Thursday, August 26, 2010
13 Grandmothers- Sprit Rising at Golden Gate Park
Guiding Star Creations attended a fundraiser for the International Council of the 13 Indigenous Grandmothers to send them to Japan. There were stations at the four directions honoring the Grandmothers from the four corners of the planet. In the center was an amazing mandala to give form to the energy held at this event. There was dancing, a variety of musical artist, prayer, and a water blessing ceremony. Click on the picture above to see a slide show the event.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Earthbag Dome Workshop in Tepoztlan, Mexico
Check out our latest workshop!
GSC created the music as well as the movie!
GSC created the music as well as the movie!
New Slide Shows to View
Click on the pictures above to see slide shows of the Village Building Convergence, Harmony Festival, or our Raw Food Creations.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Village Building Convergence
Checking out local open spaces created during this 10 day convergence in Portland OR.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
5 Day Earth Dome Workshop in Mexico
Neil and Stella have just returned from Mexico!The focus of this workshop was building in a way that connected the structure and the people to the energy flows of the universe. Stella reminded participants to use all of their six senses to touch, listen, taste, smell, see, and intuit their surroundings.
Extra care was taken to build this dome as a living structure with breathable walls and natural waterproofing and plasters. The building will serve as a meditation dome and was built with a mix of raw earth and scoria rock. Lime was used as a stabilizer in the foundation and stem walls. The exterior plaster is cob made from horse manure and clay and will be finished with a thin lime plaster.
Neil and Stella taught 18 participants who built a 2.5 meter (8ft) dome during the 5 day course.
Participants ranged from 21-60+ years young and covered multiple states in Mexico. Participant's backgrounds were architecture students, engineers, artists, permaculture educators, indigenous organizers, teachers, construction workers, a Hait relief organizer, and people interested in esoterics and sacred geometry.
We want to thank all those who attended and especially recognize Angel who hosted and organized the workshop for all his efforts. Thank you also to Ge for translating and Angel's Aunt for the amazing meals.
Neil and Stella
Extra care was taken to build this dome as a living structure with breathable walls and natural waterproofing and plasters. The building will serve as a meditation dome and was built with a mix of raw earth and scoria rock. Lime was used as a stabilizer in the foundation and stem walls. The exterior plaster is cob made from horse manure and clay and will be finished with a thin lime plaster.
Neil and Stella taught 18 participants who built a 2.5 meter (8ft) dome during the 5 day course.
Participants ranged from 21-60+ years young and covered multiple states in Mexico. Participant's backgrounds were architecture students, engineers, artists, permaculture educators, indigenous organizers, teachers, construction workers, a Hait relief organizer, and people interested in esoterics and sacred geometry.
We want to thank all those who attended and especially recognize Angel who hosted and organized the workshop for all his efforts. Thank you also to Ge for translating and Angel's Aunt for the amazing meals.
Neil and Stella
Thursday, March 25, 2010
GSC visits Earth Ships in Taos, NM
Stella and Neil visited Earthship's world headquarters in Taos NM. They interviewed Shawn and Erica who are building their own home in the area out of shipping containers, converting them into an earthship hybrid. Neil and Stella also toured earthship buildings to research how to integrate earth-bag construction with the holistic approach of earthship design.
Check the latest earth building photos from our travels in New Mexico on this slide show.
Monday, March 15, 2010
An Overview of 2008-2009 and Visions for the Future
Over the past year and a half through traveling, building, and teaching in the USA and eight foreign countries, Stella and Neil have sought to integrate inner transformation and physical manifestation through the empowerment of others. They have done extensive research into building domes in wet climates and designing super-adobe/earth-bag presentations and workshops in foreign countries. During their travels Neil and Stella continued their education by attending workshops and conferences on earth building, permaculture, inner transformation, and by touring and documenting sustainable communities and buildings throughout Mexico, New Zealand, Australia, South East Asia, Egypt, and Turkey.Creative Projects:
Neil and Stella are currently creating their own business called Guiding Star Creations and are planning a workshop in Mexico and to return to Australia in 2010.
During the past year and a half Stella used her skills as a photographer to document their journey for the purpose of producing educational materials and creative projects. Another creative project underway is a film called “Home”.
To see a complete report of our journey please visit the link Guiding Star Creations World Travels 2008-2009
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