#terracotta — Public Fediverse posts

Terracotta gaming die, Iraq, ~2nd millennium BCE?

https://piefed.social/c/historyartifacts/p/2050841/terracotta-gaming-die-iraq-2nd-millennium-bce

Terracotta gaming die, Iraq, ~2nd millennium BCE?

https://piefed.social/c/historyartifacts/p/2050841/terracotta-gaming-die-iraq-2nd-millennium-bce

Terracotta gaming die, Iraq, ~2nd millennium BCE?

https://piefed.social/c/historyartifacts/p/2050841/terracotta-gaming-die-iraq-2nd-millennium-bce

Terracotta gaming die, Iraq, ~2nd millennium BCE?

https://piefed.social/c/historyartifacts/p/2050841/terracotta-gaming-die-iraq-2nd-millennium-bce

Terracotta gaming die, Iraq, ~2nd millennium BCE?

https://piefed.social/c/historyartifacts/p/2050841/terracotta-gaming-die-iraq-2nd-millennium-bce

Homemade #BumblebeeNests: Making A Home For Bumblebees

By Darcy Larum
last updated 16 November 2022

" 'To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee. One clover and a bee, and revery. The revery alone will do, if bees are few.' Emily Dickinson. Sadly, bee populations are declining. Bees are becoming few in numbers. The way things are heading, bees and prairies may someday just be things we see in our daydreams. However, like Emily Dickinson’s one bee, each one person who takes steps to help our pollinators is also helping our prairies and the future of our planets. Honeybee decline has made many headlines in the past few years, but bumblebee populations are declining too. Continue reading to learn how you can help by making a home for bumblebees.

Bumblebee Shelter Info

It may surprise you to learn that there are over 250 species of bumblebees, which mostly live in the Northern Hemisphere, though some are found throughout South America, too. Bumblebees are social creatures and live in colonies, like honeybees. However, depending on species, a bumblebee colony only has 50-400 bees, much smaller than honeybee colonies. In Europe, North America and Asia, bumblebees are very important in the pollination of agricultural crops. Their decline and loss of safe habitats will have devastating effects on our future food sources. In spring, queen bumblebees come out of hibernation and begin searching for a nest site. Depending on species, there are above ground nesters, surface nesters or below ground nesters. Above ground nesting bumblebees usually make their nests in old bird boxes, crevices in trees or in any suitable site they can find several feet above the ground. Surface nesters select nest sites that are low to the ground, such as a pile of logs, cracks in house foundations or other out of the way locations. Below ground nesting bumblebees often nest in the abandoned tunnels of mice or voles.

How to Make a Bumblebee Nest

The bumblebee queen seeks out a nesting site that already has nesting materials, such as twigs, grasses, straw, moss and other garden debris in it. This is why abandoned nests of birds or small mammals are often selected as bumblebee nesting sites. Gardeners who are too tidy about garden debris may actually inadvertently deter bumblebees from nesting in their yards. Bumblebees also prefer a nesting site that is in a partially shaded or shaded location, which is not frequented by people or pets. The queen bumblebee needs to visit about 6,000 flowers to attain the nectar she will need to arrange her nest, lay her eggs and maintain the proper temperature in the nest, so a bumblebee nest needs to be located near plenty of flowers. An easy way to give bumblebees shelter is to leave old bird nest boxes or bird nests in place for bumblebees to move into. You can also make bumblebee nesting boxes with wood. A bumblebee nesting box is very similar in construction to a bird nesting box. Usually, a bumblebee box is 6 in. x 6 in. x 5 in. (15 cm. x 15 cm. x 8 cm.) and the entrance hole is only about ½ inch (1.27 cm.) in diameter or less. A bumblebee nesting box will also need to have at least two other smaller holes near the top for ventilation. These nest boxes can be hung, set at ground level, or a garden hose or tube can be fixed to the entrance hole as a faux tunnel and the nest box can be buried in the garden. Be sure to fill it with organic nesting material before putting it in position. You can also get creative when creating a bumblebee house. One brilliant idea I came across was using an old #TeaPot – the spout provides a tunnel/entrance hole and ceramic tea pot lids usually have vent holes. You can also create a bumblebee house from two #TerraCotta pots. Glue a piece of screen over the drain hole in the bottom of one terra cotta pot. Then attach a piece of hose or tubing to the other terra cotta pot’s drain hole to act as a tunnel for bumblebees. Put nesting material in the terra cotta pot with the screen, then glue the two pots together lip to lip. This nest can be buried or half buried in an out of the way garden spot with plenty of flowers. Additionally, you can also bury a section of hose in the soil so that the center of the hose is buried but with both open ends above the soil. Then place an upside down terra cotta pot over one side of the open hose end. Place a roof slate over the pot’s drainage hole to allow for ventilation but also keep rain out."

Source:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/beneficial/making-homes-for-bumblebees.htm

#SolarPunkSunday #BumblebeeNests #BeeHouses #DIY #DIYBeeHouses
#Pollinators #BeeNesting #BeeHouses #BeeHousePlans

Terracotta oil flask, Greece, ~570 BCE

https://piefed.social/c/historyartifacts/p/2014360/terracotta-oil-flask-greece-570-bce

Little update from my windowsill 🌿

I painted these terracotta pots and planted herbs in them, a small, slow, satisfying project that's been brightening up my space every morning.

There's something really grounding about tending to plants you also cook with. Highly recommend the combo of painted pot + fresh herbs as a form of self-care tbh.

What are you all growing indoors these days?

#Gardening #IndoorGarden #HerbGarden #Terracotta #SlowLiving #DIY #Plants #GrowYourOwn

Terracotta water vase, Greece, late 6th century BCE

https://piefed.social/c/historyartifacts/p/1995963/terracotta-water-vase-greece-late-6th-century-bce

Terracotta water vase, Greece, late 6th century BCE

https://piefed.social/c/historyartifacts/p/1995963/terracotta-water-vase-greece-late-6th-century-bce

Terracotta water vase, Greece, late 6th century BCE

Terracotta water vase, Greece, late 6th century BCE

Terracotta water vase, Greece, late 6th century BCE

https://piefed.social/c/historyartifacts/p/1995963/terracotta-water-vase-greece-late-6th-century-bce

"Garden Visit"
Teableau for 04/14/26

Bunnies visit my yards, but not nearly as abundantly as they did before the neighbor next door got an outdoor cat.

#Tea #Bunnies #Teableau #TeaCozy #TeaCosy #VintageChina #Spring #Springtime #Handmade #Sewing #Painting #Ceramics #TerraCotta #Figurines #Rabbits #Daffodils #WhiteTea #StashTeas

Decorated Hittite four-handled vase, Turkiye, mid-17th century BCE

https://piefed.social/c/historyartifacts/p/1906798/decorated-hittite-four-handled-vase-turkiye-mid-17th-century-bce

Hellenic wine pitcher, terracotta, Italy, 5th century BCE

https://piefed.social/c/historyartifacts/p/1883369/hellenic-wine-pitcher-terracotta-italy-5th-century-bce

Owl drinking cup, terracotta, Greece or the wider Hellenic world, ~400-350 BCE

https://piefed.social/c/superbowl/p/1880940/owl-drinking-cup-terracotta-greece-or-the-wider-hellenic-world-400-350-bce

Owl drinking cup, terracotta, Greece or the wider Hellenic world, ~400-350 BCE

https://piefed.social/c/historyartifacts/p/1880935/owl-drinking-cup-terracotta-greece-or-the-wider-hellenic-world-400-350-bce

Decorated water vase, terracotta, Ptolemaic Egypt, late 3rd century BCE

https://piefed.social/c/historyartifacts/p/1875148/decorated-water-vase-terracotta-ptolemaic-egypt-late-3rd-century-bce

Terracotta figurine of a dancer, Greece, 2nd century BCE

https://piefed.social/c/historyartifacts/p/1860387/terracotta-figurine-of-a-dancer-greece-2nd-century-bce

white brick facade wraps school group in france by brenac & gonzalez & associés

L-Shaped White Brick volume outlines Rosa Parks School Group   Rosa Parks School Complex by Brenac & Gonzalez…
#NewsBeep #News #Artsanddesign #architectureinfrance #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #brenac&gonzalez&associés #brickarchitecture #CA #Canada #children'sspaces #Design #Entertainment #facades #schoolarchitectureanddesign #terracotta
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/508909/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/798439/ white brick facade wraps school group in france by brenac & gonzalez & associés #ArchitectureInFrance #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #Brenac&Gonzalez&Associés #BrickArchitecture #Children'sSpaces #Design #Entertainment #facades #SchoolArchitectureAndDesign #terracotta #UK #UnitedKingdom

white brick facade wraps school group in france by brenac & gonzalez & associés

L-Shaped White Brick volume outlines Rosa Parks School Group   Rosa Parks School Complex by Brenac & Gonzalez…
#NewsBeep #News #Artsanddesign #architectureinfrance #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #brenac&gonzalez&associés #brickarchitecture #children'sspaces #Design #Entertainment #facades #schoolarchitectureanddesign #terracotta #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/452656/

white brick facade wraps school group in france by brenac & gonzalez & associés https://www.byteseu.com/1836530/ #ArchitectureInFrance #Brenac&Gonzalez&Associés #BrickArchitecture #Children'sSpaces #facades #France #SchoolArchitectureAndDesign #terracotta

#Character house in the #countryside with #pool 🏊‍♀️

#Beautiful #Gascon #house plus outbuildings, located in the #heart of a #magnificent #park and views of the #Pyrenees, offering an #exceptional and #peaceful #natural setting 🌻

Built around #1890, the building has been #tastefully #renovated:
Living room with #fireplace
#Terracotta #terrace

Rooms: 6
Living space: 291m²
Plot: 10.230m²
#Gers #France 🇫🇷
378.000 €

https://www.bluehomes.com/EES0894/en/Large-character-house-in-the-countryside-with-swimming-pool/expose.html

#realestate #countryhouse #vacation #french #houseforsale

#Character house in the #countryside with #pool 🏊‍♀️

#Beautiful #Gascon #house plus outbuildings, located in the #heart of a #magnificent #park and views of the #Pyrenees, offering an #exceptional and #peaceful #natural setting 🌻

Built around #1890, the building has been #tastefully #renovated:
Living room with #fireplace
#Terracotta #terrace

Rooms: 6
Living space: 291m²
Plot: 10.230m²
#Gers #France 🇫🇷
378.000 €

https://www.bluehomes.com/EES0894/en/Large-character-house-in-the-countryside-with-swimming-pool/expose.html

#realestate #countryhouse #vacation #french #houseforsale

living on the rocky old shore

#Stone #House #Coast #Sunset #BlueDoor #Warm #Rustic #Weathered #Bay #Rocky #CloudySky #Terracotta #Charm
#Img2img #AiArt #AiArtists #AiArtCommunity #StableDiffusion #Midjourney

on shiny new things: https://aieris.art/featured/living-on-the-rocky-old-shore-eris-and-ai.html

Bake it till you make it! 🍞🔥 Our Terracotta Oval Baking Dish Set of 3 – Handmade Clay with Handles is here to spice up your oven game. Ready to serve style & flavor? Click https://www.marrakeche.com/terracotta-baking-dish-set/ to shop! #Baking #Terracotta #KitchenEssentials

Terracotta Village: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/terracotta-village-lisa-s-baker.html

#terracotta #village #homes #Architecture #art #arte #artwork #wallart #homedecor #artforhome #artforsale #buyintoart #artprints #canvasprints #mastoart #fediart #fediverse #painting #modern #buildings #geometric #hillside #modernart #contemporaryart #grid

Terracotta Village: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/terracotta-village-lisa-s-baker.html

#terracotta #village #homes #Architecture #art #arte #artwork #wallart #homedecor #artforhome #artforsale #buyintoart #artprints #canvasprints #mastoart #fediart #fediverse #painting #modern #buildings #geometric #hillside #modernart #contemporaryart #grid

Terracotta Village: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/terracotta-village-lisa-s-baker.html

#terracotta #village #homes #Architecture #art #arte #artwork #wallart #homedecor #artforhome #artforsale #buyintoart #artprints #canvasprints #mastoart #fediart #fediverse #painting #modern #buildings #geometric #hillside #modernart #contemporaryart #grid

Terracotta Village: https://1-lisas-baker.pixels.com/featured/terracotta-village-lisa-s-baker.html

#terracotta #village #homes #Architecture #art #arte #artwork #wallart #homedecor #artforhome #artforsale #buyintoart #artprints #canvasprints #mastoart #fediart #fediverse #painting #modern #buildings #geometric #hillside #modernart #contemporaryart #grid

that jazz club at the beach where it's always late night inside

#Seaside #JazzClub #TimeShift #Stone #Rustic #Blue #Tan #Terracotta #Ocean #Sunlight #Bohemian #Inviting
#Img2img #AiArt #AiArtists #AiArtCommunity #StableDiffusion #Midjourney #AiImpressionism

want? have: https://aieris.art/featured/that-jazz-club-at-the-beach-where-its-always-late-night-inside-seaside-jazz-club-time-shift-sto-eris-and-ai.html

that jazz club at the beach where it's always late night inside

#Seaside #JazzClub #TimeShift #Stone #Rustic #Blue #Tan #Terracotta #Ocean #Sunlight #Bohemian #Inviting
#Img2img #AiArt #AiArtists #AiArtCommunity #StableDiffusion #Midjourney #AiImpressionism

want? have: https://aieris.art/featured/that-jazz-club-at-the-beach-where-its-always-late-night-inside-seaside-jazz-club-time-shift-sto-eris-and-ai.html

that jazz club at the beach where it's always late night inside

#Seaside #JazzClub #TimeShift #Stone #Rustic #Blue #Tan #Terracotta #Ocean #Sunlight #Bohemian #Inviting
#Img2img #AiArt #AiArtists #AiArtCommunity #StableDiffusion #Midjourney #AiImpressionism

want? have: https://aieris.art/featured/that-jazz-club-at-the-beach-where-its-always-late-night-inside-seaside-jazz-club-time-shift-sto-eris-and-ai.html

that jazz club at the beach where it's always late night inside

#Seaside #JazzClub #TimeShift #Stone #Rustic #Blue #Tan #Terracotta #Ocean #Sunlight #Bohemian #Inviting
#Img2img #AiArt #AiArtists #AiArtCommunity #StableDiffusion #Midjourney #AiImpressionism

want? have: https://aieris.art/featured/that-jazz-club-at-the-beach-where-its-always-late-night-inside-seaside-jazz-club-time-shift-sto-eris-and-ai.html

that jazz club at the beach where it's always late night inside

#Seaside #JazzClub #TimeShift #Stone #Rustic #Blue #Tan #Terracotta #Ocean #Sunlight #Bohemian #Inviting
#Img2img #AiArt #AiArtists #AiArtCommunity #StableDiffusion #Midjourney #AiImpressionism

want? have: https://aieris.art/featured/that-jazz-club-at-the-beach-where-its-always-late-night-inside-seaside-jazz-club-time-shift-sto-eris-and-ai.html

Dancing Satyr (500-475 BC).

Source: The Cleveland Museum of Art

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/f5cc7a78-3fc1-4ea6-904e-c7b7e458d704

#terracotta #figurines #beards #running #sculpture #art #publicdomain

walkway in the sun

#Mediterranean #Villa #Arches #Columns #Terracotta #Ocean #Veranda #Sunlight #PottedPlants #WatercolorStyle
#Img2img #AiArt #AiArtists #AiArtCommunity #StableDiffusion

in real life: https://aieris.art/featured/walkway-in-the-sun-eris-and-ai.html

nautilus space with ocean view

#Nautilus #Ocean #Seashell #Window #Coastal #Sun #Teal #Terracotta #Stone #Img2img #AiArt #AiArtists #AiArtCommunity #StableDiffusion

want? have: https://aieris.art/featured/nautilus-space-with-ocean-view-eris-and-ai.html

nautilus space with ocean view

#Nautilus #Ocean #Seashell #Window #Coastal #Sun #Teal #Terracotta #Stone #Img2img #AiArt #AiArtists #AiArtCommunity #StableDiffusion

want? have: https://aieris.art/featured/nautilus-space-with-ocean-view-eris-and-ai.html

"Putzkanne" a tall jug with the coat of arms of Bohemia made in Langerwehe,
NRW, DE. 17th C.
Private coll. N&P Steyl

#ceramics #keramik #keramiek #ceramique
#saltglaze
#Lagerwehe #Baar #Schilderbaar
#aardewerk #terracotta #redclay
#pottenbakker #töpferei #pottery
#countrypotter #countrypottery
#historyofceramics #ceramicshistory #historicalceramics

"Putzkanne" a tall jug with the coat of arms of Bohemia made in Langerwehe,
NRW, DE. 17th C.
Private coll. N&P Steyl

#ceramics #keramik #keramiek #ceramique
#saltglaze
#Lagerwehe #Baar #Schilderbaar
#aardewerk #terracotta #redclay
#pottenbakker #töpferei #pottery
#countrypotter #countrypottery
#historyofceramics #ceramicshistory #historicalceramics

"Putzkanne" a tall jug with the coat of arms of Bohemia made in Langerwehe,
NRW, DE. 17th C.
Private coll. N&P Steyl

#ceramics #keramik #keramiek #ceramique
#saltglaze
#Lagerwehe #Baar #Schilderbaar
#aardewerk #terracotta #redclay
#pottenbakker #töpferei #pottery
#countrypotter #countrypottery
#historyofceramics #ceramicshistory #historicalceramics

"Putzkanne" a tall jug with the coat of arms of Bohemia made in Langerwehe,
NRW, DE. 17th C.
Private coll. N&P Steyl

#ceramics #keramik #keramiek #ceramique
#saltglaze
#Lagerwehe #Baar #Schilderbaar
#aardewerk #terracotta #redclay
#pottenbakker #töpferei #pottery
#countrypotter #countrypottery
#historyofceramics #ceramicshistory #historicalceramics

"Putzkanne" a tall jug with the coat of arms of Bohemia made in Langerwehe,
NRW, DE. 17th C.
Private coll. N&P Steyl

#ceramics #keramik #keramiek #ceramique
#saltglaze
#Lagerwehe #Baar #Schilderbaar
#aardewerk #terracotta #redclay
#pottenbakker #töpferei #pottery
#countrypotter #countrypottery
#historyofceramics #ceramicshistory #historicalceramics

Jug, Red clay, covered with a plain lead glaze, I love the brown manganese streak running down fom the handle.
15th Century, Sneek, Friesland, NL.

#ceramics #keramik #keramiek #ceramique
#Friesland #Sneek
#aardewerk #terracotta #redclay
#pottenbakker #töpferei #pottery
#countrypotter
#historyofceramics #ceramicshistory #historicalceramics
#friesaardewerk #ringeloor #sliptrailer

To mark the end of the day and the number of brick or tiles made, late 19th and early 20th century brick and tile makers marked the last one of the day with a number. The number standig for the total number of work made or the number of rows made that day. Private coll. N&P Steyl

#TilesonTuesday
#tiles #ceramictiles #brick #bricks
#ceramics #keramik #keramiek #ceramique #brickmaking
#terracotta #earthenware
#historyofceramics #ceramicshistory
#historicalceramics
#intangibleculturalherritage

I love the aesthetic of "beehive clay pipes"! More of this, please!

#AncientTechnology gets an update in #sustainable #cooling solution

By Drew Zeiba • February 20, 2019

" 'The way we cool our buildings right now is totally wrong,' said Indian architect Monish Siripurapu in a video produced the United Nations‘ Environment program. The words are bleak, but arguably true; the electricity and hydrofluorocarbons most modern cooling systems demand ironically warm the planet overall while they cool our conditioned spaces. On top of that, with global temperatures rising and worldwide populations growing, demands for cooling are only increasing. More #EcoFriendly options are urgently needed, and Siripurapu’s New Delhi–based firm Ant Studio has proposed an affordable, scalable, sustainable, and aesthetically appealing solution to the problem of #AirConditioning.

"Ant Studio’s mission is to combine 'art, nature, and technology,' and its temperature-regulating solution is designed to be as much an art installation as a cooling system. The Beehive, as the system’s first iteration is called, was built to ameliorate high-temperature conditions for laborers at the Noida, Uttar Pradesh–based manufacturer Deki Electronics, where generators and other equipment output their own heat, adding to high outdoor temperatures. The Beehive is part of a larger exploration by the firm that leverages #terracotta tubes and water as part of a low-energy cooling system.

"The Beehive, so-named for its honeycomb-like structure, follows an Indian tradition of using earthenware to cool water. 'Traditional architecture has so much wisdom,' said Siripurapu.

"The ancient process has been wholly modernized, with tools such as computational fluid dynamics modeling, as well as the addition of low-energy water pumps and, if needed, electric fans.

"But instead of using fans with the Beehive installation, Ant Studio’s cooling device was placed right in front of the exhaust vents of the diesel generator near where workers at the factory were active. This was able to drop the 'scorching' air being expelled from the generator from 122 degrees Fahrenheit to 97 degrees Fahrenheit, while lowering the overall temperature in the area and reportedly consuming 40 percent less energy than other cooling systems, not to mention using no refrigerants."

Read more:
https://www.archpaper.com/2019/02/ant-studio-beehive/

#SolarPunkSunday #AncientTechnology #TraditionalDesign #StayingCool #HeatWave

sainte-agnès, france
may 1959

terracotta rooftops

https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/52055416605
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dboo/6648420853/

part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf

© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com

#photography #film #blackandwhite #bw #france #southernfrance #village #commune #sainteagnes #cotedazur #houses #rooftops #tiles #terracotta #1950s