Margo Sawyer Art Walls

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plywood, MDF, enamel paint
dimensions 8'-0"w x 12'-5"h x 3'0"d, each wall

July 2012

The Art Walls are an installation by Margo Sawyer, designed in concert with architects Page Sutherland Page.  The new house, located in Santa Fe, NM, features several other material innovations such as colored rammed earth walls. 

Our role in the Art Walls was mostly technical.  The joint vision of the artist and architect was paramount.  From the outside surface, as draw by Margo, my job was 90% of the painted panels, and everything behind them.  Margo provided the remaining 10% of the panels, metal with intense coloration. 

Discussions started a year before implementation.  At such an early stage in the process, I was able to plan effectively and to strategize the best possible outcome.  The tolerences to the ceiling, fireplace, and ductwork were very precise.  The panels facing the kitchen are operable cabinets.   We fabricated in Austin,and installed in Santa Fe.

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Seven Meadows Blossom Structure

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Galvanized Forged Steel

2006

This three-pronged structure, located in the center of a large water feature in a landscaped park for an exclusive housing developement, echoes the water lily motif found in the rest of the project, whimsically recalling successive stages of blooming, and provides a distinctive identity for the project.

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Sundial

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Forged Steel

2006

This sundial was made for a private garden.

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Bordello Floor Lamp

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Forged Steel, Blown Glass
dimensions 60"x12"x16"

September 2011

This lamp was fabricated for the Guild's exhibit at the Perry Mansion, and is a continuation of the Bordello Lamp series that I have been working on for about 10 years.  The main feature that qualifies the lamp to be a part of the series is the shade.  Initially the lamps shades had colored and textured paper, but now, through a collaboration with glass artist Carlyn Ray, we have successfully blown glass into the shades.

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Glass mobile

Iron cactus mobile for web

Laminated decorative glass, steel cables
dimensions 10x10" x 17" drop

made for Iron Cactus Dallas

July 2008

Laminated glass mobile spans two story stairwell. 

Iron cactus mobile for web

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Bickerstaff chandelier

Custom fused lighting bickerstaff

Fused glass, forged steel, stainless cables
dimensions 29 x 48"

made for Bickerstaff, Heath, Delgado & Costa

collaboration with 220 Designs

June 2010

Fused glass "petals" are suspended beneath an organic forged steel plate with LD lighting above. 

Custom fused lighting bickerstaff

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Memorial Lofts

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Laminated decorative glass
dimensions each panel 44x72"

made for Memorial Lofts, Houston

July 2004

Laminated decorative glass panels are suspended by steel cables in the lobby of a condo project in Houston.

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The Gables

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slumped plate glass, forged steel
dimensions 5' x 12'

made for The Gables

September 2008

Kiln cast plate glass on a forged steel armature.

Gables portfolio shot

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Bickerstaff

Bickerstaff

Slumped plate glass, forged steel
dimensions 20' x 9'

made for PSP, Wendy Dunnam, Bickerstaff, Heath & Smiley

January 1997

Kiln cast cast plate glass panels on a forged steel armature. This piece was commissioned as a memorial to a lost law partner.

Bickerstaff

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Zetcher globe

Zetcher

fused glass, forged steel
dimensions 36" diameter

made for Zetcher, Century City, LA, CA

collaboration with 220 Designs

January 2010

Fused glass panels within a forged steel cage for a whimsical fixture perfect for the ultimate Beverly Hills garden

Zetcher

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