In a Zen garden in Hachinohe, Japan a gardener quietly raked the floor, never looking up. There was purpose in his efforts, each action moving material in a specific way, creating patterns on the ground, patterns that had meaning, generated emotion, and connected the open-air floor to other elements in the garden. Though the emotion was short lived and the field trip of 30 or so school children moved on to watching the multi colored Koi fish, there in that passing instant, something felt right, there was harmony in the space around me, and I was connected to it.

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The quiet serenity of the garden was replaced by chaos and confusion, Liberia a tropical oven enclosed by red earth, palm trees, sandy beaches, and a people colorful in culture, simple and abstract in art and music; it was a vibrant contrasting exaggerated landscape, one that solidified my understanding of our unique world, and the landscape around us.

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Irrespective of location each of us move through landscapes hard or soft, harmonious or chaotic all exposed daily to reveal the subtlety of our senses. It is through this understanding that I have committed myself to ecologically defensible and sustainable design.

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I am a Senior Landscape Architect with over 30 years of professional experience, featuring award winning design assignments with several landscape architecture firms, encompassing a diverse variety of project types, ranging from public and private plazas and courtyards, to parks, housing, streetscapes, landscape restorations, and green infrastructure.

 

I have worked professionally in Texas, Colorado, Southern California, and Oregon on projects throughout the United States.

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