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                                         “Three Little Pigs”

                          Natural Building Tour, Video & Supper !

                                                   Presenter: Deanne Bednar

                                                    May 5, 2010   Wednesday 6:30 – 9 pm. 

• Celebrate Cinco De Mayo with an introduction to natural building & a light mexican-style supper !
• Tour the enchanting thatched roof Strawbale Studio & other thatched-roof structures.
• See the Rocket Stove Heated Bench, the Sun Face Earth Oven & Spiral Chamber ! 
• View the "Strawbale Solutions"  video about strawbale construction & join in a discussion following!  

                         Limit 15 participants~ register now to save your place ! 

Fee:  $30

Discounts !   

• Early Bird  prepayment (-$ 5)
• Bring-a-friend discount (-$ 5)  

Contact and Registration:  Call Deanne 248 628 1887 or email: ecoartdb@gmail.com

Online registration & payment:  Registration & information on deposits, discounts, & worktrade  

Presenter: Deanne Bednar has been doing natural building since 1996, was a co-builder of the Strawbale Studio & the Kensington Kid's Cottage and other small structures.  She has a degree in Social Ecology, illustrated the "Hand-Sculpted House" & "The Natural Plaster Book" , authored numerous natural building articles, and taught art and sustainable future at the middle school level for 28 years and sculpts with earth.  "Direct Connection" & "Re-skilling  are the  themes of her work:  Creating a joyful relationship with the earth, stones, trees & plants of this place to create buildings, soil for growing food ~ and coming together with the community & friends to learn skills and co-create a future that is fair & sustainable.               New vocabulary word:  "Plerk" (Play + work !)