Its properties make clay-lime plaster valuable for both indoor and outdoor use. In this workshop with Benito Steen from Arizona
This workshop with Benito Steen is all about plastering techniques and mixtures based on materials such as lime, clay, sand and straw, in particular so-called lime-stabilized clay mixtures ("lime-clay").
Lime-clay mixtures are promising and complex. They offer many advantages:
- Dries quickly and requires only a very small amount of lime
- More resistant to mold and water than clay
- Less lime material required than in pure lime mixtures, therefore more environmentally friendly than pure lime
- Good transition coat for lime - better adhesion of a lime coating to a clay wall
- The lime flocculates the clay, which significantly reduces shrinkage during drying.
What you can expect
You will start with coarse plaster mixtures, which you will shape into forms and curves - a special feature of the canelo project. You will then apply various fillers and interior coatings, including some advanced polishing techniques that the Steens have developed over the years.
In the course you will learn everything from the basics of what you need to work with clay-lime plasters: from finding suitable material, to putting together a suitable material mix, to applying and using it. You will finish the course with confidence and understanding of how to coat walls in your own home with beautiful, creative natural finishes.
You will learn in this course:
- Mixing and applying a heavy base coat of fibers that can be used to sculpt and form walls
- Mix and apply a medium/leveling coat that can be used as both a final and transition coat for a finish
- Fine Japanese Otsu finish plaster with high fiber content that can be smoothed or polished
- Gain confidence in working with clay-lime mixtures
- Gain a deeper understanding of the effects and benefits of aggregates and mixing ratios
- Gain specialized knowledge from the canelo project
- of the Steens in Arizona
SCHEDULE
First day
- Examination of the individual materials - lime, clay, aggregates, fibers - from the perspective of the Southwestern United States and Benito Steen's findings from the Canelo Project
Second day
- Making mixtures and modeling and shaping with basecoat plaster
Third day
- Application practice with intermediate plaster layer (midcoat), preparation of the walls for polishing
Fourth day
- Application of further plastic layers
Fifth day
- Polishing the last wall with Otsu plaster
- Further surface treatments for the interior
- Clay polishing
The schedule should be understood as a rough overview, which can be adapted according to circumstances and requirements.
The course is aimed at craftsmen as well as interested laymen who are interested in designing with ecological building materials and high-quality wall finishing techniques.
Benito Steen teaches in English, a translation into German will be provided. A basic knowledge of technical terms in English is helpful.
We recommend studying
the list of technical terms with translations on the DV Lehm website
beforehand.
To get an impression of how Benito Steen works, we recommend you take a look at his instructional videos.
Level: 2 according to DQRInstructor
:Benito Steen, clay builder, Arizona (USA)
Course duration: 35 hours
Course size: 12 people
Course costs: € 1450.00 (incl. VAT) plus € 210.00 catering
Early bird discount until March 3, 2025
Accommodation: Accommodation is not included in the price. You can find accommodation on site in the neighboring Wangeliner Garten
. In order to receive the special discount of 15% on the applicable accommodation price for our participants, please contact us directly at
unterkunft@wangeliner-garten.de. The
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KOMPASS
funding
: Solo self-employed persons can receive up to 90% funding through the KOMPASS program. Information here.
Alternatively, Stiftung Warentest offers an overview of funding opportunities for educational measures.
