The LAB Session 1
Spaces of Liminality: Enter the LAB | AUG 5, 2018 | Griggs House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
At the LAB Session 1, Spaces of Liminality: Enter the LAB, the artists and guests converged on the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Chauncey L. and Johanna Griggs House in Lakewood, WA. We witnessed the live styling of a limber pine, and the unveiling of Ron Lang’s Frank Lloyd-Wright inspired bonsai container, and the unveiling of Austin Heitzman’s tall, walnut stand. Dr. Kevin Nute, a subject expert in the influence of Japanese culture on Frank Lloyd Wright’s designs, gave a presentation on Wright’s life and design sensibilities. The audience and artists participated in a thought-provoking, moderated discussion around design innovation, collaboration, and the techtonics of bonsai.
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The LAB team considers Ron Lang’s container as the ‘site’ of bonsai.
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Ron studies Austin’s while contemplating the potential placement of a future container.
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What type of container will Ron create for this stand? Find out during the LAB: Session 2, April 6th, 2019.
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Ron Lang’s container for the first LAB session.
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Ceramicist Ron Lang drew inspiration from roof line of the Grigg’s House in his design.
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Stand Maker Austin Hietzman’s walnut display stand for the first LAB session.
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The Grigg’s House is the earliest home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in Washington State and the location of the first LAB session.
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Kevin Nute, Professor of Architecture at the University of Oregon and leading Wright scholar presents on the influence of Japan throughout Wright’s life and work.
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Ryan unveils a spectacular Limber Pine, his piece of material for the first LAB session.
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Inspecting Ron Lang’s Wright-insprired container.
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Various design options are considered by LAB attendees.
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LAB artists cannot escape the influence of the cantilevered roof in their design choices.
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Ryan and the audience discuss the design of his bonsai.
What happened at the LAB Session 1? Watch the trailer.
Read, “Everyday Reverence: Architecture, bonsai, and the LAB,” by K.W. Fox. This article was published in Bonsai Journal, Volume 52 Number 4, pages 18-25, Copyright American Bonsai Society (2018).
