Amplifying the Undercurrent: Poetry & Essence Making

This workshop was a guided experimentation  on the process of essence-making utilizing flowers and the natural environment — and poetry led by Dominique Matti.

A flower essence is an energetic medicine intended to replicate a portion of the essential nature of a plant in a clear bowl of water.

What is the essence of a fire pit? What is the essence of a view of the bridge or the breeze over the water?

The result were  physical essences that participants  both kept & shared, and poetry on the various experiences participants have with what populates the immediate environment with inspiration from Black women poets.