Beyond the Material - OPEN STUDIO & Creative Sanctuary

Beyond the Material

OPEN STUDIO | CREATIVE SANCTUARY 

Exploring the archetypal wisdom of The High Priestess to reclaim divine self knowledge.

Hosted by burn & dye

Date: Sunday 8th November 2026 
Time: 10am-4pm (drop in any time, stay for as long as you like)
Venue: The Good Space, 4B Commerce House, Exeter Road, Dawlish, EX7 0NH. 

FREE to attend, please RSVP

 The Call

Death is visible in the landscape. The scent of smoke and damp earth lingers in the dying breath of the season. As the natural world comes undone and surrenders to the darkness, you may long for permission to do the same.

This is natures call to journey inward. Go beyond the material world to explore the landscape of the heart. This is a season of unravelling, mystery and descent. An essential phase of every living cycle, and a phase we try to resist. But resisting the call of the darkness reduces our capacity to create.

What if our culture invited and honoured this phase as readily as growth,vitality and productivity? 

The Invitation

I’m unveiling a life changing body of work before the creative process has begun. This goes against all the rules we have agreed upon as a culture,  but embraces the rules of nature we have been fighting for far too long. It will unfold over the revolution of a year with collaborative input from an unknown number of contributors who have yet to agree to participate. If that not embracing mystery then I don’t know what is.  Are you one of my contributors? 

 Each moment spent on this work must be led by intuition and an knowledge that can only be found within.

Come along on the 8th November when the moon is dark, to acknowledge the turning season and quietly reclaim your natural rhythm and sovereign power.

The Material

Life is more beautiful and meaningful with nature, ritual and art. 

The only way in is through. The materials used are as important as what is found beyond them. Each contribution to the work is a rite of passage, an act of reverence to all that is sacred. The process itself is a ritual. The process is artful meditation. The art is in the process. The unseen aspects of the work are as meaningful to the art as the work itself whatever that may turn out to be.

What to expect

This experience is structured around the archetypal wisdom of The High Priestess, keeper of secrets and mystery. The guardian of the threshold. The Queen of the In-between.

Unveiling collaborative project  with optional participation on the day and more opportunities to be initiated into the project throughout the year.

 This is a slow-stitch project that requires no previous experience - but if you  do have it (experience) this is a chance to surrender perfection to intuition and experience stitching as a devotional practice.

Honour ancestors with contemporary  folk ritual at the High Priestess Altar  - made with liminal plants and symbolic items from the living landscape. 

Catch the vibes with “HIGH Priestess TEA” - With blends of liminal herbs grown and gathered responsibly from the local landscape + a delicious house blend from Exeter tea merchant House of Hope and Mercy in the Jungle.

Interact with ritual art made by burn and dye - textiles infused with botanical colour  wisdom and stories from this land.

A chance to purchase aromatic smoke offerings, textile art, slow stitch kits and ritual art from burn and dye 

How to connect with this event.

You can drop in any time between 10am and 4pm, stay for as long as nourishes you and participate in any way that serves you. You may bring a friend or two. This is definitely not created as a family event but that said you are welcome to bring children with you on the understanding they are entering a sacred contemplative space. Materials suitable for children to sew will be available under your supervision. 

Well behaved (clean) dogs are also welcome, they must be able to get on with other dogs as my two little dogs will be here.

Come to stitch, find out more about the project, honour ancestors, ask questions, or simply spend some time in the mystery to see what wants to emerge. 

The work is still emerging, and there will be other ways to engage with it as it grows. You won't need to have attended this gathering to take part in the future. If you can't come but would like more information about the project please join  my newsletter ALTARING .

The Good Space is a vibrant, creative community hub in Dawlish, Devon, and the beautiful setting for this experience. I love this space, and you will too.

Its really easy to get here by car from Exeter (and beyond) there is free parking close by, a bus stop outside, and Dawlish Warren Station is just 20 mins walk away as is the sea. You can look up travel and read more about the venue here.