Light Straw Clay
Let’s talk about light straw clay. First off, I love it. Secondly, what is it? And why is it worthy of love? Both of those questions have an answer. Light straw clay is a bunch of straw (hence the “straw” …
Category: Make
Greywater: Coming Soon, to a State Near You
I just found out through the Greywater Guide that Oregon has been working on adopting a permitting process for greywater systems. I know people who’ve been trying to make this happen for a long time, but seeing it in print just now — this is the …
Howl Origami
Last night I took a stab at origami for the first time. Copies of old college papers, reinvented as paper creatures. Something about the sight of this one struck me. The title was “Dreaming of the Vegetable Kingdom,” probably my …
I Tried the Terra Cotta Heater
You know, the one going around Facebook.* * The video doesn’t seem to exist anymore. Let me explain. Our furnace broke two days ago. We noticed it in the morning when the house was fricking cold and the thermostat was …
Why Have I Been Remiss?
It is June. Tomorrow, it will be July — so no excuses: not for the weather, and not for me. It appears my last post was published on March 20th, nearly a full season ago. And it appears the sun …
Evening Art
On the night of the root beer float and green olive frenzy, this is what the mister was up to: Summer Party invitations.
Paperwork
Today, I am reorganizing my account sheets. It’s not thrilling. Back story, I’m a consultant, and I do all my own bookkeeping. And because I tend to do everything on a shoestring, and generally feel that things I make for …
Artificial Angst
For the last six and a half years, my husband and I have been dreaming up a home. When we started, he wasn’t my husband. We weren’t even engaged. Also it wasn’t a home. It was a library. ARTIFICIAL. “Craftmanship, …