I spent the last month interning and living at Strawbale Studio with Deanne. Just two weeks ago she was excitedly telling us around the dinner table that this video hit 10k views, now it’s well over 100k !! Deanne is a gem, and SBS is magic, it fills me with so much joy to see this amount of acknowledgment and praise for this place ❤

This woman and these buildings exude love ❤

Omg, I have been to this house!!!! My mother in law took me to her house and we made homemade tapered candles in her home. She was so sweet!

Over 20 years ago I found a photograph of this strawbale cottage with snow on the ground around it. I've shared the elements of sustainable, passive, natural building with hundreds of students using the photo with the story that this beauty was handcrafted by women, but I did not know who to credit. Thank you @Natural Building and Deanne Bednar for telling Fran Lee, Carolyn Koch, Gregie Mathews and your story! I'm thrilled with tears in my eye to learn the details, see inside, and feel warmth in my chest as warm as a rocket oven heated bench. Best of health and blessings of continued creativity!

I grew up in Vietnam. When we were very poor, my dad had to used straw and clay dirt to build us a house in our 1 acre land by using cob wall method; we were kids around 8-10 years old at time helping out dad putting the wall together; it was fun; the roof was covered by coconut leaves; this was done in 1978; I am glad to see how it begins popular in United States

I love how she strokes the cob walls! Irisistable.

That's me at the bottom of 5:44! I love you, Deanne! You're truly inspiring and so lovely and I think of you often!

I've harbored a secret fantasy of crafting a unique, sculptural home that snuggles gently into the landscape. For someone with an artistic soul, living inside the fruits of imagination elevates life itself as a harmonic artform. These cottages are a visual song of hand, heart, and community. Tremendous awe & respect to you! 🤲✨️❤️‍🔥

I did an internship here four years ago and it was on the best experiences of my life. Deanne is a gem and SBS is so special. I’m very grateful to have not only lived there for a month, but actually have a hand in these beautiful creations. I met so many amazing people that passed through as well. When I stayed, we did the finish plaster on middle earth and it’s amazing to see it now ❤ Support her if you can!!

What a beautiful house. When I was young I would like to have a house with the form of a boot, now I see this lady having a fairytale house. I wish you the best, God bless you 🙏

I'M GOING TO BUILD WHOLE VILLAGES. I LOVE THIS STUFF

I'm a Michigander!! What a relief to know our climate resonates with this build!!

So beautiful and surreal. As a black African living in Africa, this is so relatable. This is so "Afrotecture".

Such an inspiration!!! Thank you the more people see and hearing about the alternative to stick and brick homes. The Oregon Cobb cottage and they have been doing it and teaching for over 30 years. Sorry Deanne I was directed to the channel person. I love that you have done this. This is encouraging to see you do your Cobb studio. I am 60 and want to get starting my own home and growing my grown food and composting toilet. And rain water catchment.I am proud you did this and you should be very proud. What a great job.

It's wonderful you can get a group of people to help you build these structures because they are labor-intensive. It's a beautiful complex.

Facinating approach to build housing on local natural material. Modern times the synthetic materials are bombarded in the market place & very attractive although they are very expensive and harmful in the long run. Ancient great ideas are back & are creating more environment friendly true natural and minimal architecture in the townscape which is befitting the landscape and then life is becoming more natural also interesting.! Great, keep it up going.!

The beauty of a team!! There is a Tribe somewhere in Africa, I WILL.research it right after my comment. A group of Women tie knots made with help.rope... the result is INCREDIBLE!! A very sturdy round structure with protective spikes on the outside so wild boars don't run into it! They look like stars! Unbelievable, how fast and focused these young and much older women are! In no time, they've got a little dwelling!!Knots and faith..alot of joyful singing while the knotting and designing is being completed! You see? We are all.the same! We all.need a home!

This was a very informative video and I thoroughly enjoyed watching it. By the way, I am from India where in the country side villages we can still find houses built in this process. It has excellent insulation capacity and protection in both winter and summer. The earthy colour is very aesthetic and pleasant, which enhances and compliments any kind of ornamental artwork...

So good to see you, Deanne!! I was just talking to Gretta about our time with you at Christina's. I can't believe it's been 10 years. Much love to you.

Very nice to see efforts of this respective innovative and humbled senior citizen living in nature.

I first saw a cob structure on the property of an AirB&B I stayed at in Asheville, NC. It was amazing. I stared at it a long time trying to figure it out. It didn’t appear new but at the same time it seemed very sound and sturdy (no melting/weathering as you’d expect from a mud building!) Excited to learn more!

This brought tears to my eyes. So much emotional depth. So much love and higher vibrations. Thank you for sharing

These organic,living spaces elevate human beings’ frequencies and integrates us back into nature,our true north! Thank you so much for this video! Immediately recognize this as one guidepost for me from One!

The most loved home that I had seen in my life. ❤❤❤

this is so inspiring!! Can't wait to make my own natural building someday

So wonderful lady thank you and all a part of this magic❤

Deanne's illustration in Ianto and Linda's book are beautiful ❤️

I just love these particular kind of clay based home ❤❤❤ n all around Greenery ..... It's something that touched my heart I am really thrilled n flattered.

It touches my soul, so beautiful.

More than amazing, the buildings, the details and of course the creator of such beauty.

What a warm and magical looking place. I need this in my life🙏🏼❤

ART TEACHERS ARE THE BEST , I LOVE ALL OF YOU. INSIPIRED SO MANY OF OUR CHILDHOOD AND CHILDREN. God PROTECT THEM ALL. 🎊♥️❤️

Me encantaría tener una casa así, tan cálida y creativa. Disfruté de los árboles y animales esculpidos, las formas redondeadas, la multiplicidad de ventanas integradas a la naturaleza. Como persona mayor , no podría dormir arriba ( no soy ágil) pero en una planta, sería feliz en un hogar así. El taller me fascinó. Felicitaciones para the art teacher! ❤ 🇺🇾

Thank you for sharing, this is so inspiring! One thing struck me - you can be excited, create at any age! Starting exciting near the retirement is inspiring ❤ kudos! Building feels build with lot of love 💗

What utter joy! The whole video radiated energy life warmth and love! Thank you so much for sharing!

Wonderful to see someone turn their home into their passion.

Bellissima casa ,e ecologica , e atmosfera di infanzia.Super bella.

This type of work may prove much more important than these people realize. I love the houses and the way they're built, close to nature. I love the outdoors, and believe this is so much better for the body and soul than anything else. The only better thing would be a cave in the Himalayas.

Thank you for sharing. What an awesome community and project. Stays cool and warm, naturally.

I for some reason literally cried watching this video the way that the comfort and love came through in this video of those buildings make me reap to piss one to be there

Super cool natural build. Lots of great ideas to apply to our tiny cob home build

Amazing and beautiful! 🥰

We don't own anything outright. We're only custodians of our houses and our earthly belongings. There's no point getting attached to tangible things; it's better to share them and watch the joy they give others. One day, we will go where we came from. We didn't bring anything from that place and we won't take anything there! Just love everyone around you and share everything. We never know what date has the return ticket has been booked for. It could be tomorrow or tonight... ❤🤗

Empowering and inspiring on many levels thank each for sharing the insight of natural building tips and techniques.

Beautiful!

Thank you so much for sharing this! It was wonderful listening to her describe her home with SO much love.

I wonder if we were at the Cob building workshop together back in 1996 or so… I had two sons, one four and the other just barely beginning to walk when we helped Ianto Evans with a lovely cob structure on Earthlands in Massachusetts. I have an awesome photo of my little son sitting on a stone slab which was set chest high as a shelf in the cob wall that was only a few layers higher than that shelf at the time of the photo.

Wow, that place is spectacular. I can feel that emotional pull around the love, joy, kindness pouring out of you and Cob Cottage I suppose. ❤ thanks

💜💜💜Love love love love love love love love this!!!💜💜💜

Beautiful preoccupation of this lady artist in sculpture after retirement!

Simply UNBELIEVABLE!!!

True Love of Environmentaly Friendly Beautiful Most Natural buildings that are connecting completely with Our Unique Nature ..🌿🥰🍀💚🍀🥰🌿

Loved this woman💕💕💕

What a fantastic page!

WOW ! 💚💚💚

There's so much love in to building your home, absolutely gorgeous.

Very impressed. Wanting to take this building method to the Amazon jungles of Brazil. Thanks for sharing

Amazing!!!!! Congratulations! 👍👏👌❤🌹

Beautiful person and a beautiful sory❤

Those houses look so comfy, thanks for sharing!

So much love and richness in this experience

Love it! Love it! Love it!!!

鎖定目光的極品佳作感恩謝謝你的分享讓我們一飽眼福，一級棒幾百分。

The place for soul. Incredible.

Good works, Deanne! I must figure out ways to share my projects. Thanks for being such an inspiration!

So beautiful

This video is so exciting! While the rest of us are living in the 20th century others have continued this trek of living Ithought disappeared withthe hippies. One of the daunting tasks in making our world more environmentally enmeshed are the building codes. They're so important and don't need to be so limiting I hope some creative genius can develop a system to access and change codes.

The studio is a beautiful charming house that is probably very pleasant to live in. I wouldn't say no!

Stunningly beautiful home. Bravo! 👏❤️🙏🏼

Deanne...a woman after my own heart! I would love to learn this! However, I'm 67 and would need lots of help. The piece of land is right next door. A spark has been ignited in my heart....the dream begins....❤️ Thank you for the inspiration!

Lucky You! Very nice unique home. Glad that someone can do this-

Absolutely awesome. I will move in tomorrow ❤

Wow is amazing what you create, i would like to create something like this in our property on the mountain....thank you for showing us your creation

So glad i found this so early this is such a cool house!

v cute house... and what a nice way to do building, eating salade from garden,like a dream way of life, like what we hear in fairy tales;.. so pretty

Interestingly, decades of modern living, simple life style with basic natural life necessities is becoming more desirable and in demand. Who said our great grandparents and grandparents didn’t know any better?

Wow, its amazing house...❤❤❤

Gorgeous homes, I would love to live in a space like that. It reminds me very much of the Art Nouveau style, which makes sense given it also recognised nature, organic curves and muted hues.

This woman forgot to get old. ❤

Just so amazing love this

And I would like to say you are a very lovely person. Thanks 😊

I am from India Raju. It's a beautiful, excellent, amazing. I love this video.

Wow most beautiful ❤ it show how much love it has in this .

WOW!!!! ❤❤❤

So beautiful ❤

💚💚💚 Ma future maison 👌 ! 😃 Magnifique ☀️ ! 💚💚💚

Just awesome to be creative, resourceful ❤️❤️❤️

You are living a dream. How wonderful.

Holy cow. That's a lot of work and quite an achievement. Well done.

Amazing!. Also very deceptive regarding interior schale to the exterior. If this was not her personal home, this would probably bring in thousands of dollars 'per week' has a 'boutique' holiday residence. Back on a personal level, just love the footprint in the cement floor. What an original good gesture to its owner.

Stunning ❤

This is everything I ever wanted.

would love to be part of such a precious community and creativity! it is our future

Absolutely breathtaking 🥰🥰🥰🥰

Incredible 🥲💖

GORGEOUS house!!!!

wow what an amazing video

Love your enthusiasm and would like to learn more about it because I want to live in one of those house's ❤

Yes yes cut trees to make natural buildings 😍

Amazing 😍