Beading is an ancient art that spans across most traditional cultures around the world including the Native American traditions of South, Central and North America. It has also been found in traditional cultures of Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
It is an incredible meditation and a great way to connect with the divine patterns that are within all things.
In this class we will learn the basics of loom beading which is a very versatile and old technique that is found all over the world. We will go over the many steps of creating a beadwork piece, from the intention that comes even before a creation is made, how to choose colors, how to begin and finish a piece, how to create different shapes with a simple loom beading stitch and how to plan a bracelet design. Beads, thread and needles will be supplied for the class in basic colors. If you would like to bring your own beads you are welcome to. It is suggested to begin working with size 11 beads or larger if you are just beginning. This way you can really see the pattern and how the beads are working together. You can either use regular seed beads or you can use Miyuki delica beads. We will provide a bead loom for each participant in the class which you will be able to take home at the end of the class.
3 Hour Class
Brooke is actively involved with the Golden Drum, a cultural community center in Brooklyn, a member of the Initiatic College, and a disciple of Maestro Manuel Rufino learning the traditional Native American healing ways and sacred wisdom traditions. She is a visionary sound healer, song writer and song carrier of sacred music from all over the world including Native American songs from South, Central, and North America, Tibetan and Sanskrit mantra, African songs and more. Brooke is a gifted energy and sound healer, Pleiadian Lightworker and Reiki Master. She works with sound and music as universal methods of healing. Over four years ago, Brooke founded Flying Bear, a ceremonial design company. Flying Bear is a design company that creates hand-made beadwork, crystal and feather necklaces, earrings and bracelets and indigenously inspired crafts such as drum-making, fan-making, ceremonial breast plates and head-pieces as well as other custom designed items. Each piece is an alchemical transmission, as she infuses her consciousness and healing practices into everything that she makes; and each piece is made in deep meditation and prayer and is charged with special cosmic energy fields and crystal grids. She is currently working with Made In Prayer and Xango Shola to help spread these ancient crafts to her community and beyond.