The title of this blog is a play on the word 'bricoleur', which refers to someone who engages in bricolage, or the creation of things using whatever is at hand. The humble "brick" is often the most basic component of any construction, and as a fundamental building block it can be made from any variety of materials. It seems fitting then for "Brickoleur" to be the title of a blog about building, creating, tinkering, and assembling, using a wide assortment of materials.
This plus the fact that "bricolage," "bricoleur," and "brickolage" were all already taken as Blogger domain names....
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