Create an Activity for your group Create an event for your interest or group! Earth Oven? Earth Sculpting? Fairy Tea Party? Make a Labyrinth, or learn Earth Sculpting. Call to set up an activity.Explore these options and more, for youth and adults.
Natural Building Workshops Oxford Kid's Cottage. Thatched roof, tone foundation, strawbale wall system, earthen plasters
TBD
Wednesdays, Late June through July. Click on link to see details.
2009
Wild Women In the Woods. A Wednesday series, "Women's Days of Wholeness" includes 3 natural building days & 3 writing days. A meditative & creative experience. Lunch included. 3 teachers. Columbiaville, MI. 10 am - 4 pm.
$40 drop in fee, $100 for 3 sessions, $180 for all 6.
June 24, Wed.
2009
Wild Women In the Woods . Natural Building & a day on Three Roods Farm, Columbiaville, MI. 10 am - 4 pm. Lunch included.
$40 drop in fee, $100 for 3 sessions, $180 for all 6.
Wild Women In the Woods . Natural Building & a day on Three Roods Farm, Columbiaville, MI. 10 am - 4 pm. Lunch included.
$40 drop in fee, $100 for 3 sessions, $180 for all 6.
July 12, Sunday
2009
Earth Plaster & Sculpting Workshop. 10:30 - 5' ish. Location: White Lake, Michigan, hosted by herbalist, Jim McDonald: www.herbcraft.org/directions. Book. 248 887 6652. jim@herbcraft.com
$35 or sliding scale if needed.
July 18 - 19
2009
Strawbale Studio Womens Retreat. Help finish & beautify the Strawbale Studio. Oxford, MI. Come to all or part of this weekend, starting Friday evening.
$25 - $100 or sliding scale if needed.
July 22, Wed.
2009
Wild Women In the Woods . Natural Building & a day on Three Roods Farm, Columbiaville, MI. 10 am - 4 pm. Lunch included.
$40 drop in fee, $100 for 3 sessions, $180 for all 6.
FULL MOON Bonfire & Potluck Monthly on the full moon.
Join in on this free event which happens each full moon. OR create a FULL MOON gathering in YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD !
Click Here for more Full MOON Bonfire/Potluck INFORMATION.
Enchanted Evening in the Strawbale Studio
Consider scheduling an event for your group.
Gather a group of folks and come enjoy a lovely, simple meal in the studio by candlelight. Hang around the woodstove and chat... relax on the earthen benches... recieve a tour....browse natural building resources...or wander the woods. Together we can evolve the details of this enchanting evening event. Contact Deanne 248.628.1887 or ecoartdb@gmail.com.
Rent the strawbale Studio for the day or evening, and create your own event. $125
Enjoy wine & hor'devours of your choice, with a background of music & woodstove. $200 plus cost of refreshments.
Enjoy a simple, natural meal of staple and foraged foods traditionally eaten this time of year. $350 plus food costs for up to 6 people.
Strawbale Studio Rental
Imagine spending time in this enchanting structure....and create your OWN event!
Perhaps a birthday party, or a get-together, your book or garden club. Your music group could practice here. Be inventive!
$150 for up to 5 hours. $225 for a day & overnight. Set up an activity to accompany your visit? Additional fee to be determined.
Call to see what dates are available, and explore the possibilities !
Create an Activity for your group
Would you like to have a Fairy Tea Party? Make a Labyrinth? Sculpt Sacred Space? Learn earth sculpting & earth plastering? Make a Dream Catcher?
The Strawbale Studio: OXFORD, Michigan, USA - TheStrawbale Studio(SBS) Natural Building Program seeks to lower the ecological footprint of building practices by empowering others to take part in the construction and design of structures and supportive environments that are ecologically sustainable and beautiful. SBS has formed a fiduciary and outreach partnership with the non-profit SEEDS to expand its educational capacity. Contact Coordinator, Deanne Bednar, at Strawbale Studio. 248.628.1887ecoartdb@gmail.comwww.strawbalestudio.org .
Projects:The Kensington Kid's Cottage, located at the Kensington Metropark in Mildford, Michigan, USA. Projects located at the Strawbale Studio land outside Oxford, MI includeThe Strawbale Studio,The Spiral Chamber, a wattle & daub structure, The Oxford Kid's Cottage, a thatched strawbale playhouse under construction, the Rocket Stove Heated Bench & Turtle Earth Oven. Attend or create a tour or an activity.
Instructor: Deanne Bednar is the illustrator of The Hand-Sculpted House Book, The Natural Plaster Book and The Cobbers Companion. After studying with the Cob Cottage Company, she began a collaborative building process: The Strawbale Studio, located outside Oxford, Michigan. In 2006 & 2007, she was part of the design, building and training process for the Kids Cottage, a natural building at the Kensington Metropark, Farm Center located outside Mildford, MI. Currently, two buildings are under construction on the Oxford land: The Spiral Chamber (wattle & daub, thatch) and the Oxford Kid's Cottage (strawbale & thatch). Deanne was an educator in the West Bloomfield School District from 1968 - 1996, teaching Middle School art and a sustainability class. She is now involved in teaching and learning about a wide variety of sustainable living strategies, with a focus on natural building. Educational trainings include apprenticeships, occasional classes, a weekly Teen Build group, made up of home-schoolers, and presentations / exhibits at Conferences & Fairs.
Reed Collection Slideshow. Join us for this awesome winter activity to collect materials for thatching a natural roof. (To stop the slideshow, hover over the image & press "Pause" .)
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