CRAFTING FESTIVAL ATTIRE with SHIBARI w/Rope’sputin
Discover the art of crafting stunning festival outfits using decorative shibari designs or even fashioning an entire outfit from rope! In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to create intricate patterns and stylish garments perfect for any festival or event. While participants are welcome to bring their own rope, there will also be rope provided for the workshop. Attendees will leave the class with the rope designs they’ve made. Whether you’re new to shibari or a seasoned pro, this class offers something for everyone looking to add a touch of creativity and flair to their wardrobe.
About me: Rope’sputin (formerly Konjurer) is a passionate shibari artist who embarked on their journey during the pandemic. Since then, they have crafted hundreds, if not close to a thousand, decorative rope designs for individuals at festivals, parties, photoshoots, and events. Their work has been particularly well-received at Burning Man, JuPlaya, and various regional burns, showcasing their unique and captivating approach to rope artistry.
EXPLORING VIBROACOUSTIC THERAPY: SOUNDWAVES FOR WELL-BEING w/Quirky Corky
“VibroAcoustic therapy (VAT) offers a non-invasive avenue for enhancing physical and psychological well-being through the harmonious fusion of sound waves and vibrations. In this class, participants will delve into the principles and applications of VAT, gaining insights into its profound effects on relaxation, pain relief, and overall health improvement.
Throughout the session, attendees will embark on a journey through the intricate blend of music and vibration that defines vibroacoustic therapy. Engaging in a mix of discussion and live demonstrations, the class will explore how specific frequencies and vibrations are meticulously tailored to positively influence the body, unlocking its innate potential.
From uncovering the scientific underpinnings to experiencing firsthand the transformative power of VAT technology, participants will emerge with a deeper understanding of this innovative therapeutic approach. Whether you seek to alleviate stress, manage pain, or simply optimize your well-being, this class promises to enlighten and inspire, offering valuable insights into the realm of vibrational medicine.
Key Topics Covered:
- Introduction to VibroAcoustic Therapy (VAT): Origins, Principles, and Benefits
- The Science Behind Sound Waves and Vibrations: Exploring Their Effects on the Body
- Practical Applications of VAT: Techniques and Tools for Enhancing Health and Wellness
- Live Demonstrations: Experiencing the Therapeutic Potential of VAT Technology
- Integrating VAT into Daily Life: Strategies for Harnessing its Benefits
About me: I discovered this technology about 6 years ago after a deeply traumatic experience where my life had almost been taken from me. Because of this event, I experienced panic attacks 3-5 times per day that resulted in my heart being so bruised I could not pick up a glass of water with my left hand. After discovering this technology it helped completely remove my post traumatic panic attacks from my everyday life. It improved my overall quality of life and allowed me to reclaim an aspect of myself that was stolen from me. My peace of mind. To this day I haven’t experienced panic attacks ever again, and because of how impactful and fast this therapy works within the body. I knew it was my life’s mission to share this with as many people as possible. I became certified in this therapy in 2021 & have since then upgraded my entire car to be able to facilitate the experience so I could take it to events. It’s means so much to me to get this information to the public because 99.9% of people I introduce it to have never heard or experienced it before. It’s been studied since the 60’s, there are clinical trials, case studies, it’s been approved by the FDA – it’s not a new therapy at all. This is why I do this all for free. I don’t charge for my time or services because that’s how ripples become waves.
ADD LIGHTS TO YOUR COSTUME w/Firepixie
Learn a few different ways to light up your playa coat, hat, or bike for the burn. See a variety of light-up costumes in person and learn how they’re made. We’ll also have a chance to try out connecting your own light strand to a microcontroller and take home your own strand of programmable lights.
About me: Erin St Blaine has been creating LED costumes and artwork for over 10 years. She has written over 100 DIY electronics tutorials for Adafruit.com, and is the maker of the world’s first light-up swimming mermaid tail, Mermaid Glimmer.
FLORAL HEADDRESS WORKSHOP w/Miss Ro
This workshop will teach you how to make your own beautiful floral headdress using a combination of flowers, zip-ties, ribbon, jewels and whatever other materials you’d like! You will be able to take it home and show it off at parties, burns, raves, or trips to Costco.
I will offer a beginner level class (no experience necessary) and an advanced class (if you took the class last year) that will show you more techniques (coloring flowers, feathers, vintage jewelry, double halos etc).
Everyone is strongly encouraged to bring materials they would like to experiment with, especially those interested in the advanced class.
INTRO TO LASER CUTTING w/Miss Ro
This Workshop will introduce you to the world of Laser Cutting! You will become familiar with different types of machine and laser types, how to load and manipulate designs on the software, choosing materials, etc. You will have the option to take a small woodcut pendant home as well.
About me: Miss Ro has been an artist her entire life and has experimented with all kinds of media from painting, digital, sculpture etc. She also has a love of teaching and helping others unleash their creativity. She has taught the floral headdress class a few times and loves to see what everyone creates.
Pendant Art Creations w/Tod “TBone” Johnson
TBone is back this year with some returning and new pendant designs around a Burning Man theme.
He will also set up his Playa Artifacts museum that will display a fraction of his enormous collection of playa jewelry and other artifacts. There will be two pendant making sessions on Saturday that require registration, but feel free to stop in any time to see the artifacts collection.
About me: I’m a computer laser artist that likes to provide ideas to Burners about making their own unique art and helping teach Burning Man 10 principles.
BEGINNER WELDING w/ Voltage
This class is an introduction to beginner welding techniques, and the students will get to work on a group welding project. This class will demystify this skill for you and will introduce basic principles that will serve as a foundation for your future explorations.
About the instructors: Welding is an important skill! The class is taught by Wolf and Voltage who have been playing with metal for some time now, building art projects for the Playa and beyond
CREATE A LIGHT-UP GALAXY PENDANT w/Amped Atelier
A light-up galaxy pendant is a beautiful, unique accessory that can add a bit of glow and magic to your outfit. In this workshop, you will learn how to solder LED filaments and cast UV resin to make your light-up galaxy pendant using simple materials and techniques.
About me: Sahrye Cohen is the co-founder and chief designer of the tech couture design group Amped Atelier. She teaches workshops on wearable electronics for costumers and cosplayers and has published articles on 3D printing in Make Magazine and on cosplay techniques in The Virtual Costumer.
MAKE YOUR OWN BOOTY SHORTS w/ttractor
Folx will learn to make their own booty shorts! We’ll learn correct pattern placement, cutting the fabric, and serging the pattern pieces together. Participants will walk out with their own booty shorts looking fab-u-lous! No body shaming here! These shorts fit great, accommodate adults over 125 pounds, and have a four thread overlock stitch to insure no blow outs! Yes, your booty will glow and light up the world!
About me: I’ve been making and gifting outfit pieces on Playa for over a decade, helping people transform themselves into the wonderful they have inside them. I brought my “booty shorts for the 1%” project to the playa three years in a row, literally gifting booty shorts to 1% of Burners. Being part of a Booty Bomb experience with 100 people taking off their cargo shorts or whatever default world bottoms and dancing away with shiny fun booty shorts is a great joy for this lifetime!
UPCYCLED OCEAN MICROPLASTIC NECKLACES/KEYCHAINS w/Amped Atelier
Creating up-cycled ocean microplastic embedded in UV resin for use as necklaces and keychains is a creative and educational activity that aims to raise awareness about the environmental impact of plastic pollution and promote the reuse of plastic waste.
About me: Hal Rodriguez is a maker and programmer based in the San Francisco Bay Area and the co-founder and chief technologist of the tech couture design group Amped Atelier.
ARTISTIC PLASMA CUTTING w/Comet
Learn the basics of using a plasma torch and take home a hand-made piece of plasma-cut metal art.
About me: Jon Thompson, a union electrician, learned how to use the plasma torch in 2014 after attending his first burn and seeing amazing burn barrel art and designs. He has been making upcycled art from steel barrels ever since with an art studio at Sacramento Art Glass.
Enhancing Your Inner Guidance System By KNOWING AND GROWING YOUR PSYCHIC ABILITIES w/Renee Alexander
Learn how to develop, trust and follow your own inner guidance system and psychic senses vs. turning outside of yourself for answers.
PRIMAL MOVEMENT THERAPY w/Renee Alexander
Explore primal movements with jungle sounds and liberate your mind, body and soul. Note: Dress comfortably and extra jungly to help enhance your primal instincts.
About me: Meet Renee Alexander, a Spiritual Teacher, Intuitive Healer, and Life Coach with SynergyCustomHealing.com. Renee has been guided to help humanity shift from a place of disempowerment into empowerment and loves helping her fellow Burners step further into their brilliance.
PLAYA PROVISIONS – EASY HEALTHY MEALS w/Cooksalot
This foods class will focus on a variety of menu ideas that will nourish your body and taste buds! The harsh desert environment of the playa requires that participants be prepared, a little bit of planning goes a long way to ensuring success. I will share my tips and techniques for not only surviving but creating a menu that is super delicious and easy to prepare! New this year will be an emphasis on foods that require minimal or No cooking. Easy meals on the go, to support you on your BRC adventures!
About me: I was a high school cooking teacher for 17 years and a resident of BRC for 5 years. I love to eat tasty nutritious meals even while in the middle of the playa.
FUN WITH BOOZE w/TinyDancer
Learn how to infuse spirits, DIY liqueurs, syrups and tinctures to up your mixology game. I’ll be demonstrating techniques and presenting the results, and by presenting, I mean we’ll be tasting various elixirs, and we’ll all be sharing tips on how to have an awesome bar. BRING A CUP!
About me: I’ve been part of creating a successful playa bar for multiple burns, and I’m always trying to provide tasty, creative cocktails and mocktails that are easy, high quality and inexpensive. I’d like to share some of the things that I’ve learned, and to learn from others.
GROW YOUR OWN, ON THE CHEAP
w/ Slut Ranger
I’ll be showing people and kids , how to get your veggie garden started. Where to get free material to start compost or get bags for free. Where to get containers for small area growing , like apartment balconies. Water saving ideas and reuse of things your throwing away. With the price of food, it’s nice to pick your own fresh veggies. I’ll have gifts again of seed and ready to grow containers. Time to grow your own.
My talk at BM Earth Guardians Pavilion this past year was rained out.
About me: I’ve been doing this talk at the EG Pavilion for the past 5 years or more and it always draws a nice group of people. My Wick System grow, is being used in Brazil, Canada, India, US, and I always give the plans away. I feel people need to eat better food and learn to grow their own. I was one of the first 100 to be invited to Fly Ranch, to discuss what did we want to do with the property, I was pegged as a farmer because of my talks.
DANCE AND MOVEMENT w/VuDooPussA (VuPu)
“Dance and movement for all! We will explore movement and expression through our bodies to create communication and small choreography to be enjoyed as an end goal of the class. Created together through everyday movement.
About me: VuPu, aka Shelly has been dancing for over 20 years with UNMATA and loves to share her knowledge of movement with others. From the brand new mover to the professional.
More Techniques for T-SHIRT SLASHING w/Holly Chimicles
Cut you clothes up and make them cool again! Bring a shirt and I will show you how to cut it up to make it look like a funky new shirt. Bring your own t-shirt and scissors please! I may have some scissors to loan.
About me: I’m super crafty! I make costumes, coats, and headpieces. I wanna help you make things! It’s easy and fun
THEME CAMP AND PROJECT SPEED DATING w/Major Sexy Pants
This “Class” will be a forum for theme camp and project leads or representatives to talk about their offerings and this meet a vet potential contributors. I’d like to offer these representatives a day pass for free and encourage potential new campmate to attend or purchase day pass for event.
About me: I’m a Sacramento Regional Contact for the Burning Man Project, the President of Sacramento Valley Spark and a longtine suffering camp lead.
SIMPLE SOLAR w/Mosey
Come learn how to set up and plan a solar powered camp for any off-grid application. Scalable and user friendly instructions with provided diagrams, resources and libations!
About me: 12 year Burning Man veteran with the largest non-fossil fuel run Alternative Energy Zone
LED ART Q&A w/ChsLed
I will be presenting my current piece “Dandelion” and doing a Q & A session in general about making LED art.
About me: Chuck Sommerville spent 15 years as a video game developer, followed by 35 years building LED art for various artists, engineering and fabrication to bring their designs to life. In those years, he worked on teams that lit up public art pieces, theme park attractions, Casinos, and even the Times Square Ball. Recently retired, he now brings his own designs to life.
GUITAR BASICS w/Phil S
Guitar basics: I will show how to play simple songs of your choice. Tuning, chords, charts. No music theory required. – Bring a guitar if you have one.
About me: I have been performing for over 50 years. Because I am completely self taught I can pass on the easiest ways to play your own songs, without long preparation.
ASK A BURNING MAN VETERAN w/Sparklez
Lots of folks attend events like Playa Academy to learn more about Burning Man culture and how to survive a week on the playa. Here’s your chance to ask a panel of experienced Burners all the questions you have about everything from what to wear to best practices for LNT!
About me: Sachi has been to Burning Man 14 times, is the Theme Camp Organizer of the Unicorner, and experienced with acculturating new Burners!
BEGINNER/INTERMEDIATE POI w/ Magic
Flowers / Fountains and Stalls. Bring your own poi if you have them. I will have a limited amount of practice poi
About me: I have been performing for about 14 years and teaching flow for 10. It is my biggest love and passion that I love to share with others.
ALUMINET SHADE STRUCTURES TO FIT ANY SPACE w/TJ
Learn to make beautiful and functional aluminet shade structures to fit any space. Freestanding, over tent, next to RV, large domes, archways, etc…
Supplies we will use: PVC, rebar, lag bolts, and aluminet. Also laser lighting.
Formulas provided to design your space and calculate required supplies.
Class participants will help build a large shade dome.
About me: I am the camp lead and head architect for our Burning Man camp, SomeDay Isle. I love designing functional beautiful spaces. Aluminet is an amazing material. It blocks wind, sun, and dust. It is moldable to many shapes. Throw laser lights on it and create a magical chill space. I love helping others vision their own magic space using the techniques I’ve developed.
FUN HAIR FALLS FOR ALL w/Glimmer
Learn to make a basic hair accessory using yarn and elastic hair band and complete your own creation by end of course. Dark blue hair fall in photo is an example of what students can expect. Hands-on class includes instruction on suitable materials, hair attachments, and pros/cons of accents. Various ways of styling the finished product and maintaining the falls will also be covered. Discussion will occur at beginning of course. Participants are welcome to drop in and get hands-on instructions for the full period. Suitable for all ages who can use scissors. Hair (or hat and safety pin) is required. Some materials provided or bring your favorite yarn(s) and scissors for personalized results.
About me: Glimmer has been attending Burning Man since 2004 and enjoys creative expression through fiber arts. While sewing and knitting can be challenging for many, making hair falls is an easy and quick way to add a personalized, creative touch to any outfit.
T-SHIRT BLEACH WORKSHOP w/ Bender
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Bleach stenciling for your shirts or fabric. Make your own artistic burning man shirt! Will have stencils and bleach provided. Bring a black/dark cotton shirt.
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About me: I have done this with my camp and would love to share with you a way to make cool designs on shirts.
LABEL YOUR STUFF w/Feral
Label Your Stuff means make your stuff unique. We all shop at the same stores. Goggles. Sunglasses. Cups. Headlights. Keys. Clothes. Shoes. Backpack. Hat. Bikes?! Paint, fabric, markers, string, hot glue gun, needles n thread, and some odd bits furnished. Just bring what you’d like to decorate, and any odd bits for yourself. A tip ~ you can split open the stomach of a correct sized stuffed animal and pull it over your bicycle seat for a surface which won’t get hot.
About me: “I’m a costume maker, graphic designer, and I love to throw paint around.
Found objects which are uniquely decorated are much more likely to make their way home. The line at Black Rock City’s Lost and Found is 1000% longer for unidentified stuff. I learned this the hard way. “
GEM ART w/Luny Linda
Gem Art, or Diamond Art is similar to painting by the numbers except small gems are placed on the object with a stylus. The end effect is sparkly bead appearance. This trending craft makes even non-artist crafters successful. There is a very short learning curve, and this class will be dominated by participants creating their own colorful, sparkling key chain. Children under 12 will need a parent to supervise them.
About me: I am a retired banker with limited art skill but a lot of heart. I am very community minded and love being a member of Auburn Rotary.
TETHER DOWN YOUR SHITZ w/OD Green
Hands on demonstration for all on multiple proven methods of securing Theme camp/camp equipment down to the Playa (soft, dusty Burning Man ground). This in preparation for the Burning Man event winds to 70 MPH with dust. We will cover from old school rebar (install and removal), zip ties and ratchet straps to modern Playa screws (Long log cabin wood screws) using impact drivers. We will be using a pop-up or a car port.
About me: Twenty plus years on Playa Burner who has experienced about every weather situation at Burning Man. From mutant vehicles, placed art on Playa to running a theme camp I enjoy sharing Burner hacks and methods.
BUILDING AND BRINGING ART TO THE PLAYA w/wizzard and AttaGirl
The idea of taking art to Burning Man can be daunting, but can be very rewarding. If you’ve been thinking of building a project large or small to take to Burning Man, this is your chance to ask questions. Topics will include fundraising, transportation, getting a crew, to burn or not, working with the bmorg, etc.
About me: Since 1999, Wizzard has created art for the playa, including a dozen or so large pieces. He would like to see more people share their creativity there as well. he would like to share the knowledge he as gained from his experiences. And, he has lots of stories after bring art 21 times!
AttaGirl has been a part of Wizzard’s crews since 2010. For the larger pieces, she has been the lead fundraiser, as well as the photographer and a build crew member. She will tell what has worked in the past for raising those precious dollars that can make or break a project. After burning for 21 years, she can also answer a lot of your general Burning Man questions.