Archive for 2008
Just a quick note…
:: Have you ever visited NING? It’s almost like specialized Facebook for special interest groups. How insane! PMC Ning, AMI OMC Ning, People Who have way too much time on their hands NING. What else can I say but you need to check it out. Insane. As an aside, today, January 15, is a fantastic [...]
Metalsmithing 101
What is this new site all about? This is more for fun as I have been planning to create a separate online scrapbook for a while. The What’s New section at Fairman Studios is an inside look at the studio, with postings on projects and workshops that are happening. So this blog will have more fun and interesting content outside of the studio, like pictures from our travels, family events or plain old scrap material I have been meaning to organize. So, for future reference, come here to read what’s going on outside of the studio.
Penguin & Puffin Coast
It was in December of 2001 when I received a phone call from the Saint Louis Zoo’s Education Department regarding a new exhibit the zoo was in the midst of ground-breaking called “Penguin and Puffin Coast.” The zoo had already hired an architect and an outdoor exhibit designer to begin building a new facility which would house several species of penguins and puffins. Included in the design were to be one outdoor and two large indoor naturalistic habitats for the birds. In addition, the design group planned to build an interactive hands-on display with multiple panels which would teach visitors about the birds as they walked through the exhibit…
Work in progress
This is a small project I have been working on for a bit of time now…
My Mother Jane
I am about to start a few quilting squares in memory of my mom. I’ll keep you posted on my progress with thoughts and photos.
