NATURAL PLASTERS & FINISHES Sep. 7-11, 2027

OVERVIEW

This 5-day class combines the popular topics of natural plasters, including clay and lime, natural paints and finishes, and traditional style Moroccan Tadelakt.

This class is designed to give individuals theory, application and technique in sourcing, mixing, creating and applying various types of clay and lime plasters and finishes. You will leave with knowledge and recipes to do these plasters and finishes in your own home.

Additionally, in this introductory class, students will learn the basic substrates, materials, tools, and techniques required to create a tadelakt plaster. The allure of a tadelakt finish is its high degree of polish, silky-soft feel, and subtle micro-cracking that gives the appearance of ancient porcelain. Tadelakt is a waterproof and fluid medium that can conform to most any shape. Contemporary tadelakt is often used for showers, sinks, functional art, and sculpture. Each student will individually complete a variety of small art pieces to take home; as a group, we will also create and complete a project together. Special emphasis will be placed on how to locally source raw materials for tadelakt.

This sampler class will touch in on the following techniques:

• 2 coat veneer plaster (both clay and lime) over drywall and wood fiber board.
• Clay and lime-based paints and finishes to go over a natural plaster.
• Demonstrations and discussion of plaster over other substrates.
• Basic materials, tools, and techniques required to create tadelakt finishes.

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