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3 Day Earth/Clay Plaster Workshop. Olympos, Turkey.

This course is now over. Stay tuned for more courses in Europe and beyond.

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Earth plaster, or clay plaster is one of the most useful and satisfying skills you can learn. When you've understood how each material in the plaster works, you'll be able to:
  • Plaster a mud home naturally
  • Create beautiful earth sculptures
  • Make simple earth/cob sculptures like ovens, alcoves and shelves.
  • Use mud as mortar
  • Render a stone wall
  • Create earth plaster mosaics
  • and more...
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PRICE: 110 Euro (full payment required to reserve a space).
Date: 14th -16th October 2016
Location: Olympos Valley, Turkey.

Price includes:
  • 2 nights at Sheriff guest house in the beautiful Olympos valley.
  • Breakfast and evening meal for two nights.
  • Three days earth plaster course (starts at 1:00 on Friday 14th and finishes at 17:00 on Sunday 16th).
I'd like a place on the course

What will you learn?

  • How to test your dirt.
  • How to mix earth/clay plaster for every climate.
  • Where to find clay.
  • What each ingredient in the plaster does.
  • How to add the various layers when rendering an earthbag house, stone wall or straw bale home.
  • How to repair and maintain the plaster.
  • Techniques for sculpting the plaster into...well anything!
  • How (and when) to use mud as mortar.
  • How to make earth plaster mosaics and other pretty stuff.
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​Cost: 110 Euro (full payment required to reserve a space).
Date: 14th -16th October 2016
Location: Olympos Valley, Turkey.

There are limited places (12) so reserve a space to avoid disappointment.
Reserve a space on the course.
Disclaimer: All the content in The Mud Home website is provided for informational purposes only. The author undertakes no responsibility for any person or entity who chooses to use the information on this website. It is not intended to be a standard and should not substitute for the exercise of good engineering judgment by engineers. It is the user’s obligation to make sure that he/she uses the appropriate practices and consults the appropriate experts when building. It is the user's obligation to make sure they are following health and safety guidelines. The author is not responsible for any accidents, injuries or damages to persons or property incurred while using the information presented in this website.

Some blog articles refer to the use of lime. Please note, lime is caustic and can cause burns. Read The Mud Home guide to using lime safely here.

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  • Building
    • Earthbag
    • Living Roofs
    • Gravel Foundations
    • Off-grid how to >
      • Off-Grid Prep Course
    • Earth Plaster
    • Mud as Mortar
    • Wattle and Daub
    • Lime; Hydrated, Hydraulic, and Putty
    • Mud Building Blog
  • Books
    • Dirt Witch
    • Mud Ball
    • Mud Mountain The Book
    • An Earthbag House in 7 Days?
  • About
    • Contact
  • Learn Mud
    • Courses
    • Mud Building PDF Package
    • Other Projects
  • Earth Whispering
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