Sorry it's been a while since I've been on here.
Our class took a trip to Reynolda House in Winston Salem, NC.
The Reynolda House was named after Richard Joshua Reynolds. He was the founder of a large tobacco company in the south. He was known for selling Prince Albert tobacco and Camel cigarettes. He married Katherine Smith and they had four children. Katherine began buying land after their marriage and worked with architect Charles Barton Keen and landscaper Thomas Sears. They designed a 60-room home for her family with gardens, a school, a farm and a village for their workers. After their deaths Mary Reynolds Babcock, their oldest daughter acquired the estate. In 1965, the house was established as a non-profit institution dedicated to the arts and education named Museum of American Art. In 1967, Barbara Babcock Millhouse, the great grand daughter of the Reynolds, made the house a public museum. The museum houses paintings, drawings, photographs and sculptures dating from 1755 to present.
Since the house has been restored, the 3000 sq. ft. gallery changes exhibitions with the three collections it features. Exploration of the original estate can be toured by foot. Twenty-eight of the original thirty buildings still remain. There are Japanese gardens, sixteen acres of wetlands, with shops and restaurants in the workers buildings. A short walk across the dam leads to Wake Forest University, affiliated since 2002.
Displayed was 200 years of American Design in seating. These chairs are crazy looking, but most were very comfortable. They have an exhibition of clothing, toys and other items that belonged to the Reynolds over the years. The historic house collection shows furnishings over the years. The estate archives show different pictures of the estate over the years as well as floor plans and layouts of the gardens. The American Arts collection displays paintings, drawings, photographs and sculptures from 1755 to present. Since incorporating with Wake Forest, the museum continues to expand.
This place is definitely worth the visit, if not in person at least online.

Wow! It's been a while since I've been on here. I have been so busy with finishing things for the end of the semester, it has been crazy. I finished up my presentation boards for residential design and the Unity in Style competition.

We finished our presentations for Mary's House, also for residential design.

I sent in my digital boards for Bienenstock Furniture Library competition for our commercial design class.

I'm going today to get signed off for my internship for the spring. I have my math exam and business exam left, as well as extra credit for history. I just can't believe how fast this semester has flown by. One semester left and I get to start working a real job and stop waiting tables. I feel like it will be less stressful, just because I will be doing something I truly enjoy for the first time in my life. So excited!!!!!

For commercial design, I've finally finished designing and laying out everything for the second floor in Camp Chameleon. I'd like to take you through the back entrance to the executive suites. You would come up the stairs or the elevator and open up to a lobby area with three doorways. There are double doors that lead into the residential area, a single door that leads into the executive office and a pocket door that leads into the executive conference room. The conference room has a conference table, a projection screen and podium for speaking as well as hold the projection equipment. There is also a credenza for storage. There is one window which helps the work environment and the happiness of workers. The executive office has a fun tree as a coat rack and comfortable chairs for any guests. The is natural artwork and a book case as well as an L-shaped desk. Both of these spaces are represented as executive but also include features to show that you are in a fun space, a children's camp. The best entrance into the residential space is through the front. When you enter, you will walk into a large open room. To the left is a small L-shaped kitchen, with a door into the half bath and laundry room. In front of you is the den, with a small sitting area and desk for any work that needs to be done. The couch in this area folds out into a bed for any guests. This space also leads to the executive area and the master bedroom. To the right of the entrance you will see a dining table for six and a hutch for storage. To the right of the dining area is the living room. There is one couch against the wall and an end table. In front of the windows are two sitting chairs and a shorter table with storage. The master bedroom, is filled with a queen sized bed with a night stand on each side for storage. A lounge chair with table is on the left side of the bed and across from the bed is a large wardrobe for storage. The is also an entrance into the master bathroom to the left side of the room. The master bathroom opens to a sink with a four foot wide counter/cabinet, then to the toilet and to the stand alone corner shower. The entire space should feel fun and exciting, but also comfortable and safe. I can't wait to start working on the boards to represent this space, now that the floor plans are finished. I will have more to share soon.

Finally got things working right. Here are the pics from Monticello.

For our residential design class we were able to visit Monticello and Montpelier in Charlottesville, VA. We had a great time and I have a lot photos to share.