2022 has been a dynamic time of LEARNING & CO-CREATING at Strawbale Studio, as we are finally back to ‘IN-PERSON” activities! Yay!
Your TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATION helps PROVIDE UNIQUE SUSTAINABLE SKILLS PROGRAMING
Over the years, Strawbale Studio has been connecting people of all ages with nature & sustainable skill building!
YOUR SUPPORT HELPS KEEP THINGS FLOWING & ENERGIZED. GRATITUDE!
“What’s NEW in 2022? What WENT ON in 2022? What’s BEING PLANNED in 2023?
Below are SOME 2022 HIGHLIGHTS & FUTURE PLANS …with a Full 2022 Report to come
Interns made a round-pole structure ~ harvesting wood from the land & hand notching!
What’s NEW in 2022 ?
- Strawbale Studio 17 min VIDEO tour Filmed by Cooper Green ! Gratitude!
- “Learnng Interest SURVEY” Made for Strawbale Studio by Clare Fayley!
- You can take the survey & indicate what programming you’d like.
What WENT ON in 2022? For Blogs & Pics click here or on links below. in blue.
2022 classes & Workshops ~ INTERNSHIPS & CLASSES FOR THE PUBLIC
2022 Month-long Internships @ Strawbale Studio, in Jan. May & Sept. 7 students learned the following:
- Intern Classes in design, materials, foundations & hands-on Round Pole Framing, Roof Thatching, Rocket Stove, Earth Plaster on Strawbale,, Cob. Foraging. Wood splitting +
Public Classes:
- Earth Sculpting, Mushroom inoculation & Earth Oven Pizza,
- Candle-making, Maple Syrup “Tap the Trees”, Social Ecology,
- Foraging for Edible Plants, Foraged Meal & Earth Oven Pizza
- Soap-making & Sweet Grass Braiding. . . . and more.
2022 UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL & YOUTH ACTIVITIES
- Permaculture Class Tour & Activity for Oakland University students @ SBS
- Sculpting from Earth for students in Steve Baibaks’ “Found Materials” class @ Michigan State University Residential College of Fine Arts
- Social Ecology Class for International Academy East, Troy MI Tour & activity @ SBS
- Tour & Earth Activity for Detroit Waldorf School 3rd grade class @SBS
- Building a Twigloo with sticks for Youth @ Great Lakes Herb Fair & Great Lakes Foragers Gathering
- Sculpting with Earth Learnshop @ Great Lakes Bioneers Detroit Conference
2022 2 hr Learning Tours @ Strawbale Studio of buildings & projects. Ask Questions!
2022 Off site Projects including
- Earth Plaster & Sculpting Class at the Michigan Folk School
- Finish Plaster on Cob Bench @ Detroit Waldorf School
- Earth Oven Workshop in Detroit
- Twigloo & Cob Sculpting @ Great Lakes Herb Faire & Great Lakes Foragers Gatherng
- Plaster Restoration @ Wellfield Botanical Gardens, Elkhart, IN
2022 Community Connections
2022 Full Moon Zooms ~ 12 online connections with local, national & international participants
2022 Full Moon Potlucks, yes! In person, on-site! 4 Potlucks: Aug, Oct, Nov, & Dec.
2022 Visitors & Guests – yes!
2022 Artwork for Ronna Fisher for MI Bon Festival2022 Sustainable Skill Activities
Mushroom Beds: Wine Cap, Oyster, Lions’ Mane.
Herbs: Echinacea planting (Shane & Levi)
Foraging & Harvesting: Solomons” Seal, Echinacea flower & root, tincture.
Dryads’ Saddle, Maitake Mushroom +
Earth Oven Pizza
Bio Char creation & integration into compost piles & garden
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS with East River Farm, Oxford, MI &
The Oakland County PERMACULTURE MEETUP.
Special Gratitude to Shane Norris & Levi Fiak for all their support work and creative contributons to the grounds, gardens, program & workshop teaching in 2021 & 2022! A list of 2022 Donors & Contributors to come. Thanks to all the generous past contributors of money, time & effort…
WHAT’S COMING UP in 2023 ?
- Winternship in January, 2023
- On-going Workshops, TourS & Activities, Full Moon Potluck & Zooms!
- On-going outreach to Youth and Educational Settings!
- Pavilion Project @ Walled Lake Outdoor Recreation Center
A team project lead by Michael Mallon. Deanne doing earth scupture.
- Internships & NEW “Sustainable Skills Worktrade Program”
- Alternating monthly from April through October & Jan.
- Thatching Intensive & Weekend Intensives
- Designing & Preparing to Build a Small Strawbale Structure
- Living Roof addition to the Cedar Cabin
- Rocket Stove Outdoor Cooker – rebuild!
- And More — to unfold.
YOUR DONATION SUPPORTS Scholarships to Youth & Adults in need, and provides funding for materials & tools. $10-25 contributes to the whole! $50 provides a one day class. $950 provides a 1 month Internship. ANY amount contributes to the flow & ENERGY!
