Making the curve…

I’ve designed mats in interesting shapes before but this mat was the ultimate. One side was geometric, the other an organic curve. Without a very large old-fashion french curve (a plastic sled-like templet used to hand draw unusual shapes), I was left to take increment measurements and literally draw freehand the arc on a very large paper templet. Wow, what a process… and then there’s the design… a pseudo Lichtenstein mosaic divided into individual frisco backgrounds. Not to mention, below this design was another painted design that I decided didn’t work. Talk about taking it to the mat… Whew!

Asparagus, olives, pear – oh my…

The client wasn’t sure what they wanted designed on their mat so I took a creative leap with large stylized vegetables. Luckily they loved the idea. The abstract quality along with the unassuming colors makes it ideal for a modern kitchen. It also added a playful yet sophisticated focus to the room. The 3 foot pepper mill gives a whole new standard for the quintessential large pepper mill… would you like pepper on that?