It is 11:06. I just put up my other laptop after completing a number of hours correcting a mistake I discovered a few days ago. The good news is that I got it done, and it all looks great. I still have much adjusting to do to the elevations or heights of various components, and I still have the major picture window and four doors (five, counting one duplicate) left to do - along with the steps and rails on three porches, and the front porch entry gable/portico . . . but I've said all of that! Just reminding myself of what is left.
In theory, I was to finish all of that tomorrow - given that it is the last day of the twelfth week. I could finish all of the doors and the one window (along with adding an artistic detail to each of the four gable windows, and the dormer window), but the height/elevation tweaking, and the entry portico will both take some time. (I had already done a good bit - even most - of the entry portico or gable, but didn't really have a handle on what I was doing, so I will probably scrap most of it and start over. I do not like not "knowing the end from the beginning" - or, at least, knowing exactly what I have done, and knowing that what I have done is solid or doable.)
So, it was a good day on the model, even if I do have several left. The important thing is that I am closing in on the finish line, and will be there in a few days. I am grateful and excited. This is easily the most difficult thing I have ever done professionally.
I don't know exactly where this will lead, but I'm sure that it has given me a great appreciation for the details of historic architecture, as well as a great deal of expertise in very difficult modeling situations. For all of that I am extremely grateful and happy.
I also completed today the basic design for the arbor that I will build for my son-in-law Adam Seever, my oldest daughter Hydee's husband. I will do the design concept for the second half of his project tomorrow. I will then model both designs. The model seems enormously simple compared to all that I have been doing with the Rosson model over the past twelve weeks.
Meanwhile, I had a very interesting insight today. While The Pecans has been interesting for its potential, I basically have no interest in designing anything to be built by someone else - unless it is simply from my drawings, without any involvement on my part. In other words, if it is from a stock plan or set of drawings that I create. I just don't have any interest in discussing or debating my designs with anyone else. I simply want to be "The Master Builder" - both architect and builder/manufacturer . . . end of discussion.
With that insight I also realize that what I enjoy the most is being the producer of my own buildings - especially in the manufacturing sense. So I am very excited about the opportunity to design and build this arbor for Adam. I anticipate that it will lead to many other similar opportunities. That is my intention or idea, and I am confident that I will pull it off.
Life is good!
Good night!
Mr. Wright
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