From October 2010-October 2020, Lisa was the owner builder and residence at Bonita Domes in Joshua Tree, California
SHORT DOCUMENTARY PRODUCED BY DYLAN MAGASTER
Lisa Starr has attracted world wide media interest in earthbag building. Below is a small selection of the press reviews and features that have been published.
INSIDER February 2023
A spiritual healer built a Joshua Tree house inspired by domes made for living in outer space. It’s on the market for $2.1 million — take a look inside.
SuperAdobe Spotlight: Bonita Domes
The Desert Sun, October 2017
An Airbnb spokesperson says hosts in Joshua Tree typically earn $16,200 per year. The market has created a livelihood for myriad residents, like Lisa Starr, whose Bonita Domes offer visitors a “close to nature experience” and allow her to maintain her work as a drum medicine woman.
Inhabitat, October 2017
If you’ve ever wanted to stay in an earthbag dome home, here’s your chance. When Lisa Starr first purchased land in Joshua Tree, California, she wasn’t thinking about vacation rentals. Instead, the artist and drum medicine woman sought a place not too far from the coast where she could build a sustainable life for herself.
Hi Desert Star, March 2017
To Starr, the construction of an earth bag dome is a spiritual and personal process. She is especially compelled by how mimics the medicine wheel in design. In all of her endeavors, she works on the discipline of finding peace.
“I follow the way to bring peace to myself and the outside world brings that back to me,” she said.
