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In case you haven’t noticed, and it’s kind of hard to miss, the state of Arizona’s recent immigration legislation SB1070 has caused somewhat of an uproar both here in the States and abroad. Reactions to the bill have not been what you would call subtle, whether pro or against. We seem to have a tradition here in Arizona for doing things that are not exactly insightful. Last thing we managed along these lines was refusing to honor the Martin Luther […]
If you saw the straw bale photos from last week you would have noticed participants wearing short sleeve shirts, shorts and the like. Thought you might appreciate this photo taken about 10 am this morning. Tomorrow we are supposed to have a high of 68 F, sunny skies, a few scattered clouds.
Someone reminded me that it might be a good idea to post announcements about any upcoming workshops that we’re having. I thought, “Geez,” perhaps that would be a novel idea. Publicity is usually the last thing on my mind, but I suppose it would be most sensible. Obviously, this is a little last minute since our next workshop begins this Saturday evening, but maybe I can make it a habit for the future. So here we go. April 24th thru […]
Spring for us typically means workshops, this year is no exception. As you know from previous posts, much of winter was spent traveling in northern Mexico, part of which was spent speculating and planning for straw bale buildings in the near future. Anyhow, once or twice a year, we teach a straw bale workshop as part of our Canelo Project workshops. For those not familiar with our work, they might be more correctly termed straw bale/clay buildings or houses in […]
I have been fortunate, a large part of my life over the past 25 years has taken place along a straight line that runs from Ciudad Obregon, Sonora, Mexico in the south to the Hopi lands in the north of Arizona. Most of it has been at our home that is located in southeastern Arizona in a tiny town named Canelo, situated at the base of the Huachuca mountains. If lucky, you might find it on a map; otherwise you […]