Brooms are used all over the world for daily and ritual cleansing of spaces. A Broom is an important part of making a safe and sacred space. In this modern industrial world handcrafts of all kinds are being replaced by machine made goods. The broom is no exception. Handcrafted Brooms are on the brink of extinction so we are here to gather in community and re-learn this ancient art form.

Come join us for an evening of embodiment thru craft as we share stories of empowerment thru cleansing. In this three hour workshop each participant will learn the basics of Broom making and make their own Turkey Wing Broom to use in their own daily cleansing rituals.

Please note:

-All materials are carefully prepared and provided for this class.

-If you need to set up a payment plant, please email seagrapesoap@gmail.com

-3 discounted tickets available for BIPOC folks, please email seagrapesoap.com

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Bethany (they/them) is a teacher and student of place based skills. As a young person running from the various institutions they found themselves in, one of the best places they found to hide was in "wild spaces". In these so called "wild" areas they found a sense of family with the the Non-human world around them, here is where they felt held and safe. Bethany believes strongly in the healing power of reconnecting and rebuilding relationship to our more-than-human relatives. They have found on their own path that working with their hands, in relationship with elements of nature brings some of the deepest healing. As a survivor of Trauma they feel called to continue learning about healing trauma, and sharing their journey with others. Following the whispers of their Ancestors from Mexico they found Curanderismo and have been a student for three years now. After only completing half a year of JR high as a teenager - Bethany has recently been working on finishing their GED, feeling strongly called to environmental and social justice.

(Intro to broom Craft as a pre-requisite)

This Broom Making class is meant to take the Broom enthusiast to the next level of learning the process of making different kinds of Brooms. In this 6 hour class we will lean about working on and with handmade wood handles. We will work on our weaving and sewing as we make two different styles of broom. We will make a cob web sweeper, which is a simple broom on a handle for sweeping cob webs and a woven whisk that we will sew flat. These are all essential skills that are needed in order to make a more advanced full size flat Broom.

Come join us as we dive deeper into Broom Making.

Please note:

-All materials are carefully prepared and provided for this class.

-If you need to set up a payment plant, please email seagrapesoap@gmail.com

-3 discounted tickets available for BIPOC folks, please email seagrapesoap.com

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Bethany (they/them) is a teacher and student of place based skills. As a young person running from the various institutions they found themselves in, one of the best places they found to hide was in "wild spaces". In these so called "wild" areas they found a sense of family with the the Non-human world around them, here is where they felt held and safe. Bethany believes strongly in the healing power of reconnecting and rebuilding relationship to our more-than-human relatives. They have found on their own path that working with their hands, in relationship with elements of nature brings some of the deepest healing. As a survivor of Trauma they feel called to continue learning about healing trauma, and sharing their journey with others. Following the whispers of their Ancestors from Mexico they found Curanderismo and have been a student for three years now. After only completing half a year of JR high as a teenager - Bethany has recently been working on finishing their GED, feeling strongly called to environmental and social justice.

Queering the Tarot: A World Beyond Binaries is an all-levels workshop that reframes the Tarot for cultivating a freer, more accepting, more hopeful world for queer folx and all people. We’ll identify the cultural standards and societal institutions that are entrenched in traditional tarot and offer alternative ways of understanding and reclaiming the cards for LGBTQIA+ people and allies. We’ll address best practices for reading for queer querents (and all querents!), and we’ll discuss how to tap into the energies of the most traditionally cis/het cards for queer empowerment, self-devotion, pleasure, and healing—because underneath the traditional images and interpretations, the Tarot is actually super queer! This workshop embraces intersectionality, is body- and sex-positive and poly-inclusive, and is anti-patriarchal. Taught by a queer and non-binary tarot practitioner, this workshop is created for LGBTQIA+ folx and welcomes allies and all who want to cultivate an inclusive tarot practice. Please bring a tarot deck of your choice. This class uses the Rider-Waite-Smith system as its foundation.

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Claire Burgess (they/them/theirs) is a queer and non-binary tarot practitioner, teacher, podcaster, illustrator, and magic-worker. They’re the host of The Word Witch Podcast, an intersectional and anti-oppressive broadcast about tarot, astrology, magic, and belief. They’re also the creator of Fifth Spirit Tarot (forthcoming 2020), a queer and inclusive 78-card tarot deck. Claire teaches tarot classes at shops around Portland and at Portland Community College, and they’re passionate about making the transformative tool of tarot accessible to as many folks as possible. Find them online at www.thewordwitchtarot.com.

Participants will learn about the importance of cultivating plants and building relationships with them as a means of supporting and propelling resistance in our current climate.

We will look at and learn about 5 plants, how to cultivate and propagate and how to use them when harvest time comes.

Topics will include some botany, taxonomy, plant identification and care tips as well as propagation of 5 herbs used for stress and anxiety and care taking and harvesting tips.

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letty chichitonyoltli of Flying Dogheart Farm, has been herb farming and growing food for CSA sharesfor 2 years and cultivating herbs and food in their herb garden for 7 years. they are an earthworkers of a small urban farm located in Portland, OR and Corbett, OR

They farm in collaboration with other Black and Brown Farmers in the Pathways to Farming Program through Mudbone Grown, LLC, and the Oregon Food Bank and are working to create a farm collective.

Flying DogHeart Farm has joined the movement to change the face of farming and herbalism in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest Over the last 2 years they have partnered with Zenger Farm and participating as a CSA Farmer in the CSA Partnership for Health initiative growing for 40 families in the Portland Metro area. They have taught in herbal programs through Madison High School, Yarrow School, Atabey Apprenticeship, through Sacred Lattice Collective and teaching expansive herb knowledge for women in corrections at Coffee Creek.

They also have a line of farm fresh holistic remedies for people and their dogs.

They envision a diverse community of plant medicine participants - making, growing and building in community where food as medicine is not a novel concept.