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BE WILD. CONNECT.  CREATE.

More about Wild Roots Studio. Wild Roots Studio offers nature based art workshops, custom ceremonies and earth art installations for events. Our offerings aim to explore our wild creativity, syncing into our inner natural rhythms and finding soulful ways to connect to the seasons and cycles that hold us.

Creativity Is Medicine for the Soul. It is our belief that creativity is medicine for the soul. It allows us to quiet our mind chatter and let our wild, inner voice to talk through our hands. We live in a world where we are constantly consuming (screens, food, things, groceries, thoughts, sounds, media, ect.). Creativity is the polarity of consumption. Creating something with intention from the heart is truly our purest offering out into the world. It allows us to leave the energy of consuming and become a creator, offering something soulful out into space for others to see their soul in yours.

Why Nature Art?  In our workshops, we create art from natural or recycled items that are inspired by the ecosystems we live within. There is something magical and ancestorial in making art with nature. It returns us to the simplicity and wonder of the natural world. It is our hope that through taking part in activities that connect us to the earth cycles we live in, we are moved to be kinder caretakers & better stewards to our mother earth as we are reminded that we too belong to nature.

We Too Are Nature. The busy pace of modern life, all too often leaves us and our children with too little time left to connect to our true emotions, to be creative and to take in the healing energy of nature. Wild Roots was created out of a desire to slow down and feel connected to the wild, natural web that we live within. As Terry Tempest Williams says, "Wildness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from."

Syncing To Nature Rhythms.  We try to connect our art workshops to the current seasons, moon cycles or natural rhythms of the environment we live in. There is a soulful inner peace that happens when we sync into our natural rhythms. Nature can be the best teacher for how to live life gracefully. In doing this, we are reminded that we have a deep, ancestral wisdom that lives in our bones. It reminds us that we are innately connected to the wild and that we are all deeply connected to each other. Remembering this can allow us to have more compassion for one another and feel a deep, sense of belonging that we often yearn for.

Traveling Art Studio. We love that we get the chance to travel around Northern Colorado and bring our art to many. We have fun creating a Pop-Up Art Studio in a variety of locations. In the summer, you may find us teaching at a local farm (CSA), park or wilderness area. In the colder months we love using the time to explore our inner landscapes and create nature-based crafts in cozy spaces like our studio space (Wild Roots Art Barn), Fort Collins Art Lab, or local schools (learn more about our after-school programs here). 

Wild Roots Barn & Urban Herb Farm. We are excited for the opening of our Wild Roots Studio (also knows as The Art Barn) and Urban Herb Farm in the summer of 2019. This space offers an outdoor classroom, indoor studio space and educational herb and vegetable gardens for harvesting roots & flower to be used in herbal medicine & crafts, petals for botanical dyes and of course, to enjoy some fresh pick snacks.

Herbal Crafts & Plant Medicine Classes. We are working to incorporate more herbal crafting and native plant education in our classes. In late summer of 2019, we opened our Wild Roots Barn that will be surrounded by medicinal herb gardens. We hope to use the gardens to educate and share our love of growing, harvesting and crafting medicines from our plant allies.

Women’s Circles & Craft Ritual Workshops for Adults.  Visit HERE to learn more about our upcoming New Moon Art Circles. We also offer monthly Ritual Craft workshops to all genders to seek out creative ways to connect with the seasons and wheel of life. Wild Roots to customize a Nature Art Workshop for your gathering or event. For more information on custom workshops visit HERE. 

Making Wild Art in Northern Colorado.
Wild Roots has provided workshops and art installations at followings schools, events and organizations. Email us here if you wish to discuss planning a program, nature art installation or custom workshop for your organization, school, event or festival.

Tree House Montessori School
Happy Heart Farm
Matthews House
City of Fort Collins
Arise Music Festival
Fort Collins Public Library
Rocky Mountain Sustainable Living Association
Laughing Buck Farm
Fort Collins Farmers Market
Fort Collins Earth Day
Remington House
Wolverine Farm Public House
Denver Natural History Museum
Gallery 970
Gardens on Spring Creek
Polaris School of Expeditionary Learning
The Art Lab
Dunn Elementary School
Walnut Creek Artisan Center
Cache La Poudre Elementary School
The Poudre River Festival
Red Earth Gathering & Herb Conference
Shepardson Elementary School
Irish Elementary School
Axis International Academy
Wholesome Generations
Sonic Bloom Music Festival
Poudre River Fest
Shepardson Elementary School