![J. B. Blunk, a woodworking sculptor, built his house & workshop in the northern Marin foothills and made it a sacred space for 40 years until his passing in 2002. Whereupon he decreed that the property be made into an artist’s residency, as it has been ever since. For two-month stretches, invited artists of any stripe can live here in solitude, stare their muses in the eye, and by all means use the rough-hewn bathroom sink pictured above.
That photo (click through for larger) is by Leslie Williamson; it is included in a book of her interiors photography called Modern Handcrafted [buy]. The interiors are all of houses, like Blunk’s, which were built by the artists and designers who lived in them, and have been kept as they were intended. A few more large previews from the book.
I found the house in the November 2010 Dwell, contained in five tantalizing but very small snapshots which the magazine in its wisdom decided not to repost online. Have a look here.
Most enchanting to me is its cobbled-together approach to enclosing spaces, almost as if by accident - the logic of a non-architect. More glimpses from around the web: [front of the house] [back of the house] [living room] [int. wall] [foyer & dining] [workshop] [workshop #2] [tools] [reading] [porch & view]
[J. B. Blunk at work]
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J. B. Blunk, a woodworking sculptor, built his house & workshop in the northern Marin foothills and made it a sacred space for 40 years until his passing in 2002. Whereupon he decreed that the property be made into an artist’s residency, as it has been ever since. For two-month stretches, invited artists of any stripe can live here in solitude, stare their muses in the eye, and by all means use the rough-hewn bathroom sink pictured above.
That photo (click through for larger) is by Leslie Williamson; it is included in a book of her interiors photography called Modern Handcrafted [buy]. The interiors are all of houses, like Blunk’s, which were built by the artists and designers who lived in them, and have been kept as they were intended. A few more large previews from the book.
I found the house in the November 2010 Dwell, contained in five tantalizing but very small snapshots which the magazine in its wisdom decided not to repost online. Have a look here.
Most enchanting to me is its cobbled-together approach to enclosing spaces, almost as if by accident - the logic of a non-architect. More glimpses from around the web: [front of the house] [back of the house] [living room] [int. wall] [foyer & dining] [workshop] [workshop #2] [tools] [reading] [porch & view]
[J. B. Blunk at work]
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