January 2010
50 posts
pic a tad blurry
debra baxter
to Margot, Matt
Jan 21 (4 days ago)
TEAM MOONIGHT RULES!!!!!!
team moonlight
Matthew Offenbacher
to debra, Margot
Jan 14 (11 days ago)
success with the floor tile requisitioning ! they didn’t have any bright colors, & no blue (?!) sorry deb. so i got a pack of beige which is pretty close to fountain color. a pack of a bit darker brownish/green. and the last 10 or so black tiles they had around. about $30 total. all of them are fabulously fake marbled....
a fountain in the gift shop
from Matthew Offenbacher
to Paul, Owen, Eric, debra, Margot, Elizabeth, Sara, Betsey
Jan 10
Hi Paul, Owen, Eric. I’m part of the next group for the Gift Shop, along with Margot Knight and Deb Baxter. We’re installing the week beginning January 18th. We wanted to give you a heads up on what we are planning so that you guys can think if there are any potential complications or...
tiles & wed night
Matthew Offenbacher to Margot, debra
Jan 12 (13 days ago)
Hi Margot & Deb … I might be able to run over to the outlet later in the week …. Maybe we can come up with some idea of our color preferences, and I can use that to pick a couple boxes from what they have ? Might be nice to be able to meet on Sunday or Monday, pick a design, and start cutting tiles —...
re: the source
from debra baxter
to Margot, matt
Jan 10
Hey kids I love matt’s pic #1 the star thing and …both of you are welcome wed night I have this Venetian plaster job for this week…not sure if it will spill into next week also this coming sunday would be great also I am free all day and depending on the plaster work free monday as well …. db
re: the source
Margot Knight to matt, debra
Jan 10
Hi team, It looks like the Seattle Habitat Outlet is only open Tuesday thru Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Maybe we could meet Sunday or Monday to decide on a pattern and then get the tiles Tuesday? Even if we only do 2 or 3 colors, that could be fun. I think the boxes are a great idea- 45 squares per box.. yeah! 2 boxes would be 90 square feet- I wonder how...
re: the source
Matthew Offenbacher
to debra, Margot
Jan 10
love those photos Margot! Here are a few more.
Wednesday evening is a possibility for me maybe. For meeting up and working on tiling & whatever. Or else Sunday during the day. Or (I just realized) we also have Monday the 18th as a possibility. Here is the place I saw that had the inexpensive industrial floor tiles....
re: the source
debra baxter
to Margot, matt
Jan 10
go margot I am now suddenly working this week for my freind Tina abut 9-5 or so each day so I am free monday, wed, and friday evenings and even next weekend tue and thus I have plans thanks for the images!!
re:the source
Margot Knight to matt, debra
Jan 9 Hi team
Do we want to meet this coming week to work on the floor tile idea? Matt let us know if/when you want to meet next week since I think you have the busiest schedule this week. I am flexible. some images: a mirrored room in the Aros museum in Aarhus, Denmark public drinkable water fountain in paris with a radiating grate around the base 2 images of...
the source
Matthew Offenbacher to Margot, debra
Jan 7
also: i was thinking this morning that maybe our fountain is a version of “the source”
xo
see attached pictures
(final image = the source of the Colombia river)
notes from yesterday
from Matthew Offenbacher to debra baxter , Margot Knight date Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 2:06 PM
- Reflective mylar to recall Warhol’s factory / Bathroom Mirrors - Make room smaller somehow: round, hexagonal enclosure ? - Dealing with R.Mutt’s “Fountain” - How clever or dumb was Duchamp ? - Lighting: dimly lit room with spot lighting, use up lights to dissolve...
Debra Baxter to Margot, Matt Jan 6 Awesome Margot! I kinda love this diagram
Matthew Offenbacher to Margot, Debra Jan 6
Yes, totally awesome. (except I like it better when the cherub is peeing!) Jenny found her pumps ! I’ll get them tomorrow & so we can start by playing with those Friday. Yay! Attached picture is from a shell grotto in the basement of Munich’s Residenz...
Margot Knight to Matt, Debra Jan 6 Hi team, It was fun to meet with you guys today! The Maple Leaf Ace Hardware at 9000 Roosevelt has pumps that range from $38 to $60. The bigger one that they have in stock pumps 120 gallons/hour if lifting water 1 foot, or 70 gal/ hour if lifting the water 3 feet. There are also larger ones available online that can be ordered- the guy will leave info us at...
Re: Sink pic
from Matthew Offenbacher to debra baxter cc Margot Knight date Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 10:02 AM OMG, what a beautiful picture !!! thanks deb.
Re: our gift shop project - Lets gO!!!
from Matthew Offenbacher to Margot Knight, Debra Baxter date Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 4:10 PM Great notes Margot. Making gum sounds pretty easy! Here are a couple of more things from my scribbles … xoxoxo, Matt -Henry staff make reproductions of the collection with office supplies -Margot: “I’m going back to the land I’ll see you there” -Chicken wire and paper...
Re: our gift shop project - Lets gO!!!
from Margot Knight to Jeffry Mitchell , Matthew Offenbacher, Debra Baxter date Thu, Dec 17, 2009 at 10:37 AM Hi everyone, That was fun yesterday! Below are notes from our discussion- if I missed anything, add it in! Jeffry, I’m so sad we won’t get to work with you more on this project, but I understand your decision. Good for you for keeping your schedule reasonable. Good luck...
