Architecture LIVE 9
| Architecture LIVE 9 |
| I am back at the quarry from which I gathered the initial clay sample in the company of the owner who understands exactly what I want. |
| “Aye, it’s daub you want. Sure I grew up in a mud house myself. Used to pull the horsehairs out of the wall and get in trouble for it too!” |
| We are mounted in a 4WD heaving through mud and devestation. |
| “Well that’s the trend now – to go back to the old ways and make houses out of natural materials like clay. Things that can decay naturally.” |
| “Just like ourselves you mean! Go back to the earth where we came from!” Continue Reading » |
Architecture LIVE 8
| Architecture LIVE 8 |
| With the help of a neighbour and his horsebox the roofing is collected from the supplier. This proves to be something of a comedy as the horse box is too short and the roofing too long. However with a little ingenuity we manage to secure the load and creep back to Leitrim in one piece. |
| Balanced against the quiteness of the workshop/course scene progressing the roof provides lots of stimulus. Does my future really lie here in Ireland or am I destined to be elsewhere? This question weighs on me as I survey the scene from the roof peak. It is as if the country has gone to sleep, waiting for the situation to change of its own accord. This has a strange and disturbing quality to it mirorred in the calm that cocoons each day. Continue Reading » |