<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Myriad, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px; "><h2 style="margin-top: 0.8em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0em; padding-right: 0em; padding-bottom: 0em; padding-left: 0px; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Myriad, Arial, Tahoma, Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: normal; color: rgb(212, 73, 68); text-transform: none; line-height: 1.3em; "><a href="http://svionline.org/events/1052/earthen-plaster-workshop-in-chattanooga/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link: Earthen Plaster Workshop in Chattanooga" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(212, 73, 68); text-decoration: none; ">Earthen Plaster Workshop in Chattanooga</a></h2><div class="dte" style="margin-top: -1em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(163, 163, 163); font-size: 1em; "><span class="author" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">November 12 & 13, 2011</span><span class="nocomments" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></div><div class="entry" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0em; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Join Sequatchie Valley Institute for an earthen plaster workshop in downtown Chattanooga. </strong>Earthen plaster is a low-impact sustainable construction technique that has been used for thousands of years.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0em; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">We have added walls made from a local clay/sand/straw mix (a material known as “cob”) to a timber frame structure in Chattanooga, as a demonstration of ancient, sustainable building techniques. Our next step is to seal the walls with earthen plaster. You will learn how you can use similar materials to create projects for your own home.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0em; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; "><a href="http://svionline.org/svi/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/IMG_1962.jpg" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(50, 110, 161); text-decoration: none; "><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1056" title="IMG_1962" alt="" width="300" height="229" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: auto; padding-top: 5px; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-left: 5px; border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; display: block; border-top-color: rgb(219, 241, 252); border-right-color: rgb(219, 241, 252); border-bottom-color: rgb(219, 241, 252); border-left-color: rgb(219, 241, 252); border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; " id="8b5d3bcc-08a5-4c0c-9744-b446741de609" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes" src="cid:ACC356A1-AC93-4EB7-B55A-3E998EAB1256"></a></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0em; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; "> </p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0em; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Dates:</strong> Saturday and Sunday: November 12-13<br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Times:</strong> 10:00 am and 1:00 pm (Lunch is included, starts at 12:00 noon)<br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Price:</strong> free (donations accepted)<br style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Location:</strong> 1025 East 8th St, Chattanooga, TN 37403</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0em; padding-right: 5px; padding-bottom: 10px; padding-left: 0px; ">Space is limited, please email <a href="mailto:ruderockdesigns@gmail.com" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(50, 110, 161); text-decoration: none; ">ruderockdesigns [at] gmail [dot] com</a> to reserve a space in this workshop.</div></div></span></body></html>