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more detail to the artist bungalows design
Monday, 14 July 2008 14:55

A detail of the artist bungalow. Each level is 325 square feet with kitchenette, a raised sleeping area and living/work area. The bath will be fitted with a washer/dryer.  The second story will have an added sleeping loft. Large picture windows will let in the view of the Atlantic ocean and french doors will allow view of the leeward side with its tourquiose waters.

 
exnihilo second phase: continued
Monday, 19 May 2008 09:26

A major step today. Scary, exciting, and somewhat insane. Signed a contract to get the wheels rolling on our first and second structure for Exnihilo. Entering into a contract with anyone always makes me a little paranoid but the company we are working with are making the process so easy that I am actually looking forward to it instead of dreading all the potential roadblocks. Working with different companies the last few years in the remodeling of our home has made me a little road weary, but a little wiser. Hiring on anyone to do anything can be a nightmare if you and your contractor are not on the same page, or even if your expectations of quality are not in sinc. That is why after much research the company we chose seemed a perfect fit.

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proceeds from show fund building
Tuesday, 06 May 2008 11:30

Proceeds from the Dancing in Thin Places show are helping fund the design phase of the first two buildings. Thanks to everyone who bought something! We are also accepting donations.

 
imagine indeed: phases of the creation of the artist retreat
Monday, 11 February 2008 00:00

We are well into Phase two of a process that has (at this point) seven phases. Phase one involved two and a half years of research for the right location, and then purchasing it. Phase two involves a. Research on eco-friendly technologies. b. Preliminary Design. c.Partnerships. d. Final Design. and e. Permitting.

We are in the middle of the preliminary design and partnership part of this phase. Tons of practical planning, and projection happening here.

What fun.

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Establishing Exnihilo; planting the tree
Friday, 11 January 2008 00:00
After lunch at Max's Grill we drop Jimmy at his office and then head back south toward the property. We still have to meet the shipping people and hopefully find some coconuts to plant. I am feeling a strong sense of ritual about planting a coconut palm. So much so that while in a small market to buy a soda, I picked up a Sharpie to write with. We may not be breaking ground this trip, or finalizing design plans (all things I had hoped for) so we needed to do something to "mark" this trip. Much had been accomplished in meeting new friends and I felt that we needed something to remember that.
 
coconuts.
 
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