black cat makerie

AN ENCOURAGING JOURNEY THROUGH CLAY AND PAPER WITH ELSA MORA

The heart of this workshop explores what it means to live a meaningful life through the innovative use of ordinary materials.

Designed for those with a curious mind and seeking a stimulating experience, this is a wonderful chance to explore aspects of ourselves from a creative angle, guided by artist Elsa Mora. This hands-on, creative adventure will take us a step outside the ordinary. We’ll engage with clay and paper from an unconventional perspective, connecting with our senses and artistic potential.

Using a hand building approach with clay, we’ll play with composition and its expressive potential, creating a series of small sculptures serving a specific purpose that will be revealed during the workshop sessions. Through techniques involving drawing, cutting, gluing, and shaping, we’ll make three-dimensional paper structures exploring the metaphorical potential it holds. The culmination of the workshop experience invites us to create a piece of artwork that unexpectedly combines clay and paper. Our journey to unearthing the possibilities of our imagination is a powerful form of self-care.

VENUE

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!