WORKSHOP:
Ceramics
In partnership with Cider Creek Collective.
Four week Wood Fire Workshop: Apr 6th to May 1st, 2026. $2000 workshop fee.
An immersive, collaborative workshop making objects using primary local materials: native clay, salvaged wood as fuel for the kiln, our own hands, and the natural time of elemental processes. There will be a focus on ecological decision-making and site-specific responses to place. Harvest and process native clays and play with glaze recipes using local materials. Tune into the intrinsic possibilities of raw materials and the land - while taking a respite from digital, urban, and consumer culture. Accommodations at SCF and weekday workshops just down the ridge at Cider Creek Collective. Open to *all* levels. More details on the workshop HERE.
Staying at Salmon Creek: Our seven self-sufficient modest homespun guest cabins are reached by foot trails across 33 acres of south-facing coastal redwoods. Each occupies a unique secluded nook in our south-facing wooded slope. They were lovingly built, rebuilt, repaired, furnished, and embellished by many hands over the years with scavenged local materials. They are cute, cozy, comfortable, well appointed, and pretty rustic (ie. an occasional mouse may find it’s way in and something will have to be done). All feature equipped kitchenettes, new wood stoves, bedding/towels, hot outdoor showers, outhouses, and fast wifi. Also open to guests: communal outdoor kitchen/dining, triangle dance deck, and hiking trail down to Salmon Creek.
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An immersive, collaborative workshop making objects using primary local materials: native clay, salvaged wood as fuel for the kiln, our own hands, and the natural time of elemental processes. There will be a focus on ecological decision-making and site-specific responses to place. Harvest and process native clays and play with glaze recipes using local materials. Tune into the intrinsic possibilities of raw materials and the land - while taking a respite from digital, urban, and consumer culture. Accommodations at SCF and weekday workshops just down the ridge at Cider Creek Collective. Open to *all* levels. More details on the workshop HERE.
Staying at Salmon Creek: Our seven self-sufficient modest homespun guest cabins are reached by foot trails across 33 acres of south-facing coastal redwoods. Each occupies a unique secluded nook in our south-facing wooded slope. They were lovingly built, rebuilt, repaired, furnished, and embellished by many hands over the years with scavenged local materials. They are cute, cozy, comfortable, well appointed, and pretty rustic (ie. an occasional mouse may find it’s way in and something will have to be done). All feature equipped kitchenettes, new wood stoves, bedding/towels, hot outdoor showers, outhouses, and fast wifi. Also open to guests: communal outdoor kitchen/dining, triangle dance deck, and hiking trail down to Salmon Creek.
Price is total for single, couple, or group - not including Cider Creek workshop fee of $2000.
︎ Solo at Salmon or loft at shared cabin Dawn ($2100)
︎ Solo or couple in 1 bed at Moonlight, Walden, River or private bedroom at shared cabin Dawn ($2400)
︎ Solo, couple, or two friends in 2 beds at Cedar ($4000)
- Couples/friends encouraged to apply, each applies separately.
- You’ll need a car to reach us, located near remote coastal village of Albion, California.
- Arrivals from 1:30-4:30pm Monday.
- All SCF kitchens are vegetarian, while CCC are not.
- We are not able to host pets or children.
- Accessibility issues with all cabins, remote from parking & reached on foot.
More Info: SCF website // Coast redwoods // Indigenous Pomo // Mendocino Coast // Commune history // Cabin accommodations // Life with the land at SCF // Further reference, articles, and videos.
Our programs are offered as affordably as possible while we fundraise for a scholarship fund. In the mean time we invite those who can afford more to contribute towards discounts for applicants of historically marginalized communities (especially BIPOC). Work trade scholarships available, for info email jrthompson@cidercreekcollective.com
Our programs are offered as affordably as possible while we fundraise for a scholarship fund. In the mean time we invite those who can afford more to contribute towards discounts for applicants of historically marginalized communities (especially BIPOC). Work trade scholarships available, for info email jrthompson@cidercreekcollective.com