Adorn Me Alchemy

Adorn me Alchemy is a full day experience created to celebrate your unique beauty through the magic of adornment using the crafts of ceremonial tattooing and jewellery making. You will leave with a sacred skin marking, handmade talisman and a deeper connection to the divinity with yourself and the collective.

Both The Ink Alchemist (Alice) and Clara Troy explore adornment in their individual art practices and have found it to be a portal into deeper connection with self and the divine. They have individually experienced the magic that comes from intentionally decorating our bodies and celebrating them as an altar of our experiences and in devotion to the mystery and divinity of existence. Together they will create a nourishing and creative space for you to explore this connection for yourself.

Alice, The Ink Alchemist, has been handpoke tattooing for 8 years and specialises in creating group tattoo ceremonies; she combines the magic of gathering intentionally in a group with the ancient art of ceremonial tattooing. These group ceremonies provide an incredibly unique and nourishing way of being tattooed. You will be guided on a journey towards a symbol or image that is representative of this time in your life, connecting with your own intuition to create a tattoo that is both beautiful and meaningful.

You will be provided prompts before the ceremony to spark the inspiration for your sacred skin marking and your design will be finalised with Alice in person as part of the day. 

Alice believes tattoos to be a sacred portal, and holds these ceremonies to guide you from one phase of life to the next, allowing you to own your unique story through this lifetime.
 

Adorn Me Alchemy is created in collaboration with Clara Troy, an artist and workshop holder, whose work honours the sacred vessel of our body and our connection to the divine through the craft of jewellery making. 

Clara will be bringing her unique craft and perspective to this group ceremony and guiding you on your own journey of creating a handmade jewellery piece (either a pair of earrings or a necklace), to explore the idea of Body As Altar. Using an eclectic mix of natural materials and vintage beads, she will teach you to make a talisman that will support you through this lifetime.

Join us for a deeply nourishing and intimate day of celebrating your unique beauty, releasing that which no longer serves you and stepping into a new chapter, supported by Alice, Clara and four other participants (this ceremony can hold 5 people maximum).

9am - Arrive and Welcome

9.15am - Meditation and Introduction to tattooing

9.45am - Opening the Creative Portal - Bringing your tattoo to life with drawing activities and       1:1 chats with Alice and Clara

11am - Intro to Jewellery making with Clara

 11.30am - Shared Cacao (optional) to open the Tattoo Space  (1 person will be tattooed at a time, and the others will be making their jewellery pieces or exploring the other activities that will be set up) The tattooing time will slightly vary for each person so we enter a ceremonial flow space, participants are invited to eat when they need to, help themselves to tea, chat and connect or be internal as needed.

We will provide Cacao to share in ceremony and a selection of refreshments (teas and biscuits), as well as a soup for the pot-luck lunch. Please bring something to share for potluck lunch.

We will aim to be finished by 8pm but this depends on how long the tattoos take so please allow for a variable end time.

You can find more of our work here:

Clara Troy:  @claratroy_  www.claratroy.com

Alice: @the.ink.alchemist  www.theinkalchemist.co.uk