Somewhere along the line, I developed a passion for building and studying various forms of shelters, built by hand.
Having grown up in a community that celebrated independent thought, design, music and art, most everyone I knew was either building a house, planning or living off the grid, all with one thing in common. Handmade. Interesting that it takes a grid-locked economy to suggest these techinques 'might have be a good idea', while used for centuries around the globe.
I've totally infected my husband Jeff with building and remodeling, and we've started our
5th Project, a turn of the century home which we are remodeling Italian eco-friendly style.
One creation that remains as mysterious and beautiful to me as ever, is the native american tepees - of which I lived and built, for over ten years.
and the Home of...
A j F I S C H E R ' S
M U S I C S I T E
Performance Guitarist & Composer
Northern Michigan
there on the road. Minnesota
once Lakota - riding the plateaus.
And I dreamed of Indians out there fighting for their lives, thought about the pioneers.
Gets awful cold out there at night...."
'Austin Chronicles
9th Book of Songs
Aj
What's on the Spinner:
I
could never make this list complete,
but here's some real special folks...
Annie Ross, Etta James, Massimo Gatti
Brian and Roger Eno, Astor Piazzolla
Micheal Franti, Tosca, Lindsay Tomasic,
Iron & Wine, Mico Nonet, Slaid Cleaves,
Planxty, The Pogues, Amon Tobin
DJ Shadow, DJ Food, Dj Cheb, Django Reinhardt
The Meditations, Wailing Souls, Bob Marley
Diana Krall, Ella, Chick Corea, Roy Haynes
Richard Shindell, Jason McGuire
Pearl Django, Romane, Stars of the Lid
Joe Pass, Beppe Gambetta/Carlo Aonzo
Eric Satie, Putumayo Records, Greg Brown
Jill Scott, Ravi Shankar, Bill Frissell
Daniel Lanoir, The Rice Brothers, Stan Rogers
Frank Zappa ( the god of all )
Ernestine Anderson & Tom Waits
Spearhead Vibrations
Mandozine Radio
Gypsi Tea Room
Joe's pub.
The Orange Peel
La Zona Rosa
The Continental Club - Austin
United Center
Madame Jojo's - In The Heart Of Soho
The Music Farm
The Mandolin Cafe
Accordions Worldwide
Chord House, Guitar Room
Bad Taste Records
Dualtone Music Group
Gyspi Swing Guitar
Glorious Noise
Folkmusic.Com
Groovenet Music Resource
Got Folk
I got a hair-brained idea to construct a small cordwood cabin.
There was lots of snickering.
No running water, electricity, hand mixing cement, laying course after course of wood, lime, & stone - while swatting clouds of mosquitos. Every mason will tell you that working with lime plasters is hard labor and unforgiving, but a totally rewarding experience. After 2 summers and a little help from my friends, I had a very snug, beautiful little (900 sq ft) house to live in..with a cost of about three thousand dollars and just wee bit of sweat equity. I didn't hear anymore snickering.
Girls can build.
John Prine Says:
"Throw away your TV, move to the country, build you a home,
plant a little garden, eat a lot of peaches...."
Equal Exchange
Café Campesino
Peace Coffee
Equipment
Leave no Trace
Invest in Green Business
Aj's Kayak: P & H
- Read
Co-op America Quarterly
Independent Media Center -
ProgressiveThinking
Ad Busters
Sun Magazine
Alger County Upper Peninsula, Michigan
State Parks -Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region
Lake Superior Kayaking Adventures
Lake Superior Weather Report
McCormick Wilderness Area
Black Feather Kayaking Tours
Project Library
Dania Beach Garden
Melrose Lake House
Stonehouse
Lily's of Traunik
Calumet
( still building these photo journals, but nearly done!)
Portland, OR
Ann Arbor, MI
Dallas & Austin TX
Leadville, CO
Gulfport, MS
Abbeville, LA
Seattle, WA
Southhampton NY
Traverse City, MI
Jekyll Island and
St. Simon's Island, GA
Pasadena, San Francisco,
Los Altos, CA
Key Largo, Melrose,Ft. Lauderdale, FL
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