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Joann Wells Greenbaum
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by Joann on 8/30/2007 7:36:11 PM
The barn begins
The barn digging begins, and the first step is to dig through rocks and water and dirt, oh my.
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by Joann on 8/30/2007 7:33:22 PM
Building a barn
The frame for the footers of the barn that will serve as a garage, a woodworking shop and an upstairs storage area, all within a few steps from the back of the house.
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by Joann on 8/30/2007 7:30:46 PM
The house footprint
The completed footers for the house. Next step is the basement walls!
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by Joann on 8/23/2007 1:01:23 PM
A Gravel Bed
A gravel bed was laid inside the excavation where the basement will be built. Concrete footers will be poured on top of this gravel bed. The footers are the foundation of support for the walls.
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by Joann on 8/23/2007 12:58:37 PM
Concrete Footers
The concrete footers were poured and leveled during a light drizzly morning. These will support the weight of the house and this image shows the actual footprint of our cozy cottage.
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by Joann on 8/23/2007 12:55:04 PM
Concrete footer
The detail of the concrete footer seen at the back corner of the house. To think that a wall of the house will be sitting on this spot makes it possible to realize that we'll be moving in a few months.
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by Joann on 8/23/2007 12:48:55 PM
The Concrete Footer Team
Let me introduce the team who made the footer project possible. From left to right, Bill Pearn (masonry business owner), Christopher King (mason and martial arts practitioner), Robin Hehir (nurse and weaver in progress) and Anna Hehir ( Robin's daughter and animal lover).
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by Joann on 8/21/2007 2:49:54 PM
Excavating the facts for the story
This is as close as I'll get to being a "hard hat", now where's the on/off switch?
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by Joann on 8/21/2007 2:45:53 PM
A gaggle of overseers
Some volunteer overseers, a few artist friends who came to see the project in progress and all were enjoying the view.
From left to right, Norma Bernstock (photographer), Cathy Neri (fiber artist), Mary Paterson (painter), Pat Dunn (painter).
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by Joann on 8/21/2007 2:42:45 PM
Trenching in
A long trench to daylight is the solution to drain the water from the foundation sight. The basement will be raised up about 5 feet out of the ground which will be a landscaping project to burm and grade the earth around it.
by Joann on 8/21/2007 2:39:08 PM
More water than we counted on, draining anyone?
All this underground water, now we have to drain it. Although we didn't count on this adjustment, all things considered, David's basement pottery studio will now have larger windows to let in the light.
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by Joann on 8/21/2007 2:34:19 PM
Water and rocks - this IS the Poconos!
The digging began for the foundation of our new home. To my (not David's) surprise the excavator hit water and a rock ledge at about 4 feet down - oh no! The outlook for an underground basement just got revised to a somewhat underground basement.
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by Joann on 8/7/2007 4:25:16 PM
First pencil sketch for Hardshell Finish
Lately, I've been thinking about turtles. Maybe it's because we're currently living in a small apartment while waiting patiently for our house construction to begin. Like the turtle, our living space is small, and the new house project is slow.
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by Joann on 8/7/2007 4:22:50 PM
Turtles and girtles
I wanted the girls to have bodies shaped like the turtles, squat and low to the ground.
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by Joann on 8/7/2007 4:20:40 PM
Sketch #3 for hardshell finish
What's the point of being a turtle if you can't race other turtles?
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by Joann on 8/7/2007 4:18:00 PM
Watercolor Sketch
I painted a very loose watercolor sketch before the final painting.
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by Joann on 8/7/2007 4:06:15 PM
Hardshell Finish
I love using gouache because the brilliant colors allow me to have fun with the patterns and shapes of the different figures, animals and trees. The trees are also a frame for the girls, and they repeat the "squatty" shapes of the girls.
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