September 13, 2026Case StudyOn CreativityOn MakingThings I built Case Study: Building a Covered Wagon for Burning Man I spent four weeks building a covered wagon for Burning Man; I had never been. My friend Calli Beck of…
June 10, 2026Case StudyOn LeadershipOn MakingThings I built Case Study: The James Castle House Exhibit Why I did this work As executive director of Make Santa Fe, I instituted a program that creates opportunity for…
October 28, 2025On MakingThings I built Building Dream Demons – Personal Sculpture Project These abstracted portraits of childhood nightmares are fragments of recurring characters from James’ childhood dreams. Representing strife, fear, stress, and…
August 1, 2024On MakingOn TheaterThings I built Case Study: Building Sunday in the Park with George In the summer of 2024, I built the set for Sondheim’s Sunday in the Park with George at Santa Fe…
May 23, 2024Things I built Building a Water Tower for the Stage Director: Felix CordovaRole: Technical Direction, Shop Lead, Scene DesignerCompany: Santa Fe Playhouse
May 5, 2024On MakingThings I built Building Signs for Galisteo Basin These large signs (biggest at 12′ wide) were constructed from mild steel and aluminum. The letters were burned out with…