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Linden Tree was conceived in late 2003 as an opportunity for a group of friends and associates to share with each other what they were most enthused about in their respective creative realms.  Using what was the new Sagan Piechota Architecture space on Linden St. as a venue, the original group of approximately 25 design / creative types came together and agreed that a monthly gathering would be desirable. 

For the the following years, a fabulous and diverse variety of individuals have shared with this growing community their work, process, and ideas in an open and casual and engaging format which has proven to be stimulating and inspiring.  Painters, writers, musicians, architects, industrial designers, printmakers, sculptors, glass artists, coffee roasters are a sampling of past presentations.

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Ben Trautman

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Next Wednesday, April 11th, 2007 mechanical artist Ben Trautman will show video of his sculpture and talk about his process. He received a Master's in Architecture from UC Berkeley in 1994 and since then has been making sculpture and furniture.

"I am an artist who works with architecture, sculpture, structure and mechanics. I try to use cheap materials, recyclable materials, and treat them with respect and economy, investing labor in them, making lightweight structures that minimize waste. I often make things without drawings. I start with a hinge and add on, looking for structural solutions, mechanical solutions, fixing problems through accumulation rather than removal. Many pieces start out like a series of connected bones and they grow skins and volumes, reaching toward some sort of architectural or sculptural form. But since they move, they have to work and that can often force the piece in a new direction."

For future Linden Tree Presentations we ask that you RSVP due to increased interest and limited seating. We will be limiting attendance to the first forty respondents. For those attending for the first time, Linden Tree is held on the second Wednesday of the month at our office. Doors open at 7pm and the presentation begins at 8pm. We ask that everyone pitch in $20 to cover gourmet pizza and wine.

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