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| the paint shed |
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the paint shed is a load-bearing straw bale. It has a rubble cement foundation. The roof is a simple gable with added on extensions to help protect the gable ends. The metal roof was painted with muriatic acid then stained with ferrous sulfate. The walls are plastered with a thick straw-clay plaster. The blue and white is lime plaster over the straw-clay. It was frescoed (painted the same day) with Mexican azul anil pigment. The lime plaster was also carved the same day exposing the earth plaster beneath. |
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The white lime design was carved to expose the clay plaster beneath. |
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| The arched window molding is sculpted with straw/clay plaster then finish plastered with casein and clay. The exposed straw /clay plaster shows about 5 years of wear. |
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The shed is used for plastering tools and natural paint supplies. The walls are examples of many different natural finishes from wheat paste and sand to waxed clay, polished clay /lime, polished lime sealed with olive oil soap as is done in Morrocco to use for bathtubs, lime frescoed with copper sulfate and yellow oxide. The wood shelves are painted with casein and a Mexico blue pigment called azul anil. |
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