process: I can make Stuff now!
now there’s room for me to make Stuff out of my Things!
yes, arranging stuff to make a space look nice IS TOO MAKING THINGS
[ At the top of a sheet of paper hung on a clipboard is a pair of cat silhouettes, with a space for the date between them; the space has been filled with ‘december 26 – january 1’ in purple calligraphy. Below that is a grid of eight small rectangles. Seven have the days of …
[ A double bed, piled with blankets, sits in the corner of a room. The wall next to it is slanted, and bare to the outside sheathing of plywood. The wall behind it at least has insulation. Next to it is a set of shelves filled with boxes of soap. ] When we finally got …
I haven’t posted nearly enough pictures of this in process, so here’s a bunch now that it’s done!
I’ve spent most of the week working on what I’m calling ‘tinker’s wagon infrastructure’, or stuff that’s gonna make the build easier — from buying a bench vise to making cutting guides specifically tailored to work with my roommate’s circular saw, thus allowing me, for the first time in my life, to cut wood, or …