The Limpet House
Earth Bag Sanctuary fondly named The Limpet House. Circ.2007 Whidbey Island
The Limpet House
Ceiling of Limpet House
Earthen floor, cob bench
Limpet
OVENS OVENS OVENS
Oven
Foxtail Farm
Dream up your own design!
Come to a workshop!
Do it yourself!
Oven floor
Shaping the void
Sculpting the dome
Applying plaster
Ready to fire up-The Foxtail Farm pizza oven built in December 2017
Whidbey Island Waldorf School
Tilth Farmers Market
Earthen floor, earthen plaster, even a sky lite!
Children’s playhouse. Built by the Caylx kids of Whidbey island, circ. 2014
Barrel Oven
Inspired by the need for lighter weight, faster firing time and cleaner cooking-introducing the barrel oven-the floor is insulated.
Earth Oven
Oven with chimney
Workshops
The Straw Bale Yurt
Argentinian empanadas!
Spinach and meat pies!
Load bearing straw bale. Earthen plaster inside and out, earthen floor. Built over a three month period in 2003. No cracks, no settling, no mold or mildew. Awesome!
Coupeville straw bale cottage.
Magic!
Honduran Earthbag Orphanage
2007. 2229 square foot, 9 rooms, 14 windows. This was built for the children of the Lamb institute in Tegucigalpa, to live 26km outside the city, and to resist flooding and hurricanes.
Orcas Island Cob Cottage
A heart shaped cottage with a loft. Orcas island.
Trench
Foundation
Having fun building!
Hot Spring Sanctuary
Cob Meditation sanctuary. Sunrise windows. Finished roof, finished plaster.
The living roof
Slip Straw Sauna
Slip straw sauna with earthen plaster and cob bottle columns.
In winter-let’s Fire it up!