The Clay Trowel

Featured Project of February (article taken from American Clay's Blog) A Stunning Transformation Using Lomalina American Clay! A thermal mass concrete home was given a beautiful transformation with the use of Lomalina. Selina Hoit from  Creative Juices Decor  (aka The Clay Trowel) gives us insight into this healthy home. Tell us a little about the project and clients? This was a beautiful home of a retired couple nestled away on 20 acres up in the country.  They built their home out of concrete and only used building materials that were natural, non-toxic and green.  Their goal was to create a thermal mass home made without any questionable materials.  The decision to use American Clay fit right into that plan.   Who were the applicators and dealers? The application   was done by my company, Old World Walls.  You can see more photos of the American Clay projects I have done by visiting  ...

This bathroom was so inspiring!  Adding American Clay to the walls was just icing on the cake.  My client chose the American Clay product, Porcelina . " Porcelina is often compared to the Venetian plasters of Italy.  It is truly closest to quality of "porcelain" ceramics for which it was named.  Satin smooth, easily blended for marble-like surfaces, Porcelina casts a spell of beauty…with an edge of contemporary, crisp lustre.which is the smoothest of all the clay products and closest to the look of Venetian plaster".  (from A.C. website) For those that are thinking about doing American Clay in their bathroom GOOD CHOICE! The clay has so many amazing benefits like the fact that it naturally absorbs water vapor and it is mold resistant. Click on the link below on how water/steam is absorbed into the clay instead of running down your walls!  You'll be blown away.   The American Clay Humidity Demonstration. The color was ...

American Clay is a wonderful way to add value and character to your home.  This post is a simple DIY American Clay Tutorial. I am an interior designer by degree and an American Clay applicator.  I absolutely can't say enough wonderful things about this product.   This project I'm showing you wasn't my typical clay wall.   This wall's purposes was to be used as a photography backdrop instead of having to put up canvases in this professional photographers family room.  I had to view this project as more of an art piece than "just doing a wall"   Believe it or not the hardest part for me is the "getting ready" part.  Mixing up all the clay (80 lb bag of clay!) and getting all the pigments right with the binder is always time consuming.  This project consisted of 3 colors - Bryce Canyon, Palomino Valley, and Acacia.  This was the first time I used American Clay's newer product Enjarre and Up and EZ binder .  ...

I feel so blessed that people recognized my hard work and I once again won an American Clay Competition. Here is the article: Project Contest American  Clay Winner! The winner is….Selina Hoit of OldWorldWalls (*now known as The Clay Trowel) "The project contest has come to close and the winner is Selina Hoit, an American Clay applicator of OldWorldWalls. We were very excited and thrilled to see such beautiful projects being done throughout the World posted on our Facebook page. American Clay would not only like to congratulate the winner of the project contest, but all of you who participated and showcased your stunning works of art." The Winner: Selina Hoit, Old World Walls, Idaho The powder room. This powder room was done by Selina Hoit of OldWorldWalls. Selina Hoit talks about the project below: “This was a very fun project in Idaho. The homeowner had seen American Clay at a home show and immediately knew it was...