Please remove me from your email list. I no longer live in the area. Thanks, Madeleine
On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 12:20 AM, Lindsay Allen <[email protected]>wrote: > *Introduction to Cob Building Workshop **Sept. 25-29, 2013 *** > > ** ** > > Quail Springs Permaculture is happy to be offering a 5 day introduction to > Cob building workshop this Month!**** > > Cob building combines clay sediment, sand, fiber, and water, which is then > hand sculpted to form walls, benches, ovens, and fireplaces. Cob building > makes use of readily available, affordable, non-toxic materials to build > beautiful, organic structures.**** > > The course is appropriate for both first-time builders and for > professionals in the building trade who are interested in natural > materials. In this five-day cob workshop, we focus on the characteristics > of the natural materials most commonly used in construction: clay soil, > sand, and fibers. Our main focus will be cob, though we will touch on > various other building techniques that utilize the same materials, > including adobe block, light straw-clay, wattle and daub, and plasters. We > will discuss how to find and choose appropriate soil for construction, how > to create various mixes, how to attach wood to earthen walls, and how to > use earthen materials to build walls, sculpt niches, shelves, and furniture. > **** > > This is primarily a hands-on course, where we learn by doing. We will be > building a small structure from start to finish. As a complement to the > hands-on portion of the course, we will include slide shows and discussions > of the theoretical aspects of natural building. Subjects include building > design and siting, passive solar design, foundations and drainage, earthen > floors, appropriate roof design, and wiring and plumbing for natural > structures.**** > > *Instructor: Sasha Rabin, Natural Builder and Teacher***** > > Sasha Rabin has been practicing natural building as well as teaching it > since 2002, when she began her building career with an apprenticeship at > the Cob Cottage Company. Since then she has taught all over the US through > the organizations that she co-founded, Seven Generations Natural Builders > and Vertical Clay, as well as collaborated with other schools and > organizations including The Yestermorrow Design Build School, The Canelo > Project, The Solar Living Institute, Quail Springs Permaculture, as well as > taught at the Permaculture Research Institute in Jordan. Although she > enjoys building, her true passions lie in the teaching and sharing natural > building with others.**** > > Cost: $500**** > > Early bird discounts:**** > > Register by Aug 15 $430**** > > Register by Sept 9 $450**** > > Register with a friend and get 10% off**** > > Contact or to register: > [email protected]<http://www.quailsprings.org/intro-to-cob-building-workshop/[email protected]> > or 805-886-7239**** > > ** ** > > Website: http://www.quailsprings.org/intro-to-cob-building-workshop/**** > > **** > > ** ** > > _______________________________________________ > Sdpg mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.arashi.com/mailman/listinfo.cgi/sdpg > > -- Madeleine Rossell [email protected] 07462551659
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