Schemata has added a new face to the staff. Meet Michael Walsh, a recent transplant from Sacramento, California. We had Michael answer a few questions from our New Hire questionnaire, here are his responses:
If you had a time machine that would work only once, what point in the future or in history would you visit?
It might be a short visit, but I think I would choice some period during the reign of the dinosaurs. The earth was so incredibly different from the flora to the fauna. It would be fascinating to see how different it was…even if I didn’t last long in that environment.
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
The Therme Vals in the Swiss Alps. It was the first real piece of Architecture (with a capitol A) that blew my socks off. It has been close to the top of my Architecture bucket list ever since.
If your home was burning down, after family members and pets, what three things would you try to save?
Not really sure too much matters to me after pets and family, since most things are replaceable to a large degree. So, I would probably grab handmade pieces of art. A blown glass vase that I made, my favorite painting, and a ceramic/textile art piece that I have.
If you could talk to any one person now living or dead, who would it be and why?
I am a firm believer that you need to be careful what you wish for with questions like this. That being said, I would say my maternal grandfather. He lived in Florida most of my young life, then died when I was in High School. I have heard such wonderful things about him and the bit of real interaction I remember with him was so great. It would be very special to be able to have a conversation with him now that I am an adult.
If you had to give up one of your senses (taste, smell, touch, sight, hearing) which would it be and why?
Smell – while this would affect the sense of taste also, it seems like this would have the least detrimental impact on day-to-day life.
If you were an animal, what would you be and why?
This is such a hard question. I am all over the board wanting to choose a water animal or an animal that can fly. In the end, since I have to choose, it would be a Kestral. Being so small, fierce, and able to fly would be such a different experience.
Do you have any pets? If not, what sort of pet would you like?
Currently, I have a 5-year-old border collie mix named Lanka.
Name a gift you will never forget.
My birthday is at the middle/end of the March and in 2020 it was on Saturday of the weekend that was really end the Sacramento area at least really went into full lockdown. I have some friends that brought me a bunch of frozen food and we hung out at separate ends of my driveway and talked. It was a time period where it really meant so much for them to go out of their way to do something nice.
What is one of your favorite family traditions?
This isn’t a tradition but making sure that people around me know how I feel and my appreciation. This is something that I my father has always emphasized and I feel is very important. This sort of thing is too often taken for granted in everyday life and people should know you care or that you are appreciative.
What is your favorite thing to do in the summer?
In the last couple years, it has been going for a ride, in less populated parts, on my motorcycle.