Without an art studio, a local Virginia Beach / Norfolk artist, threw together with scrap wood, a drawing board, at his work station, on the factory floor. In between assembling doors, he turned 180 degrees to draw. With a change in management, the drawing board was destroyed, and bundled drawings trashed. Of course he dived into the dumpster and saved them. And, after the dust settled, mounted a more discrete, smaller drawing board, ripping his paper - old company invoices - in half. The backside sported the classic KBM logo, builders, dates, other info, depending onwhat side was used. "Dream Homes" series has a special relevance and meaning to 104 Withduck Rd., now that it is a Homeless Center.
Over a year ago, artist proposed the idea of displaying some of them at the homeless center, but was rejected, by every local institution, submitted to. Despite their perfect fit for the center, despite the mayor of the time calling the story behind them "powerful," despite a museum away from his hometown, displaying the story unfolded in that factory, and despite the fast-paced drawing style begun there being selected for national and international awards, by leaders in the art world, like the Director of Harvard Art Museums, who selected works for the Outstanding Drawing Prize.
