WORKSHOPS
Led by Sou’wester Artist-In-Residence Instructors, our workshops give you hands-on experience so you can learn a new skill or trade & take home a tangible memory. For both youth & adults.








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WORKSHOP ARCHIVE
2023
- DIY Screenprinting with Azenath Lizárraga and Ian Greer
- Intro to Handbuilding with Clay with Mariam Matheson
- Sculpting with Nature with Ana Anu
- Clay Teacup Making Workshop with Midori Hirose
- Intuitive Multimedia Embroidery with Chloe Jacobson
- Singing in the land: earth magic, song, and the body with ell rieke
- We Hold the Light: Cyanotype Quilts with Cordy Joan
- Nerikomi Clay Workshop with Ally Bruser
- Block Printing on Fabric with Ashley Quick
- Activist Printmaking with Karim Shuquem
- Concrete Jewelry Making with Arielle Brackett
- The Magic of Moku Hanga/Japanese Woodblock with Charles Spitzack
- Not-Knowing: Experiments in Writing with Quinn Gancedo and Katie Savastano
- This is Me: Mixed Media Collaging about Identity with Angie Ebba
2022
- Analog Film Textures in Super 8 and 16mm Film with Stephanie Hough
- Build A Bath Bomb With Hannon
- Embroidered Botany with Chloe Jacobson
- Printmaking With or Without a Press with Jane Pagliarulo
- Sculptural Painting with Ondrea Levey
- Working w/ Natural Materials: A Small Basket In Bark and Leaf with Rose Covert
- Blue Mood: Cyanotype on 16mm Film with Stephanie Hough
- Memoir Writing Workshop with Nick Jaina
- Upcycled Fashion with Ophir El-Boher
- Cold Forged Wire Jewelry with Junko Iijima
- Tools, Toys and Things with Kaitlyn McKenzie Nelson
- Explorations in Natural Dye with Iris Sullivan
- Woodland Wonders in Clay with Jess Graff
- Intro to Printmaking with Jess Graff
2021
- Drawing as Seeing: The Acceptance of Chaos with Heather McLaughlin
- Alternative Process Photography & Pinhole Cameras with Rose Swartz
- Comic Books and Zine Making with Kaitlyn Nelson
- DIY Screen Printing with Kaitlyn Nelson
- Building Furniture with Reclaimed Materials with Rose Swartz
- Foraged Crafts with Maggie Doss
- The Ocean in Clay with Jess Graff
- Drawing & Painting The Natural World with Jess Graff
- Feast Tables & Treasure Maps with Iris Sullivan
- Dye Tales & Silk Fireworks with Iris Sullivan
- Flower Pillows with Iris Sullivan
- Fresh Leaf Indigo Silk with Iris Sullivan
- Pigment and Water with Daniela Molnar
- Repurposed Objects Animation with Cynthia Star (Youth)
- Nature Animation with Laura Medina
- Pattern Making Using Relief Printing with Heather McLaughlin
- Animal Parade with Heather McLaughlin (Youth)
- Drawing as Seeing: Natural Textures with Heather McLaughlin
- Fundamentals of Wabi Sabi & Clay with Veronica Hwang
- Interactive Figurines with Kaitlyn Nelson
- Clay Creatures & Miniature Things with Kaitlyn Nelson
2020
- Accessing Ancestral Medicine: A Silent Writing Retreat with instructor Melissa Bennett
- Traditional Rug Hooking Workshop: Basics plus Embellishments with Heidi Grevstad
- Sorry, Knot Sorry: A Creative Healing Macramé Workshop with Nicole Boyer
- Beginning Traditional Rughooking with Heidi Grevstad
- Knots and Sailing Basics with instructor Randi Whipple
- Real Red, True Blue & Fast Yellows: Using Ancient Natural Dyes to Create Lasting Beauty with instructor Iris Sullivan Daire
- “Workshop Kits” were available 2020-2021. All materials and a video link were provided for people to follow along and craft an object at home or in their accommodation as part of social distancing.
2019
- Write Your Own “Snapshot” Memoir with Heather Douglas
- Artful Correspondence with instructor Melissa Favara
- SoulCollage®: Building Your Deck with Josephine Banks
- The Crucible: Feminist Art Weekend
- Floral Bundle Dyeing with Brittany Boles
- Natural Fiber Dyes with Kate Coulton
- DIY Screen Printing with Contact Paper Stencils with Heather McLaughlin
- Spice Rack Remedies : DIY Kitchen Medicine for Common Ailments with Elyssia Maya Schaeffer
- Intro to Oyster Mushroom Cultivation and Wild Mushroom Foray
- Drawing as Seeing and the Acceptance of Chaos: A Sumi Ink Wash Drawing Workshop with Heather McLaughlin
- Women and the Frontier: Memoir Writing with Marianne Monson
- Sandalmaking with Rachel Sees Snails Shoes
- Guided Group Meditation with Larkin
- How the Light Gets In with instructor Suzie Kassouf
- Channeling the Creative Self Through Tarot and Magic
- The Art of Wandering: A Walking and Writing Workshop with Erica Trabold
- Radiant Fearlessness: Embracing Your Best YOU with the Tools of Kundalini Yoga and Meditation
- Crafting and Nourishing Our Way into Summer with Lara Pacheco, Paige Common & Kate Coulton
- Find Your Golden Thread: A Writing Workshop with Madeleine Eno
- Expanding Macramé: Taking Your Macramé Practice To The Next Level with instructor Emily Katz
- Natural Dyeing Bag of Tricks with Iris Sullivan Daire
- Embodied Creativity Workshop with Liz Asch Greenhill
- The Subtle Body: Essential Oils, Movement, Mudra and Mantra to Balance the 7 Major Chakras
- Intro to the Subtle Body Rainbow: An Introductory Journey Through the 7 Major Chakras
- Rope Basket Making with Jessica Pezalla
- Shibori, Batik, & Dip-Dye Using All Natural Indigo with Carolyn Hopkins
- Story is a Chance: Writing as Spiritual Practice
- Coptic Stitch Bookbinding with Jillian Barthold
- The Art of Seasonal Nourishment: An Ayurvedic “Cook, Learn & Eat” Dinner Party with Elyssia Maya Schaeffer
- Still Life Painting Workshop with Kristen Flemington
- Cloud Stretch: A Meditative Poetry Workshop with Ana Anu
2018
- Winter Solstice SoulCollage®: Letting the Light Back In with Josephine Banks
- Floral Bundle Dyeing with Brittany Boles
- Crafting and Nourishing Our Way into Winter with Lara Pacheco, Paige Common & Kate Coulton
- Busy Hands Quiet Minds: Weaving as Meditation with Samantha LaMont & Natalie Novak
- Ecstatic Dance with Scott Schaeffer
- Climactic Dialogue for the Climactic Story Teller: A Writing Workshop with Diana Kirk
- Exploring Color: Silk Painting with Jess Beebe
- Mycopigments: Mushroom Dyed Silk Scarf with Alissa Allen
- Spore Printing: A Mushroom’s Unique Mark with instructor Kyla Sjogren
- Printmaking Without A Press: Relief, Monotypes, & Collagraphs Using Akua Non-Toxic Inks with Jane Pagliarulo
- Arabesque Quilling: Bridging Cultures With Art
- Chocolate and Coffee Making Workshop with Becca Roebber & Ryan Rabaca
- Dance Therapy/Healing Through Movement Practice and Creation with Sarah Brahim
- Doodling for Creativity with Cynthia Mosser
- Paint Your Pet: Painting Workshop with Cindy Geffel
- Can You Learn To Be A Poet?: A Writing Workshop with Nick Jaina
- Artful Correspondence with Melissa Favara
- The Art of Seasonal Nourishment: An Ayurvedic “Cook, Learn & Eat” Dinner Party with Elyssia Maya Schaeffer
- Reconnecting Mind, Body & Spirit (Let That Shift Go!) with Shanna Gillette
- The Art of Wandering: A Writing and Walking Workshop with Erica Trabold
- Hand Papermaking with Ivy & Joel Ricci
- Writing Through the Cracks: self-forgiveness and compassion in memoir writing
- Leatherworking Class: Mason Jar Coozie with Liz Wright
- Fermented Vegetables & Fermented Lunch! with Sash Sunday
- The Creative Flash: Writing Workshop with Chelsea Werner-Jatzke
- Wild Forage Workshop/Forage for Health/Spring Seasonal Transition with Lara Pacheco & Paige Common
- Beginner’s Embroidery Workshop with Liz Wright
- Shibori, Batik, & Dip-Dye Using All Natural Indigo with Carolyn Hopkins
- Into the Whirl: Cross-Step Waltz with Steve Carruthers
- DIY Screen Printing & Contact Paper Stencils with Heather McLaughlin
- Plant The Seed Writing Workshop: The Magnificent Practice of Getting Out What Your Heart & Guts Have To Say with Franciszka Voeltz & Jennifer Morales
- Hands on Healing for the People with Jason Tschimperle
- Busy Hands Quiet Minds: Weaving as Meditation with Samantha LaMont & Natalie Novak
- Creative Songwriting, Arranging and Rhythm: Tell Your Story through Song with Katie Sawicki & Zanny Geffel
- Type/Writing: Experiments in Creative Nonfiction & Zinecraft with Melissa Favara
- Poetry Through List Making with Heather Douglas
- Objects / Belongings: Writing and Drawing about Our STUFF with Kate Bingaman-Burt
- The Micro Essay and the Prose Poem with Martha Grover & July Westhale
- The Gut-Brain Connection, How to Maintain Mental Health from a Nutritional and Herbal Perspective with Geena Barker & Ingrid Abbate
- Let’s Make a Sandwich with Tommy Habetz & Jason Cohen
- Writing Your Conservative Relatives with Jenny Forrester
- Yoga & Ayurveda for Winter Vitality with Elyssia Maya Schaeffer
- How We Share Nature: with Pete Brook, Dicky Dahl & Melissa Laurie
2017
- Plant Allies and Writing Rituals: Shifting into a New Year of Personal Resilience with Lara Pacheco & Abby Chroman
- Drawing as Seeing: The Figure, Nude & Costume with instructor Heather McLaughlin
- Creating a Travel Journal with Fay Malloy & Marilyn Zornado
- Coptic Stitch Bookbinding with Jillian Barthold
- Cut It Up Art Card Party: “Put A Bird On It” with Mark Elliott
- Settle Your World: Self Empowering Techniques for Fostering a Calm Life in a Wild World with Jason Tschimperle
- Drawing as Seeing & the Acceptance of Chaos: A Sumi Ink Wash Drawing Workshop with Heather McLaughlin
- Partner Dancing 101 Workshop with Sarah Riddle
- Salsa QuickStart Workshop with Sarah Riddle
- Writing is Magic: Mythological Writing with Nick Jaina & Olivia Pepper
- Mushroom Medicinals with Jason Tschimperle
- Shibori, Batik, & Dip-Dye Using All Natural Indigo with Carolyn Hopkins
- Shorebirds, Seabirds & Little Brown Birds with Mark Elliott
- Nourishing Ourselves into Winter with Food and Herbs with Kate Coulton & Paige Common
- Radio Muse: Writing Workshop with Meg Weber
- Ayurvedic Nutrition and Self Care for Autumnal Equinox with Elyssia Schaeffer
- Kinchaku Kago: Japanese Basket Purse with Donna Crispin
- Cedar and Willow Tray with Donna Crispin
- Fermented Vegetables 101 with Sash Sunday
- DIY Succulent Planters with Jamin London Tinsel
- Writing Through the Cracks: Self-Forgiveness & Compassion in Memoir Writing with Cooper Lee Bombardier & Gina Senarighi
- Time/Travel: Experiments in Typewriting Creative Nonfiction about Place and Movement with Melissa Favara
- Custom Mosaics with Damon Ayers & Christy Wiesenhahn
- Yoga in the Sweet Sweet Summertime with Ivy Ross Ricci
- Drawing as Seeing and the Acceptance of Chaos: A Sumi Ink Wash Drawing Workshop with Heather McLaughlin
- Experiments in Writing & Zine Making with A.M. O’Malley & Grant Gerald Miller
- Macrame Wall Hanging Workshop with Liz & Brian Wright
- Writing is Magic: Mechanics with Nick Jaina & Olivia Pepper
- Writing is Magic: Story Structure with Nick Jaina & Olivia Pepper
- Type/Writing: Experimental Memoir, Creative Nonfiction, and Zinecraft with Melissa Favara
- Winter Vitality Workshop with Elyssia Schaeffer
- Yoga: Service & Self-Care with Ivy Ross Ricci
- Herbal Plant Walk and DIY Elderberry syrup and Herbal Vinegar with Lara Pacheco
- Prose Writing Workshop with Nick Jaina