WILD BLUE MEDICINE WITH ELIZABETH BUNSEN
August 15-18, 2024
Port Orchard, WA
Robin's eggs, shimmery mussel shells, lapis, delphinium, blue mushrooms, the blue footed booby, the Blue Morpho butterfly, scilla in spring, morning glories, stormy blues, bluebells, the Blues, wild blue skies, rivers, lakes and oceans... wild blue is indeed varied and enchanting.
Blue medicine energizes heartfelt communication; envisioning; deep dreaming and speaking one's truth.
Join Elizabeth Bunsen for a 4-day workshop by taking your seat at our Wild Blue Medicine table. Immerse yourself in the waters of vision readiness, and swim the deep currents of possibilities.
While exploring the rich variety of wild blue lore we will deep dive into indigo, cyanotype and sweet butterflypea tea and more.
Our explorations will lead us into our own intimate connections with this soothing color and its world. We will create poem books, medicine bundles, apothecary jars and map our wild blue journeying. Come, immerse yourself, energize, share, relax and exhilarate in the rivers and stars of Wild Blue Medicine.
Itinerary
Thursday, August 15 - We will meet in the studio at 9:30 a.m. for introductions and a review of the schedule with Elizabeth. Lunch will be provided and afterward we will continue dyeing. Class ends at 4:30.
Friday, August 16 - Same time schedule as day one.
Saturday, August 17 Meet in the studio at 9:30. Break for lunch and tonight an early dinner will be provided.
Sunday, August 18. Meet in the studio at 9:30, break for lunch and then start cleaning up at 2:30 followed by a show ‘n tell. Class will be over at 4:30.
There are only 2 spots open
This Art Escape includes
Four days instruction from Elizabeth
beautiful studio to create in
4 lunches, 1 dinner
some supplies
new tribe
The cost for this Escape is $800. A $500 nonrefundable deposit is due upon registering. The remaining $300 dollars is due May 14, 2024.
Port Orchard is the site for the workshop. The location is 9 miles north of Gig Harbor, WA which is listed as one of the most desirable cities in the US to visit (or live). It is located south of Seattle, across the Narrows Bridge on Hwy 16.
The Bremerton-Kitsap Airporter stops in Gig Harbor and in Port Orchard.
There are many Arbnbs and B&Bs in the area. A list of accommodations will be provided if requested
We will provide
large binder clips
buckets, clothes lines, pins, rubber bands
tubs/buckets for dyeing
Peroxide, bleach, coffee and black tea
Indigo
Cyanotype
Rubber gloves.
Student Supply List
Elizabeth is putting a kit together that will contain boards/plexi for dyeing, specific papers, silk, wool, cotton, and linen fabrics. The kit fee is $75 and you can order from her here.
This is what you will need to bring:
extra paper, fabric
needles, thread, scissors
silver dollar eucalyptus from Trader Joe’s
apron
Elizabeth Bunsen grew up in the Midwest, went to college, lived on the Ivory Coast for 3 years with the Peace Corps, traveled and then went to grad school for her MFA in painting and art history. She has taught studio art and art history at various colleges. She has also directed an art gallery, taught art to children and adults, and had a son late in life who has been her greatest teacher. She lives in a beautiful, natural environment where she takes long walks and where she tends to leave creative messes where she goes. She has a studio/gallery in her home on the shores of Lake Champlain where she is in continual conversation with the weather and the birds. She has been known to brake at the sight of a pink sky.
Kathie Vezzani is a mixed media artist who loves anything rusty. She rusts, paints and uses encaustic and cold wax in her practice. She also creates mixed media sculptures. In her spare time, she organizes workshops for other artists. She will be hosting this workshop in her new studio.