Shiny Happy People
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My new ad for the Holiday/Winter issue of Visit Vortex magazine. It's an ad inspired by these great graphics that Google sent be showcasing my Google Reviews! And I'm trying to highlight my Interior Design services! #interiordesign

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HOME for the Holidays
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Our new Holiday 2017 campaign for Tender Land Home. The client wanted a winter scene that captured a "quiet winter" feeling. I then added the oval medallion for branding inspired by the Perry Como song. The lower image is the version I used for boosting on Facebook. That has no text because the Facebook doesn't allow text on boosted images... It says it's spammy.

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In Bloom
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Check out the booth design that I assisted on for Tousey Winery's recent exhibition at the 2017 Hudson Valley Food and Wine Festival.

The Tousey staff at the Floral Entry Arch.

The Tousey staff at the Floral Entry Arch.

We created an initial "floral arch" at the booth's front with hanging flowers for dramatic impact. A second structure was installed within the booth for additional foliage, display, menus and branding. Tousey Winery won both "Best Winery" and "Best Booth" with this display.

Interior booth display with display and menus.

Interior booth display with display and menus.

The amazing floral arrangements were designed and installed by Shehung Ji from Athabold Flowers.

For the Tousey booth that I worked on in 2016, click here.

For more information about Tousey Winery, click here.

Our initial design sketch on the chalkboard at the Winery.

Our initial design sketch on the chalkboard at the Winery.

Ben and I at a design meeting.

Ben and I at a design meeting.

I'm a Passivist
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Since starting back on my Architectural adventure, I've learned so much. Not only have I dived into bushing up on AutoCAD and learning SketchUP, I've also become totally obsessed with Passive Solar Housing Design and LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). A few weeks ago, I couldn't have even told you what both terms even meant. In passive solar building design, windows, walls and floors are made to collect, store and distribute solar energy in the form of heat in the winter and reject solar heat in the summer.

After I master the computer programs a bit more and then start sending my resume around, I plan to start researching courses so I can get my certification in Passive Solar Design and LEED. Wish me luck!

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Peace Train

Artist, Nick Cave's "Until" show at MassMOCA is beyond incredible. Beyond it being visually studding and culturally impactful it has all this too: 16,000 wind spinners; millions of plastic pony beads; thousands of ceramic birds, fruits, and animals; 13 gilded pigs; more than 10 miles of crystals; 24 chandeliers; 1 crocodile; and 17 cast-iron lawn jockeys. ☮️🌈🙂 #peace #rainbow #smileyface #nickcave #massmoca — at MASS MoCA.

I Have the Floor

Store window renovation this week... I installed a new plywood flooring with stain and hung a wood display grid from the ceiling so there's options in the future... And hanging things from the ceiling tiles just wasn't working anymore. Stay tuned for new installation to materialize! Thx Petalos Florist for the opportunity. 🍩💐📐🎉 #windowdisplay #retail #display #merchandising — at Petalos Floral Design.

Summer Reading
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Meet Dolores... My new window installation at Half Moon Books in Kingston, NY. I was inspired by a window display I found from Harvey Nichols in the UK. 👩🏼📚🤗👠 #halfmoonbooks #windowdisplay #retail #kingstonny #uptown #bookstore #display #summerreading