Thursday, January 29, 2009

I admire the lushness leaves bring to trees - but there is a special element to the bare branches… The real structure waits beneath - the combination of line and texture, shade and shadow - the whole story doesn’t show.







Photo by Jake Mather

Tuesday, January 27, 2009


By living in nature one is always learning… You are in an environment that is always teaching and are constantly being reminded of Natures Gifts.

Friday, January 23, 2009


Just received the Winter Issue of Newport Life magazine!

“Snowy Scene” this color photo was taken at 2nd Beach in Middletown showing the grey and white world after one of the many New England snow storms. 3rd Place, Winter Category, 2009 Newport Life magazine photo contest.

Photo by Katherine Field

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Trees in Newport - Winter 2009


Redwood Library and Athenaeum

Photo Credit: Jacob Mather
Fern Leaf Beech outside Newport Art Museum

Photo credit: Jacob Mather
Fern Leaf Beech outside Redwood Library & Athenaeum


Photo credit: Jacob Mather
Weeping Beech behind McKillop Library on the campus of Salve Regina University

Photo credit: Jacob Mather

Monday, January 19, 2009

No two gardens are alike…


and no garden ever remains the same for even one day. My goal is to craft a landscape which is a pleasure to behold, time after time, day to night, and season to season.

Friday, January 16, 2009

In the details, part 2…


This is a wall - a thing of beauty - this is real stone. Not a product from a mold... it creates character, it creates shadow, light, life, movement... The stone is dynamic.

Monday, January 12, 2009


The way that Nature works is a lifetime of learning for us to study - it is what will always inspire me in my work to push further and learn what I can from my greatest teacher.

Photo by Rob Bikash, Katherine Field and Associates

Friday, January 09, 2009

I just want to design…


Every day! I have ideas - sometimes tons of them - and I want to make them come to life!

Wednesday, January 07, 2009


Grey lines on the sleeping snow;
shadows from the hazy half moon.

Monday, January 05, 2009

Possibilities and What-if’s


The designer in me is always looking towards the possibilities and what-ifs. My medium and focus may evolve over time - but the actual process makes me love design and what I do.