The Aesthetics of a Castle

The Architecture & Landscape of Gillette Castle

There is potential for the celebration of architecture and landscape,  juxtaposed in terms of historical context.  The goal is to discover multiple expressions representing the many faces, moods, and personalities of the world of Gillette Castle.  Thus, a visual journey exploring form and light with the intent of creating evocative images can transform, transcend, communicate, and often surprise the observer.  Indeed, the transformation of the familiar into the unique can be an enlightening as well as a rejuvenating experience.  This photo-digital slide presentation serves as a vehicle for this visual journey.

Pastoral Images

This presentation represents a celebration of the idealized country life in terms of the visual environmental context that is inherently present in East Haddam, CT.

landscapes   farms   fields   hills   valleys   lakes   ponds   streams   rivers   waterfalls   plants   flowers   horses   cows   chickens   barns   silos   greenhouses   farmhouses   machines   tools   ornaments   signs

Pastoral Images, East Haddam, CT, Sept 2007

The Aesthetics of a Castle:  The Architecture and Landscape of Gillette Castle, East Haddam, CT, Sept 2006; New Haven, CT, Oct 2007; Wethersfield, CT, Nov 2007

Geothermal Systems: An Alternative Strategy for Sustainability, Milford, CT, Sept 2006; Cromwell, CT, March 2007; Cromwell, CT, May 2007; New Haven, CT, June 2007; Milford, CT, Oct 2007; Mystic, CT, Oct 2007; Old Lyme, CT, Oct 2007; Boston, MA, May 2008

Main Street, East Haddam: An Architectural Experience, East Haddam, CT, June 2005; Deep River, CT, Nov 2005

A Taste of Hungarian Architecture, New Haven, CT, Nov 2004

The Architecture of First Congregational Church, East Haddam, CT, May 2004

Connect Greenway, East Haddam, CT, Jan 1997

Geothermal Systems

An Alternative Strategy for Sustainability

This presentation describes the theory, fundamentals, and system variations of Geothermal Systems.  In addition, the benefits dealing with design, economic, and environmental factors are presented.  Photography is integrated to complement and illustrate the concepts and the message.  This is extended to the creation of the poster, whereby Photoshop techniques were utilized with photo credits given to NASA and the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory.