Dates:
Sunday, July 19th
Sunday, Sept 27th
Time: 1-3pm
Cost: $80/pp
$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.
