We drove up to Villa Sobrante in the rain and fog at with the hopes of an early dismissal. When we arrived, we were greeted with an empty Villa. Rather than gathering around a warm fire, Massey and her apprentices were busy plastering the inside of her pod. Great. So we spent that day filling in rough chunks and creating smooth lines within her pod with a lime plaster. The plaster is just one of many more layers to both insulate and decorate the inside of the pod. Lime provides better weather proofing and coloring but the trade off is that it's harsher for both humans and the environment when compared to clay.
With plans for a fire and warm tea the next day, we left after the afternoon of cold lime plaster and returned home to warm showers.
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The patchwork of lime plaster on the inside of the
pod
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