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Artist Scott Allison merges his love for art and architecture in his handmade holiday homes.
FOR THE HOLIDAYS By Moe Godat Photography by Colin Miller/Strauss Peyton
“I never made a conscious decision to be an artist,” says Scott Allison. “It’s just the way it’s always been.” From a young age, Scott can remember making Christmas ornaments and hanging them on the tinsel garland on his family’s cardboard fireplace; he also remembers making costumes for his sister and himself. “Making something out of what seems to be nothing is what I do best.” Working by day putting custom finishes on kitchen cabinets, furniture and interior painting, Scott constantly keeps his creative muscles flexed; however, a few years
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ago, a deep windowsill in his old apartment gave him an idea that would turn into a new part of his career. “I decided to make a Christmas village for the upcoming holiday season,” he says. “I decided on three houses each with a different style, and one of them was two stories. I wanted them to be finished all the way around so that when people walked by my window they could see them too.” Then Richard Scott Home was born. Scott knew he needed to build the homes with a sturdy material so that they could last for years to come. He happened
