Cob Plaster Basics
10am-5pm, September 10th
Portland, Oregon SE 11th and Clay
Taught by Scott Howard and friends. Learn all about Cob Plasters including: materials, mixing, applications, sculpting, adding color. A good one for all ages.
Tuition = $80-$40 sliding scale based on income, due on arrival. Not including lunch.
Preregistration is required. To Register, Email: workshops@earthenhand.com.
Earthbag Dome Training in Puerto Rico
- What a beautiful place to learn. Flights are cheap right now!
September 19th-October 1st
Coamo, Puerto Rico
Taught by Scott Howard and Omar Collazo. Learn all phases of Earthbag and Cob construction including: design, foundations, walls, windows & doors, loft, and eco-roof.
This 20 ft. tall earthbag dome house will be the primary residence for Omar and his family of seven. Amazing field trips to Puerto Rico's most beautiful relaxation spots!
Tuition = $1400 includes all meals, camping, indoor showers and bathroom.
View the Blog or download the informational pdf
Preregistration is required. To Register, Email: workshops@earthenhand.com. And send $200 non-refundable deposit to Earthen Hand Natural Building 3333 NE 15th Ave, Portland, OR, 97212
Cob Oven Workshop in Puerto Rico
October 2nd-3rd
Cayey, Puerto Rico
Taught by Scott Howard. Learn How to build an oven from mostly earthen materials in under two days! Learn the basics of cooking in this type of oven as well. And there will be unforgettable excursions to swim in pristine waterfalls!
View the Flier en espanol
Tuition = $260 includes all meals, camping, indoor showers and bathroom.
Preregistration is required. To Register, Email: workshops@earthenhand.com. And send $50 non-refundable deposit to Earthen Hand Natural Building 3333 NE 15th Ave, Portland, OR, 97212
Earthen Paints at Portland Community College
- Get Dirty! Create Your Own Earthen Paints
9am-12pm, October 23rd
PCC SE center, Portland, Oregon
Create durable, beautiful, inexpensive earthen paints to enhance your home. Earthen paints are non-toxic, easy to apply, easy to maintain, and are planet friendly. This hands-on class includes global examples of earthen building methods. Snacks provided.
Tuition = $40 payable to Earthen Hand, $29 to PCC
Email us at workshops@earthenhand.com. to begin registration.
View the flyer OR go to www.pcc.edu/schedule for more information and registration.
See photos of 2009 Earth bag house workshop series.
About Earthen Hand Workshops
A growing number of people are interested in natural building, earthen building, and permaculture techniques. Our workshops seek to empower people with information and hands-on instruction for a self-reliant, ecological lifestyle.
We are dedicated to educating people about the possibilities of empowerment through ecological building. Workshops offered focus on skills and intuition that allow a builder to create within a natural harmony. Each day of a workshop includes hands-on training, discussion, and lecture. We hope that anyone who attends our workshops will continue to learn and teach technologies of global self-empowerment.
Potential workshop hosts can contact us by email at: workshops@earthenhand.com. Our ideal workshop is cooperatively organized, delivering quality education while completing a useful structure at an affordable price for everyone.
Our local workshops provide:
Hands-on learning in earthen building techniques
Useful and beautiful structures that cooperate with their surrounding landscape
Opportunities to learn skills for free - Public workshops offered annually through Portland's Village Building Convergence event.
Our international workshops:
Create a positive cross-cultural exchange
Train participants in earthen building techniques
Provide international communities with needed structures that cooperate with their surroundings
Draw funds and human energy to places where the resources are more needed
Testimonials
"I loved creating a structure by hand with our class. It was fun to get dirty and work hard with our amazing crew and teachers. We learned a specific method of natural building, but were also introduced to many ways of sculpting earthen materials and living in harmony with nature."
- Skylark
"My experience building the sound dome with Scott in Thailand was more than transformational...I became more open to the miraculous ways our earth can be utilized. It made me feel more connected to my tribal nature and to the magic that happens when we work as a community with intention to manifest!"
- Farren
