Composite photo of the metagraywacke. Photoshop assembly, printed on 22x30" watercolor paper.
Mountain section. On the top, shows different rock formations found at multiple elevations. On bottom, shows hypothetical image of the inside of the mountain. Multi-media, 22x30" watercolor paper.
1:20 scale model of path design. Chipboard and cardboard, cut and glued by hand.
Perspective from the bottom of the design on the Roosevelt Trail. Pencil drawing on 22x30" watercolor paper.
2 foot topography and new sections of wall, path and gorge. Autocad linework, printed on 22x30" watercolor paper.
Site map showing context -- surrounding roads and residential community to east. New design connects the Roosevelt and Valley trails. Multi-media, 22x30" plotter paper.
Process drawing of 2 foot topography lines of the cut and the different slopes along the path. Used for building stairs. Printed autocad sketch on 11x17" paper.
Example of stair rise and tread changing with natural slopes of mountain. Autocad linework, printed on 11x17" paper.
20 year managed planting plan. Pencil drawing on 22x30" watercolor paper.
Successional forecast of natural plant communities over a 10 year period. Pencil drawing on 18x24" paper.
Planting scheme depicting an early iteration of the design, but more importantly the placement of Mountain Laurel and Beech trees. Multi-media on 11x17" paper.
Multiple sections of mountain range showing exposed boulder locations, mostly at the water's edge at the foot of the mountain. Pencil drawing on two 22x30" watercolor sheets.
Process model showing an abstract depiction of underlying rock formations in mountain. Autocad linework of cardboard and chipboard pieces, laser cut and glued together.
Hypothetical core sample showing soil layer and underlying rock, with attractive features such as volcanic intrusions and metamorphic bending. Pencil drawing on 18x24" paper.
Section and profile overlay to show origin story of rock: a mountain of metagraywacke formed as an accretionary wedge during the Taconian Orogeny, a continental collision around 100 million years ago. Pencil and charcoal on 22x30" watercolor paper.
