Wood work at its finest

The Outside of his Workshop

 A spiky chair made of driftwood

 Life size horse made of driftwood

 Life size whale in progress

 Interior decorative piece made of driftwood

 life size giraffe made of driftwood

 Abstract figure made of driftwood

 Jeffro showing off his piece that was considered

 to be in the Frank Lloyd Wright House

 Book made of driftwood that he uses as his portfolio to show off his work

 

Over spring break I visited a wood museum called Knock on Wood located in Tokeland, WA.  Jeffro Uitto is the owner and wood worker of his successful wood workshop as his works are known throughout the country as he travels from show to show.  One of his pieces of work was one of the top picks for being placed in the Frank Lloyd Wright house.  He did all kinds of wood working from interior decorations such as bird houses and decorative pieces to life size exterior pieces such as horses, giraffes, and whales. All of his works of art are made from driftwood ranging from different sizes and shapes.  Overall he is a very talented man, and I am so lucky to not only have been able to see his work but his upcoming work and the workshop as a whole was amazing to see.

Vision Impairment

By participating in the Impaired Vision experience I was able to see what living with a disability is like on a daily basis.  The first task was to walk around the cub building at Washington State University while looking through a zip lock baggie, which had been folded numerous times to show you what it is like to be legally blind.  I found that while looking through the lenses that was classified as legally blind, I was unable to make out any clear distinctions, leaving only the mere shadows visible to my eye.  The second task was to wear sun glasses with lenses that made us legally blind once again where we then headed down the elevator, where I found it hard to find the correct button if any.  As we exited the elevator we made our way to the ATM.  Here I found that it was hard to find the card slot as well as find or know what buttons meant what.  The third task was to go into the library and walk down stairs.  This task I found was very challenging and somewhat scary as I was unable to see where the next step was, and these particular stairs provided somewhat more of a challenge because of their slight curvature.  All in all, I found this experience very enlightening as I didn’t know how many challenges they faced in their day to day lives, and as a designer I will work to help solve this problem.