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August 17, 2010

COWBOY PLIERS AND APC DENIM

"single plier" (2010)

5x7 cyanotype sun print (of cowboy / fencing pliers)

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This Fall I will teaching a studio at University of Texas, School of Architecture titled -

"Cowboy Pliers and You Tube: A Design Build Adventure"

The studio's first big project is for the students to build temporary large scale

art installations / that will also serve as their "shelters" / / / at the 5th Annual

EL COSMICO

TRANS PECOS FESTIVAL OF MUSIC AND LOVE

www.elcosmico.com

The music line up is Hacienda, Girl in a Coma, Amy Cook, Heartless Bastards,

and some other special guests . Register now .

Also , I was given a wonderful opportunity to "test" some APC jeans from Bows and Arrows

on South Lamar. Our good friend, Lauren , in addition to running the show at Bows and Arrows ,

also curates a great blog called "Arrow and Arrow" - where we will document the life

and adventures of some APC New Standards ///

http://arrowandarrow.com/2010/08/denim-demonstration/

I promise not to "pull any punches" , and treat these jeans like the rest of them -

however , I have also agreed to go as long as I can without washing them ...

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August 10, 2010

Bunkhouse Trellis (Table Frame / and Light)

Bunkhouse (near Marfa, Texas)

Recycled Oil Pipe and V-Wire Trellis

Recycled Pipe Table Frame (Wood is coming)

Recycled Pipe Hanging Light Fixture

Thank you Jon Davidson for wiring the light ,

and making the now installed wood base for table .

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August 10, 2010

SKYLINE HOUSE MARFA (w/ THOUGHTBARN)

http://www.thoughtbarn.us/#mi=2&pt=1&pi=10000&s=0&p=1&a=0&at=0

A few years ago, Robert Gay's THOUGHTBARN / and Design Build

Adventure began work on the design of a pair of houses on a single

lot on Dallas Street in Marfa.

Though construction has not begun on the two houses /

We have worked closely with the clients to help them begin to

enjoy their land -

We installed a new Airstream trailer with electrcity and plumbing,

then built a retaining wall of plate steel , a new oil pipe and V-wire fence -

and most recently , began work on "SHADE" .

This shed will serve as storage for bikes, grills, chairs and other items

that are currently stored in the Airstream when the clients are away -

but it will also serve as a "mock-up" wall to test ideas for the house ,

and it's most important use - Shade for the outdoor kitchen, shade for out door dining,

and shade for the outside bar -

Stay tuned / Watch it grow .

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Posted from Marfa, TX

Design Build Adventure (Flashback El Cosmico)

before it was there ,

there were "ghost trailers" ,

and we were kicking dirt

We are still kicking dirt

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EL COSMICO (MANANA IS HERE)

after the rain at El Cosmico ,

you can see the grape vines add a few inches

http://www.elcosmico.com/index.php

start making plans for the 24 September 2010 ,

the El Cosmico weekend (details to be on web site very soon)

Heartless Bastards / Amy Cook / Hacienda / (more)

Texas Playboys Baseball Club at the Los Yonke Gallos de Marfa /

Art

More

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GEO DOME WITH O2 TREEHOUSES / TAYLOR TEXAS

Design Build Adventure loaded up , and hit the Toll Road in July -

for a great opportunity to work with O2 Treehouses on their

Taylor, Texas effort - - - "geo-tree house" -

http://www.o2sustainability.com/

The project was commissioned by Photographer Brent Humphreys

as a part of his renovation of the mid-century Zidell House ,

and leading up to the famous "Geo-Affair" - a party that raised

over a $1000.00 for the renovation of Taylor's Robinson Baseball Field -

http://www.brenthumphreys.com/index_content.html

http://www.projectletour.com/

I was first charged with holding the already constructed (and hanging) geo-sphere

in place with a series of "tetrahedron" bases / (oil pipe triangle, triangle, triangle, triangle)

then constructing the floor of 1.5" angles, and expanded metal -

and the final step was to design and fabricate a ramp,

of recycled oil pipe and expanded metal to get people from the

Taylor black earth into the center of the "geo" universe -

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Posted from Taylor, TX

Jack Rabbit West Texas

Sent from a Design Build Adventure.

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TARGET PRACTICE

Target Practice (2010)

Jack Sanders (b. 1976, Cleburne, TX USA)

17.5"x22.5" each

Collage on Paper

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May 7, 2010

"Jar Series" (Bat, Cat, Snake, Frog)

"Jar Series" (Bat, Cat, Snake, Frog), 2010

12.5"x12.5" / collage, black pen, pencil

Jack Sanders (b, 1976, Cleburne, TX)

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SOARING HAWK (in progress)

Design Build Adventure is collaborating with wonderful Laura Toups

to continue to design and build the Soaring Hawk Ranch.

http://soaringhawkranch.com/

Soaring Hawk Ranch is located 23 miles south of Marathon, Texas.

The nearest hardware store in an hour and half away in Alpine,

and that is if you make through the Border Patrol station

During the winter and spring of 2010, we had two "adventures"

for a total of 20 days to pour footings, and build 4 steel sheds of recycled oil stem pipe,

and corrugated Galvalum ,

Design Build Design Build Design Build

PHOTOS BY JESSICA SHERRELL.

Thank you Laura Toups

Design Build Adventure crew is

Frank Farkash, Jeff Munoz, Charlie Alvarado, and Gray Garmon.

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