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The Red Rockers’ Dome Commune in Colorado in the ’70s
The Rockers had moved to Colorado from LA and built the communal dome.
But as time passed, couples wanted more privacy and began building little outlying sheds.
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Mortise and Tenon Attic
From the chapter of my forthcoming book Live From California: Breaking Free in the ’60s titled “Studying the Art of Building,” which details my trip to England to study real building after giving up on domes.
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Two Bows, No Sterns
Interview in The Last Straw Magazine
TLS: “Can you describe your book making process?”
Excerpt:
LK: “The way I do books is I assemble a lot of information and then I start doing layout. It’s kind of based on the principle of ‘if you don’t quite know what to do, just get started and the momentum will carry you along and you’ll figure out what to do.’ That’s kind of the way I’ve been with building as well. Unfortunately I never got to work with a master carpenter. I started out building my own home and had to figure it out as I went along.
I love putting books together. One of my favorite things to do is the layout of a book.
I do it with scissors and scotch tape, the old school way. Then it goes to Rick who does the work in Photoshop and InDesign. He prepares the files for the printers.”
Full interview here:
www.thelaststraw.org/getting-loose-with-lloyd-kahn
Solar Biodiesel Land Rover with Handmade Cab and Fenders
Signs – Photographs by Richard Blair
A few of the photos from wonderful FREE PDF book by photographer Richard Blair, Inverness, California:
Signs by Richard Blair (Click to view entire book.)
Whatever Happened to Geodesic Domes?
Kyle Thiermann interviewed me a month or so ago about geodesic domes. Kyle and I met each other through our mutual good friend Chris Ryan. (Both Kyle and Chris write on Substack, which I intend to do when I finish the book I’m working on now, Live from California.
I drive my old RV down Kahn’s dirt road and park outside his house. He purchased the lot in 1971 for six grand. He built his home with materials from a salvaged lumber from torn down Navy barracks at Treasure Island. Abalone shells decorate his yard and shimmer in the gray winter light. He greets me with a matter of fact “Hello,” then offers a calloused paw. Kahn has a white mustache, long white hair, and knife holstered at his hip. He looks a bit like an outdoorsy version of Albert Einstein. When I comment on the knife he leads into his toolshed, showing me how I can fashion a blade myself.
‘Do you want a skateboard?’ He offers, pointing to three that lay on the corner…
thiermann.substack.com/p/whatever-happened-to-geodesic-domes
4 x 4 Mitsubishi Van
In our latest book Rolling Homes.
Note: See comments by YogaSlackers!
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Into the Storm
Wind so strong, raindrops felt like bullets on my face. I experimented leaning into the wind; I could lean forward maybe 10-15 degrees and the wind held me up.
Waves were pounding and there was lots of surf froth, like whipped cream. Decided not to shoot pics since doing so would spoil the experience.
Back home to shot of whiskey and hot bath.
There’s so much you can do to boost chi by engaging the elements.
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