www.thefifthestate.com published an informative article about how to keep cool without costing the planet. The amount of energy used for cooling buildings has doubled worldwide since 2000, making it the fastest growing end-use for energy in buildings. We can’t afford to continue this trend. There are four ways for passive cooling: educe the heat gain … Read more
I came across this article about a young family living in India who have been building with earthbags and trying to live as sustainably as possible. It is always heartwarming to see people doing this sort of thing.Below is the beginning of their roundhouse.And here the house is further advanced.The mother, with the help of … Read more
This is my final post about my recent sculpting projects, which will bring you up to the present. I decided to sculpt something that would have practical value, like a piece of furniture. What emerged in my mind was a glass table top supported by arms and hands carved from various wood species, giving the … Read more
One thing I am enjoying about sculpting wood is how totally absorbing it can be, engaging the imagination, aesthetic sensitivities, knowledge of the properties of wood and manual craftiness. On a tip from a friend that she had seen some downed wild cherry trees near a campground in our local forest, I gathered a truckload … Read more
To continue with my previous post, I want to describe more of the evolution of my recent sculpting career… well, not exactly a career, but at least a pastime. It is something that is giving me much pleasure, and some physical exercise. After the doggie sculptures, I played with other nature-inspired pieces. One is called … Read more
I have worked with wood all of my life. I can remember helping my father with his construction projects and eventually being hired by him to help create wooden products that became parts of remodeled pianos (legs, lyres, benches, etc.). When I was still in grade school I made my own croquet set on our … Read more