Decorative dried palm leaves and a small wooden horse figurine on a shelf.
Close-up of a person's hands weaving straw with a string, sitting on a wooden chair, wearing blue jeans and brown leather boots, with a rustic background.
A woman in glasses and a dark sweater working on a craft project involving a large broom made of straw or similar material, in a workshop or craft room with various tools on a wooden workbench.
Assorted dried plants and herbs, including bundles of wheat, lavender, and other dried flowers on white background.
Close-up of a person harvesting millet grains from stalks in a field.
A straw broom with a wooden handle hanging on a white brick wall.
A woman with glasses and a striped shirt is bending down, working with straw or dried plant material outdoors with green foliage in the background.
A person sitting on a wooden bench wearing blue jeans and brown clogs, using a wood rasp to smooth a bundle of straw or dried grass, with wood shavings on the floor around.
A close-up view of the intricate network of roots or fibers, possibly from a plant or tree, showing tangled and intertwined strands in shades of brown and beige.
A woman smiling and holding a bunch of sticks and a saw in a forested area, on a dirt trail surrounded by green trees and foliage.

Weaving Wonder
with Jessie Mordine Young
June 4 - 6, 2027

Black Cat Farm | Boulder, Colorado
16 Students
No Experience Necessary

REGISTRATION OPENS OCTOBER 22
Gray decorative leaf illustration

The heart of the retreat is to connect through craft. The experience is about cultivating curiosity and discovering new possibilities through material and process in a woven form

You’ll learn the fundamentals of tapestry weaving on a frame loom while exploring how to translate inspiration into thoughtful woven compositions. Through a material-driven practice, we’ll look closely at the landscape around us; its colors, textures, forms, and natural materials and consider how these observations can inform what we create. 

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    • Fresh farm-to-table organic meals

    • Handcrafted tea blends each day

    • The energy of growth and renewal of being on a working farm

    • Gentle body movement session 

Collection of straw brooms with different sizes and shapes arranged on a surface.
Two small handmade brooms with natural bristles, wrapped with brown string, are on a tiled surface surrounded by scattered straw or wood sticks.
A woman is working on a woodworking project creating a large broom with a wooden handle and straw bristles in a workshop.
A simple illustration of a leafy branch with green leaves and small buds.

About the Artist | Jessie Mordine Young

Jessie Mordine Young holds a Master’s degree (2021) in the History of Decorative Arts, Design History, and Material Culture from the Bard Graduate Center in New York City and earned her BFA (2015) in Art History and Studio Art in Fiber and Material Studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She is a part-time lecturer/faculty at Parsons School of Design of The New School in NYC.

Her artwork has been exhibited internationally including Onna House SOHO, Amelie Maison D’Art, Paris, France, Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, New Jersey, and The Invisible Dog Gallery, Brooklyn, New York. She has been able to share her practice in publications like Maake Magazine and the Create! Magazine’s Alchemy issue, she has also been interviewed such as Botanical Colors' Feedback Friday. She has collaborated with a diverse range of creative spaces and is a former resident of the Texere Textile Residency and Textilmiðstöð Iceland.

jessiemordineyoung.com
@jessiemordine

Silhouette of a beet with three leaves extending from the top

The Venue: Black Cat Organic Farm

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!

Minimalist illustration of a plant with five beige leaves.
A traditional straw broom with a wooden handle hanging on a white brick wall.

Retreat Schedule

Friday, June 4th

8:30am to 4pm Workshop, Snacks and Lunch
4pm to 8pm Open Studio

Saturday, June 5th

9am to 4pm Workshop, Snacks and Lunch
4pm to 6:15pm Open Studio
6:15pm to 9pm *Optional Black Cat Farmstead Dinner

Sunday, June 6th

9am to 3:30pm Workshop, Snacks and Lunch
4pm to 8pm Open Studio

 

A simple illustration of a leafy branch with small round buds

Retreat Experience Pricing

$2,345

includes

3 full creative workshop days
(18 hours of instruction)
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open studio time
(10 hours)
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all workshop materials
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handcrafted herbal tea
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three morning snacks
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three farm-to-table lunches
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three afternoon snacks
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online retreat booklet
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special gift
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* optional Black Cat Farmstead dinner + $200

REGISTRATION OPENS OCTOBER 22

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We’re happy to work with you on a custom payment plan.
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