Textile Artist Christi Johnson on Weaving Symbolism into Magic-Making [episode 34]

Christi Johnson shares how she works with the magic and medicine of symbolism through embroidery. You’ll also hear about: Co-creating talismans with our plant allies Embroidering as ritual, medicine & a gateway to shadow work  How our bodies have evolved from the relationships of our ancestors and the Earth The birth of Christi's book - Mystical Stitches ♥♥♥ Join The Earth Speak Collective Membership!  Join like-hearted folks in a sacred container and community where you'll: Connect deeply to yourself, others, nature & spirit Learn to trust your intuition Activate your Earth magic Expand your healing & divination skills Put your intuition into practice in everyday life Stop feeling lonely on your spiritual path Embody & express your creative power & truths Experience safe space without agenda or judgement When you join the Collective, you get access to all of our past workshops, any live workshops happening while you're a member, live weekly energetic reset calls, monthly community rituals, all the secret episodes, member-run meetups to explore magical topics, and a lively members only forum (that's not on FB!). ▶▶▶ Learn more and sign up for the Collective membership here: https://www.earthspeak.love/collective ***** Christi Johnson is a textile artist and teacher whose personal work explores the sacred in the process of creation using a language of geometric forms and color spectrums. The work becomes a quest for harmony, finding a dance of color, pattern, and texture within the chaos of material options. The transforming and evolving qualities of natural materials are embraced, and the use of discarded materials gives new life to that which has been cast aside. In 2015, Johnson founded Mixed Color, a textile studio in the Catskill Mountains of Upstate New York. Her studio produces original garments and creates embroidered pieces on vintage garments. As a teacher, Johnson also offers workshops in natural dyeing and embroidery. To not only educate others on these ancient skills but also share the methods of her own creative practice, she has created kits and booklets for students and DIY-ers. She works mostly with textiles - embroidery, natural dyes, and patchwork, but has been known to get down with some twigs, wood, and other natural materials.  We are excited to share that Christi will be hosting a workshop with Earth Speak on November 13th, 2020, on Talismanic Embroidery - how to make your clothes magical. Join us for the workshop, or sign up to watch the replay and learn how to turn a few basic stitches into infinite possibilities.  In this episode, we talk about: Embroidering as ritual and medicine  Living and eating with the cycles and the seasons Creating connections to the plants of another land How our bodies have evolved from the relationships of our ancestors and the Earth Working with botanical dyes  Why what's growing around us, is going to nurture us  The gendered history and separation of art and craft  Modern craft culture  Reclaiming creativity and play The relationship between animism and symbolism  Symbols as concentrations of meaning  Infusing textiles with the spirit of the being  Re-weaving our relationship with symbolism Colonization and the many lost languages of embroidery  Seeking the symbolism of the everyday Co-creating talismans with our plant allies Embroidery as a gateway to shadow work  The birth of Christi’s book - Mystical Stitches Attuning to your needs and creating a ritual container Christi’s upcoming workshop with Earth Speak - on Talismanic Embroidery And more! Bonus Secret Episode! Get the secret episode with Christi Johnson on mending, trending, and sustainable fashion at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret. Links: Learn more about Christi’s offerings at www.mixedcolor.net  Connect with Christi on Instagram @christijay // https://www.instagram.com/christijay/ and @stitchwish // https://www.instagram.com/stitchwish/  Connect with Christi on Facebook @mixedcolorgarments Pre-order Christi’s book // Mystical Stitches https://bityl.co/4JTa  Join the Talismanic Embroidery workshop www.earthspeak.love/talismanic-embroidery   Access Christi’s free embroidery portal www.mixedcolor.net/embroidery-portal-signup  Get the secret episodes at https://www.earthspeak.love/secret References: Christi’s Episode on Dream Freedom Beauty https://bityl.co/4JTu  Working the Roots by Michele Elizabeth Lee // Book https://amz.run/3uf1  Goldenseal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldenseal Pennsylvania Dutch https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Dutch  Hex Sign https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hex_sign  Accuweather https://www.accuweather.com/  Article on birds + hurricanes https://bityl.co/4JpU Joann Fabric and Craft https://www.joann.com/   Animism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animism  Suzani https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzani_(textile)  Kim Krans // Archetypes  https://bityl.co/4JUx  ► Leave us a written review on iTunes, and get shouted out on the show! 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