crochet sources
crochet as edging, decoration, system, domestic, conversation form, additive, structural, decorative, familiar, shared, fun, participatory, aggregative
Visions, Ideas, and Next Steps
Conceptual meditations on marshes and death, prompted by Michael Taussig and John Stilgoe: Marshes, Miasma, Decay, Death, Slowness, Failure, Marshes ‘rejected/subsumed’ by culture, the ‘boringness’ of marsh landscape blanketing the interesting essential utility of it’s hidden power (water filtration, flood relief, stinky/smelly nursery for micro organisms), Life from death & life cycles; Need for satire/spectacle […]
Design ideas and visions
Earlier posts on the constructed marshes in Baltimore and the proposal of ‘marsh lace’ in Venice led me down a research rabbit hole following the lead on colonial lace and quilt designs. I’m very excited about the possibility of creating ‘lacy edges’ that echo old colonial Bostonia, and even found some texts about a very […]
Sea Lavender: Limonium Carolinianum
Brief notes on planting environment and care: Region: Coastal Plain States: Delaware, Maryland, New York, Virginia Plant Type: Herbaceous Height: 0.5 – 2 feet Spreads: None Sun Exposure: Full Sun Soil Texture: Clay, Loamy, Sandy Soil Moisture: Moist, Wet pH: 6 – 8.5 Salin: 0 – 30 Blooms in: July to October Bloom Color: lavender […]
Permaculture Design Principles
Several permaculture design principles here are relevant to our design process. Of note: “Value the Marginal”; “Catch and Store Energy”; “Design from Pattern to Detail”; “Use Small, Slow Solutions”
the language of war
interesting to note the language of military invasion being used to describe ecological phenomena: “A salt marsh is born by the arrival of a seed or the rafting of a plant of the cord grass Spartina alterniflora. The grass spreads asexually by means of a subterranean rhizome system. The grass becomes dense and forms a […]
harbor journey research field images
some of the least disturbed marshland of Boston Harbor area and along quincy beach shoreline Nutt Island view and from east boston shore towards Boston skyline looking at industrial waterfront Chelsea neighborhoods and finding a bit of salt marsh family at the Condor Street Urban Wild in East Boston
flotant design
some thoughts on design needs needs anchor to harbor bed structure must be very robust to withstand high waves, winds (is a bendable structure most ideal?), should it be boatlike, or island like, or buoylike use recycled materials for floating: water and milk bottles needs a porous meshlike material for roots to grab onto roots […]