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Providence Clay Plaster Workshops – Last Chance
Last weekend we were blessed with the most beautiful spring days for the first or two clay plaster workshops in Providence! Next weekend, join us for the final installment. Tickets Available for April 25-26: Finish Clay Plaster over Straw Panels. In the first workshop, a…
Paint Your Walls With Clay
Sick of painting your walls with stinky solvents that literally take days off your life and microplastics that contaminate the planet forever? Try clay paint: gorgeous mineral color and texture in your home, without the VOCs, microplastics, and heavy metals. I’m pleased to be offering…
April Clay Plastering Workshops in Providence
I’m delighted to be collaborating with the Providence Preservation Society to offer a two-part clay plastering workshop at a residence right off downtown Providence, RI. We will be plastering the interior walls of an owner-built straw panel house over two weekends: We’ll start with the…
Now Certified in Dry Stone Walling, Level 1
I’m pleased to share than in my journey to learn the most sustainable ways of building in the Northeast, I have just attained a Level 1 certification in the Dry Stone Walling Association’s Craftsman Certification Scheme. Over five days at Laurel Stoneworks in South Fork,…
Spring Natural Building Workshops Open for Registration
Biolithic Builds is delighted to be coming to The Craft School at Mill Hollow Works this year for a series of natural building workshops. Mill Hollow Works is a heritage craft school is located in southern New Hampshire, just three miles away from downtown Keene.…
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…
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