Aug, 2017 Picture this: you enter the woods in August. You’ve put on long pants, boots, and a hat, because you know the bugs can be bad. Also, it’s August and the weather is hot and still, so you can’t bear to put on long sleeves. You wear a T-shirt and, throwing your principles toContinue reading “Timber-framing (With Bugs)”
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Notching the Timbers
July, 2017 I know it’s been a long time since I posted (in fact, I’ve begun to refer to this site as an “occasional” blog) but I refuse to apologize. Life has been a little full lately, is all… While the kids and I have been settling in to the Firehouse, making the apartment aboveContinue reading “Notching the Timbers”
Progress has been made!
April, 2017. Here’s a little update on the new space: our January work party was a huge boost, both to the work-pile in front of our noses, and to our spirits. Here are a few photos of the swarm of friends as they attacked the studio, tearing our carpet, pulling down walls, bagging up bales of insulation,Continue reading “Progress has been made!”
Screen House Living
April, 2017. Before the building season begins, it’s time for a little reminiscing… It was March, 2010, a month before our second child was due, and J. and I were determined to spend a romantic weekend on our brand new (to us) woodland in Wisconsin. We had a tent set up, which we imagined as our base camp fromContinue reading “Screen House Living”
In the Meantime…
December, 2016 Following our most optimistic schedule, we have two years before our little house in the woods will be ready for living. How can we continue to maintain our city house so far away from the one we are building? How many times do we have to pack up and drive for an hourContinue reading “In the Meantime…”
Christy Wetzig Ceramics 