Heart of Madder Natural Dye Retreat (Date TBD)

from $75.00

I'm excited and honored to be collaborating with wonderful plant people, Kendra Rivers and Lauren Kemple, immersing ourselves in the world of madder.
We'll dye garments to take home, make ink to paint or draw with, experience the medicine of the roots.
While we get our hands dirty cleaning, chopping and preparing the madder, we'll explore the history of madder, how it is tangled up with imperialism, slavery, and the invisible work of women. We'll share stories and dig into questions such as how can we engage with madder (and other plants) not just for the craft of it, but as way of stepping more deeply into relationship with the land, each other and ourselves?
This is sure to be a rich taste of community, nourishment and beauty.

Date: TBD
Time: 9am-5pm
Place: Magical Botanical Studio at Sunny Joy Farm in Talent
Cost: $75/$150/$190 tiers (flexible payment arrangements by request)
Number of participants: min 4, max 8

Upon registration, you will receive an email from me with instructions to order your dress if you chose that option. If you chose Tier 1 or 2, your item will already be ordered.

Details about how to be prepared and the address will be emailed 3 days before the event.

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I'm excited and honored to be collaborating with wonderful plant people, Kendra Rivers and Lauren Kemple, immersing ourselves in the world of madder.
We'll dye garments to take home, make ink to paint or draw with, experience the medicine of the roots.
While we get our hands dirty cleaning, chopping and preparing the madder, we'll explore the history of madder, how it is tangled up with imperialism, slavery, and the invisible work of women. We'll share stories and dig into questions such as how can we engage with madder (and other plants) not just for the craft of it, but as way of stepping more deeply into relationship with the land, each other and ourselves?
This is sure to be a rich taste of community, nourishment and beauty.

Date: TBD
Time: 9am-5pm
Place: Magical Botanical Studio at Sunny Joy Farm in Talent
Cost: $75/$150/$190 tiers (flexible payment arrangements by request)
Number of participants: min 4, max 8

Upon registration, you will receive an email from me with instructions to order your dress if you chose that option. If you chose Tier 1 or 2, your item will already be ordered.

Details about how to be prepared and the address will be emailed 3 days before the event.

Join plant conspirators Lauren, Sunny and Kendra for a daylong retreat exploring the heart of Madder and go home with a naturally dyed garment of your choice. This full day of hands-on creative respite will include natural dyeing, medicine making, storytelling and deep connection with the versatile plant that is Madder.

An abundance of fresh roots will be available to wash, cut, extract and make into dye, medicine and ink. You will learn scouring and mordanting techniques to prepare garments for dyeing and experience naturally dyeing in a vat with the fresh roots. End the day feeling connected and informed with artisan dyed garments in your hands. All materials will be provided.

Madder root takes 3 years to reach maturity. Due to a confluence of 2 dye gardeners changing location, a substantial amount of mature madder root became available from 2 local gardens. Join us for this rare opportunity for a big workshop to dig into the heart of Madder.

Garment Choices

Please see the email you will receive with instructions to order your dress if you chose that option. If you chose Tier 1 (Bandanas) or 2 (Silk / Wool Scarf), your item will already be ordered.

$75  2 cotton bandanas (provided)

$150 large silk/wool scarf (ordered upon registration)

$190 choice of 1 of 4 cotton dresses in your preferred size, custom ordered for you if registered by Nov 11. Please follow instruction in the email to get your dress in time.

Teacher Bios

Lauren Kemple, medicine maker

Lauren Kemple is a medicine maker who also offers classes on local plants, medicine making, wild foods, botanical ink making and more. She brings enthusiasm, generosity and creativity to her teaching, inspiring people to befriend the plants beneath their feet. 

Kendra, medical herb grower

Kendra Pistole Rivers is a mother of three and a medicinal herb grower. Her passion lies in creating gardens that invite people to connect with medicinal herbs, pollinators and the greater wild. Her hope is to empower others to make their own herbal medicines from vinegars & teas to tinctures and salves. Learn more at wildgardenmedicinals.com

Sunny J Lindley has been an Artisan Entrepreneur for more than a decade. Her mediums have been fiber and textile art, screen printing, natural dyeing, and botanical printing. She is also an avid gardener and homesteader with a deep love for the land.

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