OURIKA ROCKS AND MUD PLASTER

The variations in colors on these stone slabs are so beautiful.

In the foreground is the mud plaster before the red pigment was added.

Need a scaffold to apply the mud plaster? Do it Moroccan style-knock some holes in the border wall and some more in the mud brick wall, insert poles, nail together a ladder of scrap wood, throw some planks on top of the poles, and get to work.

I liked the hue of the mud plaster when it was wet, but knew it would dry a lighter shade. We had decided to do the back walls of the studio first, in case it ended up being too light. We will mix a darker batch for the front of the studio.

This was the second morning we woke up to snow in the High Atlas-the views from the rooftop terraces will be fabulous.