with Athena Steen
and Elke Cole
Guided by Athena Steen you will continue the learning form the weekend with hands- on work on a building.
Find out how you can make improvements to the indoor quality and look of your home with simple, low cost, local ingredients.
Learn about Color options, ingredients, recipes and get plenty of practice on the walls of our Turtle house and other fun projects.
Every day we integrate conversation and short lectures, time to take notes and ask questions. You will be part of transforming a cob house to a beautiful space with natural color and light.
By the end of this course you will be able to
We ask that participants bring their own stainless steel trowel. You can find a good selection here.
Instructors Athena Steen and Elke Cole bring many years of building experience to share.
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This course is followed by a sculptural clay plaster workshop for those who wish to take their walls to a 3-dimensional experience.
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Athena Steen is well known for her mastery in natural plasters and creating beauty with clay.She is founding director of Canelo Project in Arizona.
Her teaching has taken her to Europe and Mexico, as well as the US and Canada.
At OUR Ecovillage Athena has taught workshops for the past 3 seasons finishing the exterior and interior of the Zero Mile Eatery with her signature 3 dimensional design.
Elke Cole is one of Canada’s first cob builders. She brings rich experience of building and teaching on 4 continents. As architectural designer and natural builder she has played a key role in the development of O.U.R. Ecovillage. Find out more about Elke on her website.
Elke co-manages the ‘Closing the loop on healthy and affordable housing project’ and is the leader of OUR ecological building team. Contact her at naturalbuilding@ourecovillage.org
After being in Athena’s plastering workshop i received a more in-depth understanding and appreciation for the natural materials we were utilizing. There was lots of hands on instruction and techniques for different plastering applications. Even with the size of our class, Athena made sure to attend to each of us on an individual level, and help us to achieve our goals. She’ll yell but she loves you. Ryan, participant 2017
Email us at info@ourecovillage.org
Call us during our business hours, Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm PST at 1-250-743-3067
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