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CONSTRUCTION - CERAMICS KILN AREA
This morning, on an unusual cloudy and cool day, the construction crew continued work on the block wall around the Ceramic studio kiln area. Part of the crew mixed concrete on the slab above the kiln area moved the mix by shute to waiting wheel bar... |
Jul 11, 2008 |
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CONSTRUCTION - VISITORS CENTER
This continues the report from 6/9/08 with the next pour of the walk-way on the north side of the visitors parking lot. [from left] A back-hoe was rented for various chores across the site, here to load sand and gravel into the batch plant. Dave T... |
Jun 11, 2008 |
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CONSTRUCTION - VISITORS CENTER
We are behind in the reports of construction efforts, most importantly the ongoing work on the upgrade of Visitors access to the Arcosanti site. In October of 2007, the Arizona Office of Tourism (AOT) awarded a Rural Tourism Development Grant to Ar... |
Jun 9, 2008 |
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CERAMICS BELL-CARVING WORKSHOP
Yesterday the Ceramics Apse was adorned by a few fresh faces. A bell-carving workshop, held by Arcosanti Ceramicists Rebecca Manning and Colleen Reckow, brought out seven curious residents - with a waiting list to accommodate more. [Photo:... |
Jun 4, 2008 |
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CERAMICS STUDIO - SILT BELL CARVING
Revisiting a recent topic, we return to the Ceramics Apse. Finished in 1973, this apse (quarter-of-a-sphere shaped structure) has been home to Arcosanti's ceramic artists ever since. Due to its passive solar architecture features, this workspace i... |
Jun 2, 2008 |
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VISITOR'S CENTER RENOVATIONS
With the carpeting project in the Visitor's Center now complete, the maintenance and renovations came to a close ... on the inside. [Photos: Sue Anaya & text: Amber Klatt] However, work continued outdoors. The wooden helix sculpture, former... |
May 30, 2008 |
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VISITOR'S CENTER RENOVATIONS
<!-- First Paragraph seperate multiple paragraphs with --!> Continuing with our report on the Gallery refinements ... Nick Bortel and Melissa Soluski spent the past week removing the grey carpeting that adorned the floor of the Visitor's Center.... |
May 28, 2008 |
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VISITOR'S CENTER RENOVATIONS
<!-- First Paragraph seperate multiple paragraphs with --!> Annually welcoming 50,000 tourists to Arcosanti means it is important to keep our Visitor's Centre maintained. About a year ago, this meant acquiring a television to play a DVD created by... |
May 23, 2008 |
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CERAMICS STUDIO - SILT PRODUCTION
<!-- First Paragraph seperate multiple paragraphs with --!> More on the ceramic bell casting method at Arcosanti: here, the Silt-Cast bells have been removed from the silt counter, and are drying on the deck of the Ceramics Apse. They must reach a... |
May 9, 2008 |
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SILT-CASTING AT ARCOSANTI
<!-- First Paragraph seperate multiple paragraphs with --!> Continuing with our report on the Silt-Cast bell technique from Monday, we follow the bells through to their next stage of creation. Here, you see the bells in an early phase. The mois... |
May 7, 2008 |
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CERAMICS STUDIO - SILT CASTING
As the weather gets warmer, Ceramics Studio staff prepares the silt bed for a pour of silt-cast bells. The silt comes from the Agua Fria river-bed and is pre-moistened and then sifted into a concrete trough. [from left] Ceramics manager Ed Werman... |
May 5, 2008 |
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A.O.T. GRANT - VISITORS ENTRANCE - SOLAR INSTALLATION
In October of 2007, the Arizona Office of Tourism (AOT) rewarded a Rural Tourism Development Grant to Arcosanti. The grant, worth $50,000, was used to enhance the Visitors' Parking and Access area of the site. We reported on 12/12, 12/17, 12/19, 1... |
Mar 19, 2008 |
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A.O.T. GRANT - VISITORS ENTRANCE - SOLAR INSTALLATION
We continue our series of reports about the installation of solar panels for lighting the visitors parking lot and the visitors path from the parking lot to the visitors center. [See prior reports from 2/18 through 3/3, 3/10 and 3/12/08]. The wor... |
Mar 17, 2008 |
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VISITORS CENTER - ANNUAL SPRING SALE
Today is the opening of our Annual Spring Sale. The sale will be from March 14. through March 22. 2008. Cosanti Original regular line of bronze bells are offered with a 20 % discount. [Gallery manager Palma Burdick] [Photo & text: sa] A... |
Mar 14, 2008 |
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A.O.T. GRANT - VISITORS ENTRANCE - SOLAR INSTALLATION
We continue our report from 3/10/08, about the installation of a set of solar panels. Utilities manager Scott Riley instructs a crew of workshop participants to dig a trench for the utility line for the electric wiring that will run from the panel... |
Mar 12, 2008 |
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A.O.T. GRANT - VISITORS ENTRANCE - SOLAR INSTALLATION
We continue our series of reports about the installation of a set of solar panels that will provide power for lighting in the visitors parking lot and for the visitors path from the parking lot to the entrance of the visitors center. [See prior rep... |
Mar 10, 2008 |
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A.O.T. GRANT - VISITORS ENTRANCE - SOLAR INSTALLATION
In October of 2007, the Arizona Office of Tourism (AOT) rewarded a Rural Tourism Development Grant to Arcosanti. The grant, worth $50,000, will be used to enhance the Visitors' Parking and Access area of the site. We reported on 12/12, 12/17, 12/1... |
Mar 3, 2008 |
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A.O.T. GRANT - VISITORS ENTRANCE - SOLAR INSTALLATION
We continue our report about the installation of a set of solar panels that will provide power for lighting in the visitors parking lot and for the visitors path from the parking lot to the entrance of the visitors center. The support structure is ... |
Feb 29, 2008 |
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A.O.T. GRANT - VISITORS ENTRANCE - SOLAR INSTALLATION
We continue our series of reports on the installation of a new set of solar panels at the Visitors' Parking and Access area. [see reports from 2/18 - 2/25/08]. Construction and metal shop volunteer, Darina Trendafilova, has cut the individual p... |
Feb 27, 2008 |
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A.O.T. GRANT - VISITORS ENTRANCE - SOLAR INSTALLATION
We continue our report from 2/22/08 on the AOT grant construction work. The concrete, anchoring the A frames, has set and now it's time to relocate the cylindrical girder from the top of the scaffolding up into the groove at the very top of the A ... |
Feb 25, 2008 |