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The products of a place and the people who make them do more to define a region than any map or guide. Nutrients in local soils become bountiful harvests, natural materials turn into wares, and specialized knowledge, customs, and culture pass down from generation to generation. Appellation exemplifies these qualities in every one of its hotels, restaurants, and spas. Local makers and artisans have space here to hone their craft and share their knowledge. Visitors experience the destination...More

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    Block Printing Your Own Holiday Cards

    This year, send cards that aren’t like anyone else’s. In this fun holiday workshop, you’ll create your own personal block print design to make cards that truly represent you and your family.This lively three-hour class will give you all the skills and tools you need to create your own unique holiday cards–and anything else you’d like to block print, from clothes to wall art.Our instructor will show you how to carve rubber blocks with fun and festive templates, or your very own hand-drawn design. Then you’ll practice techniques for printing on fabric and paper.In this class, you’ll learn:all about relief printing, including how to transfer a design onto a rubber blockhow to use five different linocut carving tools and apply various amounts of pressure to carve your own custom stamphow to design a repeating pattern, and use ink and a hand roller to print it on a set of six holiday cards and envelopesLeave class with your carved rubber stamp, and all the skills you need to continue making, carving, and printing. There’s no limit to the creative items you’ll be able to produce.

    Saturday, Oct 19, 2024
    1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    $125 per ticket

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    Scents of the Valley

    Join Aftel-trained perfumer Jessica Mennella for this mind-opening, interactive scent experience. You’ll take a deep dive into fragrant Sonoma Valley flora such as labdanum, rose, lavender, fir, and pink peppercorn, and learn how scent and place are linked in the most intriguing ways.This botanical-driven workshop is the perfect primer for those new to the fascinating world of scents, giving you the tools you need to divine the fragrances and characteristics of the nature surrounding you in Sonoma Valley.Jessica will introduce you to an array of fragrant plants, teaching about the wellness properties and complementary scents of each, and showing you how to blend them like a professional perfumer.You’ll take home your bespoke Aura Mist, blended in class, and a new ability to recognize and appreciate the scents around you.

    Sunday, Oct 20, 2024
    11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
    $115 per ticket

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    Holiday Wreath-Making (Healdsburg)

    Join us for a truly joyful start to the holiday season. This convivial workshop is all about learning the art of wreath-making, and crafting your own beautiful holiday piece chock-full of fragrant Sonoma County evergreens.In this two-hour class, our instructor will show you how to transform freshly cut greens and accessories into stunning wreaths. You’ll learn to attach greenery to a reusable wire frame, style your wreath with beautiful accessories (and make the perfect bow), and how to hang and care for your wreath at home. All materials will be provided.This class is fun, friendly, and open to everyone, and is a jubilant way to start the holiday season.You will:acquire weaving and styling skills you’ll use again and againenjoy premium wines and gourmet culinary snacks from Chef Charlie Palmertake away your handcrafted wreath to adorn your home

    Saturday, Nov 23, 2024
    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    $145 per ticket

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    Japanese Paper & Fabric Marbling

    Join artist and maker Robert Mahar for this playful introduction to suminagashi, a Japanese marbling technique that creates beautifully muted patterns of color that are transferred onto paper and fabric. Perfectly suited for beginners, participants will learn best practices for working with these floating inks, and creative ways to manipulate them on the surface of a water bath to produce the most dynamic patterns.Robert will help you capture your beautiful marbled designs on a variety of papers and silk handkerchiefs, and show you a few of the infinite ways you can incorporate these materials into future projects.All materials are included. Each student will take home an individual set of marbling inks, brushes, water pan, a variety of paper, and silk handkerchiefs. Please wear clothing and shoes that you won't mind getting splashed with water or (possible, but unlikely!) stained with ink.About the instructor: Robert Mahar is a California-based artist and educator who teaches and develops hands-on projects based in historical craft traditions. He’s also a proud contestant alumni, and subsequent associate producer, on NBC’s crafting competition show Making It with Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman.

    Saturday, Sep 21, 2024
    10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    $135 per ticket

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    Holiday Wreath-Making (Lodi)

    Join us for a truly joyful start to the holiday season. This convivial workshop is all about learning the art of wreath-making, and crafting your own beautiful holiday piece chock-full of fragrant California evergreens.In this two-hour class, our instructor will show you how to transform freshly cut greens and accessories into stunning wreaths. You’ll learn to attach greenery to a reusable wire frame, style your wreath with beautiful accessories (and make the perfect bow), and how to hang and care for your wreath at home. All materials will be provided.This class is fun, friendly, and open to everyone, and is a jubilant way to start the holiday season.You will:Acquire weaving and styling skills you’ll use again and againenjoy premium wines and gourmet culinary snacks from Chef Charlie Palmertake away your handcrafted wreath to adorn your home

    Sunday, Nov 24, 2024
    12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    $145 per ticket

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    Holiday Wreath-Making (Healdsburg)

    Join us for a truly joyful start to the holiday season. This convivial workshop is all about learning the art of wreath-making, and crafting your own beautiful holiday piece chock-full of fragrant Sonoma County evergreens.In this two-hour class, our instructor will show you how to transform freshly cut greens and accessories into stunning wreaths. You’ll learn to attach greenery to a reusable wire frame, style your wreath with beautiful accessories (and make the perfect bow), and how to hang and care for your wreath at home. All materials will be provided.This class is fun, friendly, and open to everyone, and is a jubilant way to start the holiday season.You will:acquire weaving and styling skills you’ll use again and againenjoy premium wines and gourmet culinary snacks from Chef Charlie Palmertake away your handcrafted wreath to adorn your home

    Saturday, Nov 23, 2024
    11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    $145 per ticket

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