Wildwood Workshop Weekend

Spring felt like a great time to test the waters with our first series of workshops - where like with our long lunches we bring in interesting and passionate people from around the world to showcase the valley and work with the amazing produce and people already here.

Each of our course offerings come with a delicious morning tea and hearty lunch, served with tasty wines and beers.

The courses on offer to choose from for this workshop weekend are:

2 Day Plein Air Painting w/ Archibald Finalist Kirsty Neilson
Spend 2 days exploring our 100 acres of pristine subtropical rainforest, sweeping sandstone escarpments and native bush land with 3 x Archibald finalist, Kirsty Nielson. The course will trace Kirsty's own journey in becoming a celebrated plein air painter from more technical drawings through to more abstract interpretations.

What's Included
Easel and all paint supplies + 3 Canvases for paintings you will take home + delicious local lunch. Please note discounts can be arranged via email for those who would like to bring their own materials.

1 Day Fire Cooking Master Class (Sat or Sun) w/ QLD based Terra Firma
Charly is the name behind renowned restaurants Cuistance in Paris, The French Pan Tree in Yamba and is also a recipient of the Australian Food Guide Chef Hat in 2018, 2019 and 2020. We invite Charly, who has cooked long lunches at Wildwood on multiple occasions to teach his craft in this 6-hour masterclass. During this workshop, you will learn all the basic skills to nail a cook-up over an open fire.

YOU WILL TAKE HOME
The knowlegde of how to start & cook over fire, different cooking methods, prep for proteins and much more! You will enjoy a lunch to feast with matched and enjoy all the delicious food you have helped prepare. You will also take home some sauces and local Kangaroo Valley meats to enjoy at home later (valued at over $100)

1 Day Silversmith (Sat or Sun) w/ Marissa Ziesing Head Jeweller at Holly Ryan
Designed for the beginner/intermediate, this course teaches you basic silver jewellery making skills and techniques. Some of the techniques covered include forming, filing, sawing, hammering, soldering, sizing, texturing and finally polishing.

Each participant will walk away with a textured sterling silver bangle in your choice of thickness and one wide band sterling silver textured ring or two thinner textured rings.

1 Day Bee Keeping (Sat or Sun) w/ Victoria based Honey Fingers
We have been following Nic and the Honey Fingers story for a couple of years and so excited to have him come visit. He founded the urban beekeeping collective Honey Fingers over a decade ago, with the goal of producing bee-friendly honey, providing education on beekeeping and collaborating with local artists to explore the relationship between bees and humans.

Though recently in town presenting for Vivid - this will be Honey Fingers first bee keeping course in NSW and participants will help set up Wildwood's first hives.

1 Day Black Smith (Sat or Sun) w/ Kangaroo Valley Forge founder
The course will happen on the escarpments edge - bringing in the forge especially for a dramatically beautiful and unique experience in blacksmith basics.

COURSE OUTCOMES:
Learn about a forge, how it works & how to create and maintain the 1000 degree + heat. Design and forge your own designs under the guidance of a master blacksmith taking home An assortment of stainless steel items designed and made by you which could include hooks, garden stands, cuffs

1 or 2 Day Bush Kids Club w/ Drew Longbottom
Exploring some magical spots of Wildwood - they will be taken on an expert, locals bush tucker walk through the the fairy bower and a bend in the creek to a secret clearing where other activities will include preparing for a corroboree and ochre face painting and dances that have been done in the Kangaroo Valley for generations. Their ticket includes a simple fire lunch and a real Aussie bush experience.