After only about a year and a half of intense learning in natural building, I decided to teach a workshop! Thanks to Tammy's encouragement in Bandon, Oregon, I just finished a very successful 5 days of tadelakt and lime plaster teaching :) If you missed my original posting and are wondering what Tadelakt is... click here! The finished tadelakt shower. Great job on the workshop, team! The first day was a one-day "Introduction to Tadelakt" workshop. It began with a thorough presentation and overview of tadelakt and lime plaster and then everyone applied a tadelakt finish to a "cobject." Participants burnishing their tadelakt cobjects The cobjects, color samples, and stones Finished tadelakt cobjects! Prior to the one-day workshop, my assistant Alexandra Nathan and I did a lot of preparation to get ready and make sure everything would go well... First we made samples of different lime plasters to use as our substrate and our tadelakt plaster. We varied the amount of sand and lime in each to find a good amount of strength, drying, and shine. Then we tested all the pigments that Tammy has purchased to see what colors we were most interested in. We added to and roughed up the earthen plaster (or brown coat) that had been applied over the cob and eventually applied the lime plaster substrate. We also had chosen some colors that we liked for the shower, so we added some "bubbles" to the interior of the bathhouse to test out the tadelakt. Substrate and Tadelakt Lime Plaster Samples w/ cat prints! Scratched up Earthen Plaster Alex and I with Pigment Samples Applying the Lime Plaster Substrate Completed Substrate Alex applying Lime Plaster for Tadelakt Bubbles Finished Tadelakt "Bubbles" (the white substrate will be covered up later when the cob walls are plastered) next to the many glass window bubbles Pouring the tadelakt pigment into the lime plaster. Such a pretty color! ooohhh... loving that mix :) working with one of the workshop participants on lime plaster troweling Applying the second layer of lime plaster for the tadelakt The dry burnishing on the first day always goes into the night. We finished at 11 pm! Amazing! We got 8 people in there burnishing! I "supervised" :) Here, I was repairing a little ding in the tadelakt. Good demo opportunity! What a GREAT team! Thanks for an awesome workshop! This is darker than it will ultimately dry, but it'll stay mottled. Isn't is gorgeous? LOVE the variation! Burnishing away... in the clouds? :) We all LOVE tadelakt! This amazing crew finished the very last of the burnishing This is the largest of the stones that we used to burnish the tadelakt. Most are much smaller! Tammy came up with a great invention! A handle on that tiny stone! As we were leaving, the tiny "microfissures" were just starting to appear. You can see them, but can't feel them. They are so beautiful! But that's not all! We also were able to lime plaster and burnish the bottom of the exterior of the shower building! We gave these sea creatures a lime plaster update! and Linda did a demonstration of her burnished fresco technique! What an action packed and wonderful experience. I can't wait to do it again! Let me know if you know of a place to host another...
The first time I saw tadelakt was in St. Tropez, France, several years ago. I was immediately transfixed by the pearlescent, translucent, hand-rubbed-all-the-way-to-glossy, impervious-to-water finish. I had never seen anything like it before, and rarely have since. I had stumbled upon one of the oldest and most treasured plaster finishes in the world. The art of tadelakt is 4,000 years old, and comes from Morocco. Designers in France are using it today for its silky texture and indescribable patina, which are unmatched by any other plaster finish available. It is absolutely stunning. Tadelakt functions extremely well in wet areas and can form a seamless, monolithic finish to back splashes, countertops and sinks in kitchen, bathroom, shower and powder room areas. Made from natural hydraulic lime, quartz and marble powder, tadelakt is white in color and can be pigmented using natural earth pigments. The tadelakt process is deceptively simple. A natural powder paste is applied to the surface, then polished with a smooth stone. This is repeated seven times. Finally, the surface is sealed by rubbing with a black olive oil soap. To fully appreciate it's allure, it is said that you have to caress it. I couldn't agree more! Satiny Coral Tadelakt Finish on Integrated Shelves in French Kitchen A Parisian Salle de Bain Finished in Black and Taupe Tadelakt Tadelakt Taupe Walls in Parisian Salle de Bain Tadelakt Taupe Walls in Parisian Water Closet Charcoal Grey Integral Tadelakt Bathtub in Parisian Bathroom Tadelakt Red Shower Walls in Chic Provencal Salle de Bain Tadelakt Red Sculptural Bowl in Provence, France Creme Tadelakt Walls in Parisian Salle de Bain Gorgeous Tadelakt Parisian Salle de Bain Beautiful Tadelakt Red and Gold Backsplash and Integral Sink in Provence, France Tadelakt Grey Countertops and Shelves in Parisian Kitchen Tadelakt Backsplash, Countertop and Integral Sink in Provence, France Tadelakt plaster finish would be gorgeous and luxurious in our American homes. I can see it working beautifully in chic Napa and Sonoma wine country homes. If you have seen tadelakt installed here, I would love to see pictures! Resources: Les Valayans Paris Vancouver Website Photos Courtesy of Traditions du Maroc and Maroc Design in Paris and Avignon, France ....... Kit Golson Design for elegant, sustainable and pragmatic Chic Provence Interior Design
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