those of you that spend much time with me have probably heard me speak of the glorious yurt. for those of you who have never heard of a yurt, congratulations, life is about to get better.
yurts are a dwelling typically used in central asia, which the picture above shows, not to mention a goat-lady who got back. note that this lady has dropped as if it were hot. the yurts easy transportability made it ideal for the nomadic lifestyle of many inhabitants of countries like mongolia, russia and siberia. they would be made of rods, covered in felt and could be carried by cart. passed from generation to generation, the shangrak, or center ring, would show the heritage of the family. walls would be made from lattice or some type of collaspable wall.
the dwellings are suprisingly well engineered and are used in some of the most extreme weather conditions on God's green earth, from deserts to polar tundras.
i would say that it would be safe to call them architecture's thermos. the yurt of the past, though still in use in some cultures, is becoming popular again today. i believe that is because 'yurt' is fun to say and also, in large part, due to this guys hat.
the dwellings are suprisingly well engineered and are used in some of the most extreme weather conditions on God's green earth, from deserts to polar tundras. i would say that it would be safe to call them architecture's thermos. the yurt of the past, though still in use in some cultures, is becoming popular again today. i believe that is because 'yurt' is fun to say and also, in large part, due to this guys hat.
he also has excellent facial hair. that is actually my great great uncle, svetozar bjelica bedi. i'm told we have the same laugh. old toz, as his friends called him, loved a good joke. i also, unfortunately, inherited his child-bearing hips.i digress.
as i was saying, the yurt is becoming popular and modernized. because they are affordable, semi-permanent, versatile and highly adaptable, people around the world are beginning to utililze architecture's thermos, the yurt. now a days, yurts are made with high-tech materials and becoming very modern. they are used as vaction homes, art studios, for businesses, camping and many other things. the unique interiors can be finished out as any home would be. some examples:
needless to say, i love yurts. it is my hopes to one day have a yurt. i would like it to serve as perhaps a pottery studio, workshop or even a study. i would also like to start a cult. perhaps the greatest potential of the yurt could be filling the cult housing niche. they seem like perfect dwellings for a strange commune with crazy, rather, misunderstood ideas and views. if you'd like to learn more about yurts, or price them, please do:
or you could purchase yourself or someone you love this book:
6 comments:
If you make a yurt cult and you invite me to join, can we make tshirts? =)
karyn,
you'd be the first person i'd invite. i would need somebody to organize the supply yurt.
i'll have to think about the shirts.
a yurt cult.....
only you tim could manage such a feat. love the blog with pictures - the help us visual peeps out :)
oh... and child-bearing hips... i didn't know you spoke of such things
Tim,
Your sophistication and humor continue to delight me; oh, the times when I check They Look Like Trees and a new posting is up! My Heart Heart Heart! It does a triple sow cow. Often I have dreamed of riding the clay pony into the wee hours of the night--in your yurt--waiting for that perfect, sexy pot to arise from the mound of moistened clay. Thank you. Drew
I'm with Karyn on this one...I think you need shirts for this cult. You better get Arley started on the logo right away.
drew,
the vivid picture you just painted with your lovely words makes me long for days past, when we would make beautiful art together. it was there that you first informed me of the bi-curiosity of one pete yorn. it was there that sexy pots came to life in a magical explosion of passion and control. how i long for that time, for that illud tempus. i fear as though i left my heart in that room, right next to that glorious bust of our mentor.
yurt shirts. i think they could be nice. i've got a buddy in the shirt business. we'll see
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