Our event
The Art of The Craft aspires to bring together witches, pagans, and the magickly curious for an entire weekend of workshops and classes focused on the Craft. Whether it be divination, herbalism, spellcraft, candle magick, witchy crafting, paganism, or anything mysticism-related, we aim to have something for everyone at every level.
Times, location, and other information will be added soon!
We're currently seeking instructors interested in presenting their lectures and workshops at The Art of The Craft the weekend of October 14 & 15 in Concord, NC.
To apply or for more information, please fill out the form below and include a brief description of your class, workshop or lecture.
All presentations are limited to 75 minutes.
Who we are
We are two long-time witches seeking to build community, share knowledge, and educate the non-pagan community about the Craft.
Ivy Laine has been a practicing Witch over the last 29 years. Born and raised in the Appalachian Mountains of North Carolina, she’s always felt a pull to the land. A mother of two, mimi of three, Wife, Sister, Cat Lover, Truth-seeker, Psychopomp, Bone Witch, Oracle through which the Divine Speaks, Mentor, Musician, Artist, Writer, Content Creator, a gardener of both mundane and baneful flora, and a heart filled with Wanderlust, she shies away from nothing.
She is a Co-Founder of Dark Goddesses Collective (www.darkgoddessescollective.com) and has spent her life working to heal herself, help others to find their truth, and learning everything she can to facilitate those ai
Ivy practices divination via tarot, oracle, runes, bone-throwing and pendulums.
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Gwenna Obscura has been on a twisting, turning pagan path since childhood.
At about 10 years old, she read ‘The Witches Bible’ by Gavin and Yvonne Frost, which set her feet on the crooked path of witchcraft. Over the years, Gwenna expanded her knowledge through independent study, classes, workshops, and practice, practice, practice.
A green eclectic witch for more than 20 years, she is currently studying druidism and is a bard and member of The Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids.
In Gwenna’s mundane life, she worked as a newspaper reporter and later as a copy editor and designer. She is now manager of The Enchanted Kitchen, where she reads oracle and teaches classes and workshops on topics such as paganism, witchcraft, herbs, and divination. She has been a belly dance performer and instructor for 15 years and incorporates the movements of belly dance into her spiritual practice.
Gwenna is co-founder of W.A.S.P. (Witches, Allies, Spiritualists, and Pagans), a community group for everyone under the pagan umbrella.
Instructor Bios
Wendy Konzelmann
Wendy teaches Beginner Belly Dance and mixed-level Belly Blenders.
She discovered belly dance in 2007 and since then it has grown from a once-a-week hobby to a full-time obsession. She is on a mission to spread the joy and confidence belly dance imparts to other women (and men) who don't think they are dancers.
She has studied American Tribal Style since 2008 and has also trained in American Cabaret and Tribal Fusion. She has studied under instructors including Denise Bradford, Jeannie Murdock, and Kalima of Kalima Tribal. She has also participated in workshops and intensives with The Rising Sun Tribe, Zoe Jakes, Mavi, Urban Gypsy, Annie of Ancient Moon, Megha Gavin, Jenny Lawrence, Mardi Love, Rachel Brice, Jennifer Nolan, Kaeshi Chai, Suhaila Salimpour, Wendy Allen, Kae Montgomery, Sandi Ball, Liz Malcolm, Carolena Nericchio, Naima Sultana, Angie Never, Lacey Sanchez, Deanna Padron and Mahsati Janan.
She has also trained in sword performance under Anna Maria Cancelli, Mavi, and Amara Al Amir.
Wendy earned her American Tribal Style General Skills Certification in June 2012.
She is currently co-owner and co-director of Queens of D'Nile Studio and Queens of D'Nile Court, and is co-producer/creator of We Will Raq You and Raqs Synister.
