Mudgirls and participants group photo.
Clare shows off her pipes.
Molls lays out the foundation.
Molls lays out the rock foundation.
Molls inspects the stone-age.
Peeling the cedar posts.
Measuring a stone.
Laying on the rafters.
Rafters going on.
Post and beam work.
Kids and parents participate in a cob wall-raising.
Kids and parents participate in a cob wall-raising.
Even little kids can help out at a Mudgirls workshop!
Even babies can help!
The client inspects the door.
Auggie keeps the spirits high at a cordwood building workshop.
Mudgirls flash their gang signs.
Mudgirls flash their gang signs.
Mixing cob.
Molls working on a cordwood cabin.
Cobbing around a window.
Cobbing around wondows.
Cobbing around a post.
Cobbing around a window.
Cob and cordwood wall almost complete.
Molls working on a cob and cordwood wall.
Auggie hoists a bucket using a rope and pully.
Workshop Group photo.
Break time at the work site.
Colin poses in his carharts.
Client inspecting the home.
Beautiful kitchen window.
Wall plaster designs and a round window.
Wall plaster designs.
Client likes his new abode!
Cabin surrounded by garden.
Another completed cabin.
Workshop group photo.
Post and beam work.
Lower level completed.
Interior.
Interior.
Cute clover-shaped cabin.
Cabin surrounded by garden.
Cabin in the winter.
Cabin in the spring.
Cabin in the spring.
In the Summer of 2009, The Mudgirls and a gang of participants came together to work on Molly and Arthur's cob home on Saltspring Island. Experimental building techniques include a two-tiered bed platform and cobbed-in rungs for a ladder.
Rose and Auggie inspecting post and beam work, Saltspring Island
Post and beam work, Saltspring Island
Building the cob walls, Saltspring Island
Cobbed-in ladder supports, Saltspring Island
Square window aspiring to be a round one, Saltspring Island
Beautiful cob bench and table, Saltspring Island
Cedar Thatch for Waddle and Dob, Saltspring Island
Recycled window, supported with 2X4's, being cobbed into a round window, Saltspring Island
Prince Arthur, Saltspring Island
Recycled Tire Roof, Saltspring Island
Molly and Arthur's cob cottage, Saltspring Island
Group Photo, Saltspring Island
In the Summer of 2009, Rose Dickson facilitated the building of a cob bench at the Nanaimo Community Gardens. The Bench is located next door to the parking lot behind the Foodshare Center at 271 Pine St., just up the hill from downtown Nanaimo.
Shira building a Cob Bench, Nanaimo Community Gardens
Bottle Designs
Mudgirl Christine
encouraging participants
Completed Bench!
In the Fall of 2008 the Mudgirls held a workshop to build a lovely cob and cordwood cabin made 99.9% from natural or recycled materials, with materials costing less than $2000. The workshop brought together 10 Mudgirls, 17 participants, 3 infants, 4 toddlers and 2 older kids, 5 dogs and two cats with participants from as near as Lasqueti and as far away as Toronto for a whole week of work, sharing and camaraderie! Great Revolutionary work gals!
Mixing cob
Preparing beams with hand tools
Working on a cordwood and cob cabin
Cordwood and cob
Cobbing around a window
Cordwood and cob cabin, working on interior walls
Building cordwood and cob walls
Walls going up!
Cordwood, cob and bottles
Playing music at the house site
Playing music at the house site
Cordwood and cob cabin
Cordwood and cob
Natural building looking beautiful
Cedar shake roof completed
Cedar shake roof completed
Cedar shake roof
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