Clay culture
Subtitle: plasters, paints & preservation
By: Carole Crews
Publisher: Gourmet Adobe Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Taos, N.M
Language: eng
Number of pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780984222902
Subjects: Clay; Clay Building; Adobe Building; Earth construction; Adobe houses; Plaster; Paint materials
Other titles: Clay culture :
Description: Open the door to self-reliance...create and maintain natural clay finishes over a variety of surfaces. Beautify walls or make works of art with natural materials collected from the Earth or purchased inexpensively from ceramics suppliers. Learn about arches, domes and woodless windows. Savor the story of Taos, New Mexico, known for its self-sufficient lifestyle and earthen architecture. Discover how the old houses were built and learn simple ways to repair them.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-202) and index.
Table of contents: title: If these walls could speak; title: The soft path : restoration; title: Learning by doing; title: Walls & tools; title: Clean floors & fire in the hearth; title: Elemental awareness : light and color; title: Base coats and exteriors; title: Laying it on with a trowel; title: If you can make pancakes, you can make paints.