<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/stories/senior-sculpts-house-from-the-ground-up.html" dsn="news"><featured/><pubDate>05/10/2023</pubDate><title>F&amp;M Senior Sculpts House from the Ground Up</title><description>While sculpture isn't unusual for art majors, senior Lauren Proffitt might just be the first Franklin &amp; Marshall College student to build a home from scratch.  F&amp;M studio art major Lauren Profitt '23 attended workshops led by This Cob House and Mud Dauber School to learn about natural building products.</description><author>Kim O'Brien</author><image><img src="/uploads/files/9599954526532111-lauren-proffitt-23.24.0.1021.1021.full.jpg" alt="F&amp;M studio art major Lauren Profitt '23"/></image><image-caption/><tags><tag>Art and Art History</tag><tag>Research</tag><tag>Studio Art</tag><tag>Ware College House</tag></tags></item>