Natural builder carpenter educator artist
Flint, Michigan ~ Austin, Texas
Origin
I am a natural builder, artist, and educator of the natural world. I spent 5 years working in the construction industry before I began to be curious of more sustainable and eco-conscious ways of building. In 2021 I started my own construction business “Earth Bound Concepts” and began to find jobs that valued using locally sourced material and intentional design. As a natural builder I have the most experience working with wood and metal, but since 2024 I have been studying cob and earthen plaster. I’ve traveled and learned from multiple elders including legendary Uncle Mud, but primarily through my friend & mentor, Matteo Lundgren (Cob Therapy) at Cob Family Farm in Brooktondale, NY.
the mission
To learn and share more about natural building through connecting with other natural builders, artists, and educators in the Austin, TX area to find meaningful relationships, jobs, and space to host classes.
the vision
To co-create a community land project where we live closely with each other, offer nature based classes for all ages, and live in harmony with the land & each other.
Offerings
I offer custom design/build and renovation carpentry services including tiny houses, sheds, outhouses, composting toilets, bath houses, saunas, home renovations, garden beds, trellises. and more!
Natural building classes and workshops
I offer hands on workshops in natural building and earthen techniques, including intro to cob (from insulation to finish), earthen sculpting, cob fairy house building & creating clay paint.
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