For the last year I’ve been saving URLs of websites, blogs, anything on the internet on the subject of tiny houses. I ended up with over 100 URLs and about a month ago I started going through them and printing out photos and text, which I then file in folders in a filing cabinet. I have maybe 70 file folders now. I have 2-3 weeks more of checking out the blogs and websites. Each reference I go to usually leads me to find other things on the web.
I have no idea right now what the book will look like. After I have all the files assembled, I’ll go through them and make notes and start figuring out the categories, and the flow of the book. Then I have to contact all the bloggers and photographers. I’ll then do non-electronic layouts, sizing photos on my 10-year-old HP color copy machine ($250 new). I’ll get Lew to look stuff over. It will then go to David for artistic tune-up, then to Rick for book construction.
I’ve got some wonderful material. There might just be a movement out there of people simplifying their lives, taking care of their own shelter needs with their own hands. Sort of looks like that to me. This is gonna be a great book! We’ll try to keep up our standards of 1000 photos per book. The vast amount of material we have in our books means that we can only pay a few major contributors. But we do offer blog and website publicity for all participants.
-Above photo from: https://www.betterbarns.com/. These guys are an example of what’s out there.
I don't know if you are interested in homes on wheels but if you are, I have lived in a beautiful Zenlike Japanese 74 sq foot space for 6 years and currently live as I have for the last 3, in a 140sq ft Scandinavian/Japanese influenced home on wheels… Solar energy form the sun provides the electricity for both these homes as it has for me exclusively over the last twenty years… Both these homes on wheels are innovative and pleasurable… you might like to look at my blog http://thflyingtortoise.blogspot.com/ and if you would like to know more you might email me…
The above link is missing the letter e in the.
theflyingtortoise.blogspot.com
The site is work visiting as it has nice pictures of some sweet rigs.
My apologies for the typo…thankyou for telling me… the address should read
http:/theflyingtortoise.blogspot.com/
You might also be interested in Dan Phillips and his houses in Huntsville, Texas. Mostly built from recycled materials, beautiful, sustainable, and inexpensive.
http://www.phoenixcommotion.com/
Then of course as an academic, my favorite…
http://www.cadc.auburn.edu/soa/rural-studio/
Flying Tortoise: Yes, I'm interested. Can you send me yr. email address?
lloyd@shelterpub.com