Industry Professionals Share their Workspaces
Sara Whicher, Designer, Co-Founder
Chisel Architecture, Wayzata
I am still working here in [the Wayzata office] and [co-founder and architect] Marcy [Townsend] is working out of her home so we’re super safe and remain mindful of our own families and our design family. Our Wayzata office is very private and no one is around. I go from my home to work and then back home again. I pack my lunch (PB and honey sandwiches—called POOH Butter sandWHICHERs, get it?), apple slices, and tons of Traditional Medicinals’ Organic Turmeric with Meadowsweet & Ginger tea.
I have been going on little walks once or twice a day while at work and listening to my favorite sunny songs including Willow’s “Wait a Minute!,” Simply Red’s “Sunrise,” and Cheryl Lynn’s “Got to be Real.” In these photos, I’m working on a northern Wisconsin ski shanty. When I’m drawing, my mind is actually living/walking around this cabin. I can hear the wind finding its way through the great white pines and the ripple of the water against the sandy shore. I smell conifer trees, fire, and fresh air. Going to this place calms my mind and keeps me moving forward in life.