Monday 3 February 2014

The Farmhouse is Under Construction Again

The Kitchen has no walls. It is freezing in here. The concrete forms have been poured for a new long awaited second bath outdoors behind the clay storehouse. I will be making the wood bathtub later this week. The indigo vats are being moved from outside the front door to a new studio next to the kura....all this going on at once.

I had the pleasure of meeting Patricia and Michael from Seattle yesterday. I had a one day opening in the chaos and something told me I would like Patricia and I did. She wrote a very nice blog about her visit to the chaos yesterday:http://okanarts.com/general/bryans-world/

You need a lot of imagination to see any potential in this mud field....but it will turn out beautiful. It just needs another month.

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11 comments:

  1. india flint4 February 2014 at 06:50

    awarding three sparkling stars for bravery. and bath-building.

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    1. Bryan's Japanese Textiles4 February 2014 at 12:04

      it isn't guilt yet. plenty of time to spring leaks! fingers crossed. Thanks India

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  2. Anonymous4 February 2014 at 08:36

    yikes - sounds too cold for comfort at your place. what wood are you building the with? Patricia's pictures are wonderful - love the plaid shirt.

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  3. Velma Bolyard4 February 2014 at 11:13

    wow. i've been immersed in a construction site myself and totally understand. patricia's blog post was lovely, i got a sense of your work through new eyes.

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  4. neki desu4 February 2014 at 17:16

    was scared, i thought a tsunami had hit.is that a birthday present to yourself?

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    1. Bryan's Japanese Textiles4 February 2014 at 22:33

      it is hard to visualize what I hope happens in this mess! It looked so nice last summer. What happened? yeah sort of a nasty birthday present. I will have to get my back and head into this disaster.

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  5. Anonymous4 February 2014 at 17:34

    Hello Bryan,

    I would like to schedule some weaving and indigo-dyeing class time. What email or phone number should I use to get in touch?

    thank you,
    Vili

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  6. Joe Madl4 February 2014 at 19:31

    so much wonder and manifestation going on! how tantalizingly fantastic!!

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  7. Bryan's Japanese Textiles4 February 2014 at 22:35

    Manifest mud for the most part. Thankfully it snowed today and it all is covered up! The carpenters have to focus on getting the kitchen done now. It wasn't smart to start three projects at once.

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