Portland is in full bloom this time of year, and with a bright array of dye plants at our finger-tips.
Hungarian Written Embroidery
Saturday June 30, 2018
In this class you will learn the basic stitches of Hungarian written embroidery, a folk style that originated in Transylvania, Romania in the late 18th Century.
Flax to Linen: Willamette Valley Fiber & Spinning
Sunday July 08, 2018
Tour a Willamette Valley flax farm, and learn how to process this ancient material into usable fiber.
Sweetgrass Harvest
Saturday July 14, 2018
Learn how to identify, traditionally gather and prepare Coastal Sweetgrass Sedge for weaving.
Intro to Metals I: Bangles & Bands
Saturday July 21, 2018
Curious about metalsmithing? Interested in designing and making your own jewelry? This workshop guides students through basic metalsmithing techniques.
Vibrant Valley Fresh Indigo Dye
Saturday July 28, 2018
The ladies behind Vibrant Valley Farm have spent the past 2 years studying, testing and growing indigo, with the goal of bringing a piece of traditional Japanese...
Intro to Metals 2: Earrings
Saturday August 11, 2018
Dive into jewelry-making with this 1-day workshop, focused on metalsmithing techniques and custom design.
Medicine Making on the Farm
Saturday August 11, 2018
We will be making herbal medicines including a yarrow hydrosol on our copper alembic still, as well as tinctures and flower essences from plants harvested from the farm with a focus on Whole Health Vitality!
Wasco Weaving: Flat Twined Sally Bag
Saturday August 18, 2018 - Sunday August 19, 2018
The 2-day class will focus on Wasco-style weaving techniques and patterned design work, teaching a Native art of the Columbia Plateau.
Natural Dyes for Beginners
Saturday September 08, 2018
Learning the process of natural dyeing may seem like a daunting prospect, and after fielding numerous requests over the years from textile-newbies, we finally created a 1-day workshop suited for...
NW Native Cedar Weaving: Storage Basket
Saturday September 08, 2018 - Sunday September 09, 2018
This workshop, led by Warm Springs Elder, and nationally recognized weaver, Pat Courtney Gold, will guide students through the process of weaving a cedar storage basket.
Natural Perfumery
Saturday September 08, 2018 - Sunday September 09, 2018
This class will offer an introduction into the art of natural perfumery.
Weekend Weaving Intensive
Friday September 14, 2018 - Sunday September 16, 2018
In this weekend intensive, you will learn how to the basics of weaving on a table-top rigid heddle loom.
Wooden Spoon Carving
Saturday September 15, 2018
Learn how to select an ideal wood for carving, how to use simple hand-carving tools to create a handsome and useful spoon.
Natural Paintmaking: Watercolor
Sunday September 16, 2018
Participants will have hands-on experience in processing minerals into pigments, and combining binders to create natural watercolor paints.
Love Your Face: Herbal Beauty
Sunday September 16, 2018
Learn how to make herbal face care products including face masks, honey facial scrub, eye cream, inflammation reducers and antioxidant facial lotion.
Kalapuya Basket Weaving (sept)
Saturday September 22, 2018
Students will spend the day learning how to process Western Red Cedar bark, prepare it for weaving, weave a medium sized basket.
Coastal Mushroom Forage (sept 22)
Saturday September 22, 2018
Spend a day in the coastal forests of the Cascade Range, learning to ID & forage for edible mushrooms.
Silk Painting
Saturday September 22, 2018 - Sunday September 23, 2018
Learn to paint on lustrous silk fabric with your own hand drawn designs. Gutta resist and all natural plant based dyes will be used in this 2-day intensive
Coastal Mushroom Forage (sept 23)
Sunday September 23, 2018
Spend a day in the coastal forests of the Cascade Range, learning to ID & forage for edible mushrooms.
Students will learn how to create tab-settings and hinges, leaving with a large, hinged cuff-bracelet, pendant or earrings.
Flower Farm Dyes: Natural Dyeing on Sauvie Island
Sunday September 23, 2018
For plant-dye enthusiasts! Students will be working on-site at Vibrant Valley Farm to harvest, process and dye with flowers on cotton, wool and silk fiber
Aromatic Immersion: Natural Perfumery, Distillation, and Aromatherapy
Tuesday September 25, 2018 - Tuesday October 30, 2018
This 6-week series offers an intensive introduction into the world of natural aromatics and essential oils.
Textile Marbling
Saturday September 29, 2018
This one-day workshop will begin with a short lecture on necessary preparation steps for marbling fabric, including material tips, fabric treatment, and a demonstration on mixing a methocel-based marbling gel.
Waterfall Series: Clackamas River Expedition
Sunday September 30, 2018
This excursion will consist primarily of on-trail hiking, with minimal scrambling.
Botanical Cyanotype Printing
Sunday September 30, 2018
This workshop focuses on relationship between Cyanotype, photography and botanical artwork.
Winemaking at AniChe Cellars
Saturday October 06, 2018
Spend the day perched on a mountain overlooking the Columbia River, immersed in wine, from tasting to making.
Fall Mushroom Forage
Saturday October 06, 2018
Spend a day in the autumn forests of the Columbia Gorge and participate in Mother Nature’s treasure hunt, looking for mushrooms.
Fall Color: Natural Dyes of the Columbia River Gorge
Sunday October 07, 2018
This 1-day workshop introduces beginning and experienced natural dyers to the native and invasive dye plants of the Columbia Gorge.
Experimental Surface Design
Sunday October 07, 2018
Pattern, print, texture, color: this class is an investigation into playful techniques for surface design on textiles.
Wooden Spoon Carving
Saturday October 13, 2018
Learn how to select an ideal wood for carving, how to use simple hand-carving tools to create a handsome and useful spoon.
NW Plant Perfumery: Scents of Place
Saturday October 13, 2018
This class will focus on the use of Northwest harvested aromatic plants in the creation of medicinal natural perfumes.
Waterfall Series: Coast Range Expedition
Sunday October 14, 2018
This outing will take you off trail through rugged terrain to visit multiple, large waterfalls.
Katazome Indigo Resist
Saturday October 20, 2018 - Sunday October 21, 2018
Katazome is a centuries-old Japanese dyeing technique in which artists create a resist paste from a rice flour mixture and apply it to cloth using elaborately hand-carved stencils.
Columbia Plateau Twined Rattle-Lid Basket
Saturday October 20, 2018 - Sunday October 21, 2018
This class will use traditional plant fibers: tule, cattail leaves, sedge grass and cedar, to create a Plateau-style basket with a twined rattle “hat” (lid).
Mt. St. Helens Mushroom Forage
Sunday October 21, 2018
Spend a day in the autumn forests of the Columbia Gorge and participate in Mother Nature’s treasure hunt, looking for mushrooms.
Intro to Jewelry: Hand-Carved & Cast Rings
Sunday October 21, 2018
Beginning with a piece of jeweler’s wax, students will learn to carve, melt, drill & saw, forming a custom and uniquely shaped ring.
Mushroom Weekend at Suttle Lodge
Friday October 26, 2018 - Saturday October 27, 2018
Join Rachel Zoller for a weekend of mycology and mushroom hunting at Suttle Lodge!
Weekend Weaving Intensive
Friday October 26, 2018 - Sunday October 28, 2018
In this weekend intensive, you will learn how to the basics of weaving on a table-top rigid heddle loom.
Natural Paintmaking: Oil & Egg Tempera
Saturday October 27, 2018
Participants will have hands-on experience in processing minerals into pigments, as well as mixing them with various types of binders to make oil paint.
Sweet, Sweet Fall Medicine
Saturday October 27, 2018
Join us for a day of exploration as we discover honey for topical use from cosmetic to wound healing, pre-biotic support for gut health, sleep assistance and more!
Leather Craft 101
Sunday October 28, 2018
This one-day class will introduce beginning leather craft techniques
The Art of Mending
Sunday October 28, 2018
Extend the life of your clothing, while creating functional art and building vital and utilitarian sewing skills.
Matsutake Mushroom Forage!
Saturday November 03, 2018
We're on the hunt for late fall mushrooms, including the prized MATSUTAKE!
Metalsmithing & Design: Personal Talisman
Saturday November 03, 2018 - Sunday November 04, 2018
This 2-day class in an opportunity to create a talisman, using personal imagery and symbols, while developing stronger design and metalsmithing skills.
Big Baskets- Weaving with Rattan Reed
Saturday November 03, 2018 - Sunday November 04, 2018
Explore structural design and plaited weaving techniques to create unique, large baskets.
Columbia Plateau Cross Warp Basket
Saturday November 03, 2018
This class will use traditional plant fibers: tule, cattail leaves, sedge grass and burr reed, to create a round graceful cross warp basket approximately 5 inch diameter and 7 in tall.
Experimental Weaving
Sunday November 04, 2018
This class is a lab for exploration and sampling, using unconventional materials to push traditional woven construction techniques.
Kalapuya Basket Weaving (nov)
Saturday November 10, 2018
Students will spend the day learning how to process Western Red Cedar bark, prepare it for weaving, weave a medium sized basket.
Large-Scale Felted Vessels
Saturday November 10, 2018 - Sunday November 11, 2018
Learn the ancient art of felted, and leave with a large-scale felted vessel.
Home Health for the Whole Family
Sunday November 11, 2018
Parents and kids alike will get their hands dirty making potions, elixirs, and the famous "bunny dropping" cough drops.
Winter Color: Natural Dyes of Portland
Saturday November 17, 2018
From harvest and plant ID, to preparing fibers: this workshop leads students through all the steps of dying with fresh and dried plants, with a special focus on flowers, berries, trees and roots that commonly grow in Portland.
Winter Incense: Perfuming the Dark Season
Sunday November 18, 2018
Students create signature incense blends as we explore the lost perfume of the ancients.
