oh yeah!
Dear Tom (and the mysterious Richard),
I just got your letter in the mail, and i have to say that it sounds
really exciting!!! (exciting enough to overuse punctuation even). i
guess that i must have initially misunderstood the overall mission, and
thought that it was more specifically based around architecture. i now
understand this cooperative as being much more interdisciplinary and
given the nature of the architecture that i would like to do in the
future, it is crutial that this type of collaborative approach is used.
if sustainability in architecture is to make a significant difference
it has have interactive participation across many fields from the
conception of a project on. this however includes engineers and
science based people as well as artists/architects/designers.
in this vain, when i listed my competencies i was looking too narrowly
at architecture. as my academic background is in fine art, i have a
lot of experience in painting and printmaking. i think that
printmaking in particular has potential in this co-op in terms of
producing our owm publications/propaganda. hosting community classes
or workshops could also help suplement us financially.
i look forward to hearing more, and i will continue to think about the
organization of all of this. i applaude your efforts.
from across the tray,
lydia