Every year, Annmarie and I collaborate on creating a very special Christmas card sent to family and friends. Each one is unique, featuring our Fivecat family of furry friends. Last year, we started a new tradition of interpreting the card in video format. I hope you enjoy this year’s creation. Wishing you happy holidays from Fivecat […]
Wishing You a Very Merry Christmas… Looking Forward to 2013
A Fivecat Christmas Every October, my lovely wife and architect business partner, Annmarie McCarthy, starts sketching out the Fivecat Christmas greeting card. It’s been an annual tradition since before Fivecat Studio even existed and each and every year we find ourselves licking envelopes during the very last minutes of “it’s not too late”. Each set […]
We Are Architects. We Can Help Them Heal.
I apologize for the lack of development this post may seem to exhibit. Thrown into complete darkness by Hurricane Sandy, I am writing this from my warm bed on a Droid Incredible smart phone. We have not had power since 3PM Monday (October 29). We are blessed to have survived the storm of our lifetimes […]
Deep Breath: A Weekend of Broken Cars and Things that Matter Most
I am the son of a retired auto mechanic and worked many weekends and summers at the shop (most likely where my entrepreneurial blood started to simmer). My Dad taught me what I need to know, to fix just about anything a vehicle can throw at me (and he has always been just a phone […]
Lessons Learned from a Boy and His Boat
There are times in a man’s life when he just needs to stop and focus on the things that truly matter most. This past August was one such time for me. My son Henry and I built a boat. Yes… a real, wood, floating, boat. It was an amazing experience. Below is the story of […]