[David Hunt]

No- 13 months.

I think work or no work, everyone is scared of what is coming next out of Washington. I am now living with my in-laws, who own a dental practice. They get information every month about pending legislation and what it will do to their operating, overhead, etc. They are waiting to see what will get passed and how they will have to react (by firing people, cutting wages/hours). I am not trying to be idealogical, just saying that from what I have seen ALL small businesses are scared, and I have seen it first hand.

[David Hunt]

That’s a strech for sure, but everyone is entitled to their opinion. I don’t have a whole lot of time to read all of these discussions, and would prefer to keep it on a level above where I thought it was going. I wasn’t calling everyone here mindless, but the comments were disparaging him on a personal level, which I feel is out of line.

I’ll say this to end, I thouroughly enjoyed the workshop and feel I learned a lot from his techniques. Was there some humor I didn’t personally like, maybe, but I was there and learned a great deal. I feel that it was well worth the money for me, but everyone has a different perception of what that means to them.

[David Hunt]

Well said Chad. Enough of the mindless bashing. If you didn’t get anything out of it, it may have been because you were all too consumed with your own perception of what you should think instead of focusing on the techniques and concepts. Just say his teaching style did not fit your personality, but his techniques were something to build on. If you are a Landscape Architect, I am pretty sure there is a code of conduct that we all hold ourselves too by not uttering disparaging remarks about other design professionals.

Talk about what you did or didn’t learn, period.

[David Hunt]

I just got back from the two week workshop in Kansas and loved it. Mike has a unique style in his presentation, but I for one was just there to refine my graphic skills. He keeps it light for the long hours in the studio, which is always appreciated. Who wants to sit in one spot for two weeks with a spiceless presenter and fight nodding off?

He breaks down the process of how to generate quality hand graphics, not just tell you how to change your rendering (like a lot of professors do). If you are looking to gain a solid foundation of how to build graphics, I would say it is worth the money to go to the two week session. I agree that you can do some fantastic looking renderings on the computer, but in this era of competitiveness, can’t anyone?

I have posted some of my drawings from the workshop on land8, so check them out if you are interested.

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