Our first day was amazing! We started off by mixing clay, sand, and water to create a plaster. We then spent the morning plastering the doorways of the 2nd main house's bathroom and the entrance to Lindsay's room. After a nice lunch break (and debate about a nap), we headed back to the house to make another plaster, but added straw this time. We then spent the afternoon plastering the mixture around the windows in Lindsay's room. We went through an entire wheelbarrow of plaster and didn't even finish 3 windows!
The plasters are not the final plaster. It was important that we used the first plaster to better attach the underlying straw and the overlying bamboo. These will act as insulation under the final plaster, which can be colored and smoothed to be more aesthetically pleasing.
Not going to lie, playing with mud and getting filthy is infinitely better than sitting in class when the weather is this gorgeous. Tomorrow we're going to finish all the windows in Lindsay's room. Can't wait!
-E&M
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