Foot on the Sea

Hand Crafted Boats

Snow

9' arch

arch process

a day later

Goldsworthy inspired

snowskate standing wave

90's park design notes

snowblocks

wood blocks

rotated block

blocks

shadow block

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Snow

Building with snow is always exciting. A bit more dimensional than beach sand, I love the scale that becomes possible when the snowfall packs firm and crunchy in your hands. Building with snow usually means making something temporary and precarious but sometimes a surprisingly resilient and long-lasting project is possible. During one winter season I worked as the Terrain-Park coordinator for a small resort in Southern Oregon and helped construct and maintain snow-features that were to last for up to 5 months. My favorite projects are those that can be physically interacted with and snow provides a great medium for that. For many years my work and play hinged on the patterns of snowfall. Inclement weather usually draws me outside.

Several wood block structures are also included here. I was fortunate to have blocks counted among my earliest playthings. The satisfaction in simple stacking remains.