My “tipi quest” became an experiment in minimalist design, embodied cognition, and lived philosophy. I think with my body as much as my mind. I test ideas somatically. Instinct and intuition are not abstract concepts to me—they are tools.
Living in a Tipi: Bridging the Wild and the Modern Read More »
The sun was rising over the frosty hillside. I forgot where I was as my eyes opened. I was outside somewhere, perhaps camping? I was so warm inside my sleeping bag, it was hard to imagine within inches were subfreezing temperatures. Oh yes, it was all coming back. Instead of walls and a house, I
Tipi Experiment Part Three: Embracing the Cold Read More »
By Patrick Clark An editorial revision of an earlier essay, with a new reflection on the decade that followed. When I was in high school in the early 1980s, I saw a funny-looking wooden stool at the Kansas Zen Center. It was used for kneeling on the floor. I had never seen anything like it.
The Soul of Design Read More »
When I think of my proverbial ‘happy place’ it is out under the big blue sky either in a desert, wind swept prairie, or mountain top. It isn’t any one place. It is the world. It is all those incredible places of roaring wild nature that I have not yet seen, as well as just
Tipi Experiment Part I: Minimalism to the Extreme Read More »
Removing Poison Ivy without Chemicals (permanently) by Patrick Clark, Certified Permaculuter Designer This method can be used with other ‘weeds’ not JUST poison ivy. Other plants which spread with rhizome systems like blackberries need the longer-term surface coverage of several weeks or months. This EM-Bokashi™ method can turn a patch of ground into a fertile
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