Black Rock Ranch
Fermented Foods with Phoebe & Maggie of Wild West Ferments
Black Rock Ranch Stinson Beach, CAIn this hands-on workshop at beautiful Black Rock Ranch overlooking Stinson Beach, Maggie and Phoebe of Wild West Ferments will teach you all they know about fermented foods, give tastes and samples and send you home with your own ferment to tend and enjoy. We will also enjoy a potluck lunch together. Maggie has spent […]
Site Specific: Local color and the artist’s book with Judi Pettite
Black Rock Ranch Stinson Beach, CAJoin us for a day of art making, poetry and lunch at beautiful Black Rock Ranch overlooking Stinson Beach. We’ll tour the grounds and gather plants for dyes and ink, for use on paper and fibers. Judi will demonstrate the process of making a water-based ink and simple methods for dyeing paper and fibers. Artist’s […]
Natural Dyes with Rebecca Burgess
Black Rock Ranch Stinson Beach, CA(Tuition includes all materials) Each season brings forth native and endemic plant color that reflects the nature of the season. In this workshop at beautiful Black Rock Ranch in Stinson Beach, we will explore the seasonal ecology and biological diversity of California’s floristic province through the act of dye making. This class will cover basic […]
Block Printing with Mordants & Natural Dyes with Kori Hargreaves
Black Rock Ranch Stinson Beach, CA(Tuition includes all materials) Expand your natural dyeing skills into a whole new realm with this 2-day exploration of block printing and surface design at beautiful Black Rock Ranch in Stinson Beach! In this workshop we will explore the possibilities and practice of block printing on textiles to create rich, wash-fast and light-fast designs using […]
Sandal Making with Stace Fulwiler
Black Rock Ranch Stinson Beach, CA(Tuition includes all materials) Handcrafting leather sandals is a traditional way of shoemaking that has been practiced for centuries all around the world. This particular kind of slow fashion used to be abundant in the Bay Area but has since become more difficult to find. Come learn how to do this special craft yourself during […]