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House Patches

These house patches were created using hand carved stamps printed on recycled fabric. I envisioned them as existing somewhere in between a high end designer garment tag and the kind of DIY patches I used to sew onto my jacket in my punk rock days.

Each house is a representation of one of my original four sewing patterns as well as a philosophy I associate with each architectural style.

Contemplation: taking time for deep, reflective thought. Processing ideas, problem solving, or simply taking inventory.The Cabin has long been a space to collect your thoughts. Few people represent this process better than Henry David Thoreau, who spent time in his cabin writing and ruminating on civil disobedience, transcendentalism, and the natural world. — **Contemplation:** taking time for deep, reflective thought. Processing ideas, problem solving, or simply taking inventory.
The Cabin has long been a space to collect your thoughts. Few people represent this process better than Henry David Thoreau, who spent time in his cabin writing and ruminating on civil disobedience, transcendentalism, and the natural world.

Ingenuity: Making what you have work and problem solving in creative ways. Resourcefulness.The A-Frame house was an accessible way for many Americans to create their own special getaway using affordable, ready made materials. — **Ingenuity:** Making what you have work and problem solving in creative ways. Resourcefulness.
The A-Frame house was an accessible way for many Americans to create their own special getaway using affordable, ready made materials.

Adaptation: changing to fit your environment and your needs. A flexibility that helps us evolve and move forward.The Saltbox house came about when folks extended the space of their homes to fit the needs of growing families and changing conditions. — **Adaptation:** changing to fit your environment and your needs. A flexibility that helps us evolve and move forward.
The Saltbox house came about when folks extended the space of their homes to fit the needs of growing families and changing conditions.

Utopia: something we're constantly striving towards yet may never attain. A universe created through idealism and imagination.The Geodesic Dome was designed as a practical solution to the problem of housing. Idealists like the founders of Drop City, a artists commune in 1960's Colorado, utilized its form to construct their own universe. — **Utopia**: something we're constantly striving towards yet may never attain. A universe created through idealism and imagination.
The Geodesic Dome was designed as a practical solution to the problem of housing. Idealists like the founders of Drop City, a artists commune in 1960's Colorado, utilized its form to construct their own universe.