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Strawbale Construction Skillshop                  

May 14 - 16, 2010    Friday 5pm - Sunday 4 pm

Build for community  ~ with each other & the land.  

~  learn about the many natural buildings in this region 

~  tour natural buildings on site 

           and see strawbale, wattle & daub, thatched roofs, earth oven & rocketstoves in person ! 

~  receive design information & hands-on skills needed to do strawbale wall construction

~  become confident in earth plastering

Friday  5 - 9 pm    

• Tour the Land,  Slideshow & Discussion: Regional Natural Building. 

Saturday   10 a – 8:30 pm.

• Build with Bales: design essentials
• Re-sizing, attaching & pinning bales
• Framing in doors & windows.
• Evening video: “The Strawbale Solution”.

Sunday   10 a – 4 p              

• Learn to identify the right materials to build with, how to locate them. 
• Mix & apply earth plaster & sculptures to strawbale walls.

Fees* & Discounts

• Early Bird Prices  ~  Pre-paid by  May 8. 

                                            Friday  $25,  Saturday $60,  Sunday  $45,   All 3 days:  only $115

• After May 8th.            Pre-register & pay at the door.

                                           Friday $35    Saturday $75,  Sunday $60     All 3 days: $150

Bring a friend Discount ~ subtract $10 from your fee

*Some scholarships available. Ask if needed.

Meals shared, bring some food we can cook up.  Potatoes, fruit, whatever. 

Free lodging available on site in doors or camping space outdoors.  

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

Online registration & payment:   

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 done construction with a variety of wall techniques: strawbale, wattle & daub, light clay & compressed earth blocks. 

Working with earth has been a focus of her work which includes many sculptural details ! 

"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. 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. 

New vocabulary word:  "Plerk" (Play + work !)