Fatty Matty

SO- I'm not the biggest meat eater. I don't proudly claim my carnivorous habits, but on the chance that my Texas roots get the best of me I find myself on the doorstep of Fat Matt.

Can I just say I love this place? 

I hate that there is always a long line around lunchtime any-day of the week 

and that parking is usually always going to be a drag, 

but I do truly love that the long lines are accurate of their amazing gig. 

These stickers are from bands, musicians,
businesses, and it goes on. It adds that
rough and rugged charm the place has. 

 With a chopped pork sandwich, and your option of mac & cheese, baked beans, and potato salad to assist your sandwich and potato chips- I find no problem coming here solo to grab some good food with an atmosphere that has a design unlike no other.

Live music is pretty common on the stage with the
mural in the back. There are two large and one small row
of seating and when it starts to get packed, don't
assume you're only sitting with the party you came with! I've
personally asked to share tables, it's that good.

I feel like most of the charm of this place is that it's been here since anyone can remember. It has loyal patrons and the food to back it up. I've always been impressed- go fatty matty!

DMC::: Digital Media Center

SCAD is always trying to use interesting textures
and concepts to make the experience unique. This
deer with its blankie is an example of this. And the deer balls
strike my interest too...

This is the DMC where our next STUDIO IV project is.
The Digital Media Center (DMC) was renovated in the early
1990s from it's 1950 foundation. 

The new finishes are out of this world. This curved
wall is bent metal that has been treated to
look rustic and totally worn. Behind its walls house the
DMC theatre where lectures, events, and movies are
often present.  

The user experience is incredibly sensory. From the existing steel
structure columns that are exposed and begs the
user to touch, to the mounted goldfish swimming parallel
to the white wall, or the textile commission hanging from the ceiling the space
invites creativity and I LOVE it.

Take these pillows. I touched them and can vouch that their
comfort level is not on the best, but their unique made from wood
shavings. I can honestly say this is the first I've seen it, and again... I LIKE ITT

Our next project in Studio works on the first floor of the DMC. Currently, the space is gutted. We took a field trip last week & took notes and photos of the condition of the walls and how the windows were placed, where structural columns exist, dimensions, window placement, etc. 

Upon entering...

Upon entering the space this is what you see immediately to your left. A large open space
previously used for shooting, the lighting track on the ceiling still exists.

This is a photo of the space they're using now with elaborate
cameras and lightings, a set, and greenspace. I expect the vision
was to create a duplicate room looking something like this for the gutted space.

This shot was taken from the previous lighting area

This is also a view from that space and a view of the enter/exit door.
There is great natural day light in the front corner!

Parallel to the room with the existing lighting track, on the other side of the space sits
an expansive space. The door at the end of the room is a stairwell
with a small space behind the egress. 

This shot is deep into the space looking back on the expansion

This is the space behind the stairwell, to my left.

This is the furthest back room that sits next to the previous space
and behind the first room with the tracking.




In revisiting this blog post, I wanted to put some finish renderings of the project once we finished!! See below for some final renderings. More process work is available on my cargocollective account.

 Reception Area to the left and Printmaking/Painting Room to the Right. The walkway directly in front of the user in this photograph would be led around the interior in a rectilinear path. The drawing below
shows the print room that shares a sink with the printmaking department across the room. The two spaces are spaces within a space that share visual and some acoustical room, but acquire separate square footage.

Butternut Squash Soup

Here is a project made over SCAD break for the holidays. Homemade Butternut Squash Soup with labels and bows! 

Mason Jars cleaned and reachyy

With personalized labels that said
"From our Kitchen to Yours"
 it added a nice Christmas charm

Finished Product!

Sketchbook Project

This sketchbook was part of The Sketchbook Project Global Tour. It's an incredible project and allows artists and creators to be as free as they would like. I looked at this as an opportunity to create an adult's... well an adult's childrens book if you will. If you would like to see it digitally published it's available at http://www.arthousecoop.com/library/8591

Sketch me something Suzyyyyyyyyy

In addition to keeping up with classroom events and things going on in the design world of us here at SCAD, I will be uploading snapshots from my sketchbook to better visualize the process. Some of it will appear to be like chicken scratch, some may appear wordy, others might make perfect sense. It's for me to draw and you to find out!