landscape...

If, by Rudyard Kipling

Oct 20, 2010 | Life

“If,” by Rudyard Kipling, is a poem that speaks to keeping your head during the difficult times, in staying true to your work efforts when sh*t hits the fan, and about maintaining integrity even when the world starts getting dicey. It’s about...