Gold Hill Clay Plaster is a collaboration between James Henderson & Kyle Alexander.

Two men standing side by side, smiling, both wearing gray T-shirts with a logo for Gold Hill Clay Plaster. The man on the left has a beard, a hat and sunglasses on his hat, and has his arm around the shoulder of the man on the right, who has a beard and is not wearing any headgear.

James Henderson’s passion for earth building inspired him to enter the building trade to learn the game. Twenty four years on James has worked as a professional earth builder and plasterer in both the United States and Australia. Focusing on earth and straw buildings James has refined the craft of earth based rendering.

Kyle Alexander spent his childhood running around his mother's clay art studio in rural Wisconsin. A devotion to nature combined with his delve into several building trades guided him towards clay plaster. He easily became enchanted with clay as a wall system while building his straw bale home in Gold Hill, Oregon.

Kyle & James were introduced through connections in the natural building community.

During a work trip to Kyle’s home site James took notice of the clay all around as he toured the land & that’s when they discovered the rich bands of clay sub soil located just below the surface.

A tabby cat lying on a brick outdoor oven with a domed terracotta roof and an arched opening, in a backyard with trees and fencing in the background.
Close-up of a wall with three different surface textures and colors, from left to right: reddish-brown, beige, and white, with visible seams and rough edges.

We are passionate about clay and strive to promote the joy of locally sourced and renewable materials in construction and renovation projects while ensuring the highest quality standards in our products and services. Our goal is to create beautiful, healthy, and long-lasting spaces that enhance the well-being of individuals and the environment.  

Three animal tracks on reddish-brown soil: a rabbit track in the top left, a paw print in the middle, and a squirrel or small rodent track in the bottom right.