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Pencil Case Bricolage

I’m always on the lookout for the perfect sized pencil case.

Most recently, I have been using the Staedtler 6 pencil case for “sketching/drawing”. It is relatively tiny, but unfortunately only holds pencils… a problem for when I’m on the go and need a sharpener and eraser.

So, yesterday I came across an old metal case that was designed to hold high-end skateboard bearings (which I was using for a street-luge board):

Bearing Case

Bearing Case

What a perfect size I thought!

So I decided to rip everything from the inside of it, and keep the foam. Here is everything from inside the case, as well as a few pencils and stuff:

Explosion of stuff

Explosion of stuff

Next, I began cutting and gluing.

The result:

Almost done

Almost done

The black foam blocks hold the pencils down and into place so the don’t roll around. The extra height in the rest of the case allows me to throw a small sharpener in and an eraser.

I left it all to dry and set over night, and when I woke up I took another snap.

Here is the finished case:

Done! Pencil Case Bricolage!

Done! Pencil Case Bricolage!

Lovely! Perfect size for on the go, and to throw in my backpack.

Keep inspired!

– Matt

the Presentation

Presenting is important in the profession of architecture, and an article from ArchDaily.com re-affirmed that with me today.

"Metaphorical Thinking Cap" Photo: Eliot Wright

"Metaphorical Thinking Cap" Photo: Eliot Wright

In many ways, Folklore has helped me in my progression towards becoming an architect . One of my favourite aspects of the discipline is presenting for my peer group, to class or professor.

I’ve watched others – I’ve listened, learned and interpreted.

So what?

Well, these days I stand up without fear, totally absorbed in my work. I put on my thinking cap, grab the audience, and pitch my ideas.

Don’t be afraid to put on your ridiculous thinking cap, and pitch your ridiculous ideas as if they are the be-all and end-all – because they just might be.

Best,

– Matt

Architecture and Terroir

I have begun work on a very interesting term paper, which I have twisted to focus on strictly architecture in relation to terroir. The pending title is: “Architectural Terroir: Space, Place and ‘Constructed’ Identity in Newfoundland” by: Matt C Reynolds. Given all this, I want to throw out a great quote I came across while doing some research. It is by Henry Glassie, who has written extensively on vernacular architecture….

“All architects are born into architectural environments that condition their notions of beauty and bodily comfort and social propriety. Before they have been burdened with knowledge about architecture, their eyes have seen, their fingers have touched, their minds have inquired into the wholeness of their scenes. They have begun collecting scraps of experience without regard to the segregation of facts by logical class. Released from the hug of pleasure and nurture, they have toddled into space, learning to dwell, to feel at home. Those first acts of occupation deposit a core connection in the memory.”

(Henry Glassie 2000, in Vernacular Architecture p.17)

Best,

– Matt