Cob Cottage Workshop with Bryan
Natural Building · Pacific Northwest · Portland, Oregon
If you’ve been thinking about natural building — a cob oven, a small structure, a skill you actually want to have — this is where that starts.
Between us we have decades of hands-on experience — cob, light straw-clay, earthen and lime plaster, limewashes. From the ground up, working alongside owners who want to be part of what gets built.
If you’re ready to start — or close to ready — reach out. That’s where everything begins.
Cob Cottage Workshop with Bryan
This is where a project can go. Most of the work we do starts much smaller — a garden studio, a cob oven, a small shelter. Under 200 square feet, on land you already have, this year.
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Natural building, hands-on — cob walls, earthen plaster, small structures, benches, ovens. You’re part of the process, not just the recipient of a finished thing.
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You want to actually know how to do this. Not just watch — do. Learn hands-on with Bryan at the Valley Educational Center. Leave with real skills and the confidence to start your own project.
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Some projects call for more hands, more experience, or a community build. Between us we can help plan it, teach it, and make it happen — from small to medium scale.
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Commiunity Outdoor Kitchen - Cob Oven and Cob Bench - Village Building Convergence Project
Finished interior · Portland
We came up through different paths but arrived at the same practice. Matt through the Village Building Convergence in Portland — work parties, community builds, years of showing up and staying. Bryan through an apprenticeship with Ianto Evans, one of the founders of the cob revival in North America. Different lineages. The same commitment to building things that last.
Building with natural materials since 2005. Cob walls, earthen and lime plaster, small structures, benches, ovens, rocket mass heaters. Hands-on collaborative work across the Pacific Northwest — you're part of the process.
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Focused for over 18 years on building cottages that house people and teaching others what he's learned. Hands-on cob building workshops at Lost Valley Educational Center and beyond.
Work with Bryan →