Tag Archive: alis

[ July 14, 2011 to July 17, 2011. ]
Experience the full moon in a high desert setting overlooking the Taos valley while learning all you ever wanted to know about clay plasters and paints, sculpting, casein washes and fresco, plus a review of wall building options, restoration techniques, and the laying of an adobe floor finish coat.

Camping and all meals will be provided. [...]

[ February 26, 2011 to February 27, 2011. ] Learn How to build an oven from mostly earthen materials in under two days! Learn the basics of Cob, earthen plasters, and earthen paints. Decorate the oven as a group artwork. Lectures and sideshows as well. Wonderful setting, nice people, great food.

Tuition includes everything except airfare.

[ January 31, 2011; ] Create durable, beautiful, inexpensive paints to enhance your home. Earthen paints are non-toxic, easy to apply, easy to maintain, and are planet friendly. A great way to cover up drywall. Half the cost of conventional paint. This hands-on class includes explanation of a variety earthen building methods.

[ May 29, 2010 to May 31, 2010. ] Learn the basics of mud, w/an emphasis on plasters. Identify and mix various muds for covering existing walls and buildings; sculptural mud for shaping and decorative ornaments; natural (fireproof!) insulating mud; mud for natural colors and paints; and cob or adobe mud for walls, ovens hearths and entire homes. Yurt weaving, begun May [...]

[ April 12, 2010 to April 14, 2010. ] Come learn about natural building and earthen wall finishes in this 3-day hands-on workshop. We will turn the earth beneath our feet into healthy, beautiful, loveable surfaces. The course will cover harvesting local materials, processing raw materials for various types of plasters, and applying a three-part system including scratch coat, finish coat and pigmented clay [...]