Join Berkshire artist and writer Suzi Banks Baum in our Mother Earth Lodge for a two-day, hands-on workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, and Sunday, Sept. 20. We’ll harvest peak-season color from BBG’s gardens, create natural dyes and use them to dye thread and paper. With simple embroidery stitches, you’ll embellish book pages to create a small handmade book that carries the garden’s beauty into winter. You’ll be introduced to natural dyeing, receive resources for further study and take part in poetic journal prompts and conversation about daily creative practice. A materials fee of $15 is payable at the workshop. Please bring an apron and lunch.

Suzi Banks Baum is a protector of imagination, nurturer of attention and devotee to the handmade. Her work dwells at the crossroad of literary and visual art. She creates fresh traditions through the ceremony of daily creative practice. An award-winning author of creative nonfiction and skilled teacher of mixed media collage, mindful stitch work, and book art, Suzi brings an embodied approach to artistic expression with deep respect for land and community.