Natural Building And Earth Art Course On A 50 Acre Farm In Sikhui!

[LolaLola]

Hi All,

My name is Lola, I am a resident artist and natural builder living
on a 75 acre farm in North West Thailand. In April I will be running a
week long natural building and earth art course on the farm. Im not sure
if I am putting this info in the correct place but would really
appreciate any help in getting the word out there about the course and
our farm.

Here is the course info - if anyone would like more information feel free to email me at email address removed and our farm website is URL removed

Thanks for reading!



Earth Art – one week intensive natural building and beautification course - April 22nd - 28th



This is an exciting opportunity to gain hands on experience in
natural building techniques with the added bonus of letting your
creativity and imagination run wild as you create art from the earth.
This one week unique course will cover a variety of building methods
including cob,
wattle and daub, adobe bricks, lime plaster and render, earthen
plasters, natural pigments and sculpting. After learning what makes a
good building material and covering the history, traditions and
techniques in the classroom the majority of your time will be spent
working outside putting theory into practice. Using all of your senses
you will come to understand what an amazing material earth is to work
with, you will create, build and explore different natural building
techniques adding you own artistic flair. The goal of the course is not
only passing on the skills to make you a confident natural builder but
to also collaborate together in designing and creating a piece of art
made from the earth and all of the goodies in our recycling center too.
This could take on many forms, from standing sculptures, to functional
objects, murals to mosaics the possibilities are endless. You will be
inspired and amazed at what beautiful things can be created from earth
and so called waste.



The course will be held in the beautiful surroundings of our 50
acre farm only 3 hours from Bangkok in Issan, Thailand and taught by our
resident artist and natural builder Lola Byron. The farm is in the
process of conversion from a traditional Thai rice and corn farm to a
farm that implements the principles of permaculture.
We strive to grow our own food, manage our waste effectively and mimic
the systems that are already present in nature so as to leave less of a
negative impact on the planet. Whilst living on the farm you will become
a part of our international community, living, sharing and working
together we balance work and fun to maintain a happy functioning farm
life.



Working with earth is a liberating and humbling experience whilst
re-discovering age-old traditions and techniques we can add modern flair
and creativity, connecting us to the planet and preparing us for the future.



For any further information please email

Edited February 23, 2013 by Crossy
email and commercial URL removed per forum rules

[kbvicar]

hi lola--how much $$$ for the "course"?

I've been down this road before and "I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more". Bob Dylan--Bringing It All Back Home album (I think)...

Edited February 23, 2013 by kbvicar

[cloghead]

Who in their right mind would fall for such a transparent scam scheme such as this? I guess maybe some brain-dead tree-huggers on Khao San Road that may have a few baht left in their pocket and want to save the planet...

Why (not) spend your holiday in the middle of nowhere, on a patch of barren, drought-stricken earth, sweating your ass off during the hottest season of the year, paying some scam artist to build him/her a stick-and mud hovel?

Really, who wants to be relaxing on a pristine beach, sipping Mojitos as the sun sets before you retire to your comfortable air-conned bungalow when:

"the majority of your time will be spent
working outside putting theory into practice. Using all of your senses
you will come to understand what an amazing material earth is to work
with, you will create, build and explore different natural building
techniques adding you own artistic flair. " ???

In other words--making bricks in the hot sun and paying to do it. Wow, what fun. Guess the scammers artists can't afford a few Cambo/Burmese workers. No probs, they'll find some eco-morons warriors sooner or later.

The mind boggles...

[Crossy]

I don't know if this is a scam or whatever, it does break several forum rules so is closed.