Stone work

We’ve officially been “moved in” for around ten days now, and I couldn’t forget to document the house in its’ early stages before we slowly transform it into our home! Watch below for a complete room by room tour: If you’re brand new to the party—a quick backstory: We purchased this property in February 2018, […]

So I started looking up using gabion walls thinking they would have similar properties as earth bag with the ability to shift in an earthquake. Does anyone have any knowledge on it and the pros and cons?

James Brunt creates elaborate ephemeral artworks using the natural materials he finds in forests, parks, and beaches near his home in Yorkshire, England. This form of land art, popularized and often associated with fellow Brit Andy Goldsworthy, involves detailed patterns, textures, and shapes formed using multiples of one kind of material. Brunt collects twigs, rocks, and leaves and arranges them in mandala-like spirals and concentric circles. He photographs his finished work to document it…

Quilts! Sewing! Books! Life!

Ever thought about trying to make something to last? It’s a hard problem: moths, rust, fire, thieves, and time versus the works of the mighty. Take a walk

Rubb Masonry This is used for rough work, such as foundations, backing, etc., and although frequently consist-ing of common field stone, quarried stone should be used where possible, as better bondin...

Pembrokeshire based Land artist Jon Foreman creates works in mostly natural material. His work is nearly always short lived as the elements, sea, wind, and sometimes sun make them disappear. Here his work is displayed and available to be purchased.

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A master waller shares how to dry-lay stone walls that hold their ground for centuries.