INSTRUCTORS SUN

Joy McEwen manages Diggin’ Livin’ Farm & Apiaries, an organic farm and commercial beekeeping operation in Cave Junction, Oregon, using organic and biodynamic practices. She teaches Apitherapy & Natural Beekeeping, and has maintained an Apitherapy clinic in Southern Oregon for over 10 years, offering holistic health services through honeybee products including bee venom therapy. Joy also crafts Honey Bee Brews, a line of jun beverages made with honey from her apiary. She serves on the USDA Farm Service Agency board for Josephine and Jackson Counties and is a board member of the American Apitherapy Society. Joy recently co-authored Raising Resilient Bees: Heritage Techniques to Mitigate Mites, Preserve Locally Adapted Genetics, and Grow Your Apiary.    ...

06 January, 2025

    Karin is a fiber artist based in Northern California. She has worked in quilting, knitting, crochet, garment sewing and design, embroidery, and both synthetic and natural dyes. Her current project, spent flora, is an inclusive clothing line comprised of hand dyed silk gowns.   Mending is a natural extension of her reverence for the fiber arts that clothe our bodies.   Karin will be sharing Mending Visible Mending....

02 January, 2025

Kelly Rose is dedicated to guiding individuals on a journey of holistic healing and self-discovery. As a certified Sound, Vibration, and Reiki Practitioner, she combines ancient and modern healing modalities to provide a safe, calm, sacred space that allows you to drop into deep relaxation. When you allow your body and nervous system to fully and deeply relax; your body can repair itself creating a personalized unique healing. Kelly Rose is an experienced practitioner, known for her intuitive ability to create a serene space where mind, body, and spirit harmonize. Through the transformative power of sound healing, she helps clients release stress, restore balance, and awaken their inner vitality. Whether you’re seeking relaxation, emotional healing, or spiritual alignment, Kelly Rose is here to support you every...

03 January, 2025

Kelly Tully is a Northern California-based metalsmith known for her expertly crafted, one-of-a-kind jewelry. With over a decade of experience, Kelly transforms raw metal into wearable art, blending traditional techniques with a modern, minimalist aesthetic. She works primarily with silver, gold, and brass, often incorporating gemstones and found materials to add depth and meaning to each piece. Her work is inspired by nature, architecture, and the raw beauty of the materials themselves. Whether creating bold statement pieces or delicate designs, Clara’s attention to detail and craftsmanship shine through in every creation. She believes in the transformative power of metal, using her craft to celebrate both beauty and strength. In addition to her custom designs, Clara offers metalsmithing workshops to share her passion and knowledge with others. She...

06 January, 2025

  I’m Kk, a queer, cis, Polish Jewish and Romanian Jewish woman. I’m a land tender, a forest dweller, a sister, friend and daughter. I’m a ceremonial tattoo artist, a huntress, a facilitator of connection, I’m a rainbow seeker, a dream weaver and a puddle jumper. I work every day to better understand my ancestry and lineage while showing up to foster connection and relationships to the lands I live on and the Hul'q'umín'um' and SENĆOŦEN speaking people they were stolen from. My Polish ancestors, for 10 generations were butchers and hide tanners, and I can feel it in my bones and in my hands whenever I wield a knife or watch flesh turn to food and fabric. I do my best to live a life in...

30 December, 2024

Kumu Anna Liza Kalauokekupukupu Abuan-McKeon is a dedicated teacher with over 20 years of experience, primarily in hula dancing and, more recently, in herbalism and plant medicine. She began her dance journey with “Hula Halau He Inoa No Ipu Lei Manu” under Denise Bigelow and expanded her Polynesian arts training with Tahitian drumming from Mapuhi Tuku Tekurio and Samoan fire knife dancing from Mel Liufau of Nonosina. Her commitment to authenticity led her to train in Hawaiʻi under hula master Loea Kawaikapuokalani Frank Hewett, who named her Kumu Hula Kalauokekupukupu after her uniki (graduation). Kumu Anna Liza now teaches traditional hula in her halau (schools) in San Bernardino County, Topanga, and Crestline, emphasizing the preservation of Hawaiian culture. In addition to hula, she has studied herbalism under...

17 January, 2025

  Kumu Hula Farrah Māhealani Linder carries the Tom Kaulaheaonamoku Hiona lineage from her Kumu, Auntie Noelani Mahana ʻO Kala McIntosh of Kaneʻohe Oʻahu. She continues her studies in ancient hula traditions on the Island of Molokai with Loea Hula Dj Pelekai of Pelekunu Valley, Molokai. In addition to her Hula lineage she also holds the prestigious title of Alakaʻi Hulu of beloved Kumu Hulu Lokelani Reichert of Lei Hulu of California (Auntie Mary Kovich/Auntie Mary Kekuewa lineage) and is currently the Alakaʻi Hulu of Kumu Pilialoha Johnson and Kumu Robert Beebe of Lei O Hilo (Auntie Doreen Henderson’s lineage) in Hilo, Hawaii. In conjunction with these masteries of Hula and Lei Hulu, Kumu Māhealani further holds the title of Luna Hoʻoponopono (Hawaiian spirituality executioner/practitioner) from the ancient...

02 January, 2025

  Laura Lopez will be sharing Traditional Loom Weaving from her Guatemalan hertitage. Laura began weaving and working with fiber when she was six years old, and has continued practicing her traditional ways since then. Laura uses gorgeous multicolored thread, and will help you learn how to use a traditional hand weaving loom. This is a hands on class with an opportunity to weave your very own piece of fabric to adorn yourself or another with. Laura weaves in her studio and bodega on Whidbey Island with her husband Carlos, daughter Estrella, and 2 dogs .   Laura Lopez will be teaching Guatemalan Hand Loom Weaving....

02 January, 2025

Lauralina is a Taino multidisciplinary artist, activist, land steward and mother. Living, loving and creating from her corner of the world in Borike, also known as Puerto Rico. She comes from lineages of medicine women on both her mother and father’s side. Curanderas, midwives and seers. The craft of doll making she shares has been passed down for generations and received by her Abuela, Gloria Ester. Lauralina is a radical mother of 2, raising a family in freedom and choice, leading a life based in consent, respect and devotion. Practicing self directed education, they hold space for others on the same journey, hosting retreats and family gatherings, bringing global and local communities together. Along with her family, she stewards land growing organic food to nourish her...

10 January, 2025

  Lauren Godla is a dance artist, director and movement educator based out of Gasquet, CA. She graduated with a BA in Exercise Biology and a Minor in Dance from UC Davis in 2012. She spent the following decade teaching yoga, performing, choreographing, studying movement and playing on rivers across the west. She co-directed and performed for FloorPlay Dance Comedy and toured and performed nationally with BANDALOOP, a Vertical Dance Company based out of Oakland. In 2020 she moved home to Del Norte County and in 2021 she founded DiRT & Glitter, an environmental art organization that creates site-specific productions. She has directed multiple site-specific performances along the Wild and Scenic Smith River, turning canyon walls into stages and audience members into paddlers. Her vertical dance film...

10 January, 2025