Wildland Roots

This class teaches students to make beautiful, rustic masks from natural and biodegradable materials including natural fibers and earth-based pigments. It is designed to be taught outside in a natural environment without risk of contamination to local soil and water, and can even make use of local and onsite natural materials such as clay, moss, seed pods and other plant materials. Class price includes materials.

During the morning session we use clay to customize basic face-forms into unique designs. We then next make a 100% biodegradable "bioplastic" mixture (cornstarch + vegetable glycerin + vinegar) to stiffen and shape sheets of reclaimed coffee sack burlap over the forms. We then set our masks to dry in the sun or next to the campfire over the lunch break.

In the second half of the class we make biodegradable paint with natural earth and mineral pigments, and then embellish our masks with painted color and natural objects.

This mask-making method was developed by Wildland Roots Artistic Director Moni J. Sears.

Location: We are at Green Anchors, 8940 N Bradford St, Portland, OR 97203. The Wildland Roots community workshop is at the NW corner of the yard. Please allow extra time to find your way there from the street entrance. If you can find the Love sign, we are behind it, just uphill from the river.

Parking: Please park in the neighborhood, or in the Cathedral Park Boat Ramp parking lot (Pay-to-Park). Green Anchors parking is available for those with accessibility needs, but needs to be prearranged.

More detailed directions to the Wildland Roots workshop can be found at http://www.wildlandroots.org/directions

Class Cancellation and Refund Policy

Registrant cancellations made 1 week or more in advance of the event date will receive a 100% refund.

For registrant cancellations made less than 1 week before the event, but more than 24 hours before the event, we can offer you a credit towards a future class to be used within 6 months, but we do not offer refunds. If you know you will be unable to attend a class, please contact me ASAP so I can offer your space to another student.

For registrant cancellations occurring 24 hours or less before the class (or in the instance of your not showing up to the class) you will lose the payment for the class.

If you are unable to attend you can give your spot to a friend, but the same refund and credit policy for your payment applies.

When you register for a class, you agree to these terms.

Please contact me directly to make a cancellation, either via email (wildlandroots@gmail.com) or text (503-341-9176). Thank you!

Class Cancellation and/or Rescheduling Policy for Extreme Weather or Unusual Events

In the event of extreme weather, or unusual or hazardous events in the vicinity of Green Anchors and/or North Portland that make it necessary for us to cancel a class in the interests of registrant and instructor safety (including but not limited to snow and or ice storms, flooding, extreme winds, wildfires, or an environmental disaster) we will attempt to reschedule the class and/or offer make-up days to registrants. If it is not possible to find a suitable alternative date for a registrant within 60 days, class tuition and any materials fees will be 100% refunded.

For more info please visit www.wildlandroots.org