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[Cob] "Building With Earth" Slideshow & Workshops with Ocean Liff-Andersonocean ocean at woodfiredeatery.comSun May 1 11:04:30 CDT 2005
"Building With Earth" Slideshow & Workshops with Ocean Liff-Anderson Over half the world's people live in earthen houses. Learn how this ancient building material is ecological, affordable and fun. Ocean Liff-Anderson, local entrepreneur and innovative leader in the field offers an inspiring slideshow and practical, hands on workshops. Learn basic earthen design and construction techniques which can be used to create beautiful courtyard walls, sculpted benches, guest cottages, wood fired ovens and more! Earth Building Slideshow & Tour: "The Making of Intaba's Restaurant" http://www.intabas.com Saturday, May 7, 2pm at Intaba's Wood Fired Eatery, 1115 SE Third, Corvallis, Oregon - Designer and Builder Ocean Liff-Anderson takes us on an exciting journey from design through integration of earthen features into Oregon's only "hand sculpted restaurant"! Slideshow is free and open to the public. Earth Building Workshop Series, Saturdays, 9am - 3pm - May 14, "Foundation & Design" Beginning from the ground up, workshop covers building design & siting, foundation, drainage, plus passive solar design, roofing options - May 21, "Basic Earth Building Techniques" Covers material selection, cob mixing, application methods, built-in shelves & niches, arched windows & doors - June 4: "Earthen Plasters & Finishes" Learn about natural earthen finishes, interior and exterior plasters, beautiful earthen floors for cob & conventional homes Workshops will be held at Ahimsa Sanctuary, a permaculture based retreat center located on the Mary's Peak Watershed, visit http://www.intabas.com for more info. Cost for the workshop series is $150, or $55 each. Limited work trade available. Preregistration is required for the workshop series, call (541)929-7564 to sign up. Space is limited!
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