2025 Black Cat Makerie : Imaginative Embroidery with Adriana Torres

IMAGINATIVE EMBROIDERY WITH ADRIANA TORRES

The heart of this retreat is imagination – exploring the magic you can make with a simple needle and thread. 

Inspired by flora and fauna, Adriana created a whimsical Forest Alphabet that shapes how makers will learn a variety of embroidery stitches. The artist will share her process for designing an alphabet inspired by nature, increasing confidence to develop our own. We’ll have the opportunity to design letters by observing the surrounding elements and seasonal blooms at Black Cat Farm, guided by the shapes, colors and compositions growing all around us. Whether you're an expert stitcher or have never held a needle in your life, you’ll create one-of-a-kind pieces, including the stitching of a word and a unique take on Adriana’s iconic sweater-chair.

THE VENUE: BLACK CAT FARM

Black Cat Farm ~ a place where all are welcome and the seeds of hope surround you. Nestled among the rolling fields just outside Boulder, Colorado, this rustic working farm is home to our Black Cat Makerie retreats. Tucked away from the rush of the world, time stands still. The beauty here isn’t curated, but rather defined by the ever-changing seasons and the pulse of growth and possibility at every turn. No matter where you are coming from or which season of life you find yourself in, you’ll feel the embrace of something so grounding and deeply authentic you might not ever forget it.

Using Black Cat’s Certified Organic farm as a source of creativity, Chef Eric Skokan creates an award-winning cuisine vibrant with seasonality. The kitchen draws heavily from the farm’s more than 250 varieties of organic vegetables, legumes, grains, herbs and flowers, as well as its large flock of heritage sheep and its robust population of heritage pigs, paving the way for a limitless palette of flavors, colors, and textures from which to build each food experience. The farm team devotes hours every day to harvesting ingredients, and then crafting them into outstanding dishes that mirror what is thriving in the fields. We can’t wait for you to experience it all for yourself!