I think most architects have hobbies producing some kind of art or craft - some design furniture, others paint or draw, still others sew, and there are probably as many different outlets as there are individuals. One of my colleagues at work is a talented encaustic painter (painting with wax), another designs and builds his own surfboards, and one of my former colleagues makes decorative knives. As for me - I make, well, random stuff. The impulse is there, but the discipline (the craft, you might say) isn't, so the art pieces and crafts I make are whatever takes my fancy at the moment, allowing me to explore different techniques and materials. I haven't posted any of my crafts for a while, so here is a selection of pieces from the last couple of years. "Collected Works" As a kid, I collected all kinds of things: figurative erasers, toy cars, stickers, enamel pins, etc. Lately I've been interested in trying to turn those collections ...
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