Cob Cottage Company

The Cob Cottage Company is:

* Ianto Evans is an applied ecologist, landscape architect, inventor, writer and teacher with building experience on six continents. Cob is traditional in Wales, his homeland. He teaches ecological building and has consulted to USAID, World Bank, US Peace Corps and foreign governments. Ianto, Linda Smiley and Michael Smith are the authors of "The Hand-Sculpted House", the most comprehensive book available about cob building.

* Michael G. Smith has formal training in envionmental engineering and ecology. He is the author of "The Cobber's Companion: How to Build Your Own Earthen Home". He teaches and consults on cob, natural building, and permaculture.

* Linda Smiley is a director of Cob Cottage Company as well as a master cobber and therapist. She teaches Sculpting Sacred Spaces, Interior Design, and Natural Plasters and Finishes.

* Nathan Ramser student of natural building, volunteer at the North American Retreat Center for Natural Building and office manager at the Cob Cottage office

* Betty Seaman cob builder and teacher, artist and illustrator, lives in a cob house and teaches most Cob Cottage Complete Cob workshops outside Oregon.

* Jack Stephens teaches cob building, consults on ecological business practices, writes, sculpts, and is the director of the Natural Building Network.

* Ernie Wisner is a Natural Builder and inventor.

* Ariana Fancher student of natural building, volunteer at the North American Retreat Center for Natural Building.

* We are assisted also by a growing team of associates.