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Handcrafts
Some craftsmanship seen at Winter Count 2014. Moving a little closer to a hand-made life, one skill at a time. Hand made pottery made by artisans who collect the raw clays, slips, and paints make for...
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Ultra Minimalists, Part 4 – Modern Minimalism
For the Ultra Minimalists, Part 1, click here. Modern Minimalists Everything I Own: My 288 Things By Joshua Fields Millburn Life Tools & Accessories – 33 items, including my car, guitar, books,...
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New eating kit
New mess kit, old spoon. Plate and bowl turned on a spring-pole lathe by Mick Robins. Both made from green alder. I carved the spoon years ago from and Osage orange scrap. Just scraped and waxed...
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Great Minds Think Alike
An old but true sentiment… I just found this guy on Tumblr and hope to see more great updates from him in the near future. Maybe we’ll caravan together somewhere down the road. From his blog: “Cappy’s...
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A Fancier Base for a 6-board Chest
Originally posted on Lost Art Press:While the six-board chest is a simple form, there are some variants that make the chest look more high-style, like it might have a fancy bracket-foot base. Today I...
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A Vardo Build Recap
This post is a re-cap of the Vardo build. I get questions about this project at least three times per week and I think it has inspired a few other people to make the leap. I still consider it a …...
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Wooden Truck Topper
A couple recent inquiries prompt this quick post about a wooden truck topper. The question that came up a few weeks ago was “why would you make a topper instead of just buying one?” Well, I’m not...
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Early Home Built Camper
From the Road to Glamperland Facebook page. A very interesting all or mostly wooden home built camper trailer. It has two simple slide-outs, a nice little kitchen set-up and I suspect the benches...
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Simplify
“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful,” William Morris.
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Photographer – Nukshi Alice
From her ABOUT Page: Nukshi is a documentary and portrait photographer and an artist living and working in Nottinghamshire. Her sensitivity to situations, culture and people, has allowed her to adapt...
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Stone Walden Cabin
A beautiful stone cabin essentially based on Henry David Thoreau’s retreat. As seen on Tiny House Swoon. Check out more of this great blog HERE.
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Project: Buckskin Bags
To aid in downsizing our worldly possessions (and tons of raw materials), I initiated the buckskin bag project. The goal is to produce as many little beauties as possible while experimenting and...
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Mrs. Coucer Green and Other Great Old Photos
Three great and rare books have come to me in the very recent past. Each has it’s own merits and is full of great stuff. I am scanning, reading, and summing up some excellent stuff and will get it...
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On the Long Road
A great historic image of the long road ahead to start your weekend off right. It’s always a good time to hit the road.
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Vardo Plans: Reading Caravan
Many considerations concerning floor plans and general layout have come my way over the years. I am compiling as many as possible to post here. To start things off, here is the iconic Reading Waggon...
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Happiness in Simplicity
A LITTLE CARAVANNING HISTORY At the end of the first decade of the twentieth century, the young artist Frances Jennings became a semi-invalid and was advised by her doctor to spend as much time as she...
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Early Worker Vans; Predecessor to the Caravan
Early work vans were designed to house manual laborers when on the job. Great for highway and railroad crews. These caravans were noted for poor ventilation and their spartan interior. Three to six...
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Caravans in the Art World
I have started a separate Blog Page to house the caravan, vardo, Rom, Gypsy, Traveller, and nomad art from my collections. Any contribution links are welcome as are comments. We all had to start...
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