Studio portrait of a Kenilworth neighbor.

Colin Richmond, fashioner of over 60 breeds of porcelain sheep, plus an occasional lion, llama, donkey, alpaca, Highland Coo and Belted Galloway.

The swimming pool as sustainable architecture.

A creative assignment from Mark Bastin of JDM Strategies: How do we tell parallel stories of graceful design, detailed engineering and sustainability? Here's the result--a journalistic-style ad for a magazine read by homeowners and architects. Jay Fields, writer; Michael Ashmore, art director.

An economic development folder for the geologically ripped little town of Chimney Rock.

It's a joy to write about a place I've often visited and always loved. At one time or another, I've watched my daughters rock-jumping the Rocky Broad and painted the river across a large canvas where I threw down watercolors in great splashes of color. I like the opening to this lovely piece, worked out by Bryan Hughes, following Sharon Harms' original design template: No bigger than a minute, the town of Chimney Rock nevertheless presides over a timeless scene--of falling water, sheer rock face and evergreen forest. Even the names of its neighboring towns—Bat Cave and Lake Lure—suggest the inherent fairy tale quality of this place, a gravitational draw for naturalists and sightseers for well over a century.

An enjoyable project for friends at HandMade and in Chimney Rock.