Building in the Past

Hearst Church, Pinos Altos New Mexico- 2012
Published July 29, 2012 - 8 Comments
I was first inspired by the Hearst church while Reading Lambert Florin’s 1969 book “ Historic Western churches” I could imagine that a place named Pinos Altos would certainly be the kind of place I would want to be living back in 1898 or even now. Even with the lush forest resources, ...
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Current Projects 2012
Published March 3, 2012 - 3 Comments
It has been a very busy and exciting year for Building in the Past. Besides starting back into ceramics and planning more buildings than I’ve made in the last four years, I have also started web and facebook pages to share my work. One of my goals when I started this adventure was to rec ...
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Saint Rose Catholic Church 2002
Published February 9, 2012 - One Comment
French Gulch, California 1899. This was my first piece, inspired by my visit to this lovely setting in Northern California’s Trinity Mountains. I have always loved simple wooden churches. The symmetry and weathered yet pristine whiteness of this building spoke to me through the ...
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Dechambeau Hotel and I.O.O.F. Hall 2003
Published February 8, 2012 - 2 Comments
Bodie, California. Constructed 1879 Artists that work in any medium could find an abundance of inspiration in this quintessential ghost town. For me, recreating the Dechambeau hotel and Oddfellow’s building in Bodie was my way of preserving the history of this wonderful place, an ...
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Knights of the Pythias / Miner’s Union Hall 2005-06
Published February 6, 2012 - 5 Comments
Knights of the Pythias/ Miner’s Union Hall Building Virginia City, Nevada. 1876 The Beehive so masterfully created in brick and mortar on the peak of the Miner’s Union Hall in Virginia City Nevada in 1876 not only symbolizes the hard work that was going on in the mines, but the bustlin ...
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McCully Building 2006
Published February 5, 2012 - No Comments
McCully Building Jacksonville, Oregon. 1855 I was interested in attempting to create an all ceramic piece. I knew that I needed to find a building that had no or very little exposed wood. By now I had decided to begin making at least two copies of each piece, so that I could potenti ...
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Bird Cage Theatre 2006-07
Published February 4, 2012 - 2 Comments
Birdcage Theatre,Tombstone, Arizona. 1881 Of any building in the West, which exemplifies the rough and rowdy lifestyle so typical of the Western American expansion era, The Birdcage theatre in Tombstone Arizona is on top of the list. Look at the facts; -Theatre, saloon, broth ...
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Hotel Meade 2008-09
Published February 3, 2012 - No Comments
Hotel Meade,Bannack, Montana. 1875 In 1864 when the First Legislative Session was held in Bannack, it was named the County Seat of Beaverhead County. In 1875 an impressive brick building was built as the first Beaverhead County Courthouse, but by 1881 the gold rush to Montana was history. ...
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Wells Fargo & Co’s Express 2009
Published February 2, 2012 - No Comments
Wells Fargo & Co’s Express, Silver Reef, Utah. 1877 I was instantly intrigued when I first saw this building in the Sunset pictorial “Ghost Towns of the West”. The black and white image, taken by famous photographer William Carter, Shows large rusting metal doors hanging p ...
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Fraternity Hall 2010
Published February 1, 2012 - No Comments
Fraternity Hall, Elkhorn Montana. Constructed 1893 After working with ceramics for three consecutive pieces, I wanted to create an all wood replica that would challenge my skills. I was very happy with the refinement I saw in the previous model’s wooden doors. Fraternity Hall’s outstan ...
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Hearst Church, Pinos Altos New Mexico- 2012

Current Projects 2012

Saint Rose Catholic Church 2002

Dechambeau Hotel and I.O.O.F. Hall 2003

Knights of the Pythias / Miner’s Union Hall 2005-06

McCully Building 2006

Bird Cage Theatre 2006-07

Hotel Meade 2008-09

Wells Fargo & Co’s Express 2009

Fraternity Hall 2010

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