Creative practices of a textile artist from Queensland, Australia. Now living in Somerset, England.
Tag Archives: Olabe
Fantastic adventures in beautiful Basque Country, Spain
Recent adventures and fun times assembling yurts and being tourists in Basque Country. Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Experiments, Foraging, Review, Travelling
Tagged Basque Country, building, DIY, healthy living, Olabe, rural living, rustic, wood, yurt building
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Beginner’s Land Art; we built a pathway
Collaborative stair building from recycled roof tiles, wall cement and slate flooring. In beautiful Olabe, Basque Country. Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Experiments, How-to, Re-use, Travelling, Works in progress
Tagged art project, Basque Country, collaboration, Creative Arts, Creative Reuse, DIY, Do It Yourself, Earth art, gardening, land art, nature, Olabe, reclaimed materials, recycled, sculpture, self sufficient, terracotta
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Making horta
Cooking salad greens in Basque Country. Healthy dandelion, stinging nettles and lamb’s lettuce recipe. Continue reading
Kiwifruit tart recipe, how to use up extra kiwi fruit
Kiwifruit pie recipe, delicious lemon orange zest filling. Hour and a half to prepare, refreshing served next day cold with custard. Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Experiments, How-to, Recipes, Travelling
Tagged baking, Basque Country, home cooking, kiwi fruit pie, Kiwifruit, Olabe, pie recipe, self sufficiency, summer glut, vegetarian cooking
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Assembling a yurt, finishing touches
Our main building project at Olabe is now complete! Finishing up the yurt and working out the kinks in our yurt assembly process took about a week in total. You can read about the first few days of the project … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Europe, Travelling, Works in progress, Workshops
Tagged Basque Country, cast iron stoves, construction, DIY, how-to, Mongolian yurt, Olabe, Spain, teamwork, Travelling, woodworking, Works In Progress, yurt building
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Yurt assembly in Basque Country; tips when building for your first yurt
My partner and I have been busy assembling a yurt in the Basque Country. We picked up a few tips and ideas you might want to consider if you are starting out on your first yurt building project. It has … Continue reading
Posted in Collaboration, Europe, How-to, Works in progress, Workshops
Tagged Basque Country, building project, building yurts, collaboration, DIY, how-to, learning languages, Mongolian yurt, Olabe, Spain, teamwork, Travelling, woodwork, yurts
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