Attention to Detail

interior of St.Charles elongated dome oven

interior of the Cathedral in Chartres

Emily, the amazing pastry chef at Cinque Terre

Detail often sets one creation apart from the rest.  Recently, I bought a mounted Argentinian Winged Stick Insect.  It is 8 inches long and stunning in its adapted beauty.

stone roof and bell in France

Noticing details that are appropriate to any creation has become one of the pleasures of my work. 

rough schist stone and smooth ocean key stone: Ventura oven

The house I designed and built

Jerusalem stone incorporated in the Ventura brick oven

Here are some examples from recent brick ovens I've built and from elsewhere.

Rebar 'trees' supporting bouganvillia at Getty Center, LA