A digger was used to dig a trench in front of the building. Dave and James are in the trench framing up foundations and footings for the...

I was working away in my current studio when things went dark. A big delivery truck had arrived outside my window. The outside doors had...

Jeff  is getting up on the roof after a pellet of plywood was placed up there by a delivery truck with a large arm.  A sunny day and the...

This is an exciting delivery - roof beams. They were designed by the engineer, Ritchie Smith of   Hoel Engineering and Contracting  and...

The walls are going up quickly. The carpenters frame up a section add plywood then raise it up. The plywood gives the wall rigidity and...

A delivery of framing material... ...is offloaded. The framing begins. A milestone day. Backfilling around the foundation walls. The...

Here is one of the project owners checking out the installation of the floor joists. Another advantage of the concrete filled foam block...

The crawlspace floor has set. Here I am trying it out, standing directly below where my irons will be set up. Other activities continued...

Early on a frosty morning a pumper truck arrived on site. Not far behind was a concrete truck. The 2 trucks connected.  The guy high up...

Synesthesia #4 Spring Green I have just spent the day working in a team to install this year's 'Small Expressions Show' at Tulista...

Edge of the Forest Exhibition Opens The first exhibition of the Canadian Surface Design Association's 'Edge of the Forest' opens in the ...

I don't know if you noticed in the previous post the pile of rusty metal mesh. I noticed it and put a few pieces of vinegar-soaked cotton...

It is always exciting when I look out the window and see yet another big truck arrive. What will it be doing today? This one backed up...

Here is Jeff adding insulation and waterproofing to the wall down the centre of the crawl space. There is a black sticky waterproof layer...

In a previous post, I showed the foundation being poured between foam Lego blocks,  here .  The next step was sticking a waterproof...

I'm getting ready to list more pillows on my Etsy Shop, Ravenmade Works Shop , but I want to know more about the textiles they are made...

Squash Stall, Middle Atlas Mountains Carb Shop - pasta, beans, flours Herb and Spice Shop Date Shop There are 24 different types of dates...

The tourist brochures talk of being in the Fez medina as stepping back into the Middle Ages. Many traditional skills are still practiced...

Morocco has a number of different official uniforms but this was my favourite - red serge wool.  The horse is decked out in various...

Our annual family holiday was spent in Morocco this year. As you can imagine I have many pics of this fascinating country. I want to show...