Comments on: Derelict farmhouse turned into massive doll's house http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/derelict-farmhouse-turned-into.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: levendis http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/derelict-farmhouse-turned-into.html#comment-1464481 levendis Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168207#comment-1464481 The residency was funded by an artist in residence program through the Saskatchewan Arts Board. www.artsboard.sk.ca The residency was funded by an artist in residence program through the Saskatchewan Arts Board. http://www.artsboard.sk.ca

]]> By: LisaF http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/derelict-farmhouse-turned-into.html#comment-1463869 LisaF Sun, 01 Jul 2012 14:26:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168207#comment-1463869 Yes, absolutely we have artists-in-residence.   It's not unusual.  The arts may struggle for support, but it's not rare nor unheard of. Yes, absolutely we have artists-in-residence.   It’s not unusual.  The arts may struggle for support, but it’s not rare nor unheard of.

]]> By: LisaF http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/derelict-farmhouse-turned-into.html#comment-1463864 LisaF Sun, 01 Jul 2012 14:18:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168207#comment-1463864 Per the faint caption under one of the photos, plexiglass was installed where it appears to be open. Per the faint caption under one of the photos, plexiglass was installed where it appears to be open.

]]> By: Susan Carley Oliver http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/derelict-farmhouse-turned-into.html#comment-1463230 Susan Carley Oliver Sat, 30 Jun 2012 03:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168207#comment-1463230 I love that the surrounding lawn had been mown in circles around it. I love that the surrounding lawn had been mown in circles around it.

]]> By: Derek Attig http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/derelict-farmhouse-turned-into.html#comment-1462872 Derek Attig Fri, 29 Jun 2012 18:43:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168207#comment-1462872  It seems like that might be part of the point. It's a house made into a "dollhouse" that looks like a house--it's mimicking something that mimics what this was to begin with. And then size/scale enters into it all in fascinating ways. That weird tension is one of the issues I took up in my post about it here: http://bookmobility.org/post/26145495476/dollhouse  It seems like that might be part of the point. It’s a house made into a “dollhouse” that looks like a house–it’s mimicking something that mimics what this was to begin with. And then size/scale enters into it all in fascinating ways. That weird tension is one of the issues I took up in my post about it here: http://bookmobility.org/post/26145495476/dollhouse

]]> By: Vincenzo Ravina http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/derelict-farmhouse-turned-into.html#comment-1462797 Vincenzo Ravina Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:55:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168207#comment-1462797  I guess nothing but the bright colours of the furniture inside. But how many houses do you see with one wall missing, anyway?  I guess nothing but the bright colours of the furniture inside. But how many houses do you see with one wall missing, anyway?

]]> By: kmoser http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/derelict-farmhouse-turned-into.html#comment-1462766 kmoser Fri, 29 Jun 2012 17:34:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168207#comment-1462766 And the difference between a house with one wall missing and a full-size dollhouse is...? And the difference between a house with one wall missing and a full-size dollhouse is…?

]]> By: Gary61 http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/derelict-farmhouse-turned-into.html#comment-1462643 Gary61 Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:41:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168207#comment-1462643 Nope - we have 'fools-in-residence', even some 'idiots-in-residence', and nowadays even 'cannibals-in-residence', but artists? Not so much, sadly .... Nope – we have ‘fools-in-residence’, even some ‘idiots-in-residence’, and nowadays even ‘cannibals-in-residence’, but artists? Not so much, sadly ….

]]> By: xzzy http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/derelict-farmhouse-turned-into.html#comment-1462635 xzzy Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168207#comment-1462635 Glancing at the "before" pictures, the house appears it was already in a relatively stable condition, so I'm guessing a few new boards nailed here and there was all it took to prop the thing up for a while longer. There are a lot of old barns or houses out there that are definitely death traps. Leaning at sharp angles, roofs bowing in, trees poking out holes.. fun stuff like that. This house wasn't one of those. Glancing at the “before” pictures, the house appears it was already in a relatively stable condition, so I’m guessing a few new boards nailed here and there was all it took to prop the thing up for a while longer.

There are a lot of old barns or houses out there that are definitely death traps. Leaning at sharp angles, roofs bowing in, trees poking out holes.. fun stuff like that. This house wasn’t one of those.

]]> By: abstract_reg http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/derelict-farmhouse-turned-into.html#comment-1462613 abstract_reg Fri, 29 Jun 2012 15:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168207#comment-1462613  What? You don't have those in the States?  What? You don’t have those in the States?

]]> By: Bruce Padget http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/derelict-farmhouse-turned-into.html#comment-1462577 Bruce Padget Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168207#comment-1462577 Cool as this is, what really intrigues me is that a town of fewer than 900 people (2006, latest I could find on a quick search) has an artist-in-residence. Cool as this is, what really intrigues me is that a town of fewer than 900 people (2006, latest I could find on a quick search) has an artist-in-residence.

]]> By: malindrome http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/derelict-farmhouse-turned-into.html#comment-1462556 malindrome Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:27:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168207#comment-1462556 Or keeps it from getting wet, mildewed, etc.  Or keeps the animals out ... Real houses have walls for a reason. Or keeps it from getting wet, mildewed, etc.  Or keeps the animals out … Real houses have walls for a reason.

]]> By: Flashman http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/derelict-farmhouse-turned-into.html#comment-1462361 Flashman Fri, 29 Jun 2012 06:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168207#comment-1462361 That's really beautiful. What a great idea. I wonder how she's stopping the house from falling down? That’s really beautiful. What a great idea.
I wonder how she’s stopping the house from falling down?

]]> By: Stefan Jones http://boingboing.net/2012/06/28/derelict-farmhouse-turned-into.html#comment-1462299 Stefan Jones Fri, 29 Jun 2012 04:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=168207#comment-1462299 Ready for use as a set for a Wes Anderson movie! Ready for use as a set for a Wes Anderson movie!

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