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Tadelakt is an ancient lime plaster technique. It provides a waterproof surface that is highly polished and known for it’s natural beauty. Contemporary Tadelakt works well for showers, walls, sinks, and even as a functional art form.

A Friday presentation and potluck dinner will kick things off and we will spend the weekend working in a Charleston residence where you can see examples of DIY Natural Building home applications.  We will complete the workshop with a tour of a local Rammed Earth residence designed by Root Down Designs here in Charleston. Come and be a part of this unique opportunity to tour one of Charleston’s modern Rammed Earth projects designed by Root Down Designs!

This workshop will be taught by Liz Johndrow of Earthen Endeavors Natural Building & supported and facilitated by April Magill.

Liz is the founder of Earthen Endeavors, The Pueblo Project, and most recently the TERRA Foundation.

About Liz: “I have always enjoyed living in spaces that bring me in touch with my natural surroundings. As a builder, I was thrilled to discover I could bring that contact deeper into my home experience through my choice of building materials. Since that discovery, I have been passionately exploring the world of cob, strawbale, adobe, earthbag, earthen and lime plasters, earthen floor systems, and timber framing. I find it most exciting that the simplicity of many of these systems and materials often allow for people of all ages and abilities to participate. The past few years have taken me further into the role of teacher, facilitator, and instructor and I am increasingly passionate in helping others learn these skills so they in turn can share their vision of beautiful, sustainable, and socially just structures. My more recent seasonal work of the past several years in Nicaragua, with the women and youth in the northern pueblos, has been my most challenging, educational, and rewarding work thus far.”