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This workshop we hosted was an opportunity to learn and practice natural building skills as we constructed a wattle-and-daub market shed at the farm, led by local natural building expert Sage Stoneman, and our resident carpenter Abudu.
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
Abudu is an Earth tender, forest gardener, natural builder & artist who seeks collective health & liberation through conscious practice, education, & relationship. He is also the Seed sower of Akwaaba Urban Food Forest Garden. He spends most of his days working in community at MAMA TREE and tending to the cycles of life on Chumash lands in the Ojai Valley.
Sage Stoneman creates functional art with local, natural and reclaimed materials. He teaches workshops about natural building and exploring creative agency, as well as offering consultation for ecologically responsible construction and landscaping.
If you have any questions regarding the workshop weekend, including accessibility and accommodation needs, please contact us at INFO@MAMATREEOJAI.COM
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