Here are photos and minimal explanations of what happened last summer in Puerto Rico. This was round two of an on-going cob building exploration project. When I began this project 2 summers ago with 9 other friends, our goal was to build a house out of cob that we could all enjoy in the years to come.
As was expected, none of us knew what we were doing, and we were only able to dangle our feet into the mucky earthiness of cob construction. If you want to see what that summer (2006) was all about, you can watch a small trailer put together by my friend Jes. Go to www.wiseguiseproductions.com and click on "house of mud" to check it out.
This blog is dedicated to the process of finally getting our feet and hands totally mucked up in cob. We decided to build a small structure to see what cob was like. We were successful. Scroll down to see the process and the results. I spent a month in Puerto Rico on the land of my grandparents, Jerusalen and Jaime Morales, better known as Lela and Lelo. My workers came at the beginning of the month. They included, my sister Selina, her husband Aaron, my brother Ariel, and my friends Micah, Ari, Joanna, and Rachel.


Don't forget to click on "old post" at the bottom of the screen to see the finished bench.