ABOUT Mdb

Thank you for your visit and interest in Mano de Barro!

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My name is Harold Pierce. I've been working in the construction trades for over 20 years and have found a passionate connection with the infinite world of natural plasters. I've travelled extensively in the United States, Costa Rica, Europe and Turkey working and learning about the myriad ways of combining and applying natural earth products - earth, lime, sands, fibers - to create long-lasting, beautiful, ecological and entirely unique wall finishes. I am extremely proud and excited to be able to offer these timeless finishes to you.

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In my years working as a carpenter I always found time each year to escape somewhere near or far to learn more about the world of natural building...creating healthy homes with earth materials, bringing the ancient past into the future, attuning buildings to the place they occupy and the materials that are found in that place. I've met so many inspiring and half-crazy tradespeople along the way, to whom I am eternally indebted.

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Being able to offer what I've learned to you is a dream come true. I'm eager to hear what's brought you here, what you're dreaming of, and hopeful that we can come together soon to create something in the image of nature herself - beautiful and unique.