{"product_id":"intro-to-alchemy-brewing-lessons-from-fine-tea-to-garden-potions-july-26-2026","title":"Intro to Alchemy: Brewing Lessons from Fine Tea to Garden Potions — July 26, 2026","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvent Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eSun, July 26, 2026\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTime:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e3-5 pm (2 hours)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Two Two (3221 Grand Ave, Oakland)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaterials: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll materials will be provided; participants encouraged to bring additional brewables for experimentation (see below for more details)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eExperience:\u003c\/strong\u003e No prior experience with tea is required\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCapacity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8 people\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIntro to Alchemy: Brewing Lessons from Fine Tea to Garden Potions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis tea lounge is a hands-on brewing lesson and sampling session that introduces \u003cstrong\u003eceremonial tea as a medium for play and experimentation\u003c\/strong\u003e, inviting participants to develop personal relationships and rituals with tea. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen anything travels, it also transforms. \u003cstrong\u003eRooted in gongfucha\u003c\/strong\u003e, a folk tradition of Chinese ceremonial tea, this workshop rejuvenates a traditional practice through contemporary forms and an invitation to play. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis workshop will include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHands-on brewing lesson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrying out different tea vessels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSampling a variety of traditional teas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSampling some blasphemy teas (exploring materials beyond the tea plant)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExploration with native plant material\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExperimentation with brewing participant-sourced material\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eField notes worksheet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThere will be an opportunity to add on:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA full limited-edition Alchemy I teaset (24 editions, 2 available on 7\/26 for purchase)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLimited-edition artist book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\" role=\"presentation\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTeas to take home\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho is this for?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTea experts and tea-curious people; serious apprentices and not-so-serious pupils; button-up people and play-in-dirty-get-messy whimsy-fairies; everyone and anyone who would like to \u003cstrong\u003edevelop a relationship with tea in an environment that is as dedicated to ritual as a constantly re-created form\u003c\/strong\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlease \u003cstrong\u003ebring things from your kitchen, garden, and biosphere\u003c\/strong\u003e that you might like to try brewing. If you are not sure about the safety of your plant matter, please take a picture of the whole plant that you foraged from, so that we can research together during the session. If the material you are bringing is foraged or found, please thoroughly wash it before bringing it to the workshop. \u003cstrong\u003eVegetal matter only. And no mushrooms.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe session will be led by Kelsey Chen (\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/silkpunkbaby\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@silkpunkbaby\u003c\/a\u003e), an interdisciplinary artist, theorist, and tea practitioner. She began what will likely be a lifelong practice and study of tea with Tea Master Fang Zuo in 2022. Kelsey has poured tea and led workshops at universities, raves, and festivals. She is the founder of\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sessilethings\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e sessile things\u003c\/a\u003e, a line of functional-sculptural forms developed in collaboration with local artists and artisans in the San Francisco Bay area. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Alchemy I teaset\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis workshop is offered in accompaniment with the release of the Alchemy I teaset, a hand-blown teaset using functional pipe-glass by heritage local glassblower Guy Moore, the originator of the now-canonized form of the glass bowl (for marijuana smoking). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis collection is the first of a series of functional-sculptural forms developed by \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/sessilethings\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e@sessilethings\u003c\/a\u003e in collaboration with local artists and artisans in the San Francisco Bay area. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt comes out of the desire to punk traditional forms into new mediums as a prompt to reactivate time-honored rituals with respect and enough irreverence to allow for (inter)-play.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Event","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55624569028776,"sku":null,"price":80.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0586\/2840\/7464\/files\/twotwo_july26_alchemy_site3_ff14d7c3-5acd-4575-9c9a-d77040e36b4b.jpg?v=1782775564","url":"https:\/\/twotwo.online\/ja\/products\/intro-to-alchemy-brewing-lessons-from-fine-tea-to-garden-potions-july-26-2026","provider":"Two Two","version":"1.0","type":"link"}