Workshop
Highlights
April 10th -20th, 2010
Patillas, Puerto Rico
We will be surrounded
by
learning opportunities
throughout our stay.
The workshop will
be a muti-lingual
event with translation
between Spanish & English.
Lectures and instruction will
include:
Dome construction
Rubble trench
foundations
Earth Bag construction
Cob construction
Stone masonry
Sign-up today at
www.earthenhand.com
Hello,
I am happy to announce Earthen Hand is offering an
Earthbag Dome Intensive Workshop this coming
April 10-20, 2010 in Patillas, Puerto Rico.
Please help us make this trip a success by spreading the word to
others. I can forward along my printable flyer at your request.
Please see details at: www.earthenhand.com.
Also, I am currently preparing for our workshop in
Dogon Country, Mali that will start next month. We are building a
schoolroom there. A big thank you to everyone who helped maked
this current project possible!
Kind regards,
Scott Howard
Earthen Hand Natural Building
scott@earthenhand.com
In cooperation with:
April 10th-20th, 2010
Patillas, Puerto
Rico
Gain skills to create healthy, practical and
sustainable structures!
Learn about earthbag dome design and construction,
earthen plasters, and methods of roofing using locally available
plants. Complete a 13 x 13 foot earthbag dome that will be a
bedroom. While you are there, learn about the local rainforest
ecology and demonstrations of sustainable agriculture and
forestry.
Gain the skills you need to build your own
Earthbag dome: Dome design, Permaculture Design (as it applies to
buildings), Earthbag and Gravel Foundations, Earthbag and Cob Wall
systems, Passive Solar, Window placement, Earthen floors, Earthen
plasters.
Preregistration is required.
Taught in English and Spanish by the
instructor.
Tuition = $1400
10% discount for bringing a friend!
Cost is $1800 for tuition, and about $2000 travel expenses, including
airfare.
See details and sign up today at: www.earthenhand.com
Scott Howard started Earthen Hand Natural Building in
2002, with the goal to build and promote artistic earthen
architecture. He offers workshops about earthen building
techniques locally and abroad. Scott is also available for hire as a
builder, designer, or consultant on alternative building
projects. See www.earthenhand.com for workshop details:
Mali earth bag dome intensive 1/9/10-1/25/10; Puerto Rico earth bag
dome intensive 4/10/10-4/20/10; Portland, OR, USA earth bag house
building Spring/Summer 2010.
Patricia Boyko has
been working with Las Casas de la Selva since February of 2008. A
traveler, chef, artisan, creator, and scientist, she currently
researches vines and fungi at Las Casas. She also experiments with the
potential use of secondary forest products. With
passion for ecology and the land, she is working to develop and
promote more sustainable building and development practices in Puerto
Rico, as well as increase infrastructure at the project. She is our
wonderful logistics coordinator for this event. Puerto Rico residents
contact: patty.boyko@gmail.com
Participants will learn everything that they need to build
structurally stable domes using little more than earth from the site.
The design is a 13 foot catenary dome with two windows and a door.
Dome building by hand is an ancient art that is still used today in
many parts of the world. It is one of the fastest and simplest
ways to enclose a space, and is ideal for most
environments.
See the famous mosque at Djenne, the largest mud-brick
building in the world.
