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.

Upcoming Workshops
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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