Knowledge Share Description
In this 3 hour knowledge share Alysia will illustrate the full process of hand dipping beeswax candles. You are invited to engage and ask questions throughout the knowledge share. She will also speak on the history of beekeeping, the brilliance of the honeybee hive, and why 100% beeswax is the brightest, cleanest, and slowest burning wax on Earth.
Resource Package
If you would like to dip along during the Knowledge Share, only 30 dipping kits are available via the "resource package" option. Must be purchased by January 15th. The kit will arrive at the provided address prior to the workshop. Instructions for setting up will be included. Questions related to setting up dipping kits must be addressed via email no later than 48hrs before the workshop, please contact alysiamazzella@gmail.com.
Resource Package Includes:
1lb of beeswax
Dipping can
Cotton wicking
You will need:
Access to a stovetop and water
Small pot
Dipping stick (could be a branch)
Thermometer (optional but recommended)
Cleaning rag
Knowledge Share Includes
The evolution of fire keeping
Complete how to hand dip beeswax tapers
Open questions regarding the dipping process
Humankind's time-honored relationship with the honeybee
Beeswax vs. other waxes
Sustainably sourcing beeswax
How the honeybee makes beeswax
Brief facts about the beehive, its byproducts, and honeybee roles
Exchange
$35 knowledge share
$75 knowledge share + resource package + shipping costs
$100 reparations (knowledge share + resource package. If you have financial abundance, this is our our pay-it-forward option to fund our scholarships and work redistributing resources to Black and Indigenous Land Projects)
For scholarships please email herbancura@gmail.com with subject CANDLE DIPPING. Scholarships do not include resource package.
Access
*ASR Captioning provided
*Spanish interpretation available (Si requiere interpretacion por favor mande un email a herbancura@gmail.com)
Virtual Gathering
Zoom link will be sent out via email 1-2 days before knowledge share
5-8pm EST
Class will be recorded and available for 30 days
Facilitator
Alysia Mazzella is a slow-made candlemaker based in Upstate New York. Her signature collection specializes in traditional beeswax candles like: hand dipped tapers, custom-molded pillars, and the duplero-inspired "Twin Flame" candle. Alysia was named “the person who may have started the current trend in beeswax candle making” by Vogue Magazine, 2020. She is the co-founder of Backland Gardens, a five-acre farmland dedicated to self-sustainability gatherings for people of color.