Field Notes

  • Design Build Adventure sad to lose Erik Mahan

  • 8 weeks ago I was contacted by a young man (recent UT Austin grad) that wanted to develop his construction skills with Design Build Adventure before heading to Cambodia with the United States Peace Corps. Despite his inability to operate a cordless drill upon arrival, he showed great Adventure potential both with his upcoming commitment to the Peace Corps, and his affection for lengua tacos …

    In just 8 short weeks, Erik overcame his cordless drill issues and actually developed intoa pretty skilled metal worker.  He can cut steel, grind … Keep Reading→


    POSTED ON: July 6th, 2011

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  • A Long Story

  • Sent from a Design Build Adventure.… Keep Reading→


    POSTED ON: June 2nd, 2011

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  • New Target Collages

  • Just started a series of new 6’x6′ Target Collages / Very excited to be working at this larger scale /
    More soon

    Sent from a Design Build Adventure.… Keep Reading→


    POSTED ON: April 13th, 2011

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  • Knitta Please Trailer @ El Cosmico

  • This is my home for next 7 days

    Sent from a Design Build Adventure.… Keep Reading→


    POSTED ON: September 20th, 2010

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  • COWBOY PLIERS AND APC DENIM

  • “single plier”     (2010)

    5×7 cyanotype sun print (of cowboy / fencing pliers) 

    1 / 10 

    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

    The music line up is Hacienda,
    Keep Reading→
    POSTED ON: August 17th, 2010

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  • 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 .



    Keep Reading→
    POSTED ON: August 10th, 2010

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  • 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
    Keep Reading→
    POSTED ON: August 10th, 2010

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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








    Keep Reading→
    POSTED ON: August 9th, 2010

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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”  – 

    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 – 

    I was first charged with holding the already constructed (and
    Keep Reading→
    POSTED ON: August 9th, 2010

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  • Jack Rabbit West Texas

  • Sent from a Design Build Adventure.… Keep Reading→


    POSTED ON: June 28th, 2010

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  • TARGET PRACTICE

  • Target Practice (2010)

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

    17.5"x22.5" each

    Collage on Paper





    Keep Reading→
    POSTED ON: May 31st, 2010

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