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Monday, April 27, 2009 |
Last night I noticed myself gazing at a wall. The soft surface with slight dimples and streaks were enhanced by the evening sunlight. The deep window reveal was illuminated and the color gently changed from a warm yellow to a cooler tone as the sun set. The reveal bends around to the plane of the wall- not a hard corner but a soft hand shaped edge: it shows that someone moved a particular way applying the mud and then brushed the clay paint with generous strokes.
Now it is morning and the sun fills the sleeping alcove: vivid color here and more sculpted shapes that change continuously as the light moves. This plaster displays bits of straw and shimmering mica.
It’s really quite sensuous to look around in this space and it never gets boring. Curved walls meet hand cut wood with waney edges. Varying heights break up the space overhead. Natural light enters from all directions.
The quality I experience here is similar to that of old European country homes- with stone walls and lime plaster- simple, solid, timeless and beautiful.
PS. We just listed a workshop on Natural Plasters
morning light
shelf meets plaster in a cob wall
detail at entrance of the Studio |
posted by Elke Cole at 6:39 pm |
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| Dawn said... |
Thursday, December 3, 2009 @ 11:01 am |
| beautiful pictures Elke! What a pleasure it is to see the plasters come alive. the straw plaster on the north wall is one of my favorites.... |
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| joan said... |
Thursday, May 14, 2009 @ 8:00 am |
| I have just discovered your site and I am blown away - the houses of my dreams,in my dreams, ever since I came back from Barcelona and was mesmerized by Gaudi's work. I absolutely love the curves and the poetry in every detail as well as the sustainable materials. thank you for so generously sharing your vision. can't wait to learn more
namaste |
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| CHAD said... |
Saturday, May 9, 2009 @ 9:23 pm |
| Incredible, I am always amazed at all the different tones that occur when the right light hits a hand sculpted surface. One of a kind ! |
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| CM said... |
Monday, May 4, 2009 @ 12:26 pm |
| Nice photos, I like the way the light embraces the surfaces, they glow with life and warmth. |
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