Tag: Suzi Banks Baum

  • Saturday & Sunday, September 19 & 20, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm – Stitched Garden: Plant Dyes & Book Art

    Join Berkshire artist and writer Suzi Banks Baum in Berkshire Botanical Garden’s Mother Earth Lodge for a hands-on workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday September 19 and Sunday Sept ember 20. We’ll harvest peak-season color from BBG’s gardens, create natural dyes and use them to dye thread and paper. With simple embroidery stitches, you’ll embellish book pages to create a small handmade book that carries the garden’s beauty into winter. You’ll be introduced to natural dyeing, receive resources for further study and take part in poetic journal prompts and conversation about daily creative practice. A materials fee of $15 is payable at the workshop. Please bring an apron and lunch. BBG members $200, nonmembers $230. Register at https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/stitched-gardens-plant-dyes-and-book-art

  • Saturday, September 27 & Sunday, September 28, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm – Flowers on Paper: Plant Dyes and Book Art

    Join Berkshire artist and writer Suzi Banks Baum in Berkshire Botanical Garden’s Mother Earth Lodge for a hands-on art workshop on Saturday and Sunday, September 27 and 28, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. We will harvest from the grounds of BBG just as the gardens reach their glorious peak of color. Expect to immerse yourself in the world of natural dyes and make intimate rituals of floral art. You will depart with a beautiful handbound book to inspire your creative practice. Along with harvesting and preparation of dyes, participants will be offered a daily centering meditation and writing prompts. A short materials list will be provided upon registration. There will be a materials fee of $15 per person, payable on the day of the workshop. Participants should bring an apron and their lunch.

    Suzi Banks Baum is a protector of imagination, nurturer of attention and devotee to the handmade. Her work dwells at the crossroads of literary and visual art. She creates fresh traditions through the ceremony of daily creative practice. An award-winning author of creative nonfiction and a national workshop leader of book art, Suzi brings an embodied approach to artistic expression with deep respect for land and community.

    To be put on the wait list for this program, visit https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/events/flowers-paper-plant-dyes-and-book-art