This collection of images represents the effort and processes of those who contributed to Caleb Freese’s and my private installation in the 937 Building in Portland, Oregon.  We worked with our gallery, an interior design studio, a digital laser artisan, a metal worker, and seven assistants to complete the project. We thank you all. 
     In an attempt to breakdown our process, it is important to point out the translation of digital to physical. Our client wanted an artwork that fit into a recessed area above his fireplace which was one foot deep. Freese and I designed a graphic composition with a topographic inspiration. We translated this digitally layered, 2D artwork into 48 layers of ¼ inch acrylic that had been cut by a laser cutting machine in Hilliboro, Oregon. (see img 05-06 )  All of the acrylic shapes were then taken to our studio to be screen-printed colors

consistent with the digital. The base layer of our piece was then screen-printed directly on the wall in our client’s living room with screens made specifically for the project. (see img 02-04)
     After the base layer of the wall was printed, a group of brackets were attached to the back of the recession in an arrangement that matched a series of holes cut into each acrylic layer. The layers of acrylic were aligned to the arrangement of the brackets so that they could be fitted over the brackets and slide back toward base of the recession, filling it until the layers became flush with the wall. (see img 09-11) Design process, fabrication, and installation lasted six months. Much respect to the Heidi McBride Gallery and Osmose Design.