Sunset the night before the workshop began.

Getting our nametags on day one.

Peter.

What the site looked like before we got started.

Getting to know one another.

Dave manned the camera.

Instructor Lance Kairl.

Builder Scotty Carter.

The whole group.

Putting the pebbles into the bottom plate.

Jang Go manned the bales while Shep manned the chainsaw.

Penny & Chris set the first bale.

Emerald Shire Councilmember Penny with Chris Newton.

Chris listening to Mike.

Dave capturing all the action.

Before we knew it, the walls were up!

As it looked at the end of the first day.

Chris explains the finer points of mud.

Chris Newton with folks from the Emerald Shire Council.

Making the first sample.

Chris demonstrates how to properly apply render.

Fine clay creates plenty of dust.

Jang Go having fun mixing the clay.

You too can be covered in mud. Just add water.

Our friends from South Korea make manual labor fun by singing and dancing.

Mr. Ha and Mr. Lee.

Making straw chaff.

Most everything is a joint effort.

Samples of various different mixtures of clay, sand and straw were applied to the bales so we could choose the best one for the render.

Getting down to business muddying the straw.

Jang Go.

The first load of patching straw goes into the wheelbarrow.

Mr. Ha.

George.

Mr. Choi.

Peter.

Mike.

Mr. Sun.

Deanne.

Dave.

Lynne.

Chris.

Preparing to compress the bales under the window.

Shortening the cyclone rods.

Mr. Ha and George doing some comperssion of their own!

At work on top of the building.

Then it was time for a game of soccer! Where's the ball?

Mr. Sun in action.

The earth tilted!

Mike shows his soccer prowess.

Mr. Lee levitating.

The multi talented Jang Go.

Chris, Jang Go and Skippy.

Chris in the midst of a header.

Jang Go in action.

The next day it was back to work.

Lance testing the slurry sprayer... on Deanne.

Deanne was thoroughly rendered! Well, first coat anyway...

Shower time.

Angus from Radio National came by to interview a few of us.

Talking to "the American".

George confirmed Angus' skepticism!

Jang Go played his drum for Radio National.

Interviewing Mr. Soo.

Mr. Soo.

Mr. Ha.

Kathryn.

Mr. Lee continuing the first coat.

George really got into his work.

View through the roof.

Scotty.

Dean.

The whole team in the "bath".

Andreas.

Shep.

Dave is getting Scotty's keys out of his pocket for him. Really, that's all.

Skippy was called in to assess the problem with the cement mixer.

Lance jumped in the mixer and came out all muddy!

Scotty couldn't let Lance and Skippy have all the fun.

Scotty shares the muddy love with Chris.

The night before the last day we had a party and there was much rejoicing.

Mr. Lee.

Of course Jang Go provided entertainment.

Mr. Soo.

Mr. Ha.

Everyone was feeling the music.

Don't they do this at weddings?

Chris.

Rowena.

George and Jang Go compare their drums.

Time for the Mexican Wave!

Kathryn taught Mr. Soo to samba.

Jang Go, Soo, Deanne and Choi.

Mr. Soo was really shaking his groove thing!

Singing, dancing, drumming...

Shep and Ha.

The next morning we applied the body coat.

Creating a tribute to our new friendships.

Mr. Ha and Chris looking like muddy foreign diplomats at a photo op.

One last group shot.

Australia, Korea, USA.

Rendering can be tough on the hands.

Lance and Chris saying their goodbyes.

Andreas.

Mr. Soo.

George.

Deanne.

Lucky bastards George and Jang Go.

Mr. Ha and Mike. And that was our workshop. Thank you all.