We’ve been building Querencia, Beth’s round, whimsical artist studio on the east side of the stream.  We’ll continue with finishing details in 2012- Join us!

Natural Building Weekend Workshops

2 more workshops in 2012.

Interested in learning how to build  a beautiful shelter from clay, straw and other earthen materials?

Join us for Saturday workshops led by Natural Building architect/builder/teacher Sigi Koko of Down To Earth Design in 2012. Participants will mix clay with hands and feet and paint with clay finishes.  The finished product will be a magical artist cottage built by a community of creative, caring souls.

 

No experience is necessary because there’s no “machinery” or dumpsters involved and a master teacher will be guiding us. We’ll  use ancient practices such as stacking straw bales and sculpting interior walls and benches out of clay shaped into “cobs”( English word meaning loaf).

Each workshop is a “barn-raising” in the traditional sense- everyone working together in harmony with our natural surroundings, dancing in the mud, laughing in the sun, proudly celebrating a group masterpiece. Group instruction and individual coaching ensure a successful and life-changing weekend.

Directions to the farm

Check out photos and stories from the 2011 weekend workshops:  

Cobbin’ Fun- Cob oven workshop

Adobe Floor Workshop

Strawbale/Clay Plaster Workshop  I and   II

Cob Workshop    I and     II and   III

Clay and Lime Plaster I and  II

Finish Clay Plaster

Further Progress Fall 2011

Decorating Querencia

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Click below on the individual workshops to learn more or sign up

2011 Workshops- Completed

~ 2-day Cob Oven Workshop (May 7 – 8, 2011) -    Completed (see photos)

~ 2-day Adobe Floor Workshop (June 11-12, 2011)  Completed (see photos)

~ 4-day Strawbale and Clay Plaster Workshop (June 24-27, 2011)  Completed (see photos) and (more photos)

~ 3-day Cob Workshop (July 9-11, 2011)      Completed (see photos) and (more photos)

~ 3-day Clay Plaster (interior) and Lime Plaster (exterior) Workshop (July 22-24, 2011)   Completed  (see photos)and   (more photos)

~2-day Finish Clay Plaster (Sept 17-18, 2011) Completed (see photos)

~ 1-day Living Roof (Oct. 1)    (see photos of us doing it ourselves- workshop cancelled because of inclement weather)

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Upcoming 2012 Workshops

~ 1-day Natural Paints Workshop (Saturday April 28, 2012)

~ 1-day Finish Adobe Floor (Saturday June 9, 2012)

Everyone is invited to join us the fun (no experience required).  Sigi Koko, natural building guru, will lead the workshops- teaching participants all about the principles and techniques of building a warm, dry, sturdy shelter from clay, sand and straw. There will be plenty of hands-on practice with each of the techniques. Delicious, healthy meals for the hungry workers will be provided. And Taproot Farm is a relaxing place to celebrate the end of each day of building.

Lodging- If you are traveling and need overnight accommodations-  Camping is available on the farm. Marriott hotel 30 minutes away.

Building with natural materials is good for the body, good for the earth, and good for the soul! Creating our Querencia is a dream come true…

Won’t you join us?!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TO REGISTER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

To register by mail, download the  Workshop Registration form

To use Pay pal, click below to pay.  To give us your registration info: either ask for a registration form by email (beth.reese218@gmail.com) or download one and send it by mail.  Thanks!

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Inspiration from Others:

 

 

COB OVEN workshop May 7-8, 2011