This began as an exploration to bring life and layers into a faded multi-use court in the home of patron Jason Somers. Jason’s passion for architectural lines and asymmetrical balances align with principal elements that flow through my work.

In first phases of design and conversation, Lautner’s Sheats–Goldstein House became not only a visual reference, but also the meeting grounds and underlying inspiration during the project’s planning and execution.

  In an effort to integrate past elements of my work while pushing my project into new, uncharted areas, I created a design that hinged on the integration of 24-karat gold leaf, layered onto the court’s surface and finished in a resilient, industrial clear coat. The delicate application and sealing of the gold leaf was done by hand over several weeks in addition to laying the base-layers of the court, carried in concert with a team of specialists.