Being a Beginner

Take heart!  This short video was encouraging to me (and also reminded me of Malcolm Gladwell's 10,000 hour theory in "Outliers", which I haven't read).
http://vimeo.com/24715531

Jean Valjean and Javert

Are you humble enough to accept grace, and soft enough to give your life to it in return?

Les Miserables

From Auditorium Balcony Deck

Poolside

We're at the show at Keller Auditorium.  The show is great. What I wasn't expecting was that the balcony level has the best possible view of the well-loved Ira Keller Fountain. It's a popular place to swim on hot days in Portland.

Timberline Lodge site sketches

These are from our field trip.  The lodge is an amazing feat, built in 16 months by the WPA in the 1930s...amazing use of big timbers and stones...great artwork and artisan craftsmanship...it is a massive monument to a NW architectural style known as Cascadia.  The lodge includes pioneer and Native American themes.  My personal favorite is all the iron work details.

Studio final review done

Slept 2 hours in last 56.  Headed home for nap.  Final review went really well for design studio...more later.