Warren,
You never cease to amaze me. I never knew you have made a coracle. When we went last year to the heritage center in the Gower, South Wales, I was captivated when I saw my first ever coracle. I thought what fun it would be to make one, but never dreamed I would. Good for you. By the way, where is it now?
Love to you all,
Anne
David,
Looking back on it, I too am amazed. I first saw one when driving back from the Welsh coast at a tiny coracle museum tucked into a river bend town. I was struck by the simplicity of these early water-craft.
Upon returning to Emerson, it seemed like the perfect challenge to design our own coracles using available materials. It was the blind leading the blind, but we learned a lot and had a lot of basic skills along the way. the resulting coracles were beautiful, wonky and for the most part highly unstable. With a bit more practice we could have become quite proficient in making them. But then, given the choice, I would prefer to have a beautiful canoe which is much easier to paddle and stear.
These first attempts at coracles have all been recycled to the best of my knowledge.
What projects do you have on the go?
Love to your family,
Warren
Warren,
You never cease to amaze me. I never knew you have made a coracle. When we went last year to the heritage center in the Gower, South Wales, I was captivated when I saw my first ever coracle. I thought what fun it would be to make one, but never dreamed I would. Good for you. By the way, where is it now?
Love to you all,
Anne
26 Sep 2009 at 1:04 am
David,
Looking back on it, I too am amazed. I first saw one when driving back from the Welsh coast at a tiny coracle museum tucked into a river bend town. I was struck by the simplicity of these early water-craft.
Upon returning to Emerson, it seemed like the perfect challenge to design our own coracles using available materials. It was the blind leading the blind, but we learned a lot and had a lot of basic skills along the way. the resulting coracles were beautiful, wonky and for the most part highly unstable. With a bit more practice we could have become quite proficient in making them. But then, given the choice, I would prefer to have a beautiful canoe which is much easier to paddle and stear.
These first attempts at coracles have all been recycled to the best of my knowledge.
What projects do you have on the go?
Love to your family,
Warren
26 Sep 2009 at 5:24 am