Adrienne Crombie

Dates:

Sunday, July 19th

Sunday, Sept 27th

Time: 1-3pm

Cost: $80/pp

CandleMaking

$80 – Share the Abundance – Paying full price helps to subsidize and support those that may not have the means at this time.

$70- Essential – Paying this price is in line with my financial integrity. Please use coupon code FLAME10

$60 – Basic – Paying this price is what feels right for me and my financial situation. Please use coupon code FLAME20

This hands-on workshop invites you to reconnect with the timeless art and valuable skill of candle making while cultivating a sense of calm, creativity, and mindfulness. As we melt wax and blend fragrances, you’ll experience the meditative rhythm of the process—breathing in the therapeutic aromas of pure plant essential oils and engaging your senses through each step. Participants will learn how to melt and pour wax safely, blend scents mindfully, and adorn their candles with dried botanicals like lavender, rose, and chamomile for both beauty and benefit.

We’ll explore the properties of various wax types and how different botanicals and essential oils can enhance your candle’s aesthetic and aromatic qualities. A variety of vessels and accessories (gemstones, washi tape, labels, ribbons) will be available, allowing you to personalize your creations to suit your space, style, and spirit, or to make the perfect gift.

As we allow our wax to firm up, we’ll take part in a ritual to connect with nature on the beautiful grounds of the farm, and to reflect on what the candle’s flame can inspire us to ignite within ourselves, and what it can allow us to let go of.

Whether you’re drawn to the craft for its practicality, artistry, or serenity, this workshop offers a welcoming space to slow down, engage your senses, and create something beautiful and useful with your own hands.

Each participant will leave with at least one hand-poured candle, a deeper understanding of the materials and methods, and a DIY kit to continue the candle making journey at home. 

Tara S Ocansey is a multimedia artist and maker, mom, gardener, environmental educator, nonprofit leader, and community advocate. Motivated by a desire to more deeply connect with self, family, community, and the natural world, her work explores the rhythms and patterns of our human and ecological systems, and seeks to cultivate connectedness through story and shared experience. As a collector of crafting endeavors, Tara began her candle making journey after coordinating a sustainability-focused vocational training program in Ghana that trained young un/under-employed women to make upcycled products out of discarded glass and plastic, with a skilled glassblower serving as one of the trainers. To support the trainees’ business, Tara imported the beautiful handblown recycled glass vessels into the US to sell at markets, and learned candle making to put their artistic works to practical use. Tara has been a purveyor of handmade candles, plant-based skincare, home decor items, and accessories at dozens of markets across NJ and NY.

Date: Sunday, July 26th

Time: 1pm – 3pm

Tickets: $125/pp

Shibori Indigo

Discover the ancient art of natural dyeing and step into the world of indigo, one of nature’s most captivating colors.

In this hands-on workshop, artist, educator, and gardener Susan Mania guides you through the living magic of indigo — a dye with a history stretching back thousands of years and a depth of color no synthetic can replicate.

You’ll explore the history, science, and artistry behind natural indigo, then roll up your sleeves and bring it to life.

Learn how to build and maintain your own indigo vat — a breathing, living dye bath — and discover how it transforms fabric, paper, and other natural materials with rich, luminous blues. Through the Japanese art of Shibori, you’ll use folding, binding, and resist techniques to create stunning, one-of-a-kind patterns on your own organic bandanna to take home. No two pieces are ever the same.

You’ll leave with:

     A hand-dyed Shibori bandanna you made yourself

     Recipes and technical guides to set up your own vat at home

     The confidence to keep dyeing long after the workshop ends

Whether you’re a complete beginner or a seasoned maker, this workshop

offers a meditative, creative experience rooted in craft traditions that

have endured for centuries.

All materials provided.

Herbal tea served for refreshment.

Susan Mania is an American contemporary artist. Her paintings and works on paper

explore observations of the landscape and its changing dynamics in soft dimensional

color and a flexible re-working of organic elements.

Mania attended the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City (AAS) where she

was exposed to the world of fiber as a medium for fine art. Her study of botanical

pigment extractions and her extensive dye garden helps her form a connection with

nature, creating paints, natural dyes, inks, and collage materials. Following FIT, she

attended the College of New Jersey (BFA) and Philadelphia College of Textiles and

Sciences (MA Program Design). Mania has exhibited throughout the United States and

served on the faculty of several schools, including the College of New Jersey, the

Waldorf School of Princeton, and the Princeton Junior School. She is currently a

founding member of the Steamroller Group Artist Collective, connecting and exhibiting

with artists in the Delaware River region.

She lives and works on the banks of the Lockatong Creek preserve in Stockton, New Jersey

Susan M Mania

www.susanmania.com

susan.mania@gmail.com