Description
Geography: British Columbia, Canada
Culture: Native American (Northwest Coast)
Medium: Wood, pigment
Dimensions: Height: 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm)
Diameter: 5/8 in. (1.6 cm)
Classification: Aerophone-Whistle Flute-stopped pipe
Experience the magic of creating your own shamanic whistle! In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn ancient techniques and explore the rich history and spiritual significance of these powerful tools. Discover the evolution of whistles and flutes, from ancient artifacts to modern designs. Hand-build your own clay and wood whistles and join us for a communal pit firing. Register today and embark on this unique journey!
Receive educational presentations and booklets (to bring home) with detailed information on how whistles work, the historical evolution of whistles, and their spiritual aspects and uses. Following the path of whistle evolution in history; with modern and ancient whistle examples (dating back 2,000 years) presented and played during the workshop.
This weekend immersion includes:
- Free camping
- Communal Saturday dinner and Sunday breakfast
- Fireside discussions, music making, and story telling
- Group exploration in the Appalachian wilderness and local waterfalls, with presentation of making whistles in the field.
- Learn to make a clay whistle and other methods of making whistles in nature with wood and found objects.
End the weekend with-
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a pit fired whistle (or two) that you made yourself
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a detailed education on whistle history and spiritual uses (with printed booklet of workshop info)
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and a wonderful experience to remember for a lifetime
