Nature Abstractions: Exploring a Taliesin Tradition
Eric O’Malley explains a brief history and process behind the Taliesin tradition of creating Nature Abstractions. Originally presented as part of the Frank Lloyd Wright x PechaKucha LIVE - 2022.
Eric O’Malley is a graphic designer and passionate architecture enthusiast. He holds a BFA in graphic design from Millikin University and has designed and produced numerous architectural publications. Eric has been associated with the preservation efforts of Frank Lloyd Wright’s works for over 20 years, volunteering his design skills for such organizations as The Frank Lloyd Wright Trust, Unity Temple Preservation Foundation, Fallingwater, The Dana Thomas House Foundation, Hollyhock Barnsdall Art Park/House, Taliesin Preservation Inc., and The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation. He helped co-found the popular preservation news blogs PrairieMod™ and Wright Society™. In 2013 he co-founded the non-profit organization Organic Architecture + Design Archives, NFP to preserve and make publicly accessible the archival material of those who created work in the organic tradition. He currently lives and works in the Chicagoland area.