Earth Rise Collective
Earthen Art + Regenerative Resistance
We are a women-led design-build collective creating site-responsive art and structures from natural materials. Through participatory bioconstruction, storytelling, and skill-sharing, we transform spaces of extraction into places of collective power to bridge art, ecology, and frontline activism.
Our work:
Builds climate-resilient sanctuaries (like Earth Church) as alternatives to industrial infrastructure
Teaches hands-on, earth-based construction to empower communities
Centers voices of those most impacted by fossil fuels through radical collaboration
Reimagines construction as an artistic, regenerative act of resistance
Guided by the interplay between void and form, our practice transforms excavation from an extractive act into one of care. We shape sculptural spaces that hold memory and resonance, designed not just for shelter but for reflection, gathering, and renewal. Drawing from ancestral techniques and contemporary ecological discourse, Earth Rise reimagines how we build by centering sustainability, ecological resilience, and the communal act of creation. Our work is both tactile and conceptual, an offering to the land and a testament to the power of collective making.
Skye Ruozzi
Skye Ruozzi is an architectural designer, builder, and artist working at the intersection of ecological design, participatory architecture, and spatial justice. She integrates environmental ethics with technical expertise, using architecture as a medium for connection, transformation, and resistance. Her work engages local materials like clay, straw, timber, and stone; not only for their ecological potential but as tools for cultivating shared knowledge and place-based practices.
With two decades of experience in architectural design, building code consultancy, and collaborative fabrication, Skye moves fluidly between drawing sets and job sites. She has led natural building workshops, interactive installations, and mobile makerspaces across the U.S. and Latin America, partnering with organizations such as the International Design Clinic and Turnaround Arts. Her work has been exhibited internationally and recognized for its focus on community engagement and design for the common good.
Whether drafting legalization drawings for artist live-work spaces or guiding participatory builds in the field, Skye’s practice bridges technical rigor with visionary experimentation. She is committed to cultivating built environments that are not only structurally sound, but socially rooted, ecologically responsive, and open to collective imagination.