Join Rachael Gonzalez (FAMILIAR) on a crisp October evening for a witchy craft circle! Hand brooms are versatile and useful tools for the hearth and home, as well as for ritual use. Learn about how to grow and cure broomcorn and the basics of weaving a broom in the style and color of your choice, as we discuss lore and care of traditional brooms. This will be a fun and creative way to welcome Halloween, and you will leave with an heirloom broom that will serve you for years to come.
This class is for you if… broom making can be messy, and requires patience and a calm approach, you must be able to sit for a couple of hours bent over doing tedious work without pain.
This class is not for you if… you struggle with crafting or lack some basic knife skills and patience. This will primarily be a hands-on class.
About the Teacher:
Rachael Gonzalez (FAMILIAR) is an artist, bodyworker, northern folkways educator and trollkunnig living and working in Milwaukee, WI. She makes herbal medicines and brooms, writes zines, tends sauna, teaches workshops and facilitates healing experiences. Her witchcraft is rooted in social justice and her mission is connecting her clients with their bodies and the natural world. You can find a full list of her trainings. and connect via her website at familiarmke.com.
Cost: $75
Location:
This 2-hour workshop will be held at Hedge Meadow Herbs located at 140 S Winsted St. in Spring Green, Wisconsin.
What to Expect/Bring:
FAMILIAR class spaces are always queer, trans, femme+body-positive, anti-racist safe spaces where there are no dumb questions and no one is left behind. We all work together and help each other to be successful and take home a beautiful, heirloom object we can be proud of.
Herbal tea will be provided but please bring whatever other drinks or snacks you need to take care of yourself.
Accessibility:
We will be seated in chairs but this class will require use of your hands, both feet, and bending forward for amounts of time. Weather permitting, we will be outside. Please dress accordingly.
Covid/Illness Safety:
Masks are not required but always encouraged and appreciated. Please use common sense and do not attend class if you’re sick (day-of refunds available for illness only). You must wear a mask if someone in your household is sick, or if you know you’ve been exposed to an infectious pathogen. Thank you for your cooperation and understanding around this.
Cancellation/Refund Policy:
We reserve the right to cancel class at any point due to a lack of interest. If this is the case, anyone who has signed up will receive a full refund.
If you sign up for class but can no longer attend, please let us know at least 48 hours prior to class for a full refund. If you let us know the day prior to class, you will receive a 50% refund. Sorry, but if you cancel the day of class you will not receive a refund (unless you’re cancelling because of illness).