Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Lotus House - Ken Kellogg, Architect

So, a rare opportunity cropped up for a tour of some of Ken Kellogg's fantastic work. The only one I could get to was the (luckily) the one I wanted to see the most, the Yen House in La Jolla (also called the Poppy House or the Lotus House.)

Pictures from the tour - which supports the Institute for Organic Architecture he is constructing.

Best quote: "Architecture is a love affair with nature."

Lotus House - Kendrick Kellogg, Architect

Lotus House - Kendrick Kellogg, Architect

Lotus House - Kendrick Kellogg, Architect

Lotus House - Kendrick Kellogg, Architect

Lotus House - Kendrick Kellogg, Architect

Monday, May 20, 2013

Stillness - Poetry

Today, something a little different. I've been delving back into the world of poetry and want to share a first effort.


Stillness


My mind needs a garden.

A place to find stillness of the soul.

A place with both familiar paths
                      and unknown trails leading off into dappled woods.

A bench to rest a weary life.

Quiet.

Peace.

The lullaby of running water.

A sense that there is something bigger at work.

A letting go and finding clarity of purpose.
                Or maybe finding that I don’t need one - that the only task is to just be
                              and do no harm.

Color.

Scent.

Sudden bursts of beauty, unfurling, nodding in the breeze.

I want a place
in which to bloom.

Saturday, May 4, 2013

Creative Cob House - Somerset

Thanks to a commenter, I stumbled upon a whole trove of amazing examples of organic homes over at naturalhomes.org.  The first one that caught my eye was this piece of livable art built by the Goatlings in Somerset, UK.

It will come as no surprise that one of the owners is a artisan woodsmith. I may need to import him when I build my house ;)



Cob house in Somerset, UK

Cob house in Somerset, UK

Cob house in Somerset, UK