[Cob] Scholarships to attend Natural Plaster workshop (fwd)

[Shannon C. Dealy]

Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 15:08:16 EDT
From: ECOARTDB at aol.com

Hi there,
I thought you'd like to know we have an "angel" who is providing SCHOLARSHIPS
for the 5 day event!  Affordable at last! Hope you can come.  Let us know as
soon as possible. Note changes in schedule, and additions.  If you have not
sent in a Registration or Deposit, see info below.   Deanne


* NATURAL PLASTER 5-DAY INTENSIVE with Cedar Rose Guelberth from Colorado, 
Co-author of The Natural Plaster Book
              September 16-20

* NATURAL PLASTER WEEKEND  with Cedar Rose      
   September 18 and 19, 2004

* Evening SLIDESHOW by Cedar Rose
   September 18, 7 pm    Open to public.
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We are pleased to present two plastering workshops and a Slideshow  led by
Cedar Rose Guelberth, Co-author of The Natural Plaster Book! The setting is a
lovely wooded rural land at the Strawbale Studio, a uniquely sculptural thatched
roof building  ~ featured in The Beauty of Strawbale Homes by the Steens.

Cedar Rose, from Colorado has been in the field of healthy homes, natural
building/design and natural plastering for 25 years. She studied architecture in
Europe for 3 years with a focus on natural plasters, and is one of the most
experienced people in the field in the States.

Assisting will be Deanne Bednar, the illustrator of The Natural Plaster Book,
& The Hand-Sculpted House book, co-designer/builder of the Strawbale Studio
Project. She also has a background as an art &sustainability teacher.

These workshops will incorporate a wide range of information and experiences
with natural plasters and finishes, as well as a tour, and hands-on
activities, at the Strawbale Studio, a unique thatched-roof structure. These techniques
can be used on natural buildings and existing structures. You will also have
an opportunity to check out the extensive resource library, walk in the woods,
and spend time with some good people. Bring your curiosity and questions!
This workshop is appropriate for natural builders, artists, architects and
interior design students, and all others interested in learning more about
creating habitable and beautiful spaces in their lives.
SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE!

September 16 - 20  5-Day Natural Plaster Intensive US$375
September 18 &19  Natural Plaster Weekend  US$185
September 18         Evening Natural Plaster Slide Show US$10 at the
door     
                    Please RSVP 1 week in advance for the Slide Show if
possible.
Price includes materials, handouts, tour of the Strawbale Studio, wonderful
vegetarian food, camping or indoor accommodations (bring mattress and bedding),
and access to a great Natural Building Library. 
DISCOUNTS: *   Also 20% discount for signing up another person. SCHOLARSHIPS
and work/trade/barter available.
See old website (under reconstruction) for photos of land and Strawbale
Studio:
www.geocities.com/rainforest/vines/7729

"OPEN SCHEDULE" ~~  ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES:      
Tuesday          9-21    Continue to experiment with plaster at the Strawbale
Studio, enjoy the resource library, learn from Deanne, co-designer/ builder
of the Studio and illustrator of the Natural Plaster Book. Continue interesting
discussions with folks!  Evening presentation: The Zero Energy House by
Christina Snyder, architect and lecturer.  A wonderful PowerPoint on strategies for
designing a house that uses no fossil fuels! Christina presents this
throughout the state and is partially, sponsored by a grant from the State of
Michigan.

Wednesday           9-22    Plastering, experimenting, Resource Library,
Optional viewing of videos: The Strawbale Solution, Earthships, Underground
Homes, International Ecovillages, Ecological Design, and others. 

Thursday 9-23 through Sunday 9-26
Some folks will be staying all the way through the end of the week, and you
are welcome to join us and be part of the crew or support the crew!  Evening
bon fires and good company.  For the open schedule we can share food prep
etc. If you can chip in for food that would be great, but not necessary.


ATTACHMENT: Open pdf attachment in Adobe Acrobat.  Includes the same
information in a flyer format with a photo of the cover of The Natural Plaster Book. 

CONTACT INFORMATION:
See www.uheac.org/links.html for reservation form or contact Deanne Bednar
248 628 1887  ecoartdb at aol.com 
PO Box 733, Oxford, Michigan 48370  
(make checks payable to Deanne Bednar)

LOCATION: 1 hour north of Detroit, on beautiful wooded rural land. 



INFORMATION FORM    Please fill in the following ~ and send by email, mail or
phone in, so we can order materials, arrange rides, etc. We would like this
info by Sept 5, 2004 or sooner if possible. 

1) YOUR NAME?
2) PHONE NUMBER?
3) EMAIL?
    MAILING ADDRESS?
4) WHAT DATES ARE YOU ATTENDING?
5) DO YOU NEED A RIDE OR COULD GIVE A RIDE? (Indicate where you live)
WHAT ARE YOUR TRANSPORTATION NEEDS? (indicate all flight or arrival info for
plane, train or bus so we can coordinate pickups  - indicate your Airlline,
arrival time, flight number, and where you are flying from) We are making a
pickup at 8 pm Wednesday, Sept 15 on Northwestern Airlines at the Detroit Metro
Airport.  If you can come in before or around this time that would be helpful.
6) ANY OTHER CONCERNS, NEEDS OR QUESTIONS? What would you like to learn?
7) PAYMENT PLAN? 
    Some folks have already paid, or made arrangements for partial pay,
work/trade and apprenticeships. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE! Please indicate your
arrangements, or what would work for you.  It is appreciated if some of the fee
is paid in money, if that would work for you.   Feel free to ask questions, or
make up answers!  We want you to come!
8) DEPOSIT
     I am requesting that all folks planning on attending, send a deposit of
$50 to hold your place.  That will let me know you are coming for sure, and I
will order food and materials for you!  If that is not possible, please let me
know. I don't want money to keep you away, but I would like to be reassured
that you will be coming.
Send to Deanne Bednar PO Box 733, Oxford, MI 48370 by Sept 8, 2004.
9) WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEARN?  Cedar Rose has asked for that info from
you, and I will pass it on to her! 
10) LODGING:  Are you planning to stay on site? (Bring your own
mattress/bedding for indoors and tent for outdoors.)



DETAILS ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:


UPDATES

Additional evening presentation (sounds fun!) 
Preston Bell has offered to do an evening slideshow on the building process
of a round straw bale studio at Pine Manor in Southern California with rubble
French drain, earth bag base, reciprocal roof, hydronic heated earthen floor
painted with a mural and finished with earthen plaster. AND - A really neat
Hobbit house also at Pine Manor, which used an existing straw bale entrance wall,
added a light clay wall, and then earth bags for the front wall, a round door,
locally harvested beams, living roof with a mature pine growing up through
the middle and finished with an earthen plaster. 

House Plans
Another participant is hoping to bring the design for the natural building
her family will be building in the Southern U.S. 


Photos
Daniel Little of "Heart and Soul" landscaping & natural building in Ann
Arbor, Michigan, will bring photos of his company's work!

Zero Energy House presentation by Architect Chrisina Snyder, Tues, Sept 21
pm. Designing houses that use no fossil fuels!

Come join us to learn and share!
DB
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  Deanne Bednar
248 628 1887  ecoartdb at aol.com  Studio Calendar: www.uheac.org/links.html
PO Box 733, Oxford, MI 48370
Case Study of the Strawbale Studio by the State of MI Energy Dept.:
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/CIS_EO_Inside_case13_41027_7.htm 
SB Studio website: www.geocities.com/rainforest/vines/7729  (under
re-construction)
Detroit Green Map  www.detroitgreenmap.org