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  Cobbling together a home

  Tuesday, May. 22, 2012 8:25PM EDT

  The MudGirls are an all-woman collective who build natural structures using materials such as straw-bale, driftwood adobe, cordwood and recycled items, such as car tires. The women have been hired for such projects as homes, cabins, outhouses and cob-ovens.People gathered from various parts of Canada and as far Vermont for this year’s MudGirls workshop. The 15 participants, led by MudGirls Molly Murphy and Sheera Cipilinski, spent May 7 to 12 on the construction of a cob house on Saltspring Island. The workshop consisted of learning various natural building techniques that included making the cob, building walls and installing windows. The participants applied the techniques as the days progressed and the structure started to take shape.Ms. Murphy has been living in a cob house on Saltspring since 2009, sharing it with her husband and two children. The house looks more like a work of art than a shelter. Many of the materials came from the environment around her home – and she used recycled tires as roof shingles.

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  In Pictures: Wildfire boot camp

  Tuesday, May. 15, 2012 7:44PM EDT

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  Scenes from Burnaby's merry-go-round

  Tuesday, May. 08, 2012 9:24PM EDT

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  Homalco First Nation elder creates wood carvings

  Tuesday, May. 01, 2012 10:39PM EDT

  Bill Blaney, 70, an elder with the Homalco First Nation in Campbell River, spent his life cutting down forests as a logger, and then cutting grass as a groundskeeper. But it was not until 10 years ago, when he retired, that he started cutting wood as an artist. For Mr. Blaney, the extra cash was just a bonus to his real goal – an attempt to bring back culture to his community at a time when native carving skills are slowly disappearing. Globe and Mail staff photographer John Lehmann spent the evening with Mr. Blaney in the carving shack behind his house.

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  The paintings of Barbara Weaver-Bosson

  Sunday, Apr. 29, 2012 8:35PM EDT

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  Yorkville Four Seasons auction

  Friday, May. 25, 2012 7:19PM EDT

  At the old Yorkville Four Seasons, everything must go: From the chandeliers to the pianos, dining tables to the tapestries, over 15,000 items are up for grabs at a public auction that runs May 31 to June 2 (previews are on May 29 and 30; details at iaasworldwide.com). The auctioneers, IAAS Worldwide, gave the Globe a peek at some of the swankiest items on the block and a sense of what each is worth. Whether they fetch that much is up to you and the skills you bring to the auction floor

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  Canadian art on display in Massachusetts

  Friday, May. 25, 2012 3:57PM EDT

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  Scenes from Tehran's streets

  Friday, May. 25, 2012 4:00AM EDT

  Since the end of its war with Iraq, Iran's capital has changed from a fearful place to a booming metropolis

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  TV: Five shows worth watching tonight

  Friday, May. 25, 2012 12:00AM EDT

  Your select viewing guide for Friday, May 25

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  There's pop music ... and then there's Eurovision

  Thursday, May. 24, 2012 5:22PM EDT

  Now in its 57th year, the Eurovision Song Contest is an epic battle of plastic pop, pitting performances from 42 nations against one another for the honour of crafting the continent’s favourite song. Musically, it's a global laughingstock (that's part of the charm), but for host countries, the event can serve as a valuable PR platform. Keep checking here for the best pictures from the competition in Baku, Azerbaijan – the finals wrap up May 26.