UTENSILE
MONTGOMERY PARK
Montgomery Park is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Portland, and its giant red neon sign is a beacon to anyone driving into town on the Fremont Bridge. The building was originally a Montgomery Ward warehouse and store, and the Naito brothers transformed it into its amazing new configuration in 1986. Sculpted variations of this model include Montgomery Park, Montgomery Dark, Montgomery Pork, and Montgomery Ark.
THE BERESFORD
My cousins-in-law live in an amazing building in New York City. The Beresford is right next door to the American Museum of Natural History! And it features ornate towers on top like a modern castle. But careful observers will note that there are only three towers. WTF? Why didn't they build a tower on each corner of the building? The answer is lost to time. But I fixed this oversight when I sculpted this hot-sauce caddy.
PLASTIC BRICK
If you live in the south--and St. Petersburg in particular--then you have probably seen Augusta Block bricks like this. But not exactly like this! These are full size, they are sculpted and printed from plastic, and they are just for fun. Text is embossed on both sides of the brick, and each one features virtual "wear and tear" that is built right into the plastic to make it look legit.
FOOT BLOCKS
It's important to stand in the right place on a wing foil board. Instead of just guessing or using a sharpie to visually indicate where your feet go, many wing foilers use foot straps, so that they can feel the correct position without even looking. My new "foot blocks" provide the same tactile feedback as a foot strap, but when I crash and fall into the water, my feet aren't locked-in to the board.
SAUSALITO HOUSE
This residence in Sausalito has insane views of Alcatraz, the Bay Bridge, and the San Francisco skyline. I sculpted the whole model based on casual walk-around photos... and the simplified 3D renderings from Google Maps! Perched up on a hill, the house features huge windows and lots of glass. I illuminated some of the windows by building a cavity inside the model, and loading it with a small LED light.
COASTER HOLDER
Collect coasters when you visit fun places. It's like a travelogue of day-drinking! Instead of stapling them into a vacation scrap book, I designed this coaster caddy to celebrate the first beer I ever bought in a bar. That happened in West Germany when I was just 18 years old. "Bitte ein Bit!" This thing sits on our coffee table. And I plan to make one that's engraved with NA ZDRAVI to remember another trip as well.
TRINITY ALTAR
When my wife and I attend church, we go to the beautiful Trinity Episcopal Cathedral here in Portland. The building itself is amazing. The towering 54-stop pipe organ was featured in the movie, Interstellar. And the cathedral's marble alter is... 3D printable! So I sculpted each decorative bevel, and I even improvised by adding the church's logo to the back of the altar. Egg cups on top = Easter table centerpiece.
