I guess the trowels were just a sign of more to come in regards to baling and Japan. Below are the details of a workshop being held in Japan. I am not the one teaching the workshop, nonetheless I wanted to let you all know about it in case you have always wanted to learn straw bale AND have always wanted to go to Japan. How about doing both at the same time?!
Here’s the details:
On August 1st, 2nd & 3rd, Toby & Maiko Weymiller will be hosting a hands on workshop run by Stefan Bell (Click on his name for more info) in the town of Higashikawa, Hokkaido, Japan. For more details of this workshop please visit: www.maikotobybomber.blogspot.com/
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Andrew Morison is a specialist in straw bale and green construction. He has shown thousands of people how to build their own straw bale projects through his comprehensive series of instructional straw bale, concrete foundation, and plastering DVDs. You can check these out at http://www.LearnStrawBale.com.com.
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May 30th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Hi Andrew. Wow, what a great blog – and wealth of information you are providing.
I actually found this site by googling “straw bale in Japan” – to find out if there is still an interest in Japan for straw bale houses. My husband and I designed and built a strawbale home 7 years ago just north of Albuquerque – and we received some great press in Japanese Esquire magazine… it was like a 6 page spread on strawbale construction! Anyway, we are gearing up to sell our house and build another one closer to the city… and are considering trying to “market” our house in Japan (since we have a couple pages of text about our construction process in Japanese!) Do you have any thoughts on this? Might we be able to list house on your site? Also – we’d love to learn more from you…and maybe connect during the construction of our next house. It’s going to be a pretty amazing project. Thanks for your great work…I’ll definetly make this site a regular!!
June 2nd, 2009 at 8:42 am
Hi Cherie. Thanks for the kind feedback. I’m not sure how I could help in the Japanese angle, although I think marketing the house there could be a good option for you or if nothing else, could once again bring SB construction into focus in Japan. It might go well with this workshop as planed for August. You might contact the host and see if they would hand out information on your home. Just a thought. You can send me some pictures and a description of your house and I will post it on my blog for sale. Hope that helps! Please visit the site often as I keep posting new stuff. Also, you might consider attending one of my workshops. I have two scheduled for New Mexico in September. It could be a good refresher for you as well as a hands on chance to learn some of the newer techniques. You can learn more at http://www.StrawBaleWorkshops.com. Hope to see you there!
February 7th, 2010 at 3:13 am
Hi Andrew,
Great work on this website. I spent the best part of today looking through it, and have good feelings about how we could bring another workshop to Japan..
Bit about myself and near future endeavors:
I’m a Kiwi with 11 years of my life in Japan. 9 of those were in Tokyo hovering between various kinds of work and disappointment. Moved to Hokkaido 3 years ago – more specifically, Hokkaido. More specific again, Niseko. Do a search – The Whistler of Japan.
Short story longer, we are building. This coming 2010 May we will put up a full-scribe, Swedish cope log home(with some innovative concepts on the upper storey cladding) – sole intention to sell on completion. Committed to what we have for this build season but..
2011, we have other build sites in the pipeline. Traditional timber frame construction is our passion for this next build season. Great combination of TF and SB, without a doubt.. cannot fail.
Just a heads up at this point. Opportunity for a workshop hosting here, if not more.
Thanks again.. Speak soon no doubt. Keep up the good work.. and it IS good.
Cheers,
Caleb
February 7th, 2010 at 7:49 pm
That sounds great Caleb. Keep me posted. I’d love to come to Japan to teach on your project. Have a great year and good success to you on your project.