Plaster Progress

Thanks to help from several friends, my new housemate's room is coming along at a phenomenal rate. Except for minor touch-ups and finish work, the natural plaster is finished, meaning that about 200 lbs. of sand, clay, and pigment have been loaded onto the walls. I'm not 100% happy with the result, yet, but over all it's not bad for a first try. The final color is a light terracotta, with the ceiling left a much-lighter natural clay color. One nice thing about clay plaster is that all one has to do to re-work it is get it wet and wait a while.
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