This is a picture from the mountains outside of Santa Barbara, at Spirit Pine Ranch, where our friends Betty and Tautacho live and teach workshops in natural building techniques. This is a house made of cob, which is a traditional adobe like building material that can be easily mixed, even by small children using rough sand, clay, straw and water. It is amazing and fun material to build with and play with. It is made by stomping and dancing with your feet until the ingredients are blended together. A wonderful way to teach pre-academic science concepts is through the study and use of natural building materials, including cob, earth, natural plasters and pigments, reclaimed wood and stone. Also, the rhythmic nature of the process of creating cob opens up all kinds of musical group dance opportunities.
Friday, January 21, 2011
Cob and Natural Building Materials
This is a picture from the mountains outside of Santa Barbara, at Spirit Pine Ranch, where our friends Betty and Tautacho live and teach workshops in natural building techniques. This is a house made of cob, which is a traditional adobe like building material that can be easily mixed, even by small children using rough sand, clay, straw and water. It is amazing and fun material to build with and play with. It is made by stomping and dancing with your feet until the ingredients are blended together. A wonderful way to teach pre-academic science concepts is through the study and use of natural building materials, including cob, earth, natural plasters and pigments, reclaimed wood and stone. Also, the rhythmic nature of the process of creating cob opens up all kinds of musical group dance opportunities.
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