Join us for a book talk with Evanston's warm and insightful Dr. Geeta Maker-Clark as she introduces us to her revolutionary new book, Medicine for All People: Science and Ancient Wisdom for Revolutionary Healing.  Geeta's book will be available for purchase after the talk.

Hive's Salon Series programing is free, but space is limited, so registration is required. 

Everyone who attends this talk gets $5 off Joanne Jacobson's class on Thursday 11/19, Body Language: Writing Our Bodies. Use discount code Geeta2026 on checkout.

Dr. Geeta Maker-Clark—integrative medicine physician, thought leader, and activist—describes a profound reimagining of what medicine can be: a vision where ancestral wisdom, scientific evidence, and a commitment to equity come together in service of healing. She reveals how extractive food and health care systems have co-opted our awareness of our natural, deep intelligence and connectedness—contributing to the disproportionate burden of chronic disease in communities that have been historically excluded from resources and power. These conditions are not simply the result of individual choices, but of structural forces that shape access to nourishment, safety, and care. In response, Medicine for All People guides readers back to medicines that are both ancient and urgently relevant: culturally rooted foods, nature-based and gratitude practices that regulate the nervous system, dance and embodied movement that supports neuroplasticity and joy, and meaningful connection that restores a sense of belonging. Integrating these powerful, freely available medicines into our daily lives creates a path for individuals and communities to move toward sustainable health and radical social change.

How are we—modern citizens of the twenty-first century—body?  How can language deepen and illuminate our connections to our bodies?

Our bodies are at once the most personal and the most universal of human experiences: join us to write together and to share “body language” in which we express this important aspect of being human.

In this workshop we’ll create beautiful paper ornaments by repurposing old book pages and colorful papers. They make ideal holiday decorations or gifts. All levels of experience welcome and appreciated.

Create a book where each page reflects an experience! The pages are made using artifacts collected during a trip, museum visit, or other small or large adventure.  Your book might include

• Maps of places you’ve been or dream of visiting
• Brochures or postcards from trips or events
• Photos or copies of photos of people, places, or significant moments
• Receipts/tickets from restaurants, movies, travel, etc.
• Fabric swatches, pressed flowers, newspaper clippings

The materials used will determine the book’s shape and binding. 

Emily Dickinson was one of the most radical, exuberant, lively, inventive poets of all time; whether you're familiar with her work or not, close readings of her work always yield plenty of surprise.

In this 4 week class we'll watch four episodes of the Apple TV show Dickinson, and then take a deep dive into the featured poem or poems for that episode. Along the way we'll talk about her biography, her mystery, the New England she grew up in, the Civil War she wrote through, and the richness of her writing. 

Note that we'll be focusing on the episodes 5-8 of the Dickinson show -- if you haven't seen episodes 1-4 yet, don't worry. We'll get you caught up. 

All experience levels welcome and encouraged.

Explore the power of combing mark-making, colorfields and thread on paper while considering the history and function of sewing and the role thread plays in our lives.

We’ll create a basic sampler of thread forms on paper, and practice poking holes on paper, preventing our thread from knotting, and layering threads to create new structures. Then we’ll explore colorfields and mark-making, expanding our projects into more complex patterns.

We will experiment with meditative acts of repetition and hope to find solace in a new visual language that threads us together.

Open to both beginners and experienced artists with an open mind and willingness to explore.

Vanessa Filley is a mixed media artist who lives and works in Evanston, IL. She is interested in the energetic threads that orient and connect us, ground us in place and time yet tether us to our ancestral past and future, the lines that bring us home. Her work includes large scale sculptural installations, tiny embroidery pieces, poems, photographs, and drawings in watercolor, pinprick and thread. Filley was voted one of Photolucida’s Top 50 in 2018 and has shown work nationally and internationally including the Sonoma County Museum of Art, Berlin Photography Week, the Lishui International Photography Festival, FOCUS PhotoLA, Stricoff Gallery, Galerie Joseph Turene, Western Michigan University, Vivid Art Gallery, Arbor3Arts, The Affordable Art Fair, The Nashville Public Library, the Harold Washington Library in Chicago, the US Consulate General in Saudi Arabia, Door County Contemporary and the inaugural Cosmic Geometries show at Secrist Beach in 2024.

In this class, we'll work on a single book with round back binding. Elegant and eye-catching, this book will be a favorite on your shelf! 

This class is best suited for people who have taken two or more bookbinding classes. Please reach out if you have any questions!

Description coming soon!