Retreat Schedule ‘23

 

August 10th-14th 2023

Indigofest Retreat ‘23 welcomes you Thursday evening with a meet & greet. Workshops begin Friday morning and run through Sunday afternoon with a closing ceremony Monday morning.

This retreat spans the indigo universe from fresh plants to pigment to vat. All supplies are included and each workshop features a variety of local and natural fibers including wool, silk, cotton, linen, and more. During classes we will have large community time in addition to intimate smaller groups.

Workshop Highlights:

  • Vat creation & relationship with pigment contributions to the Community Vat made with local salal berry and oyster shell lime.

  • Resist techniques and botanical pattern play with paste & shape resist -with our custom wood and 3D printed shapes.

  • Fresh indigo processing techniques- beyond the blender.

  • Fresh plant pigment extraction and indirubin exploration.

    Schedule subject to change, evolution, and edits.

Thursday


6:00pm-7:00pm

Meet & Greet

Welcome to blue kombucha hour! Meet your hosts and fellow attendees, sign in, and pick up your workbook/ updated schedule. Make a paste-resist nametag.

8:30pm-10:00pm

Fire & Dream

If you’re a night owl, join us by the fire for communal sharing / show & tell or retire to the comfort of your cozy lodging.

10:00pm

Quiet Time

Please respect Sou’wester’s Quiet Time - retire for the evening

Friday


9:00am-10:30am

Opening Circle

Gather for opening ritual, indigo tea, beach walk, indigo theater, gratitude, and song. Wear beach attire/waterproof shoes.

Orientation

10:30am-11am

Settle in, clarity, grounding, who we are in this space and time together.

11:00am-12:30

Craft of the Vat Demo

Meet the vats, mother creation, nuances of homegrown pigment, and Community Vat rituals.

12:30-1:30pm

Lunch Break

1:30pm-3:00pm

Paste Play

Shadow plant paste resist with foraged foliage and cassava(Lafun) paste. Storytelling and fiber demo.

3pm -on

Indigo Rest Nest is open

Tea break in the nest.

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5:00pm-7:00pm

Dinner/Freetime

7:30pm-10:00

Sauna, Fire, & Dream

Sauna Sign-up and Fire time. Bring your blanket, chair, handwork, tea to the fire pit for dreamy story time or retire to your cozy lodging.

10:00pm

Quiet Time

Please respect Sou’wester’s Quiet Time - retire for the evening

Saturday

9:00am-9:30am

Opening Circle

Gather for tea & ritual, indigo poetry, and intro to indigo plant processes.

9:30-12:00

Leaf to Pigment Magic

Fresh Persicaria Tinctoria(Japanese Indigo) plant processes.

Indigo history, chemistry, pigment extraction methods, indirubin, fresh play, and more.

12:00-1:00pm

Lunch Break

1:00pm - 2:30pm

Mandala Demo

Radial designs with fold clamp techniques. Infinite possibilities with our extensive resist custom shape collection.

2:30pm - 4:30pm

Dip Day

Vat sessions in the Community Vat and Stony Creek Indigold vat.

4:30pm-5:00pm

Store is open

Trunk Show

5:00pm-7:00pm

Potluck

7:30pm-10:00

Sauna, Fire, & Dream

Sauna Sign-up or Fire time. Bring your blanket, chair, handwork, tea to the fire pit for dreamy story time or retire to your cozy lodging.

10:00pm

Quiet Time

Please respect Sou’wester’s Quiet Time - retire for the evening

Sunday


9:00am-10:00am

Opening Circle

Gather for morning mediation, tea, and indigo journaling. Communal Sample Space project.

10:00 - 10:30

Fiber Care

Neutralizing, washing, fiber longevity, and mending.

10:30 - 12:00

Vat Free Time

Self-guided adventures in vatland.

12:00-1:00pm

Lunch Break

1:00pm-2:00pm

Finishing Tasks

Concluding last details for our projects to prepare for review.

2:00pm-3:00pm

Cleanup & Clothesline

3-5pm

Review & Photos

Community show and share

Evening

Dinner, Sauna, & Dream

Community spaces are open including sauna and fire.

10:00pm

Quiet Time

Please respect Sou’wester’s Quiet Time - retire for the evening

Monday


9:00am-10:00am

Closing Tea Ceremony

One last circle to say goodbye and send indigo blessings into the world.

10:00-11:00am

Sou’wester Checkout

Farewell!