COB OVEN WORKSHOP Fun with mud!
WHEN: Sunday, June 5 TIME: 10am - 6pm FEE: - sliding scale
RSVP: Space is limited so please reserve and register (payment due by May 20) @ www.pathtofreedom.com/outreach/workshops/coboven.htm
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Learn how to build a simple fully functioning sculpted bread oven from cob in one day. This earthen sculpture will be built using inexpensive materials: sand, clay, straw, and water.
You will learn about materials selection and evaluation, mixing and cobbing techniques, and designing. Cob has been used for millennia . With recent rises in the price of lumber and increasing interest in natural and environmentally safe building practices, cob is enjoying a renaissance. This ancient technology doesn't contribute to deforestation, pollution or mining nor depend on manufactured materials or power tools. Earth is non-toxic and completely recyclable.
The workshop will be a mix of hands-on (and feet in!). Please wear clothes that you wouldn't mind soiling. Plan to use muscles you haven't flexed in a while.
BRING: A hat, suntan lotion, towel, slip-ons, perhaps a change of clothes. Also bring your own bag lunches and beverages. We will provide light snacks and water.
INSTRUCTOR: Ray Cirino, of Cobanation, is an experienced and innovative cobber. He will share his love and enthusiasm of cob, demonstrating his own unique and whimsical design.
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