02/17/2021
๐ฆ๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐โ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐บ!* ๐น๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ .
Our next guest is Alicia Grosso, Author of Soapmaking: A Magickal Guide and Everything Soapmaking. Alicia works in bath and body products, fiber arts, metal clay and beaded jewelry, herbalism and aromatherapy. She spins, knits, crochets and sews and sheโs skilled at teaching and marketing her crafts online and in-person. Read her full bio below!
๐ฃ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฏ๐บ๐ถ๐ ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐. We will answer as many as possible in our interviewโand planned bonus content!
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Alicia is an independent scholar of pre-Roman Celtic spirituality, with a special focus on myths, rituals, beliefs and practices. Sheโs led dozens of women on sacred and educational journeys as an experienced guide through southwest England and northwest Wales. Growing up, she had the unique experience of living on Makah Native American lands and studying the artifacts from the Ozette archaeological project, where her father served as expedition conservator.
Alicia has 29 yearsโ experience as an artist and teacher at university and high school levels. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Drama from the University of Washington and a Master of Fine Arts in Theatre Directing from the University of Southern California. Her career highlights include many directing, lighting design and stage management credits in Los Angeles and elsewhere for professional, community and school productions. After 21 years in California and 15 years teaching at the University of California, Alicia returned to her home in the Pacific Northwest. She now teaches high school, is production manager for the performing arts center and makes uniquely luscious soaps and jewelry in her repurposed basement workshop.
๐๐๐๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐ค๐ช๐ก๐ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช ๐ก๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ ๐ฃ๐ค๐ฌ ๐๐๐ค๐ช๐ฉ ๐ผ๐ก๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ง ๐๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ค๐ง๐ ?
*Presented via Facebook Live and Zoom. Details to follow. Stay tuned!
