Make your own Red Drum and become a Red Drum Carrier
In every culture the planet over women have been using drums for ceremony and ritual, it is only in recent history that owning and playing drums became something mostly men did.
“Because drumming was recognized as an ancient source and symbol of the power of female technicians of the sacred, drumming was banned. Henceforth divinity was to be exclusively masculine. The suppression of women was directly linked to the suppression of the goddess.” - Layne Redmond, When the Drummers were Women
In this three part, self paced ON-LINE/ Virtual workshop/class, you will delve into the connection and history of women and the frame drum, learning some of the ancient uses of drumming from menstruation and childbirth to crop blessings, as well as the ancient tradition of dyeing them red to represent the divine feminine.
You will have the opportunity to dye their own 13” Elk skin drum, learning about the spiritual aspects of the elk and it’s medicine gifts to us.
During the process of dyeing and making your medicine drums we will call on ceremonial element for consecration of your frame which is the bones of your drum, and the skin/hide of elk medicine, giving thanks for this gift, and letting the spirit of the elk know that it is becoming a sacred and spiritual tool.
All elements from the dyeing and creation process of your drum, to making a beater/tom-tom for it, and ceremonially waking it up will be provided in this class.
A closed Facebook group will also be set up for participants to share images of their process and drums as well as to ask questions and trouble shoot with me.
This is a sacred ceremonial process, and your drum will be a sacred reflection of the divine feminine within you as a woman.
You will have the opportunity to dye their own 13” Elk skin drum, learning about the spiritual aspects of the elk and it’s medicine gifts to us.
During the process of dyeing and making your medicine drums we will call on ceremonial element for consecration of your frame which is the bones of your drum, and the skin/hide of elk medicine, giving thanks for this gift, and letting the spirit of the elk know that it is becoming a sacred and spiritual tool.
All elements from the dyeing and creation process of your drum, to making a beater/tom-tom for it, and ceremonially waking it up will be provided in this class.
A closed Facebook group will also be set up for participants to share images of their process and drums as well as to ask questions and trouble shoot with me.
This is a sacred ceremonial process, and your drum will be a sacred reflection of the divine feminine within you as a woman.
Practical Information
All supplies to dye and make your drum will be shipped to you with the exception of: Beet and Pomegranate juice and a piece of wood to make your drum beater with.
Supplies include:
~ A small pouch of red ochre and cedar for consecrating your drum frame.
~ One 13” drum frame made from Cedar wood.
~ 1 pouch of Nikiah’s pre-mixed plant medicine dye to add along with beet and pomegranate juice.
~ One elk skin hide large enough to fully cover your frame and wrap around the back one inch over the lip.
~ An awl for punching holes in your hide.
~ Lacings for the drum.
~ Cotton batting and a leather circle cut out, for making the beater/mallet with.
~ A small pouch with feathers, sinew and beads for decoration.
Below is an outline of each of the three classes which are all on-line and in video format. The investment for this class is $250 USD
