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From: "jeffrey E." <jeevacation®gmail.com> To: Richard Kahn Subject: Re: Brandon Thompson - Library Date: Tire, 23 Jun 2015 17:26:20 +0000 send hint 10k, On Tire, Jun 23, 2015 at 10:57 AM, Richard Kahn c › wrote: Brandon called again asking if we could release remaining 50% or 12,500.00 Below is detail of expenses incurred Our agreement with him was we would pay his airfare and he quoted expenses at 1,500.00 which we sent him before job began Expenses below of 941.28 should be deducted from 12,500.00 for a net payment due of 11,558.72 Please advise if ok to release or wait Thank you Type Date Name Memo Amount 15200 • Furnishings & Equipment 15208 • Library Woodwork Airfares/seating - Bartholomew Thompson Restoration Credit Card CQFFGE - JFK to STT - Bartholomew Thompson - Library Woodwork 04/21/2015Anteriam Airlines 187.80 Charge restoration Credit Card CQFFGE - Seating - JFK to STT - Bartholomew Thompson - Library 04/21/2015Anteriam Airlines 58.00 Charge Wordwork restoration Credit Card YXSPTZ - STT to JFK - Bartholomew Thompson - Library Woodwork 04/29/2015Anterican Airlines 280.80 Charge restoration Credit Card YXSPTZ - Ticket change - STT to JFK - Bartholomew Thompson - Library 04/29/2015American Airlines 293.00 Charge Woodwork restoration Credit Card YXSPTZ - seating - SIT to JFK - Bartholomew Thompson - Library 04/29/2015American Airlines 68.00 Charge Woodwork restoration Credit Card APUSMT - STT to JFK - Bartholomew Thompson - Library Woodwork 05/28/2015Anterican Airlines 320.80 Charge restoration Credit Card APUSMT - seating - SIT to JFK - Bartholomew Thompson - Library 05/28/2015Anteriam Airlines 58.00 Charge Woodwork restoration Credit Card HH3JA3 - JFK to SIT - Bartholomew Thompson - Library Woodwork 05/16/2015Delta Air 240.80 Charge restoration 1,507.20 Supplies/Materials/Damages Credit Card 04/23/2015liome Depot plaster - Brandon Thompson - Library Woodwork restoration 105.28 Charge Credit Card 04/21/2015liome Depot Supplies - Brandon Thompson - Library Woodwork restoration 202.92 Charge Credit Card INV. 82010000540393: supplies - Brandon Thompson - Library Woodwork 04/21/2015140m Depot 81.21 Charge restoration Credit Card 05/21/20151km Depot supplies - Brandon Thompson - Library Woodwork restoration 14.56 Charge Credit Card 06/03/2015Home Depot supplies - Brandon Thompson - Library Woodwork restoration 10.78 Charge Credit Card 06/14/201514mm Depot supplies - Brandon Thompson - Library Woodwork restoration 6.28 Charge Credit Card Industrial Finishing 04/23/2015 Aniline Stain powder - Brandon Thompson - Library Woodwork restoration 54.76 Charge Products, Inc. Credit Card 04/23/2015Michael's Airbrush - Brandon Thompson - Library Woodwork restoration 111.16 Charge Credit Card 06/09/2015Palmetto Motorsports INV. 10545937: Kawasaki mule repairs - Bartholomew Thompson 354.33 Charge Total 15208 • Library Woodwork 941.28 Restoration Total 2,448.48 Richard Kahn IIBRK Associates Inc. 575 Lexington Avenue 4th Floor EFTA00853616 New York, NY 10022 te f cell 917-414-7584 Begin forwarded message: From: Richard Kahn Subject: Brandon Thompson - Library Date: March 11, 2015 at 12:05:36 PM EDT To: "Jeffrey E." leraaratiga©gmail.2102> i spoke with Brandon regarding Library Wooden Part of scope below as all his other ideas were painting related and i assume you prefer Ion for that.. I was able to negotiate his price down to 25,000 for labor and 1,500 for materials - 26,500 I pushed for 20,000 however he would not budge and feels that he underpriced his NYC work by 10-15k.. Brandon estimates 4-5 weeks to complete assuming he can work 10-12 hour days and 6 days per week Ile will do the job by himself however he asked if his son who is 19 years old can come down and assist with I week of work Brandon would cover all costs relating to his son Other costs associated with project would be as follows: Airfare (est) 900 Misc (ny transportation, etc) 600 Food 50 per day x 30 days - 1,500 Accommodations " 150 per night x 30 nights - 4. 10 7,500 (" Assumption that you do not want him to stay on LSJ at Sam's place) Total project cost estimated to be 26,500 + 7,500 = 34,000 Please advise Thank you Richard Kahn HBRK Associates Inc. 575 Lexington Avenue 4th Floor New York, NY 10022 cel Begin forwarded message: From: Richard Kahn Subject: Fwd: Report on St. Thomas Date: March 10, 2015 at 10:11:24 AM EDT To: "Jeffrey E." <jeavaration@gmailssap numbers seem to high.. please advise what you would like done and i will negotiate thank you Richard Kahn HBRK Associates Inc. 575 Lexington Avenue 4th Floor New York NY 10022 le EFTA00853617 ee l Begin forwarded message: Date: March 10, 2015 at 10:09:51 AM EDT From: Brandon Thom son To: Richard Kahn Subject: Re: Report on St. Thomas Dear Mr. Kahn, Of all my works, this Library will be one of the most challenging projects. The reason I am saying this is because you have to strike perfect balance between lime-wash finish and moldings, baseboard and upper construction. One very important factor will be to balance matte surfaces and semi gloss. Also there will be color interaction and all together have to play like musicians in concert. Library Wooden Pan; I. Wash the panels that became "purple". 2. Wash the surfaces of all the moldings designated for finish change. 3. Wash the surfaces chosen to have color change. 4. Refinish the panels with white wash / lime wash , so they will blend with the rest of color. 5. Polish initially all surfaces with higher shin. 6. Polish the moldings designated for higher finish. 7. Color decorative elements on the columns and upper frieze. S. Balance surfaces finished with shin and matt. 9. Wax all surfaces to protect them against high humidity. Complete work of this scope 36,500.- Modification of the Rectangle I. Fabrication of the dome like molding on inside of the %mangle, an appropriate angle that will hide the shadow from side lighting. 2. Rounding the comers on the %mangle to prepare for painting the new design. 3. Sealing and priming the newly fabricated areas for painting. Complete work $7,200.- Painting New Design I. Repainting the Sky and the Clouds 2. Modify the lower part of the Sky and Clouds with glazes ( if is possible to save time and money ). 3. Paint the Sky and Clouds over fabricated area. 4. Paint the Trellis design, starting in each corner of the Library . 4A. The Trellis design will consist of tree rods in each corner of the Library supporting Upper Trellis, a rectangular structure which will confirm with the shape of the new fabricated Rectangle. This will open window-like space for in-painting Upper design that will give the illusion of much greater space. 5. Painting vine that will interwove around the Trellis design ( preferably with the local vine ) 6. Painting some local birds sitting on the Trellis design. 7. Application of the painting varnish to finished painting. Complete work $33,500.- Total surface of the Ceiling approximately 1,400.- square feet If the changing of the Sky on the lower portion of the Ceiling will not work, I will re-paint it at my expense. If both projects would be accepted, the fabrication of the Rectangle shall proceed the project, as will require drying time. Brandon Thompson On 3/9/2015 2:23 PM, Richard Kahn wrote: please provide prices for each suggestions / scope of work thank you Richard Kahn HBRK Associates Inc. 575 Lexington Avenue 4th Floor New York, NY 10022 EFTA00853618 fax ce On Mar 9, 2015, at 2:33 PM, Brandon Thompson<1 wrote: Dear Mr. Kahn, flow much work do you wish me to do at the Library? Do you want me to handle just the woodwork? As I mentioned to you before, I would treat the sections differently to make it logical looking. I would emphasize some architectural elements ( very gently ) to make more "important" than the others. Do you want me to strip certain sections and redo the white-lime-wash? Also I mentioned to you about introduction of light pastel colors to various carved elements. The Library is a great interior and I really would have to concentrate to finish properly this time to make it exceptional. Do you want me to address the ceiling? I can produce the design for Mr. Epstein, so he can than decide about the ceiling. The rectangular pan would have to be redone. Inner section of the rectangle would have to be treated in a way that will loose the shadow from the side lighting. The way I can see this work, is to fill immediate interior step of the rectangle and make it dome-like. This way the lighting will be dispersed and the design possible to make great illusion of space. The trellis could be in-painted and the decorations on the trellis. The inner section would be again painted in much gentler fashion to make the illusion superior to the present one. Mind you, the cloud is not only white spot like right now. It has shades and picks other colors from the sides. If you want me to produce the design for the ceiling, I can do this this week. I can make a scaled project and submit to you within 5-7 days. I will charge for the design 53,500.- Very kindly, Brandon On 3/9/2015 12:16 PM, Richard Kahn wrote: what is your bid? please advise thank you Richard Kahn HBRK Associates Inc. 575 Lexington Avenue 4th Floor New York, NY 10022 to ca r et On Mar 9, 2015, at 1:13 AM, Brandon Thompson > wrote: Dear Mr. Kahn, The Library of Mr. Epstein in St. Thomas is very, very impressive. All 24 columns are very richly carved as well as upper section supported by the columns. When you enter the Library what is really strikes you is "sameness". The idea of lime-wash is good but as I have been taught at the Academy of Fine Arts, every good design is son of governed by the function. All the woodwork at the Library is treated the same. There is no distinction what is important or what is not. Surely, the column has different function than the base, moldings differ from the panels. There is no question that the Library needs help at this time and on a different levels. When I arrived at St. Thomas, the weather was beautiful, dry and pleasant. On the close inspection of the wood, I noticed that the wood must have been exposed to a high humidity as well. The reason I think so is because the wooden grain is rather wide open. Also there are many tiny checks in the wood as well as wood shows roughness in many places especially at the window. This calls for treatment. The second observation of mine is that the panels and some other sections of the wood are not uniform is color. Some of them not only stayed not white washed but some of them are purplish now. Most likely, they have to be stripped of current finish and fresh lime-stone finish re-applied to render uniform look again of all panels. The third, there is a difference between the craftsmanship and artistry. The current lime-wash did not reach full potential for the finishing of the Library. The design on the woodwork reminiscences Art Nouveau in style. This might be a novel idea, but I would suggest to treat most of the decorations with various colored wax to further indicate sea life evocative by design. These have to be done with sensitivity: a pastel son of treatment. I can elaborate on the idea. The other and very important factor in the Library is the ceiling. The idea of painting clouds is good, but everything is the same: the same feeling of sameness. The clouds do not differ from the bottom of the ceiling to the top. All is the same. We all know, that the sky is either lighter on the horizon or light emerald color. The color at the top may be more misty to imitate distance. I sincerely believe, that the ceiling shall be re-designed to give the greater illusion of space. I would suggest painting a trellis, like a metal construction and in-painting vine or other decorative elements on it. To incorporate the EFTA00853619  rectangular construction on the ceiling would be necessary to greatly increase illusion of space. The rectangular construction at present time looks artificial and estranged from the rest of the room. It actually should tie the design of the woodwork with the design of the ceiling. When you turn the lights on, inside the rectangle, you have very strong image of shade. It is almost disturbing look. The inside of the rectangle would have to be changed so the shadow will not appear when the lights are on. I was thinking about it and there is a way out of this problem, but only if Mr. Epstein will agrees to it. I could produce a design to this effect. Please, let me know which way do you want me to go and I will write specs and design the treatment accordingly. Now I understand why Mr. Epstein told me he does not need decorator. I feel too many peoples gave him wrong advise. Very kindly, Brandon PS. I hold Masters Degree in Arts and I can easily handle every inside project. please note The information contained in this communication is confidential, may be attomey-client privileged, may constitute inside information, and is intended only for the use of the addressee. It is the property of JEE Unauthorized use, disclosure or copying of this communication or any pan thereof is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. 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