beeline

Bee-ginnings

Sorry for the lame pun. We installed 10 bee hives on the property yesterday. We also had a swarm form from the wild bees that live in the maple tree in the front yard. They should all soon have plenty to eat.

Dolores Zinny and Juan Maidagan Open Studio

Juan and Dolores @ work

17'x37.5' work wall

I started putting up drywall today on the front wall. The lifts are a backsaver when you're working alone.

main house 10/26/11

This is the most "winter" we've had up here so far this season. Oct 26th.

studio interior winter 2012

stairs

"Documentation for The Wanderer (2011)" by Scott Wiener

Scott repurposed more of our old pool decking into a stairway which he documented for use in his upcoming installation, "The Wanderer". It is now enjoying it's 3rd life as the front steps of the main house.

forest sculpture

by David J. Merritt

untitled 2011

by Joe Graham Felsen
found wood, hardware
82"x96"x6"

zipped up for the winter

I put in the fire door (hi girl!)

and closed up the main entrance with some recycled wood from the metal roofing panel crates. That 6 by 16 foot opening will eventually get 4 glass panel doors (2 over 2) so that we can open it the full height to load large pieces in and out.

weatherproofed

We got the standing seam roof panels on and the windows in this weekend. We're just about ready for winter. It's already dipping into the 30's at night.

benches

Jodie and David were up this summer. While Jodie was busy weeding and beautifying the garden, David knocked out 5 of these beautiful benches.

Windows

Interior

Irene - proof

Barn erection

the love chaise

Lili Chin and Jeff DeGolier testing out their creation of the day, the adjustable lounge for two. Made of scrap wood from the old pool deck, just like yesterday's picnic table.

rebuilt pool fence

With the old pool deck dismantled and out of the way, we have extended the pool fence down to the pond reusing the weathered 1x2's of the prior fence.

picnic table 2011

Our newest project is a massive 9 foot long picnic table built from the joists of the old deck. Designed and fabricated by Jeff DeGolier and Lili Chin, it can seat up to 16+ people. Recycling at it's finest.