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Hello!
I hope December finds you well. I’m reaching out to welcome new subscribers to this mailing list, celebrate 2025, and share about 2026 opportunities. For those who are new here: hi! I’m Emily, the person behind Biolithic Builds. I practice natural building: meeting our multifaceted…
Visit Us at Wintergreen Herbal Market 11/29
‘Tis the season to join me at the Wintergreen Herbal Market, at the Armory building in Somerville. It’s a great place to enjoy some festive spirit and peruse gifts, but nixing mass-production and toxic materials for place-based craftsmanship and the fruits of nature! The event…
Tour the Tiny House!
Big news—I finally finished the straw-clay “tiny house” I’ve been working on for over a year. The paint is dry and the keys are handed over. Now I want YOU to come check it out, at the Open House* on Saturday, November 1st. To my…
Panel Talk With The Last Straw on Thursday
On August 21st, I’ll be on an online panel titled “How To Work For Yourself With Regenerative Building”, hosted by the lovely folks at The Last Straw Magazine. Along with five other young professionals in the field of natural and alternative building, we’ll be answering…
Build an Earthen Oven at Cape Cob! (And more)
We are delighted to share that late June’s Introduction to Natural Building workshop was a hit! Thirteen incredible humans joined us at “Camp Cape Cob” for a weekend of muddy, hands-on learning about cob, straw bale, straw-clay, wattle and daub, and natural plasters and paints.…
Register for Boston Clay Plaster Workshops
Learn about natural plasters with me in Medford, MA! We are running three sessions this summer. In just three hours, you’ll learn the basics of how to formulate and apply a durable and beautiful clay plaster from local soil, straw, and sand. We’ll also discuss…
Natural Clay Plaster Workshop in NYC, 5/18
Join me at beautiful Drew Gardens Bronx on Sunday, May 18th, 1 PM – 3:30 PM to learn about clay plaster! We will be discussing the nature of clay plaster, the sustainability and health benefits, and its long dance with humanity all the way from…
4/26 Work Party
Join me next Saturday 4/26 for a work party at the tiny house! We will be finishing up twiddly details on the light straw-clay, cleaning things up, and slinging some soil. It’s a great way to learn about many aspects of the project while contributing…
Clay Paint Workshop 4/5, Straw-Clay Volunteer 3/22
Clay Paint Workshop 4/5 The Making Clay Paint From Scratch workshop is running again, on Saturday April 5th, 1 PM to 3 PM at the Cambridge Foundry (101 Rogers St, Cambridge). Register here. The last one was a hit, so I’m stoked to be offering…
Intro to Natural Building Workshop 6/28-29
The workshop is pending sold-out – thank you everyone! If you’d like to be on the waitlist in case of cancellations, you can fill the registration form, and we’ll reach out if slots become available. I’m delighted to be be offering Introduction to Natural Building…
Vote on Natural Building Workshop Ideas!
A message and ask for input from Emily at Biolithic Builds and Carl at Embodied Build & Plaster Carl and Emily here, your local MA natural builders. As we round the long arc of winter, spring and summer are showing signs of promise for natural…
Clay Paint Workshop on February 19th!
Tickets are sold out, but there will almost definitely be no-show spots up for grabs. So come anyway 😉 I’m very excited to be hosting a clay paint making workshop at the Foundry Festival in Cambridge next month! It’ll be 5-7 PM in the Jewelry…
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