WildCraft West: our Portland OR studio opened in March 2016. This 3000 sq ft space is also the showroom & shop of Fieldwork Design & Architecture. WildCraft West offers 4-week evening courses and weekend workshops in contemporary craft skills, traditional textile practices and fresh perspectives on art-school classics. If you’d like to stop by the studio, please do so on weekends between 11am-3pm.
WildCraft West 601 SE Hawthorne Blvd Portland, OR
Classes at Portland Studio:
Spring Color: Natural Dyes of Portland
Saturday April 27, 2019
Come explore the hidden dye plants that dot the urban landscape of Portland, Oregon!
Indigo: Living Shades of Blue
Sunday April 28, 2019
Indigo enthusiast and textile artist, Britt Boles will guide students through the myriad of blue hues of indigo.
Handmade Lotions, Creams and Body Butters
Sunday April 28, 2019
In this workshop, herbalist Talia Hammond will guide us through the ins and outs of natural skincare and emulsions.
Wooden Spoon Carving (May)
Saturday May 04, 2019
Learn how to select an ideal wood for carving, how to use simple hand-carving tools to create a handsome and useful spoon.
Batik: Ancient Technique, Contemporary Textiles
Saturday May 04, 2019
The practice of batik is one shared by cultures across the globe, from the Far East to Middle East, Central Asia to India.
From Tree to Table: Cutting Boards, Cheese Boards & Tea Trays
Saturday May 11, 2019
Learn to make a simple, functional, and handmade cutting board, cheese board, or tea tray straight from the tree.
Mama and Child Natural Dye!
Saturday May 11, 2019
We’re celebrating the sweetest holiday of the year: Mother’s Day with a super special Mama & Child natural dye class!
Natural Paint Making
Sunday May 19, 2019
Participants will have hands-on experience processing minerals into pigments, as well as mixing them with various binders to make watercolor & oil paints.
Weaving with a Natural Palette
Saturday May 25, 2019 - Monday May 27, 2019
Weaver and textile artist, Kayla Powers, comes to us from Detroit, MI for this 3-day Natural Dye + Weaving intensive!
Oregon Coastal NW Native Basketry
Saturday June 01, 2019 - Sunday June 02, 2019
In this 2-day workshop, students will learn, start to finish, a style of NW Native basket weaving, using Western Red Cedar bark & Coastal Sweetgrass Sedge.
Build a Post-and-Rung Stool
Saturday June 01, 2019 - Sunday June 02, 2019
In this class, students will build a post-and-rung stool out of sustainably harvested Oregon White Oak.
In this two-day intensive, students are guided through creating a reusable paper pattern and completing a garment from an existing item in their wardrobe.
Abalone Shell Weaving
Saturday June 15, 2019
In this class, students will combine natural materials and local plants to weave around an abalone shell, using traditional Native weaving techniques.
Textile Marbling (June)
Sunday June 16, 2019
Swirling patterns, organic shapes and natural formations: marbling offers a playful, no-pressure approach to textile surface design.
Adirondack Pack-Basket Weaving
Saturday June 22, 2019 - Sunday June 23, 2019
Learn to weaving an Adirondack pack-basket in this 2-day intensive.
Build a Folding Camp Stool
Sunday June 23, 2019
Students will use a combination of hand tools and power tools to build a folding stool frame out of sustainably harvested Oregon White Oak.
Summer Color: Natural Dyes of Portland
Sunday June 30, 2019
Portland is in full bloom this time of year, and with a bright array of dye plants at our finger-tips.
