Arts & Agriculture - Rose Clay Bead Bracelets

In a season of Shein, Examine the root of our adornments and cost within nature.

In this class, create a charm bracelet of rose petals and beaded clay, mirroring an ancient technique used to make rose petals out of beads -

While we wait for it to bake, we will sip on tea, and reflect on questions and curiosities, regarding beauty and botany -

How do we get the plants we use, not only for the food we grow, but for our beauty routines?

How much work do our hands do? Other hands? Can we acknowledge that with thanks?

Can the way we accessorize be a conversation, in veneration, in and of nature?

Can we commune creatively with plant kin through our artistic practices and processes?

I believe, the finest couture is the soil, our hands, our communities we weave.

Accessibility: Our kitchen/classroom space is wheelchair accessible. With prior planning, we can add a few small mats onto the pebbled ground of greenhouse to make a small wheel-chair accessible path. Our learning garden has grass paths, and the entrance is through a gate with a small, raised entrance. Our tables can be lowered/raised, and we have several backless benches or stools. Our kitchen is in regular use, and while we try to cook without peanuts, much of our cookware is shared and we cannot guarantee a nut-free environment. We have a first aid kit, and the closest AED is in another building several yards away. Drinking water is made available in refillable pitchers.

Our closest bathrooms are a building away, about a one-minute walk. An all-gender bathroom is also available, and this is accessible by key which you can request from staff. We are not a scent-free zone, and because herbalism classes take place here, cannot guarantee that the site will be clear of any essential oil smells. If you have needs not addressed here, please reach out to [email protected]

When inside the greenhouse and kitchen we will open our double-doors and windows to vent the space and encourage masking and social distancing when in more closed-in spaces.