The "kitchen side" of the dome: Cupboard, sink, LED lights, wood-burning stove.
Working with a compound curve, a mosaic approach was most forgiving.
Hand-painted tiles by Marcia Gibbons mixed in with antique collectible tiles and salvaged tiles. Note: Solar-powered receptacle worked into the design.
Bench lines outside patio and supports posts for ramada. Small project for amateur stone mason!
*Woofers are Willing Workers on Organic Farms.
50' diameter first garden at Ransom Ranch; Gate posts going in for the fence (the first line of de-fence). Things you don't want in your garden include: Deer, coyotes, dogs, stray cattle, javelinas, jack rabbits, cotton tails, kangaroo rats, snakes... you get the picture...
Mostly double-digging and preparing beds for Spring, but just for fun: field peas, garlic, oats, turnips, parsnips, spinaches, lettuces!
Brush Weirs… An easy, free and effective method for controlling erosion, allowing rain water to slow down and soak in. Brush weirs can be made with otherwise useless organic material, such as…
Pathetic scraps of lumber...
sticks too crooked for anything else...
Other organic material too big to compost
A series of brush weirs going up an eroded channel
BEFORE: Dry...
AFTER: During monsoon rain
BEFORE: One woman's picket fence...
AFTER: ...is another woman's brush weir!
Sarah on the job. This being her project for Prescott College course: The Ecology of Construction..
Volunteers, Thalia and Aubrey, learning about earthbag building.
Sarah tamping earthbag walls for this barrel-vault storage closet.
Aaron napping? Note: Wooden strip anchors in earthbag wall to attach door later.
The arch has been cast, form still in place. Cosmos approves!
Removing the form, getting by with a little help from my friend (Thank you Jeff!).
Happy to have cast my first vault; been wanting to do this for years! It was good to start on a small project.
Vault is ready for final plaster coat and door. The fourth wall (not visible) will be cast papercrete.
Marcia with two porcelain tiles
Vertical diptych "Ant War" (sold) with two other tiles from "Cursing Insects" series.
Large stoneware tile "Traveling Swarm"
Four small porcelain bee tiles.
"Confrontation" | porcelain tile
"Close Call" | porcelain tile
NOVEMBER 2010 HILLTOP GALLERY in NOGALES, ARIZONA
The artists
Marcia with two porcelain tiles from the Cursing Insects series.
"Uphill, Downhill, No Matter, Dung Ho!" | porcelain tile (sold)
"Why Do I Have to Cross the Road?" | porcelain tile
Rainwater Harvesting for Drylands and Beyond, Volumes 1,2 and 3, by Brad Lancaster should be required reading for everyone. A heroic commitment to raising our awareness and teaching us how we can maximize the use of our diminishing water supplies. These books are for individuals as well as communities. Solutions range from small to large scale. Everybody can DO SOMETHING!! Click here to learn more about each volume at the author’s site.
November 7, 2010: Marcia Gibbons’ newest works will be featured in the Mike Garino and Friends Ceramics Show at the Hilltop Gallery in Nogales, Arizona. More details coming soon!
The Enemy of My Enemy is My Friend | Porcelain Tile
¡Dios Mío! ¡Que Rudo! | Porcelain Tile
God! I'm Tired of Tomatos! | Porcelain Tile
This is Completely Tasteless! | Porcelain Tile
A Strong Wind Came Up and Ended the Fight | Porcelain Tile
Damn This Wind! | Tile
Ant War | Porcelain Tile Diptych
Go to Lunch with Me. I Won't Hurt You. I've Heard That Before, Bitch. | Tile Diptych
It All Fell Apart On the Honeymoon. | Porcelain Tile
Barb | Porcelain Tile
Perhaps, If I Just Cross This Line... | Porcelain Tile
Nothing To Eat Here! | Tile
Oh! A Handsome Mud Dauber! Ooh! A Nice Mud House | Tile Diptych
