23 August 2013
20 August 2013
Eke Out at the Village de Bories

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Not far from Gordes, Provence.
Amazing drystone village- creating a sculptural landscape.
The wall-roof transition is impressive- internal framing was minimal or absent!
Inside, these buildings tended to be pretty gloomy I thought. Maybe that's because of desertion?
Maybe they were cozy once upon a time? The folks were poor, and they really had to eke out a living here from the stoney stoney land.
15 August 2013
1 August 2013
Encore: Lapis And Gold at The Museum AGAIN
Sorry about the carnelian- it just snuck in there.
Design process: the stone beads have been carved to match the shape of the gold ones. The design of the gold beads has been lead by the material properties; gold lends itself to being beaten into flat sheet- sheet lends itself to being rolled into tubes- tubes can be made more interesting by stacking- stacks can be made more interesting by graduating.
(somebody, please just make me a museum guide / design lecturer!!)
This one a huge drinking straw for beer.
Design process: the stone beads have been carved to match the shape of the gold ones. The design of the gold beads has been lead by the material properties; gold lends itself to being beaten into flat sheet- sheet lends itself to being rolled into tubes- tubes can be made more interesting by stacking- stacks can be made more interesting by graduating.
(somebody, please just make me a museum guide / design lecturer!!)
This one a huge drinking straw for beer.
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