Wednesday 16 December 2009

2010 Sussex, UK Workshop- Building a Root cellar, an earthbag dome in just 4 days


Building a root cellar
Learn to Build Earthen dome structures for emergency and sustainable living.

29th May - 1stJune (Bank holiday weekend) Building with Earthbags- a dome and an arch.

2nd June – plastering the dome and sculpting with clay

Location
3 miles east of East Grinstead.

Content:
Building an arch and a very small dome made out of earth filled bags (Earthbags, Superadobe etc..), and plastering/sculpting the dome with an earthen plaster. Hands on and some Theory.

Taught by:
Paulina Wojciechowska, who is an architect and author of ‘Building with Earth, a guide to Flexible-Form earthbag construction’, has been studying, building and teaching natural building since 1996.
Nicholas Harris, a British wheel of yoga accredited teacher
will assist & host the workshop.

Cost:
4 day earthbag course: Course participant: £160
Children: FREE
1 day plastering course: £30
Basic Camping field available for free..

Food:
£5 daily contribution towards communal
vegetarian/vegan cooking or make own
arrangements.

Contact us via email:
info@ ehah.org

Clay Plaster carving with Bill and Athena Steen in Slovakia June 2009.

Earthen Plasters and carving,
& making a Japanese Tataki floor.







Summer 2009 Earthbag, Superadobe workshops in Poland

Building small domes and an arch in 3 or 4 days.

Pupki








Plastering the dome

Przelomka

New 2010 Natural Building Courses and Workshops


Turkey, mediterranean coast

9-11 April, Building with Earthbags, Building Earthen dome structures for emergency and sustainable living. Starting to build a small dome made out of earth filled bags, some plastering, hands-on and theory. Taught by Paulina

Total Price Per Person - 300 Euro
Room & Board Included but drinks are extra. Maximum 15 places available, book early.

For more information please contact babylontown@hotmail.com



Poland, 60 km from Warsaw

Located in a forest with existing structures that include a small load bearing straw bale house and an earthbag dome covered in shingles. The site also has a camping field.

25-27 May, Building with Earthbags. Domes and arches. Hands-on’, led by Jarema.

29-31, May, Clay and Straw. Clay plastering, sculpting, clay paints, straw/clay as insulation, making 1cm thin partition walls. ‘Hands on’, led by Jarema
for more information contact
Paulina@ehah.org, or info@earthhandsandhouses.org
www.earthhandsandhouses.org


UK, Sussex
The first EHaH Earthbag, Superadobe workshop,in the UK.
3 miles east of East Grinstead, close to Gatwick airport

29th May -1st June Earthbags. Building a root cellar, learning to build earthen dome structures for emergency and sustainable living. Building an arch and a very small dome made out of earth filled bags, and plastering/sculpting the dome with an earthen plaster. Hands-on and some theory. Taught by Paulina, Cost 160 GBP

2nd June, Clay Plastering. Plastering and sculpting with clay on an earthbag dome.
Taught by Paulina, Cost 30 GBP

for more information contact
Paulina@ehah.org, or info@earthhandsandhouses.org
www.earthhandsandhouses.org




Poland, 20km from Olsztyn

24 - 27 June, Earthbag foundations with straw bale wall (date to be confirmed) raising building one wall in an existing barn structure. A hands-on course led by Jarema Dubiel.

1 - 4 July, Building with Earthbags. Domes and arches. Building a root cellar; learning to build earthen dome structures for emergency and sustainable living. Building an arch and a very small dome made out of earth filled bags and plastering/sculpting the dome with an earthen plaster. Hands-on and some theory. Taught by Paulina & Jarema.

5 July, Clay Plasters. Plastering and sculpting the dome with clay plasters. (date to be confirmed). Taught by Paulina & Jarema.

5 - 30 July That Round House. A series of four workshops building a low impact roundhouse. The workshop is led by Tony Wrench. Details on Green Hamlet.


Other mini workshops in July, Olsztyn

Wild Foods Walk, 1/2 a day. Finding wild foods that help towards survival (date to be agreed). Led by Jarema

Building a Sweat Lodge, 1 day. (date to be agreed) Led by Jarema


Przelomka, Poland
Close to lake Hancza, dates to be confirmed

The site is located on a beautiful hilly meadow, with forests and lakes, existing structures include an unfinished post and beam bearing straw bale house, a small earthbag dome and a straw bale shelter. A camping field with very basic facilities is on site and accommodation is available 1km away.

2 - 4 August, Building with Earthbags, Domes and arches. Building a root cellar. Learning to build earthen dome structures for emergency and sustainable living. Building an arch and a very small dome made out of earth filled bags and plastering/sculpting the dome with an earthen plaster. Hands-on and some theory. Taught by Paulina & Jarema.

7 - 9 August, Earthen Plasters. Plastering, sculpting and carving earthen plasters. All the plastering workshop participants are invited to stay on as volunteers for more plastering/sculpting/carving experience. Taught by Paulina

for more information contact
Paulina@ehah.org, or info@earthhandsandhouses.org
www.earthhandsandhouses.org