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Join herbalist Emily Pearson Ryan and printmaking instructor Jessie Merriam for an exploration of garlic, our tasty and powerful friend for cardiovascular, immune, respiratory ailments and more. Students will spend time with Emily learning about the botany, harvesting practice, and traditional and medicinal uses of this plant (did you know, garlic was found in the tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankamen?). Students will have the opportunity to check out various preparations over a tea and snack break, and then will learn the process of woodblock printmaking by carving a garlic design and printing it on different papers. Students will use sharp tools to carve 4x6" blocks and use water-based inks for printing, using methods easy to replicate at home.
There will be space for conversation about these intertwined crafts—the healing arts of plants—during the tea and carving time.
This course is beginner friendly. Templates are provided or you can bring your own. Check out
https://www.jessiemerriam.com/blog-1 for design tips and printmaking supplies should you catch the bug! Jessiemerriam@gmail.com for design questions.
This woodblock image is from the Gerard Herbal, 1597– you can see an original publication of this and other wonderful plant illustrations at the Wangensteen Historical Library of Biology and Medicine.
https://hsl.lib.umn.edu/wangensteen (The public can visit with appointment!)
The materials fee for this class is $35 and is included in the admission cost
* If you require an accommodation to take this class, please indicate so in the registration form. Read about our accommodations policy here. *
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Taught by Jessie Merriam (@wheelbugs) and Emily Pearson Ryan
