Learn the Art of Natural Dye
With Jennifer Johnson of Plant Spirit Fibers
and Joann Darling
July 28th-30th, 2023
Begins Friday at 5pm and then Saturday 9am-5pm and Sunday 9am-4pm
Bring your own lunch
Cost $295
Join us for a fun filled weekend exploring all the colors of the rainbow with plants! We will work with madder root for reds and Japanese indigo for blues as well as many other plants to fill in our rainbow. Then on Sunday we will learn eco-printing on silk. You will take home a gorgeous plant dyed and eco-printed silk scarf that you made.
Traveling from afar, lodging is available on site, inquire about lodging options.
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Program led by Jennifer Johnson of Plant Spirit Fibers and former Waldorf Teacher and Joann Darling - Adjunct Faculty at VCIH, Program Director for Good Food Good Medicine, a food justice program at affordable housing. Joann also teaches plant dye for the Marshfield School of Weaving and co-teaches children’s Herb Camps at All Together Now.
To register contact Jennifer at jennifer@twinpondsanctuary.com or call with questions 802-276-3839
Art Camp for Kids!
Fun with Fibers and Natural Plant Dye!
An exploration of various fibers and dye plants to create fun and beautiful art and crafts. Children will work on projects throughout the week which involve a variety of fiber arts such as plant dye, felting, eco-printing, weaving, and more… They will get to take home their creations. There will also be time for games, swimming, and outside play.
July 31st-August 3rd
9:30am-3:30pm
Campers bring snacks and a bag lunch
All materials provided
Ages 6-12
Cost is sliding scale $300-$350
Program led by Joann Darling - Adjunct Faculty at VCIH, Program Director for Good Food Good Medicine, a food justice program at affordable housing. Joann also teaches plant dye for the Marshfield School of Weaving and co-teaches children’s Herb Camps at All Together Now.
and Jennifer Johnson of Plant Spirit Fibers and former Waldorf Teacher
Camp takes place at Twin Pond Community Center
Home of Plant Spirit Fibers www.plantspiritfibers.com and Twin Pond Healing Sanctuary www.twinpondsanctuary.com
2007 Twin Pond Rd
Brookfield, Vermont
To register contact Jennifer at Jennifer@twinpondsanctuary.com or call with questions 802-276-3839
Learn to Eco-Print
for a day filled with beauty, friends, and plants.
I will teach you the basics of eco-printing and you will create and take home your own eco-printed silk scarf. I will also share ways to help develop our connection with the spirit medicine of plants.
I will provide the plants, pre-mordanted silk, and everything you need to create your own eco-print scarf. You bring your own lunch and you are welcome to bring any special plants you may be excited about using from your gardens, though this is not necessary to bring plants.
Cost is $150
To register contact jennifer@twinpondsanctuary.com
Can't make it that day? Contact me, if you'd like to do it on a weekday and if you have a minimum group of 10 people we can schedule a date together.
I will not be vending this season.
You can find my work here at my online shop or in the retail shops listed below. If you don't see what you're looking for online please give me a call. I have lots of inventory not listed in the shop and will happily help find something for you.
Retail Shops:
Here are retail shops where you can find my work for sale. If you want my work in your area, let me know of any shops that would like to carry my work. Thank you.
Artisans Hand Craft Gallery in Montpelier, Vermont
Vermont Artisan Designs in Brattleboro, Vermont
Northeast Kingdom Artistisans Guild in St. Johnsbury, Vermont
Miller's Thumb Gallery in Greensboro, Vermont
2019 Vending Schedule:
*February 15th-17th, 2019 Palm Beach Fine Art Craft Show at the Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida
*March 22nd-24th, 2019 Paradise City at Royal Plaza Trade Center Marlborough, Massachusetts
*May 25th-27th, 2019 Paradise City at Three County Fairgrounds Memorial day Weekend in Northampton, Massachusetts
*June 7th-9th, 2019 International Herb Symposium at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts
*August 23-25, 2019 Women's Herbal Conference in Hebron, NH
*November 22-24, 2019 Vermont Handcrafters Show at the Double Tree near Hilton in Burlington, Vermont
*November 30th, 2019 Wintergreen Holiday Market/Herbstalk 11am-5pm in Somerville, Massachusetts
Vending Schedule 2018:
*February 23rd-25th, 2018 Florida Herbal Conference in Lake Wales, Florida
*Most Thursday Evenings June 28th-September 6th Art on Park in Stowe, Vermont 5pm-8pm
*Most Saturdays in September and October at Burlington City Artist Market 9am-2:30pm in Burlington, VT. Weather permitting.
* Fourth of July Art on Park in Stowe, VT 11am-3pm
*August 25th-27th, 2018 New England Women's Herbal Conference in Hebron, NH I will also be teaching at this year's conference!
*September 22nd, 2018 Peru Fair 9am-4pm in Peru, Vermont
*October 5th-7th, 2018 Stowe Foliage Arts Festival in Stowe, Vermont
Holiday Shopping 2018:
*November 3rd & 4th, 2018 Artrider Show - Craft Westport in Westport, Connecticut
*November 16th-18th, 2018 Vermont Handcrafters Show at the Double Tree near Hilton in Burlington, Vermont
*December 8th & 9th 10am-4pm Marshfield School of Weaving Holiday Sale in Marshfield, Vermont
*December 15th & 16th, 2018 Burlington Holiday Artist Market at City Hall Burlington, Vermont
Vending Schedule 2017:
*February 23, 2017 Grian Herbs Apothecary 34 Elm St Montpelier, Vt 12-5:30pm
*April 28, 2017 Plant Spirits and Woven Oracles - Plant Spirit Fibers Pop Up Shop with Linda River Valente offering Tarot Readings at The North Branch Cafe in Montpelier, VT 10am-7pm
*Saturdays May 6th through July 1st, July 22nd through August 5th, September 9th, 16th, & 30th, October 7th & 14th at Capital City Farmer's Market in Montpelier, VT
*June 9-11, 2017 The International Herb Symposium in Wheaton, MA
*Thursday Evenings in July & August 5pm-8pm Art on Park in Stowe, VT
*July 29, 2017 Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism in Montpelier, VT 3pm-9pm
*September 2 and 3, 2017 Mad River Valley Craft Fair in Waitsfield, VT
*September 16th at Capital City Farmer's Market in Montpelier, VT
*September 23, 2017 at Stowe Foliage Art on Park and Pie Contest 11:30-3:30
*September 30th at Capital City Farmer's Market in Montpelier, VT 9am-1pm
*October 7th at Capital City Farmer's Market in Montpelier, VT 9am-1pm
*October 14th Capital City Farmer's Market in Montpelier, VT 9am-1pm
*November 17th-19th Vermont Handcrafters Show at the Sheraton in Burlington, Vermont
*December 1st & 2nd Lake Champlain Waldorf School Holiday Fair
*December 9th & 10th Marshfield School of Weaving Holiday Sale in Marshfield, Vermont 9am-5:30pm
*December 16th, 2017 Touch of Vermont Holiday Gift Market in Montpelier, VT
2016 Vending Schedule:
August 26-28, 2016 Women's Herbal Conference in Hebron, NH
September 3 and 4, 2016 Mad River Valley Craft Fair in Waitsfield, VT
Every Saturday September 10-October 15, 2016 Capital City Farmer's Market in Montpelier, VT
November 19, 2016 Orchard Valley Waldorf School Holiday Market at Vermont College of Fine Arts in Montpelier, VT
November 20, 2016 Round Barn Thanksgiving Market in Waitsfield, VT
November 26 & 27, 2016 Women's Festival of Crafts in Burlington, VT
December 3 & 4, 2016 Floating Bridge Food & Farms Holiday Gift Market in Brookfield, VT
December 10, 2016 Touch of Vermont Holiday Gift Market in Montpelier, VT
