Saturday, June 19, 2010

Mud Hen East

We have sold our mud house here in Cerrillos N.M. and are heading back to New York's Hudson Valley. It is a bitter sweet choice that has brought up all sorts of storms of the heart. But alas for me, aging parents beckons me home.
There will be lots to do to feel settled in our home in Tivoli. Lots of weed pulling, grass cutting and for me the ritual cleaning that washes away unfamiliar smells and allows our family smells to settle.
It is my hope when we get settled to begin to grow Mud Hen East. One of the first projects I want to do is earth plaster over sheetrock in our downstairs studio. It is there I imagine a sort of earth building laboratory for brewing clay paints and earth plasters. A place for experimentation and teaching. Stay Tuned

3 comments:

GarnettPower! said...

hi, I live in nyc and have been out to elrito for the adobe classes. When you get started on the adobe plaster on sheetrock, give a holler if you need some help, I would love to help if I can machitantillo@gmail.com good luck with your move! m

Liza Macrae John Corcoran said...

thanks for your note, we are eager to get something going here and eager for able hand , stay tuned

Rammed Earth said...

I'd love to teach a rammed earth workshop on the East Coast. Keep me posted about your plans. Glad to see the old Mud Hen sold. Good luck with the old folks.

Kathy
rammed.earth at gmail.com