tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61535530794688037642024-03-13T12:42:29.767-07:00i am mud huggerT-Bonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14009242069341334016noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153553079468803764.post-86532755992935796472009-08-18T14:53:00.000-07:002009-08-18T15:01:23.981-07:00La Capilla de Santa Maria, Hendersonville, NC<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSX45zniHhjkcI2haX31hS3_Wx_vBaiOTDSY8gwGlzgq4-zcPknhtj-5r1MHv5aIMNQmMT7MBQnE1dfGKOiPpTlaz2IgOrAJgVucz31spRlw9Jq4txPtuGKV78RNHMdNULKETxoUwRz3w/s1600-h/00079.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSX45zniHhjkcI2haX31hS3_Wx_vBaiOTDSY8gwGlzgq4-zcPknhtj-5r1MHv5aIMNQmMT7MBQnE1dfGKOiPpTlaz2IgOrAJgVucz31spRlw9Jq4txPtuGKV78RNHMdNULKETxoUwRz3w/s200/00079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371426552057796290" border="0" /></a>Can you see the oven in the back left?<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4l3mxWIeLyViRfpuBM6Vk2DzAdhC2fkDYLd2Rd0g8PKt5y_KH7hN4zccEBxwog41SEHFqVYXWpRwsmZFkBARakftEf_aaT5CtaMbGqmyq7JK865s69h2y0h6MN8O_327STtGWTiq1WL0/s1600-h/00086.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4l3mxWIeLyViRfpuBM6Vk2DzAdhC2fkDYLd2Rd0g8PKt5y_KH7hN4zccEBxwog41SEHFqVYXWpRwsmZFkBARakftEf_aaT5CtaMbGqmyq7JK865s69h2y0h6MN8O_327STtGWTiq1WL0/s200/00086.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371426544801552242" border="0" /></a>This is a part of our crew<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0tgo7w1PnKC9fSILWdfX9Zsszav7Im3sDSTzK3JCwtZUt63KcOEkbpQQhQjxE3IPKyUwETdv4-M6FuvxISQDfzXfXvU8bJUk3B_yAhU6mqgO7-ofsk-mR3qj6BxL5ur1tf-U8mu4ZGs/s1600-h/00083.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw0tgo7w1PnKC9fSILWdfX9Zsszav7Im3sDSTzK3JCwtZUt63KcOEkbpQQhQjxE3IPKyUwETdv4-M6FuvxISQDfzXfXvU8bJUk3B_yAhU6mqgO7-ofsk-mR3qj6BxL5ur1tf-U8mu4ZGs/s200/00083.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371426535345856370" border="0" /></a>we saved the plastering for the experienced<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFHiOtcZkoWPO7B5LLy143jr3ATmuPu0Lm_a_DKcx_WU-XUC9OsDeZwOFtfwiInI_obJ7bWgrgdhJX6QE1I7YBgDu4Od1gEkQLkPe6Na1vAdTRRHDSZqlUZsCRrL0juiecdmIVA5h6Ks/s1600-h/00078.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFHiOtcZkoWPO7B5LLy143jr3ATmuPu0Lm_a_DKcx_WU-XUC9OsDeZwOFtfwiInI_obJ7bWgrgdhJX6QE1I7YBgDu4Od1gEkQLkPe6Na1vAdTRRHDSZqlUZsCRrL0juiecdmIVA5h6Ks/s200/00078.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371426531709468322" border="0" /></a>We are ready for pizza!<br /></div><br /><br />I was invited to build a retained heat earthen oven (ie. <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1250630247_8">pizza oven</span>!) with the church community. What a fun and rewarding project for us all! Together we collected materials from site, including sand WAY up from the river below, clay from the hillside, and rock from around the site. It was quite empowering to provide such necessary materials for the project with no outside resources! Church members of all ages worked together on sunday afternoon's and some evenings throughout the week to get the job done. We had a lot of fun getting to know one another, as well as eating some really good food! Thanks for everyone who participated in the project! Pizza is ready!T-Bonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14009242069341334016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153553079468803764.post-85755584431420955992009-08-18T14:45:00.000-07:002009-08-18T14:53:00.730-07:00A-B Tech Cob 101 class project<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtu8g_35g34nfZGgfP3loy3hY4bRIvhE92fVUuBSGRC4IoPjS357TSKSSPW2HFrQnIqbZVKJPqWMHEfa_PVWRXMn2pT5SCBD3UUY2sBlu7Q7-AIcmDEMfgXs3x9KUznZykkqh5Ir9KPQ/s1600-h/00040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtu8g_35g34nfZGgfP3loy3hY4bRIvhE92fVUuBSGRC4IoPjS357TSKSSPW2HFrQnIqbZVKJPqWMHEfa_PVWRXMn2pT5SCBD3UUY2sBlu7Q7-AIcmDEMfgXs3x9KUznZykkqh5Ir9KPQ/s200/00040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371424278465221778" border="0" /></a>Learning to cob is fun!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmeP5ohwYgMydKJX24zC2rLW0FMBJo-C3ZeLtUfdi5hvQ-M9UKyXbyThDLJL0c_-VG2aUaUAZuVdqSHYNh_gkDwoDCp-SYtMN7ObNAPlmNqx2MeKODkhEB_qmMeektceN-oQdRwHJyZo/s1600-h/00038.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghmeP5ohwYgMydKJX24zC2rLW0FMBJo-C3ZeLtUfdi5hvQ-M9UKyXbyThDLJL0c_-VG2aUaUAZuVdqSHYNh_gkDwoDCp-SYtMN7ObNAPlmNqx2MeKODkhEB_qmMeektceN-oQdRwHJyZo/s200/00038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371424275442744946" border="0" /></a>We always thought we were too big for this? :)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QiTxVJTaWACZIrORItxL3nU0QV_a789j72kWwq1OedURKECi5ZlGieAPF60D37fB33oJ3-_9zIXc1yPLp_CutVYw-1fTeLDyT8iMKlYfzkhkfq2U0KznvGoud1xrDq5wHE6WT1zHUHg/s1600-h/00036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-QiTxVJTaWACZIrORItxL3nU0QV_a789j72kWwq1OedURKECi5ZlGieAPF60D37fB33oJ3-_9zIXc1yPLp_CutVYw-1fTeLDyT8iMKlYfzkhkfq2U0KznvGoud1xrDq5wHE6WT1zHUHg/s200/00036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371424269398941170" border="0" /></a>urbanite foundation day<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUZAjQzt0vKtEMldYW0r06PQKLFV_wxMWC07HfVibfVIxZMjvd9VmPFfsG-zQ1hijXHcs0LWWJxtqWy7tMeKJmI7uan1XOdyxTpSx2a8F5V1q7BcYLMKVknf4yxtgRwuCPcv3zuVg8uE/s1600-h/00009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTUZAjQzt0vKtEMldYW0r06PQKLFV_wxMWC07HfVibfVIxZMjvd9VmPFfsG-zQ1hijXHcs0LWWJxtqWy7tMeKJmI7uan1XOdyxTpSx2a8F5V1q7BcYLMKVknf4yxtgRwuCPcv3zuVg8uE/s200/00009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371424263726134658" border="0" /></a>Natural Building Bench<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnQgWVZD-5DPwLr2ALJ9T22cBwUF2yymwbbp5aL_fwx5iMKVmiM-9zwceUlRaBLl7sA4JofSnAFc-DtqOj4r7YOKYexCUJBU5ugHKcw-PpCMWvzm1TuMsIVYkvjsHYCrIhOBMiKdPmuU/s1600-h/00011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYnQgWVZD-5DPwLr2ALJ9T22cBwUF2yymwbbp5aL_fwx5iMKVmiM-9zwceUlRaBLl7sA4JofSnAFc-DtqOj4r7YOKYexCUJBU5ugHKcw-PpCMWvzm1TuMsIVYkvjsHYCrIhOBMiKdPmuU/s200/00011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371424255150608626" border="0" /></a>Hammer time!<br /></div><br /><br />I was asked to teach an introductory <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1250630247_3">natural building</span> course this spring/summer as a part of the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1250630247_4">Continuing Education Department</span>. The class is called Complete Cob: Natural Building 101, it continues to be offered throughout the year, with more advanced classes in the works. Together, the class and members of the Artisan Builders Collective, Matthew and Christina guest teaching built a cob bench outside the Construction Sciences Building <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1250630247_5">main entrance</span>. With an evolving brainstorm of ideas, we came up with a true "natural building" design: A hammer that morphs into a tree forming the back and arm rest of the bench. How appropriate!T-Bonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14009242069341334016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153553079468803764.post-29314664773976445662009-08-18T14:26:00.000-07:002009-08-18T14:45:12.697-07:00Isaac Dickson Imagination Village<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBR8Sa3DL8oP_LB0zwqSiX_LJOBE3nLfwd6RW4NQYIHn_oV5tNxJ__4oebtfUPfxJ42J9vEfDwBvJChSA-dP11hehM4oOSiyy2VpVUbZwJwAYGQPr2d-dP4aNUkHY7EaVw0h1U7IVOb4E/s1600-h/00056.jpg"><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="on" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_JustifyCenter" title="Align Center" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 11);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Align Center" class="gl_align_center" border="0" /></span></span><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBR8Sa3DL8oP_LB0zwqSiX_LJOBE3nLfwd6RW4NQYIHn_oV5tNxJ__4oebtfUPfxJ42J9vEfDwBvJChSA-dP11hehM4oOSiyy2VpVUbZwJwAYGQPr2d-dP4aNUkHY7EaVw0h1U7IVOb4E/s200/00056.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371419610342513506" border="0" /></a>Schooltime rock!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7lJWacMKZuwGWgr7caIvtuA8gN4HjBNvX4Y6PbbtH0BYz1Y18ioe_mwXLl8Dsa5CNTfojxnnlarh2ej8gLwsSmsPELNiP8YHMKCKYWlUUElHnGYlegdb0mSBz8-lAoz1qM2mlyr6bOo/s1600-h/00008.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7lJWacMKZuwGWgr7caIvtuA8gN4HjBNvX4Y6PbbtH0BYz1Y18ioe_mwXLl8Dsa5CNTfojxnnlarh2ej8gLwsSmsPELNiP8YHMKCKYWlUUElHnGYlegdb0mSBz8-lAoz1qM2mlyr6bOo/s200/00008.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371420161968955842" border="0" /></a>Melissa is adding a touch of beauty<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjq8IkMUmp3juS_uyWNVfG84NF2058YOszPzHbrvhzUrSUpg3f3AjwutbUBsB2OgQb5mQKzzeQqt0XmnPAus2JrIUTeLz6P3FMRY0n5jbu_BewdCLyNqrkVglvCY2zTug1UpFf6e4ego/s1600-h/00005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjq8IkMUmp3juS_uyWNVfG84NF2058YOszPzHbrvhzUrSUpg3f3AjwutbUBsB2OgQb5mQKzzeQqt0XmnPAus2JrIUTeLz6P3FMRY0n5jbu_BewdCLyNqrkVglvCY2zTug1UpFf6e4ego/s200/00005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371420142328606898" border="0" /></a>ready for plants and paint, which is the students job.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezQHBWpd0nBiTlQykEFEnzSI_L4DvKueBGbAdRsFj83RezZVMyU3Dz3w2dP62iX2_Z8FCB3fJeji2okVlq7hBWdU4B_HkBNlnM9JgOLl3gBFNL3VoVN1x7py37LMGuynL5oQmTm_omHg/s1600-h/00003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjezQHBWpd0nBiTlQykEFEnzSI_L4DvKueBGbAdRsFj83RezZVMyU3Dz3w2dP62iX2_Z8FCB3fJeji2okVlq7hBWdU4B_HkBNlnM9JgOLl3gBFNL3VoVN1x7py37LMGuynL5oQmTm_omHg/s200/00003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371420127583255586" border="0" /></a>plaster is ready, set, go!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBNLo-shdk1ObN8G7ym5qf7s15ae0bf5H46Qy_Jd1wYo1q0QKpKVHO7-8D6-KqTp8pRD4WLjj-AGt4qwNIj4PN9GYF0MItM2ca8yBkC2qhC5HNq1leZKftCOZKcwhVHLQVYjR1N1hnEE/s1600-h/00058.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWBNLo-shdk1ObN8G7ym5qf7s15ae0bf5H46Qy_Jd1wYo1q0QKpKVHO7-8D6-KqTp8pRD4WLjj-AGt4qwNIj4PN9GYF0MItM2ca8yBkC2qhC5HNq1leZKftCOZKcwhVHLQVYjR1N1hnEE/s200/00058.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371419616403764370" border="0" /></a>I do not know what to say? :)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilil7h4KWGIO6e-Aa5Qu4KgAMJUOSaUzfPOBXAuDTJBScyIeUVFRoyG1YD13X0BFQIRnJHYZPHOplL_BbU5gN69VelSsmnWOcKoHpupt_wL2O1M0HvQLO3cRwE9MGjuq-dgO5tvg922n8/s1600-h/00050.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilil7h4KWGIO6e-Aa5Qu4KgAMJUOSaUzfPOBXAuDTJBScyIeUVFRoyG1YD13X0BFQIRnJHYZPHOplL_BbU5gN69VelSsmnWOcKoHpupt_wL2O1M0HvQLO3cRwE9MGjuq-dgO5tvg922n8/s200/00050.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371419601632358274" border="0" /></a>still no answers<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGl8rrZ90c0VzhlUNP0YBEa95sL1VfVIjp7p6Y2gwb1LXqgJ73U_hFQg6OA6qjQFQFQOtPErv9mXLhLLXqjYu5T7FlMJZWn6APACIEHFh3aSfNfq21HO1izShWJxD_Yu5IBmOef5bQy3Q/s1600-h/00048.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGl8rrZ90c0VzhlUNP0YBEa95sL1VfVIjp7p6Y2gwb1LXqgJ73U_hFQg6OA6qjQFQFQOtPErv9mXLhLLXqjYu5T7FlMJZWn6APACIEHFh3aSfNfq21HO1izShWJxD_Yu5IBmOef5bQy3Q/s200/00048.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371419596266479394" border="0" /></a>One of 12 or so classes to help build<br /></div><br /><br />I was invited to Isaac Dickson Elementary in <span style="background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; cursor: pointer; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;" class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1250630247_2">Asheville, NC</span>, to get muddy again! This time we built two "imagination huts" in the K-2 playground area. All of the K-2 students participated in making cob walls of their new Imagination Village. This is the first piece of a bigger design of the Village, together with the huts there will be a living willow fence to define the village area, as well as a apple tree gazebo and other edible plants. All will be done by the students and school community. We had a real fun time in the mud this time around!T-Bonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14009242069341334016noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153553079468803764.post-90061559193691735452009-08-18T14:17:00.000-07:002009-08-27T11:45:57.081-07:00Effingham Central Community Mud<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzS6oQOyXobATmjsZvfXL1zr1SGbppWc3m9hJEQy62gD4uPuHOHGbVIgrHHy-4p5PCFHge4hEtSR_S3rTePPsdNSCeoRYAc13vsHdJNF5LG8BiHYGJbUL9jstFsv_lgfd8P-ywd3VrrII/s1600-h/MVC-003F.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzS6oQOyXobATmjsZvfXL1zr1SGbppWc3m9hJEQy62gD4uPuHOHGbVIgrHHy-4p5PCFHge4hEtSR_S3rTePPsdNSCeoRYAc13vsHdJNF5LG8BiHYGJbUL9jstFsv_lgfd8P-ywd3VrrII/s200/MVC-003F.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374716570146768098" border="0" /></a>kids enjoying their bench<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsO78gxqyKqutPaJsjwdcBBw4s0DtKhxfr8djNGt_VGLg7EzYxlx5jwq8iRsZtwXb54anmAAOMT-DukC_QWJOzB-gVoFtYAnkZzLgN4VrBHlwbbMRIlkeJivhilk7aYwCUQ3X7j8xn2Y/s1600-h/00029.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsO78gxqyKqutPaJsjwdcBBw4s0DtKhxfr8djNGt_VGLg7EzYxlx5jwq8iRsZtwXb54anmAAOMT-DukC_QWJOzB-gVoFtYAnkZzLgN4VrBHlwbbMRIlkeJivhilk7aYwCUQ3X7j8xn2Y/s200/00029.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371417389617564578" border="0" /></a>Gleaming and ready for plaster<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzg7UwBZhaLWwXihD2dAuM-3tJfp5TEbaqgTuPN7aL-tK5rpqNf7Rj28xDM2T1fAxof7RBcwZ7k2X3pK7w7A89gATlHXk4zsBLP-A2EX26M3y1QilqkD5E6lpeWgMKV-jlCqQkzmeoxYc/s1600-h/00027.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzg7UwBZhaLWwXihD2dAuM-3tJfp5TEbaqgTuPN7aL-tK5rpqNf7Rj28xDM2T1fAxof7RBcwZ7k2X3pK7w7A89gATlHXk4zsBLP-A2EX26M3y1QilqkD5E6lpeWgMKV-jlCqQkzmeoxYc/s200/00027.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371417383974277970" border="0" /></a>We are the answer!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlZ9Bh8yabNdvQfGqDepTv21NSR3RaPe7hJNAA3c60ZY7kEs9w3rnVhV0j048cZ3pxe-CMks8nhoFazzbqUpIioLjaTHfAcj_qrT9WWT_gYxRzUGvB5QA8WeEeATYzthQyg5zkCM6O5IM/s1600-h/00021.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlZ9Bh8yabNdvQfGqDepTv21NSR3RaPe7hJNAA3c60ZY7kEs9w3rnVhV0j048cZ3pxe-CMks8nhoFazzbqUpIioLjaTHfAcj_qrT9WWT_gYxRzUGvB5QA8WeEeATYzthQyg5zkCM6O5IM/s200/00021.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371417380046609938" border="0" /></a><br />Our hands, our project<br /><br /></div>I was invited to Central Grade School in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1250630247_0">Effingham, IL</span>, to play with the 3rd - 5th graders, all of them, 600+! The entire school took part in building a gazebo, with sculpted cob bench, and a "bus stop bench". The Gazebo is the beginning of a school garden/play space in the playground area. The bench is located at the schoolbus drop off and pick up. The students took part in all steps of the project. They painted the underside of the roof, helped haul the material(s), made the cob, and most importantly, they designed the sculpture. The greater Effingham community helped as well. Parents and teachers participated in the muddy fun, sheriff deputy's helped install the "street sign" <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1250630247_1">shingles</span>, local business's donated material(s) and the best part, they all did it together!T-Bonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14009242069341334016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153553079468803764.post-75505522987240725282008-09-29T17:24:00.000-07:002008-10-28T15:00:11.012-07:00Carl Sanburg Elementary "All School Cob" Project<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYal6pOwACTnjm3JcmoTmVVjKWnZFwY6WCh3VPX3kZEfmKdGuW_5fjmfxAaI8AEeZtyV22CFMyRYbNnA-mvVOQvJvu3ChFbzzEyOEVwxl-2wuzZyQK_jnwfnFu1WdoM4L5fd84T_FpMs8/s1600-h/00065.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYal6pOwACTnjm3JcmoTmVVjKWnZFwY6WCh3VPX3kZEfmKdGuW_5fjmfxAaI8AEeZtyV22CFMyRYbNnA-mvVOQvJvu3ChFbzzEyOEVwxl-2wuzZyQK_jnwfnFu1WdoM4L5fd84T_FpMs8/s320/00065.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262326434573454610" border="0" /></a>Look at all the beautiful colors!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MyMHOZUwAVrM5J854TaYiEQEQ2Sfsu51_ZyodeI94KIpx5SkHS3k0VVQhfJJrLd76_u4_Gwx7HpHF3T-AoXrpdjUhVLblRe8JpBihzahzAMZ35Y_ohi_VKW2kArXQYHoe7At-pKSfSY/s1600-h/209.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3MyMHOZUwAVrM5J854TaYiEQEQ2Sfsu51_ZyodeI94KIpx5SkHS3k0VVQhfJJrLd76_u4_Gwx7HpHF3T-AoXrpdjUhVLblRe8JpBihzahzAMZ35Y_ohi_VKW2kArXQYHoe7At-pKSfSY/s320/209.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257539142313699202" border="0" /></a>Alli and Uncle Tony discuss the finer points of mud!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WXaEFqH_tIr0N3n40rzwtvhmq2I-SGZaZ_szHPLvKjlZf-aJJ5pr9jgPD51E2nIB1Q7GA6ws67W1pTQmbC1i86Qwm4jKsDx84ut9ClQ9BMj6ePJHIcVIQgi5RQFb0Yhofgs5_9DiuF0/s1600-h/259.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WXaEFqH_tIr0N3n40rzwtvhmq2I-SGZaZ_szHPLvKjlZf-aJJ5pr9jgPD51E2nIB1Q7GA6ws67W1pTQmbC1i86Qwm4jKsDx84ut9ClQ9BMj6ePJHIcVIQgi5RQFb0Yhofgs5_9DiuF0/s320/259.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257539147016627826" border="0" /></a>Mr. Francis' class are cobbin away!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0UZQRDJk2_lFnU3KKKHt5dfyQIN3vgvsIu_AGx00XlJ9IRA4SH61GSJRv93JhjdX-pm6jZAyP5lzCurZpsRlqBJlnm1Vk6a2FzdTn7ThOzm1WRSgpSA-xpmzYZ9YySBOFGZfLWrR5HW8/s1600-h/254.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0UZQRDJk2_lFnU3KKKHt5dfyQIN3vgvsIu_AGx00XlJ9IRA4SH61GSJRv93JhjdX-pm6jZAyP5lzCurZpsRlqBJlnm1Vk6a2FzdTn7ThOzm1WRSgpSA-xpmzYZ9YySBOFGZfLWrR5HW8/s320/254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257537254978269858" border="0" /></a>Alli and Emma get right to it!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNqTuD1-03SWci7scku_1xMadrpaGeC09rSROk_ngFlucNB74D6dYMOnCXzpPsbulkzDLMSyLXOc6W2EC72r8Sv-mKmU8zEN0KT6xqBkYeHbCqakph0aVt2Nm0lWE1e1GjTPpBsBvBlM/s1600-h/00064.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNqTuD1-03SWci7scku_1xMadrpaGeC09rSROk_ngFlucNB74D6dYMOnCXzpPsbulkzDLMSyLXOc6W2EC72r8Sv-mKmU8zEN0KT6xqBkYeHbCqakph0aVt2Nm0lWE1e1GjTPpBsBvBlM/s320/00064.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262326429795916402" border="0" /></a>soon enough the kids will get to enjoy the new bench<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">click to view <a href="http://d">gallery</a><br /><br /></div>With a grant from the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Jaeneke</span> Foundation, the 1st through 3rd grade students at Carl <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Sanburg</span> Elementary School and I are doing a cob installation. We will work together with teachers, community members, and school family volunteers to create beautiful natural building art on the school grounds!<br /><br />For me, this is a homecoming of sorts. I grew up in Charleston, IL, in fact, several of my teachers and parents of my friends, still teach at the school. Coming home to share a little piece of me is quite exciting! I have invited my brothers to help, Pat is coming from Seattle, WA, Nick, up from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">SIU</span>, and Tim and his family are in town, together with friends and family, we have had a cob <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">stompin</span> good time with the students.<br /><br /><br />We had a very successful week of work with the students! Over 600 students and a wonderful mix of community volunteers made the project a wonderful experience for everyone! Check out the <a href="http://www.jg-tc.com/articles/2008/10/15/news/doc48f6942ac5455964071746.txt">Times Courier</a> write-up about the projectT-Bonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14009242069341334016noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153553079468803764.post-28083573601812982232008-09-22T17:28:00.000-07:002008-11-15T16:20:53.866-08:00Marx Backyard Cob Project<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnevOpwCLRXg4xJXTu-8CxfvpuDFWLt_67UjKcRxySSeE_BoFMfDU1Aeb278NI7YRfYGvKWDX75enCQdliIrWD9BjwHHFkc2VF8ioI3dHCs9Im1_EKic34WBUBRyB9BLTLAzRQPNX6vj8/s1600-h/img-6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnevOpwCLRXg4xJXTu-8CxfvpuDFWLt_67UjKcRxySSeE_BoFMfDU1Aeb278NI7YRfYGvKWDX75enCQdliIrWD9BjwHHFkc2VF8ioI3dHCs9Im1_EKic34WBUBRyB9BLTLAzRQPNX6vj8/s320/img-6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249025551569481986" border="0" /></a>"kid cobbin"<br />click for gallery<br /></div><br />Christina and I were invited to Nashville, TN, this summer to build a cob building in the Marx Families backyard. We spent 18 days with the family while we built the structure and we left with lots of new friends and a nice place to stay when we visit Nashville! We still have some work to do to complete the project, including the plaster work and we could use a good photo of the "planted" roof and bench that now sits in the porch area. I look forward to sharing the finished piece. :)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2J6e33jFKXe_FtkWZ9IlgJGsqP3XgEqki1geQRphGKitchKxL6faOkkl1aaAm4Sp6puFQ3RCeqtCpgpVFBNNy8aoP_naSXH8yzCrKblWI6I5Q_IzZTNxFT4lPLiqnyTtY4VerZmts7IU/s1600-h/00018.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2J6e33jFKXe_FtkWZ9IlgJGsqP3XgEqki1geQRphGKitchKxL6faOkkl1aaAm4Sp6puFQ3RCeqtCpgpVFBNNy8aoP_naSXH8yzCrKblWI6I5Q_IzZTNxFT4lPLiqnyTtY4VerZmts7IU/s200/00018.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251578666881810322" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicPFL5eFl2KZoVK5mIuKoU_wOCOyUFdSzpNujkYeZ7PnkseFRF-K9mBZ9_A7HjMlORLFzh90FoZ0_4-raWBPFP1oUIV0_YazEnEpofXdOSOj4x1wlDkd-uTrjnpxXfuT97JWhmaVU9U58/s1600-h/00042.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 201px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicPFL5eFl2KZoVK5mIuKoU_wOCOyUFdSzpNujkYeZ7PnkseFRF-K9mBZ9_A7HjMlORLFzh90FoZ0_4-raWBPFP1oUIV0_YazEnEpofXdOSOj4x1wlDkd-uTrjnpxXfuT97JWhmaVU9U58/s200/00042.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251577205284211746" border="0" /></a><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1CA0sMj3nL8QaTipRZuc9guT82rAHkDqOre_llfqR0POprCPmtgYI_cXHwe8SKSOEqS7SuMvtqrA5vp0sqCLIbGCgEozRR0qDnaTzhqLOxoysCvOoDSYPxX8f2beFV2AofY0Q7bji_c/s1600-h/00031.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1CA0sMj3nL8QaTipRZuc9guT82rAHkDqOre_llfqR0POprCPmtgYI_cXHwe8SKSOEqS7SuMvtqrA5vp0sqCLIbGCgEozRR0qDnaTzhqLOxoysCvOoDSYPxX8f2beFV2AofY0Q7bji_c/s200/00031.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251578672263278018" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8UPyFc-f8AS_tBM2BE25cJ7-5bTV6EIZacZLCvEG4cE1c8jOY_ubOavCPx5kbx7HBkcAcre0XrYYrNuWeKHt3DsVINm8C1B6Ov6wZSDzD25MpnFUSvWG2EFTY7k4rZl4BC5muq-fT1E/s1600-h/CobHouse_leftfrontview_1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK8UPyFc-f8AS_tBM2BE25cJ7-5bTV6EIZacZLCvEG4cE1c8jOY_ubOavCPx5kbx7HBkcAcre0XrYYrNuWeKHt3DsVINm8C1B6Ov6wZSDzD25MpnFUSvWG2EFTY7k4rZl4BC5muq-fT1E/s200/CobHouse_leftfrontview_1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269043453661874242" border="0" /></a>T-Bonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14009242069341334016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153553079468803764.post-52899334100290781702008-09-22T17:26:00.000-07:002008-10-15T15:15:48.647-07:00Buy's Family Compound "Sea Creature" Project<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLww8i7pIfZYMuOR0UBxoln2jP6f71Zsqh4MGRRPkHjOx7ezER_zGN2PbiIlWGbeT8zDLaDQGbS_Rl1Zwjlm4ZBzq1li9y35-mNT-kqkjaOWWbdzXyE9uIYdgFl5xBIMic5nTAVin3P4Q/s1600-h/00330.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLww8i7pIfZYMuOR0UBxoln2jP6f71Zsqh4MGRRPkHjOx7ezER_zGN2PbiIlWGbeT8zDLaDQGbS_Rl1Zwjlm4ZBzq1li9y35-mNT-kqkjaOWWbdzXyE9uIYdgFl5xBIMic5nTAVin3P4Q/s320/00330.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249030432132188754" border="0" /></a>"save the cobbers"<br />click for gallery<br /></div><br />The Buy's Family invited Meka and I to build a earthen oven in there yard. However, there yard is not just any yard, it is the neighborhood swimming hole and summertime hang-out. Now, with the help of Stephen, Zach, Rachel and Kate, it is the "Summer Nights Pizza and Brew"! We made an already fun spot, a fun spot with pizza and beer!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDES6SDCVfuRROdo5bjgHrzDRIVunqpUiPSrn7ZzksHOMkve6lmXC5NV7-71I3clRdSFohoFiYzOGXxw5OF5XX4OVQxtPCi7VwbEaJBDU9qo2MuIRfKpeHSQdxCeadXjp8rJ4QhyT9xI/s1600-h/00322.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRDES6SDCVfuRROdo5bjgHrzDRIVunqpUiPSrn7ZzksHOMkve6lmXC5NV7-71I3clRdSFohoFiYzOGXxw5OF5XX4OVQxtPCi7VwbEaJBDU9qo2MuIRfKpeHSQdxCeadXjp8rJ4QhyT9xI/s200/00322.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251580132320555474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLcrpZN_xmp79u6z_5bVNWgmdtvqo9989T0fZOjDRbiRhJ_zlM-zxhdWPd8kHAB0ex3z29muBrITxuQS_cTJRnD53ZMTsa1yGpmGoKqZomejy11WatLDcRzb1k_39aa2AJlndu6ccZFE/s1600-h/00323.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVLcrpZN_xmp79u6z_5bVNWgmdtvqo9989T0fZOjDRbiRhJ_zlM-zxhdWPd8kHAB0ex3z29muBrITxuQS_cTJRnD53ZMTsa1yGpmGoKqZomejy11WatLDcRzb1k_39aa2AJlndu6ccZFE/s200/00323.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251580125530096274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSJlY4Y30HoSuQ1Cu9nDllzTCf-MmqE2vHngDs6-VzfAlhbL0J53yqN61XlcP4W4QP0frHfTvctTPClGZngTvsKZvpTQT-Gl5bYCKScI34zpJogzsZ9xzvNE6-HwATOGcXu17Mtou0QI/s1600-h/00004.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtSJlY4Y30HoSuQ1Cu9nDllzTCf-MmqE2vHngDs6-VzfAlhbL0J53yqN61XlcP4W4QP0frHfTvctTPClGZngTvsKZvpTQT-Gl5bYCKScI34zpJogzsZ9xzvNE6-HwATOGcXu17Mtou0QI/s200/00004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251580121378594146" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>T-Bonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14009242069341334016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153553079468803764.post-71385415178146822612008-09-22T17:25:00.000-07:002008-09-27T17:41:47.817-07:00Asheville GO Community Cob Project<div style="text-align: center;">click for gallery<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.greenopportunities.org/">Asheville GO</a> invited me to build a earthen oven to kick off the first season of the program. Together, with the 10 participants, we built a "community oven" for the Burton Street Peace Garden in West Asheville. The goal of the project was to introduce natural building techniques, as well as providing a neighborhood community space, and of course, eat pizza! The experience has been great for me, i only hope the participants got as much out of the project as i did!<br /><br />Check out our picture in the <a href="http://www.mountainx.com/news/2008/092408buzz2">Mountain Express</a> newspaper!<br /></div>T-Bonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14009242069341334016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153553079468803764.post-24472438967119472112008-09-22T17:23:00.000-07:002008-09-29T17:23:17.502-07:00Isaac Dickson Earthen Oven Project<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdlZ5cL-7iXXDmmxw8pMQtffCtmzAaPT6_jw2A2VdtA0b3LrhPh55-lbUmPbEy3tMsnTf0m0mQnqx_6YwgQEMV6qcz79NEfVzOvwN4DqbDf3tjS3J_tOHaiEBDO6w5jcM68Ah30SyNj0/s1600-h/00287.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQdlZ5cL-7iXXDmmxw8pMQtffCtmzAaPT6_jw2A2VdtA0b3LrhPh55-lbUmPbEy3tMsnTf0m0mQnqx_6YwgQEMV6qcz79NEfVzOvwN4DqbDf3tjS3J_tOHaiEBDO6w5jcM68Ah30SyNj0/s320/00287.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249039266541886786" border="0" /></a>"snakes, tongues, eyes, that's what we wanted"!<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">click for gallery<br /><br /></div>I<a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.asheville.k12.nc.us/sites/dic/default.aspx">saac Dickson Elementary</a> choose Meka and I for their "Artists in Residence" Program this past spring to build an retained heat earthen oven with the k-2 students. so, thats what we did, all 220 students helped us build this oven, along with the bench, and rainwater catchment system in the schools community garden in Asheville. We collaborated with the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.ashevillage.org/">Ashevillage Building Convergence</a>, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.livingroofsinc.com/about_us/?x=1">Living Roof Inc</a>, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.abtech.edu/eat/carpentry/">A-B Tech Carpentry 101</a> class, as well as some very dedicated parent and community members. Thanks to everyone, this project was a huge success and a beginning of some fun stuff to come!<br /><br />Check out our story in the <a href="http://www.mountainx.com/news/2007/043008buzz2/">Mountain Express</a>!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRKaYkDJout0paIcE15V9jhz77a7Lt84d_GiFEAnXjU3QW02bsr9QFxmoBGkW5u_mWyOhXnQLIkPf5YSk2OWMec06mMCczof_zE2mOkbedtl3CjbTydf9iVaI3EDlqhZS9HhyphenhyphenpI2fVko/s1600-h/00103.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqRKaYkDJout0paIcE15V9jhz77a7Lt84d_GiFEAnXjU3QW02bsr9QFxmoBGkW5u_mWyOhXnQLIkPf5YSk2OWMec06mMCczof_zE2mOkbedtl3CjbTydf9iVaI3EDlqhZS9HhyphenhyphenpI2fVko/s200/00103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251589518039811586" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qCFwSc1Qrd_7SPBx1QooCL3AfvBrXNcU6PFqRwrntHNkFoeqbcGREjnnw_XfME2X5twQLG1vKNSmOAGqxYzX7nBVDgeZAo2n2qWe2zFWERQhlfC3jcU0NMq6PyCv7LwRbAjup6PpANM/s1600-h/00014.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2qCFwSc1Qrd_7SPBx1QooCL3AfvBrXNcU6PFqRwrntHNkFoeqbcGREjnnw_XfME2X5twQLG1vKNSmOAGqxYzX7nBVDgeZAo2n2qWe2zFWERQhlfC3jcU0NMq6PyCv7LwRbAjup6PpANM/s200/00014.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251588802695144562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctBeyhks42pGsvSKb18opGh4Yf7f-1bZ3yHeg1-m-CiiloGj-TcfWnbdjk5ngYzSge-3Ygfs3FJ-lv0zzR0ye6_Bd7BC4IIKiUtYrxF31gwC7dkAmTo0jkC8KucvW8yCnWwbYwH2ilC0/s1600-h/00015.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhctBeyhks42pGsvSKb18opGh4Yf7f-1bZ3yHeg1-m-CiiloGj-TcfWnbdjk5ngYzSge-3Ygfs3FJ-lv0zzR0ye6_Bd7BC4IIKiUtYrxF31gwC7dkAmTo0jkC8KucvW8yCnWwbYwH2ilC0/s200/00015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251589133461008498" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wD-WZimb1nC_GW0K7WYoRcmGNFem2I0c3fjsckLkSA4CtGrZvUBuJvYPtUYx76qwbBw803PWQm2R0RBuu8DMO-YmAjt4KVA_UZxKCWCCpn6-s1PUpcidoy4OHVrla8jEHsVRtDbCzEg/s1600-h/00121.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6wD-WZimb1nC_GW0K7WYoRcmGNFem2I0c3fjsckLkSA4CtGrZvUBuJvYPtUYx76qwbBw803PWQm2R0RBuu8DMO-YmAjt4KVA_UZxKCWCCpn6-s1PUpcidoy4OHVrla8jEHsVRtDbCzEg/s200/00121.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251590474396832354" border="0" /></a>T-Bonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14009242069341334016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153553079468803764.post-82983220731729003662008-09-21T12:01:00.000-07:002009-08-20T15:17:48.696-07:00Vance Elementary School "Cob Castle" Project<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgUvx6g9h-TDkbQjLnAkHeFEbm4BCckr8E9aSQKSAyQDFtVdK9L7aeOTcM2fW7hJpAxvpqTBh7F5cSfZ08Vzf-4bIQaltSkrCCzY_BUZ92grZQZ78alqC87gxVKTszyEqPlSta_QlKj0/s1600-h/00295.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtgUvx6g9h-TDkbQjLnAkHeFEbm4BCckr8E9aSQKSAyQDFtVdK9L7aeOTcM2fW7hJpAxvpqTBh7F5cSfZ08Vzf-4bIQaltSkrCCzY_BUZ92grZQZ78alqC87gxVKTszyEqPlSta_QlKj0/s320/00295.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5249043854125743234" border="0" /></a>"Benji likes it"<br /><div style="text-align: center;">click for gallery<br /></div></div><br />Vance Elementary School Peace Garden has a lot going for it these days. It has a new look for "Leo the Lion", a production garden which feeds the students at snack time, as well as raising money at the local farmers market, and now it has a new garden shed! Actually, its more like a "garden castle", if you ask me. I have been working with the school community over the last few months to complete the building which will be used to support the educational activities in the garden throughout the year. This has been a true community project. Hundreds of volunteers have worked on the project, from ABC's Ashevillage in Action Day, A-B Tech Carpentry 101 class, Asheville GO, Living Roof Inc, UNCA ACT participants, Warren Wilson students, curious neighbors, local community members, friends, and family from near and far all have helped make this project a success! Thanks! stay tuned for new photos, there is always something new being done to the garden!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFf2mJdCzoRDWwe5z55C5LGDNmKq8cWA6B5G7dHeXnX5q8PUlExJw72qMbIL_XJPrLEY0Tvx2umop7ya9v0xn59lTYASaeFoljzuxH0uKEBjC7qRwZsjmO9P3xlVmixSSY3UULIBh2Vo/s1600-h/00009.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFf2mJdCzoRDWwe5z55C5LGDNmKq8cWA6B5G7dHeXnX5q8PUlExJw72qMbIL_XJPrLEY0Tvx2umop7ya9v0xn59lTYASaeFoljzuxH0uKEBjC7qRwZsjmO9P3xlVmixSSY3UULIBh2Vo/s200/00009.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251601253153361922" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">A new line of clothing?<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4mJox2P4Yr2qo95k4o-6z6Zz8YtPvEpEeaPyR1GQ6wB3m45z3nOWO-IDvJTEKbX6mto-dgXegRMvQdH8vDtLfoi-riKhXl4aSPK-XHLGsvmUYx174H6_5RMJvLb9OpEaQTOI-ZT8EVs/s1600-h/00010.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4mJox2P4Yr2qo95k4o-6z6Zz8YtPvEpEeaPyR1GQ6wB3m45z3nOWO-IDvJTEKbX6mto-dgXegRMvQdH8vDtLfoi-riKhXl4aSPK-XHLGsvmUYx174H6_5RMJvLb9OpEaQTOI-ZT8EVs/s200/00010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251601888505332050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Asheville GO participants get there cob on!<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC99tGs_mhAk2RNutoTzM34qdP4k0qCeHrtzlOiYk0MKC8TZQG6sRYK1X4rUFt4AZcsPlFh4hq8wP3DLjgKfI67KOTbxOqXxvxOWh_bgoxgm-bLLTZYefMwJZrDw8oHs80GzsG11XZHwQ/s1600-h/00012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC99tGs_mhAk2RNutoTzM34qdP4k0qCeHrtzlOiYk0MKC8TZQG6sRYK1X4rUFt4AZcsPlFh4hq8wP3DLjgKfI67KOTbxOqXxvxOWh_bgoxgm-bLLTZYefMwJZrDw8oHs80GzsG11XZHwQ/s200/00012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282334897336493938" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Roof is coming, copula is next</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9j4QBRVKoGbD4whFKrJ5_1satpv8OrIecZ2fLPi2Tdi9y33VwRdG7z9tSPldZvx7m_5ezd_I0G9QxSDkmocfRn7plQKNRkdiYhO9rT5e1x12yt7JDmYL1Cz3jTb9jV4w_VbFRKlBFF4/s1600-h/Roof+Murals+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY9j4QBRVKoGbD4whFKrJ5_1satpv8OrIecZ2fLPi2Tdi9y33VwRdG7z9tSPldZvx7m_5ezd_I0G9QxSDkmocfRn7plQKNRkdiYhO9rT5e1x12yt7JDmYL1Cz3jTb9jV4w_VbFRKlBFF4/s200/Roof+Murals+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5269044778040215330" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Every class at Vance completed a mural for the porch roof<br /><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKeLIYc-Rz2wQlzop0oe6Ip6t1tuLQEgh59Tsgo3mJbY4veNOaLlFcsPibsBif2rvb8qS81UAN1oAZNxOaY-voYe1rkAScKo4eTjGjzfbon2ccPo38qutVSnEmasghdoZK4LUMMoPBG0/s1600-h/00067.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoKeLIYc-Rz2wQlzop0oe6Ip6t1tuLQEgh59Tsgo3mJbY4veNOaLlFcsPibsBif2rvb8qS81UAN1oAZNxOaY-voYe1rkAScKo4eTjGjzfbon2ccPo38qutVSnEmasghdoZK4LUMMoPBG0/s200/00067.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372173418398410258" border="0" /></a>She is finished!!<br /></div>T-Bonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14009242069341334016noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6153553079468803764.post-70151619763171128392008-09-21T11:17:00.003-07:002008-09-22T18:53:43.862-07:00i am now mud hugger!<div align="center"><br />here we go ya'll, my first post on the "i am mud hugger"! ...and this pretty much sums it up! </div><p><br /></p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248542629877673010" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jpiNaV6VT4mEaY1nZwGct7ffTlCrrudKVW9cNG6uimSq-YMpykgjdPhtntdHc3UY65j4Laz_NBtGufTE5nVEnQ202slkAAbjIybCK7gVybZi800UP02R4fbXAubvIOoxlP0HgqsNlko/s320/img-4.jpg" border="0" /></p><p align="center">hope. intention. trust.</p>T-Bonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14009242069341334016noreply@blogger.com0