I was fortunate to visit Joshua Tree this weekend. I met up with friends made at the Water Woman Festival in October.  During the festival  I didn’t really take any photos… to busy plerking ( play-working ).  This time I made sure to take some!

There were 4  building projects during the festival.  A temple led by Sun Ray Kelly; a cob bench and shade structure led by Kata Polano; Ray Cirino’s cob bench with built in rocket stove cooker; and a pond built by Gregory Glenn or the “goddess dipping pool”.  The temple and pool are complete, though the two cob benches are still under construction.  We were working on that this week end.

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“Joan” the lizard cob bench sits on the side walk tucked into the front yard of the Los Angeles Eco Village ( LAEV ), in Korean Town.  Where they have transformed the lawn into gardens growing fruit trees and edibles.  The lizard bench was conceived by Ray Cirino, LA  resident, artist and Water Woman Project visionary.  Who has a knack for blending art and ecological design in inventive and playful ways. This bench was built in 2006 by Ray, eco-villagers and friends.

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