So I had a tree that was growing up into the power line that comes from the street into my house. I have had several issues with branches falling into the lines disrupting power and costing allot of money. The decision was made to cut down the tree. I love trees and was bummed that we were cutting it down, so I decided to turn the tree into something special. A man that lives down the road from me carves wood with a chain saw as a hobby and was more than happy to come out and help me with the tree removal. Once the tree dries out a bit I will take a blow torch to the low areas to highlight/outline the fungus better, then it will be sanded and sealed with urethane stain/sealent. I'll post another pic of them when tey are finished. Ice House attached the following image(s):  DSC00115.JPG (2,834kb) downloaded 681 time(s). DSC00120.JPG (2,798kb) downloaded 678 time(s). DSC00122.JPG (2,590kb) downloaded 677 time(s). DSC00125.JPG (2,791kb) downloaded 671 time(s). DSC00127.JPG (2,459kb) downloaded 672 time(s). DSC00128.JPG (2,573kb) downloaded 670 time(s). DSC00129.JPG (2,677kb) downloaded 666 time(s). Ice House is an alter ego. The threads, postings, replys, statements, stories, and private messages made by Ice House are 100% unadulterated Bull Shit. Every aspect of the Username Ice House is pure fiction. Any likeness to SWIM or any real person is purely coincidental. The creator of Ice House does not condone or participate in any illicit activity what so ever. The makebelieve character known as Ice House is owned and operated by SWIM and should not be used without SWIM's expressed written consent.
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Is that sawdust active? WHOA!
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that...... is ........ AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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WOW man! That is actually REALLY fucking cool!!! Have you thought about finding a compatible fungi (for whatever kind of wood / tree that is) and trying to fruit some spawn plugs? Even if you just fruit edibles or whatever, it would be pretty cool to fruit mushrooms from a mushroom tree!  Peace, -idt I am not a drug addict seeking escape from reality. I am an explorer of consciousness challenging consensus reality.
…is DMT dangerous? The answer is only if you fear death by astonishment… [crowd laughter]… Remember how you laughed when this possibility was raised… a moment will come that will wipe the smile right off your face.
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Mad sweet this is the kinda of artwork id love to do. "You are an explorer, and you represent our species, and the greatest good you can do is to bring back a new idea, because our world is endangered by the absence of good ideas. Our world is in crisis because of the absence of consciousness."
— Terence McKenna
"They Say It helps when you close yours eyes cowboy"
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theres a huge grin on my face right now  . I love it man. "accept the possibility that you may never come back, then your mind is truly open."
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That is GREAT!!! "Knowing how you actually want to feel is the most potent form of clarity that you can have. Acting on generating those feelings is the most creative thing you can do with your life.”
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"Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business."
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Righteous! ((((((((GRIN)))))))) Psikotrope AKA Hanuman Dass http://hanumandass.wordpress.com A blog on nonduality, entheogens, and other such topics. "It can be what you want it to be but in the end it's all just sensory enhancement." -The thought stream that once saved my life.
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thats pretty righteous and extra awesome...though if it was my project i would finish it slightly different, i would innoculate it with mycelium dowels or spore slurry or somethin, then you would have a fungus sculpture growin a fungus garden...but thats just me, im sure your sealed sculpture will be awesome x 19937 ive received the trans dermal download in the apousal lounge
no disease could possibly survive in such a wiggly environment!
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wow that is so awesome! People all over should do this instead of cutting down the whole tree! it reminds me of the wooden mushroom carvings that were sparked at a full moon party at alex greys'  eventually the caps were glowing red 0_0 very cool while on acid+psytrance 
<Ringworm>hehehe, it's all fun and games till someone loses an "I"
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That fire of Mushrooms is sick!!! "You are an explorer, and you represent our species, and the greatest good you can do is to bring back a new idea, because our world is endangered by the absence of good ideas. Our world is in crisis because of the absence of consciousness."
— Terence McKenna
"They Say It helps when you close yours eyes cowboy"
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universecannon wrote:wow that is so awesome! People all over should do this instead of cutting down the whole tree! it reminds me of the wooden mushroom carvings that were sparked at a full moon party at alex greys' eventually the caps were glowing red 0_0 very cool while on acid+psytrance I completely agree! I have a tree I need to take down, and IH has inspired me. Now, I'm really glad I wasn't at that fire universecannon, because I'm pretty sure I would have dove in head first and tried to save / eat those gorgeous specimens! Peace, -idt I am not a drug addict seeking escape from reality. I am an explorer of consciousness challenging consensus reality.
…is DMT dangerous? The answer is only if you fear death by astonishment… [crowd laughter]… Remember how you laughed when this possibility was raised… a moment will come that will wipe the smile right off your face.
-Terence McKenna
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mrwiggle wrote:thats pretty righteous and extra awesome...though if it was my project i would finish it slightly different, i would innoculate it with mycelium dowels or spore slurry or somethin, then you would have a fungus sculpture growin a fungus garden...but thats just me, im sure your sealed sculpture will be awesome x 19937 The sculpture is going to be sealed, However, there will be Psilocybe cyanescens growing all around the base in bout a 6 foot radius. My plans are to put a nice rock circular border around it and then I will fill the border in with hardwood-alder chips that will be inocculated with ps cyanescens spawn this spring. I have had outstanding success doing this in the past. The location of the sculpture is ideal for this. It is in the shade at least half of the day. The artist will be back out in a few days to burn in the hi-lites with a blow torch and then I'll post the new pics. Looks like I need to compress them a bit before I post em. IH Ice House is an alter ego. The threads, postings, replys, statements, stories, and private messages made by Ice House are 100% unadulterated Bull Shit. Every aspect of the Username Ice House is pure fiction. Any likeness to SWIM or any real person is purely coincidental. The creator of Ice House does not condone or participate in any illicit activity what so ever. The makebelieve character known as Ice House is owned and operated by SWIM and should not be used without SWIM's expressed written consent.
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I think that'd be quite a special sight Ice House universecannon... what can I say, amazing! you know Alex Gray too? "accept the possibility that you may never come back, then your mind is truly open."
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RIGHT EO U S ! ! L&G!! "Rise above the illusion of time and you will have tomorrow's
wisdom today."
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Ice House wrote:So I had a tree that was growing up into the power line that comes from the street into my house. I have had several issues with branches falling into the lines disrupting power and costing allot of money. The decision was made to cut down the tree. I love trees and was bummed that we were cutting it down, so I decided to turn the tree into something special. A man that lives down the road from me carves wood with a chain saw as a hobby and was more than happy to come out and help me with the tree removal. Once the tree dries out a bit I will take a blow torch to the low areas to highlight/outline the fungus better, then it will be sanded and sealed with urethane stain/sealent. I'll post another pic of them when tey are finished. Nice! If your religion, faith, devotion, or self proclaimed spirituality is not directly leading to an increase in kindness, empathy, compassion and tolerance for others then you have been misled.
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Ice House wrote:The sculpture is going to be sealed, However, there will be Psilocybe cyanescens growing all around the base in bout a 6 foot radius. My plans are to put a nice rock circular border around it and then I will fill the border in with hardwood-alder chips that will be inocculated with ps cyanescens spawn this spring. I have had outstanding success doing this in the past. The location of the sculpture is ideal for this. It is in the shade at least half of the day. A wonderful idea Ice House Sounds awesome! Enjoy  "Pay attention. And keep breathing." - T. McKenna (1946-2000)
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Healthy Things like this make me love forums - good luck with the project xD Your depth is your integrity
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