July 13 - 26, 2013
This workshop has changed its parameters ! Read on.
Appropriate for beginner & experienced alike, this course will give skills that can be applied to any new or existing home or structure ! Learn the basic techniques of natural building as we construct an enchanting cabin-sized sauna building. We will integrate a stone foundation, straw bale walls, cob wall with a door arch, round pole & dimensional framing, window & door framing, a living roof and earth plaster basics.
Location: Held on beautiful rural wooded land 1 hour north of Detroit, Michigan. See thatched buildings, earth oven, rocket stove cookers and mass heater on site+.
Camping on the land, outdoor showers, vegetarian food. Presented by the Strawbale Studio Natural Building Program, with primary instructor, Deanne Bednar, illustrator of the Hand-Sculpted House Book. Bio
Fee: $880 full price or $400 Work Trader* price (assist an extra 5 days and during the workshop) + further discounts for past participants.
Registration or information: strawbalestudio.org [url=http://www.strawbalestudio.org]webpage Deanne:
ecoartdb@gmail.com 248 628 1887