INSTRUCTORS SUN

Paulina is an emerging multidisciplinary artist currently engaged in various earthen building and artistry projects. Her soul has been forever tethered to the arts, finding expression through an array of mediums; ceramic, collage, watercolor, mixed media, upcycling, textile, embroidery, dance, amongst other endeavors. Over the last five years, she has engaged in self-directed learning internationally, benefiting from the expertise of some of the most skilled practitioners, including craftspeople and masons, in the field. When Paulina engages with the earth, she is immersed in a deep meditative journey - to her, this interaction is a fusion of play, labor, and therapeutic exploration. Through her use of reclaimed materials, Paulina echoes a powerful ecological sentiment, advocating for reduced consumption and a deeper, more considerate bond with the environment. She...

18 December, 2023

Rosie has always loved making things with her hands. When her love for the outdoors and crafting met during an ancestral skills class 10 years ago things took off. With a background in traditional crafts and a deep connection to nature, Rosie seamlessly intertwines her love for teaching with her appreciation for sustainable practices. She is passionate about her connection to the earth and sharing that with the students that she teaches. She currently teaches middle school in the Santa Cruz mountains during the school year. During the summers she teaches at an Earth Caretaker school in Mt. Shasta teaching ancestral crafts and primitive skills, as well as teaching a Rite of Passage class for young girls. Rosie’s classes at Spirit Weavers provide a space for...

31 December, 2023

Cordage is ancient and foundational. In our modern world it is hiding all around us- in the clothing that we wear and all of the activities that would not be possible without a simple length of cord. Having worked with textiles for decades, I was flabbergasted when I first learned that beautiful thread could be made with no tools other than our own hands. My exploration of cordage began with learning to twist wild harvested plants. Curious, I applied the process to the abundance of materials in my studio and life. I had held onto my great grandmother’s threadbare handkerchief for decades- precious but altogether unusable. As cordage it became a strong, loving reminder of her- a necklace that I could wear and a process that...

08 January, 2024

Hi, I'm Sara. For the last twenty years I’ve studied the art and science of healing through exploring Eastern philosophical and Western clinical health sciences, Amazonian plant medicines and other traditional healing methods. Before my Nursing career, I held various positions in the international public health sector where I created and managed reproductive health and nutritional rehabilitation programs in Malawi, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone and Honduras. I now work as an Integrative Nurse and Women's Health and Hormone Coach, as a certified DUTCH Hormone practitioner and Root Cause Protocol certified functional nutrition and mineral balancing coach. I will be offering women's medicine sessions to empower, educate, and support those proactively preparing their body for pregnancy, struggling with fertility, or looking to rebalance themselves postpartum; women experiencing painful...

09 May, 2024

  Sienna (she/her) is a potter, cook, gardener, plant-lover, mystic, and all-around craftswoman. Raised in the Sacramento Valley on a family farm, she grew up crawling through the spring weeds, eating warm summer peaches, and working in the orchards and dehydrators during harvest time. She started her first garden around age 12, and began studying ceramics in 1999. After a stint in culinary school and working in professional kitchens, she interned at a farm to learn organic gardening and sustainable living in 2003. She now has more than 20 years of experience in canning and preserving food, with thousands of jars sealed, opened, and enjoyed. She continues to develop her own recipes, and tends a perfectly-sized kitchen garden and maturing food forest at her home by the...

15 December, 2023

I am a maker, and a doer, a horsewoman, a rancher, a sister and a daughter. I live my life with as much intention as I can, and follow my heart as much as possible. The only things that get in the way of that sometimes are my head, and society. ​ I have studied horsemanship, yoga, nature connection work, primitive skills, equus/life coaching, permaculture and probably more. I am a studier of life, I like to know how to do things and why we are the way we are. And try to live my own life artfully. ​ I believe we all have very limiting beliefs, and stories of hardship that get in our way of who we truly want to be and that these things limit how...

28 April, 2024

Stargazer Li is in love with the Universe! For over 20 years, she has been living and conversing with the Universe, and sharing her highly unique approach to Keeping Time… through living natural rhythms, making and sharing essence elixirs, and creating starry experiences under the night sky. She also does deeply transformational sessions weaving astrology and her calendar’s themes. Check out her free monthly audio calendar podcasts, available through her website and in her Cosmic Update Emails. Li lives outside of Grass Valley, CA. Stargazer Li will be teaching Essence Making & Taking, and sharing Stargazing....

28 December, 2023

  Stevie is a musician, singer, teacher, constellator, dreamer, and ceremonialist. She is devoted to compassionate liberation through vibration, sound, and song. We all have the divine right to a voice which can be a tool of reflection and expression to help us learn who we are and what we want to express to the world. Stevie is co-artistic director of Wildchoir as well as other community and ceremonial offerings in the Bay Area and beyond. Through her endeavors, Stevie invites others to join her on a journey of self-exploration and collective resonance, forging a path toward a more harmonious and connected existence. She will be part of the Dreaming Den and will be offering Connecting to Song through the Dreamtime....

31 December, 2023

    Sofia is constantly curious with a background in Biology (MSc), art and nature connection (2 year program with Wisdom of the Earth). She loves to make all manner of useful beautiful things with material harvested directly from the earth. She brings with her a wonder for all things alive and a depth to her teaching. Sofia will be offering Pine Needle Basket weaving and Bird Language....

03 January, 2024

We are honored to have our beautiful Elder Sweet Medicine with us again for the Spirit Weavers Gathering, coming from Oregon to share her wisdom and wise ways. Sweet Medicine Nation (Chickasaw/Choctaw/French/Irish) is a gifted artist, educator, lecturer, and healer who guides and initiates personal growth in others with her eloquence, wisdom, and gift for serving others. She awakens us to the personal and social value of earth stewardship, honoring the wisdom of natural ways to benefit ourselves and Mother Earth. Sweet Medicine is involved in numerous local and International groups, federal agencies, endangered species research, and riparian studies and education. She is also a master of edible and medicinal plants of the local region in Central Oregon. Her background in Alternative Medicine, Midwifery, and Herbology, along...

21 November, 2015