Date
Sunday, January 19th, 2025
Time
9:00am - 4:00pm
Learn to make natural walls with the old ancestral technique of Wattle and Daub, the application of Cob on a wooden frame.
Wattle-and-Daub and Cob?
At MAMA TREE, we’re all about exploring timeless, earth-friendly building techniques that bring us closer to nature and honor traditional practices. Wattle-and-daub is an ancient construction method that combines woven wooden frameworks (the “wattle”) with a natural plaster-like material (the “daub”), creating a strong, breathable wall. The daub is often made from a mix of clay, straw, sand, and water, which makes it akin to cob, another traditional building material.
Cob is both a material and a building technique in its own right. Cob stands on its own as a sculptable material for building freestanding walls or even entire structures. Whether you're patching up a daub wall or sculpting a cob bench, natural building techniques use earthen materials to create beauty, function, and connection to the land.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the basic theory of the process to create a foundation and framing for a wattle-and-daub or cob structure
- Gain understanding of how to weave a wattle framework using local and sustainable materials
- Mix cob and daub by hand, learning the proper consistency and techniques for application
- Apply cob or daub to a wattle framework, exploring methods to ensure a strong, long-lasting bond
- Leave with the skills and inspiration to apply these techniques in personal or community projects
Food
A hearty vegan lunch will be provided. Please bring a water bottle and feel encouraged to bring your own snacks. We recommend eating a full breakfast ahead of the workshop to fuel your hands-on building.
Payment
- Tier 1: $90 - Early Bird Pricing - Closed
- Tier 2: $120 - Standard Tuition - Closed
- Tier 3: $150 - Pay it Forward - Closed
Scholarships
We are reserving the remaining spots in this workshop for folks who lost their home or are currently displaced due to the fires in Los Angeles. If this reflects your situation and you would like to join this workshop at a very low sliding-scale price, please email us at programs@mamatreeojai.com
Refund Policy
A 90% refund will be provided upon cancellation if we are notified 1 week in advance (1/12/25). The 10% not returned accounts for the GoDaddy processing fee as well as our registration fees. We can provide a refund of 50% up until two days before the workshop begins (1/17/25). However, due to preparation expenses, we are unable to provide a refund if a cancellation occurs within two days before the workshop begins.
