Slip Straw Bottle Wall Natural Building Workshop

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Learn How To Build A Slip Straw Wall with Bottle Accents & Earthen Plaster :: June 21st, 2025, $150 per person

Join me at Mountain Jewel Center for Earth Connection for a comprehensive workshop on how to make an earthen wall using slip straw infill (also known as light straw clay). This is a very useful, eco-friendly, inexpensive and aesthetically pleasing wall system that can be used for internal or exterior walls. It’s practical and accessible as it can be used within conventional stud framing. It’s a great way to make a conventionally framed building with an eco-twist as slip straw is ideal underlayment for earthen plaster finishes.

We’ll start the workshop by touring some of the existing slip straw wall systems at Mountain Jewel. Then we’ll dive right into filling a stud framed wall in with slip straw. We’ll learn how to put glass “bottle bricks” into the wall and do a demo on applying clay slip and earthen plaster to the wall. Participants will leave with the skills to implement slip straw construction within existing stud framing, as well as learning tips and tricks of these wall systems, including how to span wood studs under earthen plaster for a crackless finish. They will also leave having gotten their hands muddy in the basics of applying earthen plaster finishes.

Location and directions sent out after purchase. Email ozarkmountainjewel (at) gmail (dot) com with questions. Bring your own lunch and snacks.