Wishing you a breathtaking New Year This moment marks a powerful beginning. It is a time of fresh exploration and deep reflection for me: a season to question my personal life direction, the societal norms that shape our communities, and the coming year for Earthskin itself. On a personal level, the arrival of my 80th year heralds transition, redirection, and the grace of letting go.   I’ve come to see this past chapter as a sacred breathing process. An inward breath—creating

Invitation: Earthskin Working Bee Sunday 22 February 2026 10am–2pm 49 Matthew Road, Warkworth   We are inviting ex-PDC students and artist residents to come together for a Working Bee at Nancy's place at Earthskin Warkworth. This is a chance to reconnect, get our hands in the soil, and give something back. Nancy has been a long-standing supporter of PDC over many years, and as she prepares to sell her property, this seems like a meaningful way to support her and acknowledge a

BUILD OUTSIDE THE BOX How can we make better, healthier, more sustainable homes accessible to everyone? That question sits at the heart of why I build and teach, and is also what the Build Outside the Box Masterclass explores. This online course brings together an incredible line-up of natural and alternative builders from around the world. It covers a much wider range of techniques than I teach myself: from adobe and cob, to strawbale, hempcrete, earthbag, rammed earth and m

Art in many forms is both a spiritual practice and survival skill for Indigenous peoples. Often described as a healing journey, Native people work through art practices to reconnect to ancestors and traditional knowledge, recover from intergenerational trauma, and find ways to support family and build economy in suppressed reservation living standards. In this intimate conversation, former US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo and contemporary photographer Cara Romero discuss the crea

Take a look at the programme and register today! What to expect at this year’s Conference. Take a look at the draft schedule below! Alongside inspiring talks and presentations, we’ll visit four remarkable homes — rammed earth, straw bale, adobe, and an earthship — each highlighting the beauty and versatility of natural materials. Plus, don’t miss hands-on workshops with the iconic Sigi Koko and the opportunity to connect with natural builders from across New Zealand and arou

In July 2025, pre:fab platform – a collective of architecture practitioners, and others building towards a future we can all belong to – participated in a residency at the Earthskin studio’s home and gardens in the Graeme North house in Kaipara Flats.  They used this time to think and theorise the future of their group, cook and eat a number of incroyable meals with Nancy and a group of French woofers, and experiment with the potential of a lightweight adobe mix  – colloquial

If you are interested in improving your soil organically through regenerative agriculture, biochar, food forests, and understanding the...

Its good news day! Earthskin Warkworth is proud to finally open its doors and heart to Earthskin Creative Artist Residency Applications....

Darling people, Today, we are sharing an important story. It's about our small, lovingly created Charitable Trust, that continues after...

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Earthskin looks back on a chock-full 2023, and forward to 2024; a prosperous year of connection and growing kindness. Firstly, huge...

Kia Ora, and welcome to our Spring Equinox Gathering. A most precious time to acknowledge the magic that surrounds our lives, as the...

The Earthskin Newsletter Springing into Autumn 2023 Written by Nancy King Three major storms including cyclone Gabrielle have...

The Earthskin Newsletter October 2022- January 2023 written by Nancy King After getting a new hip installation, I have returned...

It’s been an exciting start to the year with the arrival of our artist in residence, Paulo Wellman. He has integrated into Waygood...

Summer has arrived and the festive season has started. It’s becoming a tradition to make flower wreaths at this time of the year. As...

November has been a month of adjusting to very hot temperatures during the day as we move towards summer. We are starting our days early...

It’s been a busy month of planting where we are trying to integrate the Maramataka guide as much as possible. Our cloche has been...

After spending a month in lockdown it has been a joy to return to the gardens. We valued the fresh perspective that comes with having a...

Making your own compost can be highly satisfying to do. Before you know it you’ll enjoy the fact that your hands and clothes are covered...