Help restore an old French Farmhouse. Midi Pyrenees, France
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Deixado pelo Workawayer (Silvie) para o anfitrião
It has been a very great and creative time in Piers house with all the animals and the space to do what you like! Piers is a very sympathique Artist and he gave me the feeling being at home (so I felt like at home:)). Thanks Piers for all! I am looking forward to return!
Só é possível entrar em contato com Workawayers com assinaturas ativas.
Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Spam28)
Hannah came to help me with the bronze casting and was absolutely amazing. She started crushing and sieving clay the same afternoon she arrived! She worked really hard preparing materials and I was impressed at her dedication to the project and at how positive she stayed throughout what can only be described as a very "experimental" process. Also
… read more it was great that she joined us on the weekends and that she threw herself into helping with the cooking with such enthusiasm. She has a very infectious "leap into the unknown" quality. She is welcome any time and I wish her all the best with her continuing adventures.
Deixado pelo Workawayer (Spam28) para o anfitrião
I stayed with Piers for 2 weeks (just gone) and I had an absolutely fantastic time. I went to help him with bronze casting experiments and it was a really rewarding experience. He is completely empathetic to his guests and is very flexible to the type of guest (ie dependent or independent). He took me along for dinner at his friend's houses a
… read more number of times during my stay, and I went along for a small hike with the family at the weekend.
The bronze casting is still in the experimental stages but it is surely progressing!! The first week was mostly spent preparing materials: digging up clay, breaking it up and sieving through to make big buckets of useful materials. I then made lots of molds from beeswax for the experiments and small models that I also put into the furnace when it was fired (a couple of these were very successful). The bronze casting is a great thing to be part of; Piers is managing to do something that would usually cost thousands to make in an industrial way by using simpler and more natural techniques. A course like this would be expensive to take part in usually, it's fantastic that someone is willing to teach this for free in exchange help with the experiments. The experiments - I found - also help give you a better understanding of the process. whether things go really well or fail badly - each time something can be learnt about the process. If you are an art student or have an artistic background you should definitely consider contacting Piers.
All in all Piers made me feel very welcome in his home and life, I'd love to go back and visit again - I would have liked to have stayed longer if I hadn't already made arrangements for my next stay. Thanks for a fantastic 2 weeks and I hope you find someone to continue the bronze casting very soon =)Só é possível entrar em contato com Workawayers com assinaturas ativas.
Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Jason & Nella)
Jason, Nella and Ayiana were a great help! Ayiana brightened up the kitchen with lovely paintings while Jason and Nella worked really hard to completely transform the landscape around the house including: building with stone, tearing out old fence, and getting rid of tons of debris. They weren't put off by working in the scorching sun or by being
… read more chased by snakes. Besides being excellent cooks they are great at being flexible, self motivating and positive. They are welcome any time and I wish them the best of luck with their further adventures!
Deixado pelo Workawayer (Jason & Nella) para o anfitrião
Just spent two weeks with Piers at his home in Larroque. Piers is a great host very sympathetic and flexible to all needs of his guests and made us feel very welcome from the moment we arrived. Piers enjoys having his guests getting involved in sharing the cooking, so some great meals were eaten for the first time. Encouraged our daughter to use
… read more her artistic abilities on his kitchen walls, she absolutely loved it.
There is plenty of work to do regarding building stone walls, building up existing internal walls and using lime plastering techniques. The plot of land on which the house stands has huge potential, and we managed to clear a plot ready for landscaping and an outdoor entertaining area. Generally the work is physically demanding, so if you lack stamina you will need bucket fulls of enthusiasm.
The yurt and facilities are excellent, and the views are fantastic.
Our family thoroughly enjoyed our whole visit, with weekends free to discover france or spain as it is only a couple of hours drive into northern spain, well worth a visit.
Highly recommend visiting Piers and giving him some help, a great guy with a project not for the shy or retiring type.Só é possível entrar em contato com Workawayers com assinaturas ativas.
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Deixado pelo Workawayer (Silvie) para o anfitrião
It has been a very great and creative time in Piers house with all the animals and the space to do what you like! Piers is a very sympathique Artist and he gave me the feeling being at home (so I felt like at home:)). Thanks Piers for all! I am looking forward to return!
Só é possível entrar em contato com Workawayers com assinaturas ativas.
Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Spam28)
Hannah came to help me with the bronze casting and was absolutely amazing. She started crushing and sieving clay the same afternoon she arrived! She worked really hard preparing materials and I was impressed at her dedication to the project and at how positive she stayed throughout what can only be described as a very "experimental" process. Also
… read more it was great that she joined us on the weekends and that she threw herself into helping with the cooking with such enthusiasm. She has a very infectious "leap into the unknown" quality. She is welcome any time and I wish her all the best with her continuing adventures.
Deixado pelo Workawayer (Spam28) para o anfitrião
I stayed with Piers for 2 weeks (just gone) and I had an absolutely fantastic time. I went to help him with bronze casting experiments and it was a really rewarding experience. He is completely empathetic to his guests and is very flexible to the type of guest (ie dependent or independent). He took me along for dinner at his friend's houses a
… read more number of times during my stay, and I went along for a small hike with the family at the weekend.
The bronze casting is still in the experimental stages but it is surely progressing!! The first week was mostly spent preparing materials: digging up clay, breaking it up and sieving through to make big buckets of useful materials. I then made lots of molds from beeswax for the experiments and small models that I also put into the furnace when it was fired (a couple of these were very successful). The bronze casting is a great thing to be part of; Piers is managing to do something that would usually cost thousands to make in an industrial way by using simpler and more natural techniques. A course like this would be expensive to take part in usually, it's fantastic that someone is willing to teach this for free in exchange help with the experiments. The experiments - I found - also help give you a better understanding of the process. whether things go really well or fail badly - each time something can be learnt about the process. If you are an art student or have an artistic background you should definitely consider contacting Piers.
All in all Piers made me feel very welcome in his home and life, I'd love to go back and visit again - I would have liked to have stayed longer if I hadn't already made arrangements for my next stay. Thanks for a fantastic 2 weeks and I hope you find someone to continue the bronze casting very soon =)Só é possível entrar em contato com Workawayers com assinaturas ativas.
Feito pelo anfitrião para o Workawayer (Jason & Nella)
Jason, Nella and Ayiana were a great help! Ayiana brightened up the kitchen with lovely paintings while Jason and Nella worked really hard to completely transform the landscape around the house including: building with stone, tearing out old fence, and getting rid of tons of debris. They weren't put off by working in the scorching sun or by being
… read more chased by snakes. Besides being excellent cooks they are great at being flexible, self motivating and positive. They are welcome any time and I wish them the best of luck with their further adventures!
Deixado pelo Workawayer (Jason & Nella) para o anfitrião
Just spent two weeks with Piers at his home in Larroque. Piers is a great host very sympathetic and flexible to all needs of his guests and made us feel very welcome from the moment we arrived. Piers enjoys having his guests getting involved in sharing the cooking, so some great meals were eaten for the first time. Encouraged our daughter to use
… read more her artistic abilities on his kitchen walls, she absolutely loved it.
There is plenty of work to do regarding building stone walls, building up existing internal walls and using lime plastering techniques. The plot of land on which the house stands has huge potential, and we managed to clear a plot ready for landscaping and an outdoor entertaining area. Generally the work is physically demanding, so if you lack stamina you will need bucket fulls of enthusiasm.
The yurt and facilities are excellent, and the views are fantastic.
Our family thoroughly enjoyed our whole visit, with weekends free to discover france or spain as it is only a couple of hours drive into northern spain, well worth a visit.
Highly recommend visiting Piers and giving him some help, a great guy with a project not for the shy or retiring type.Só é possível entrar em contato com Workawayers com assinaturas ativas.
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