"I wanted you to know how much I enjoyed the time spent learning from you. It was a great experience to be able to work on a project of my own under your guidance. It helped me to understand better how to approach a project, explore the options and come up with a plan I'm really excited to implement. It was an intensive and useful combination of the abstract and practical. L. DiCarlo, Saratoga Springs, NY
"I looked over your feedback on my previous assignment. Thanks for the encouraging comments and enlightening observations. This latest assignment has been fun and also helpful in sharpening my analytical skills. It’s becoming a little easier to not only know that something is wrong, but to quickly visualize what might work better." Christine W
"I'm enjoying how the lessons are really making me think about all the design principles and elements. Took my camera with me today to try and find some gardens crying out for structure." - Agatha W.
Keith
Monday morning, we had a seemingly insurmountable challenge before us - twelve designs to complete and only five days to do it. Its now Friday at 4:30, I've neatly folded a large stack of drafting paper, and we're about to sit down for tea. We did it. Our designs are complete, and I've made substantial progress on learning a design methodology that I can take back to our company. Thanks - I enjoyed this immensely. The week was invaluable."
M. Schwartz - Toronto, Canada
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Keith fast at work with award-winning, design build contractor Mark Schwarz with the goal of completing 12 designs in one week |
"In regard to the five-day class with you, I want to thank you from the depth of my heart for all the gifts I received from your teaching. Your assistance guided me in manifesting my visions into a two dimensional presentation format. I now own an expanded understanding of design elements, like hardscape, which when perfectly combined create a unique and interesting environment. During the week I watched my own projects take shape under my eyes and I was amazed by the deepening of my own vision. Not only did my projects manifest in two dimensions, I could also see them in three dimensions, they took a life of their own. It was an absolutely incredible week. I enjoyed every minute of it and learned a tremendous lot. So Thank You."
M. Arsenault, Chestertown, New York - 12/ 29, 2009