 
GRAPHIC DESIGN
The Desktop Publishing represented in this site encompasses the realm of art for print and the web which includes promotional graphics, brochures, newsletters, logos, magazine spreads, posters, letterheads, identification, websites and more.
This so called "art for reproduction" and web publishing can only benefit from quality Graphic Design since it is one of the ways we show ourselves to the world, in short; Presentation.
Integrated art, typography and photos are the foundation of page design and format which defines the Graphic Arts.
All areas of Graphic Arts and printing processes have been affected by highly sophisticated computerized methods and systems. New technologies are providing exciting and challenging options in graphic design, web-developing, prepress imaging and print production.
Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXpress, Dreamweaver and Flash are just some of the powerful software tools that drive the publishing world, and when working in concert with traditional artistic methods creates a synthesis represented in this site.
Publishing for the web with dynamic graphics and interfaces is becomming a primary venue for todays Graphic Design
Brochures come in a multitude of formats and folds such as 4x9 duplex glossy which can be uploaded for print production in several different formats and shipped relatively quickly.
All stages of the graphic design process right through to print production or web site publishing can be accomplished online through various file exchage pipelines, such as FTP or e-mail.
STONEWORK
 
The stonework represented in this site covers a wide range of applictions from landscape to architectural.
Most gardens have some measure of stone whether it's paths, steps, patios, walls, ornamental rockwork, ponds, catchment and drainage, grotto arches and a host of other imaginative and creative possibilities.
Additions and full stone veneers, hot tub areas, window ledges, fireplaces, chimneys, and interiors take stonework into the architecture of the home.
Locally harvested stone such as river-rock, field stones of various nature, or imported stone from the yard and quarry provide a wide palette for any project.
Fine hammer and chisel cut flagstone patios are signature specialties created from Idaho, New Mexico, Arizona and Colorado flags, or eastern bluestone.
Garden bridges and other woodwork structures are great compliments to stonework and can be custom designed and built.
Meditation gardens and grottoes with fine creative stonework add a whole new aesthetic dimension to any property.
 
STUDIO ART
Painting, printmaking, and drawing are the foundations of the visual arts represented here in this site and they are also the foundation for Graphic Art and Design and the work of the craftsman.
The wide range of modalities represented here in the portfolio include woodblock printing, Intaglio, oil painting, acrylic, goauche painting, ink drawings, and various other mixed medias.
These arts are an ongoing adventure and may new and exciting creative venues always present themselves in the studio and outside...
Illustrations
large oils
miniatures
magic garden spaces
websites
design
graphic art
digital photography
desktop publishing
banners
editorials
copy
creative stoneworks
garden woodworks
fine prints
hand crafted boxes
carving
woodblocks
linocuts
intaglio
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