Renovating the Farmhouse: Working in the Attic
It gets hot in the attic in the summer, even with the solar-powered attic fan whirring. By noon, it's difficult to work up there — it's too hot. Your energy…
Committing to Change
We decided to bite the bullet again. We took down the temporary ceiling that we had installed a year ago and removed and stored the insulation, forcing a commitment to renovating…
Renovating the Farmhouse: Re-supporting Old Joists
We re-supported sagging floor joists over the last few days, first opening up the floor where an old cellar door used to be, then sistering on new 2x6s, and building…
Returning to Renovating
The thing about living on 40+ acres, renovating a farmhouse, growing a big garden, and having a few chickens is this: there is always something to do. There are the…
“on a prophet” • a video poem
on a prophet • a video poem from Dave Richardson Design on Vimeo. "She is learning to be immortal . . . " A collaboration with poet Kathleen Roberts for…
“on a prophet” • Kathleen Roberts
on a prophet she says that she is learning to be immortal although it has not been easy she’s trying to learn to stop eating she says nourishment distracts the…
The Elegance of a Tomatillo Husk
This Spring, after the snows melted, I found a dried tomatillo husk by the wooded ravine, a remnant of last year's garden. I brought the flimsy husk inside and it…
“Forget Your Perfect Offering”
A little experimentation with some lyrics by Leonard Cohen from the song "Anthem".
Overlap Your Loves
A note in the sketchbook: "Overlap your loves." Perhaps you are interested in gardening and cooking, and it's wonderful when they overlap — when you make a new meal with…
In One Split Second
One of today's doodles. A quick newspaper blackout, after Austin Kleon's Newspaper Blackout series in which he takes excerpts from The New York Times and subtracts and distills things down to…
Video about Illustrator Craig Frazier by Jeff Hurn
Worker Series #1 Craig Frazier - Illustrator and Storyteller from Jeff Hurn on Vimeo. Great video about illustrator Craig Frazier's process by Jeff Hurn. I've always enjoyed the simplicity and…
Dan Devening: Artist Talk at EIU
Dan Devening spoke about his art and process at the Tarble Arts Center at Eastern Illinois yesterday, and I was inspired by his abstract art, and especially by his thoughtful…
Impermanence, or “The Meditation Tower Fell Over Months Ago”
Months ago, the meditation tower (or the deer-hunting stand) toppled in a raging storm. Tornadoes tore through the Midwest, and the tower was uprooted. Now, in mid-winter, the tower is…
Countless Ways To Kneel and Kiss the Ground
"There are hundreds — no, countless ways to kneel and kiss the ground." —Pat Schneider, How the Light Gets In: Writing as Spiritual Practice The title of the above book,…
The Whole Point of Art
"Whereas in science one aspires to the simplest explanation of the phenomenon under scrutiny, the whole point of art and the Humanities is to open our minds to more alternatives…
Stockpiling Wood
We've been burning wood in the old Buckstove for a few weeks now, warming the old farmhouse up to a comfortable 68 degrees or so. And yesterday Paula and I…