A two-day workshop at Green Road Gardens where we will learn to build a sculptural garden piece alongside repairing a wattle and daubed wall on an existing building.

We will cover a range of natural build techniques during the 2 days which will give participants a range of skills and confidence to start their own projects. The workshop will cover:

• Soil analysis -how to find suitable subsoil for cob and other earthen built methods
• How to use/mix different subsoils with fibres
• Choosing the right method for task/desired outcome
• Wattle and daub
• Repairing mud wall or earthen structures
• Mud mortar
• Various uses and techniques

Cost includes all materials, lunches and coffee breaks.

Sat 22nd & Sun 23rd Aug 2026 – The class runs from 10am until approx. 5pm both days.

This class is being facilitated by Green Road Gardens in conjunction with green build artist, Ger Cussen and well-known sculpture Imogen Stafford.

Ger has been delivering community earth building workshops since 2015 and has gained an MSc Green building from Centre of Alternative Technology in Wales in 2021. She completed a two-year craft education with Grennan Mill Craft school in 2017and is currently on the Artist in Community Panel for Wexford. Her main focus is Sustainability and using natural and low impact building materials to help connect people to place through local materials in a low impact manner.

As a Sculptor from Wexford, Imogen has been expressing her creativity through many mediums. These go from formal bronze, willow and wire sculpture to developing a new forms of sculpture using organic materials such as heather, straw, moss, branches and bark. .Imogen has worked with many community groups, leading people to learn to create artistic pieces using various media and also creating Collaborative Artworks.