The Annual Mudding Of The St. Francis De Asis Church In Ranchos De Taos, N.M.-Part 2

Please refer to the last post:

The Annual Mudding Of The St. Francis De Asis Church

 In Ranchos De Taos, N.M.-Part 1

 to follow along with the annual remudding 

of this famous church by a strong community of parishioners and neighbors.

Just last summer a service was held here for Dennis Hopper

 before he was laid to rest in Taos.

The Annual Mudding Of The St. Francis De Asis Church In Ranchos De Taos, N.M.-Part 1

The day we were leaving Taos I happened to notice in the paper 

that the annual mudding of the San Francisco de Asis Church 

in the Rancho de Taos Plaza was taking place.

We had to stop by.

Brad Lancaster At Celebrando Las Acequias 2011

We were fortunate to be able to attend the Celebrando las Acequias 2011,

 put on by the Arid Land Institute of Woodbury University 

and Estevan Arellano, among others.

This conference was held in Dixon, New Mexico June 10-12.

Inside La Santisima Trinidad Church In Arroyo Seco, N.M.

On our recent visit to the church we were fortunate to run into the caretaker,

 Manuel, who graciously offered to show us the inside of the church.

This is the fourth and last post on La Santisima Trinidad Church:

La Santisima Trinidad Church In Arroyo Seco, N.M. from last year,

The Cross At La Santisima Trinidad Church In Arroyo Seco, N.M.,

and More On La Santisima Trinidad Church In Arroyo Seco, N.M.

Please take a look at the earlier posts.

More On La Santisima Trinidad Church In Arroyo Seco, N.M.

This is the third post on La Santisima Trinidad Church:

La Santisima Trinidad Church In Arroyo Seco, N.M. from last year,

and The Cross At La Santisima Trinidad Church In Arroyo Seco, N.M.

from the previous post.

Please refer to the earlier posts.

Nine Wacky Examples Of Container Architecture

     While looking through Co.Design (see the previous post) I also noticed the article Nine Wacky Examples Of Container Architecture. My previous posts on container building have been my most popular by far so I want to include this for all those fans of containers.

Diebedo Francis Kere's Earthen Architecture

    I want to point out the post in Earth Architecture, 

the blog of architect Ron Rael,

 (which you may notice on the right side bar of this blog under Blogs I Follow)

 about the work of Diebedo Francis Kere in Burkina Faso.

 The post links to the article 

Diebedo Francis Kere Embues Mud With Poetry And Gives Africans A Future 

which is found in Co.Design. 

Take a look.

Famous Houses On Tour In L.A.

     From the New York Times:
 California Houses
 as Celebrities in Themselves.

The Cross At La Santisima Trinidad Church In Arroyo Seco, N.M.

Last year I did a post, La Santisima Trinidad Church In Arroyo Seco, N.M.

This year we were in the area and stopped by again 

and were lucky enough to be there when the care taker was working

 and we got a private tour.

The next three posts will be on this adobe church

 but for this one I want to show you the cross out front.

Murals On The Pilar Yacht Club

While we have been along the Rio Grande River recently,

and looking at the arts and crafts it might be a good time 

to check out the beautiful murals on the Pilar Yacht Club 

in downtown Pilar, New Mexico.

Stephen Kilborn's Solar Heated Adobe Pottery Studio In Pilar, N.M.

One of our favorite stops in northern New Mexico,

 right along the Rio Grande River, 

is the Stephen Kilborn Pottery Studio in Pilar.

Inside The Metier Gallery And Studio In Dixon, N.M.

The last post was on the Metier Weaving Gallery and Studio,

and this time let's go inside.

Earth USA 2011 International Earthbuilding Conference

     Here is a heads up for the 6th International Earthbuilding Conference to be held in Albuquerque, New Mexico September 30th to October 2nd, 2011. Check out the Earth USA website for more details. This conference is held every two years and the last one in 2009 was excellent, with attendees and presenters from all over the world. Start making you plans now.
    

Metier Gallery And Studio In Dixon, N.M.

We have been in the tiny town of Dixon recently

 and a building that stands out from the rest in this mostly adobe town

 is currently home to the Metier Weaving Gallery and Studio.

Garden Sculpture

This being the time of year to be in the garden

 I thought it would be nice to look at sculpture for the garden.

Above Don Quixote and Sancho Panza 

are still riding in Guanajuato, Guanajuato.

Flagstone Cap For A Concrete Pool

My previous post on this pool was A Concrete And Tile Pool 

and Ken and his friend (also) Ken had set the blocks for the sides.

Living Arts Institute In Crestone, Colorado

     Allison noticed a flyer posted in the Taos Cow in Arroyo Seco, New Mexico this morning for Living Arts Institute in Crestone, Colorado. They have an interesting list of courses and workshops but I don't know much more about them. See what you think.

A Concrete And Tile Pool

A couple of months ago I did two posts on building 

a concrete pool at El Dorado Hot Springs in Arizona:

Stone And Concrete Tub Made With Forms,

and More On The Stone And Concrete Tub Made With Forms.

While I am in Truth Or Consequences, New Mexico

 I have been watching my friend Ken build a tiled concrete pool

 for soaking for another take on the concept.

Gimme Shelter

I just saw this on Lloyd's Blog, 

which you may notice on the right side bar under Blogs I Follow.

Since it is about shelter I thought it might also pertain to alternative building.

Enjoy.