Events
PLANT COLOUR RITUALS
Online: via Zoom
Monthly: On the New Moon + Full Moon
Join the online Plant Colour Rituals group for free to gain access.
A different seasonal dye plant each lunation.
An invitation to journey with a different dye plant every month, with guidance from natural dyer and intuitive herbalist Babs Behan.
New Moon - Announcement ot this month’s plant, a materials and equipment list is sent out, giving 2 weeks to prepare and gather.
Full moon - Receive a creative practise in your inbox including a recipe and a ritual, working with the pigment of the plant as a dye, ink or paint.
INTUITIVE INDIGO DAY RETREAT
DARTMOOR
Botanical Inks Studio, Southcombe Barn, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon. UK
Date: 25th April | 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
(Lunch 1-2pm at Cafe on the Green - not included).
A day to meet Indigo, learn how to set up an indigo vat with 3 natural ingrediants and dye for the best results. Shibori tie dyeing techniques, dyeing lengths of cloth to keep. Bring a beloved garment or textile to transform with these sacred blues and give a new life. Indigo tea ritual and indigo dyeing ceremony to culminate this experiene with this special, mystical and magical. ancient dye plant.
NATURAL SILK SCRUNCHIE DYEING
SOHO FARMHOUSE
Oxfordshire
Date: 4th May | 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
A relaxed, hands-on silk dyeing workshop celebrating colour and craft. Create your own oversized peace silk scrunchie using natural plant dyes, shibori techniques and botanical prints.
Play with tone, texture and pattern to design a one-of-a-kind piece - soft on the hair, beautiful to wear and a small everyday luxury to take home.
NATURAL SILK SCRUNCHIE DYEING
BABINGTON HOUSE
Somerset
Date: 11th May | 2:00 PM - 4.30 PM
A relaxed, hands-on silk dyeing workshop celebrating colour and craft. Create your own oversized peace silk scrunchie using natural plant dyes, shibori techniques and botanical prints.
Play with tone, texture and pattern to design a one-of-a-kind piece - soft on the hair, beautiful to wear and a small everyday luxury to take home.
JUNE WEEKEND RETREAT
DARTMOOR
Botanical Inks Studio, Southcombe Barn, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon. UK
Date: 5th-8th June, 2026
A long weekend in the beauty of Dartmoor at this magical location where Babs Behan is based as the artist in residence.
A variety of my favourite natural colour practices including intuitove indigo dyeing and shibori tie-dye, floral alchemy with bundle dyeing, flower pounding and floral ice dyes along with wild harvested local seasonal dye plants for ink art and wood block-printing.
Comfortable luxury accommodation in private rooms and organic seasonal home cooked food is included along with all materials and wellness activities.
JULY WEEKEND RETREAT
DARTMOOR
Botanical Inks Studio/Residence, Southcombe Barn, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon. UK
Date: 10th - 13th July, 2026
A long weekend in the beauty of Dartmoor at this magical location where Babs Behan is based as the artist in residence.
A variety of my favourite natural colour practices including intuitove indigo dyeing and shibori tie-dye, floral alchemy with bundle dyeing, flower pounding and floral ice dyes along with wild harvested local seasonal dye plants for ink art and wood block-printing.
Comfortable luxury accommodation in private rooms and organic seasonal home cooked food is included along with all materials and wellness activities.
AUGUST WEEKEND RETREAT
DARTMOOR
Botanical Inks Studio/Residence, Southcombe Barn, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon. UK
Date: 7th-10th August, 2026
A long weekend in the beauty of Dartmoor at this magical location where Babs Behan is based as the artist in residence.
A variety of my favourite natural colour practices including intuitove indigo dyeing and shibori tie-dye, floral alchemy with bundle dyeing, flower pounding and floral ice dyes along with wild harvested local seasonal dye plants for ink art and wood block-printing.
Comfortable luxury accommodation in private rooms and organic seasonal home cooked food is included along with all materials and wellness activities.
SEPTeMBER CREATIVE RETREAT (WEEKEND OR WEEK-LONG OPTIONS)
DARTMOOR
Botanical Inks Studio/Residence, Southcombe Barn, Widecombe in the Moor, Devon. UK
Date: 7th-13th April, 2026
Stay for the weekend or a full week to explore your creativity in more depth, held by the beauty of Dartmoor and this magical location where Babs Behan is based as the artist in residence. Learn an array of natural colour practices and have develop your creative practice, or a particular project, with the assistance of Babs and access to the full studio of natural colour materials and equipment.
A variety of my favourite natural colour practices including intuitove indigo dyeing and shibori tie-dye, floral alchemy with bundle dyeing, flower pounding and floral ice dyes along with wild harvested local seasonal dye plants for ink art and wood block-printing.
Comfortable luxury accommodation in private rooms and organic seasonal home cooked food is included along with all materials and wellness activities.
BOTANICAL WOODBLOCK PRINTMAKING
SOHO FARMHOUSE
Oxfordshire
Date: 23rd September | 11:00 AM - 1:30 PM
A calming and tactile printmaking session using natural plant-based inks, handmade papers or cards and hand-carved wooden printing blocks.
Experiment with layering botanical forms, pattern,and composition to create a series of prints or greetings cards. This workshop is accessible to all abilities and encourages mindful creativity through natural materials and traditional techniques.