About
🌿 Hi!
My name is Kathleen and I live and work in the green north of Antwerpen, together with my husband, our daughter and a lovely dog. Our place is only 150 meters away from a very nice forested area, and to move there was one of the best decisions of our lives!
Next to our home is my work studio Forest Roots where I run a multipassionate small enterprice with
- a service for natural dreadlocks: Forest Roots Fairy Locks
- a studio for handmade accessoiries: Forest Roots Crafts
- a herbal tisane production atelier + workshops: Botanical Alchemy
- a natural concept webshop: In the woods
All of these focus on a natural, conscious and reconnected way of living. I offer organic, eco conscious, handmade and fair traded items to facilitate this. I also regularly offer personal services and workshops.
For most of the time I work at our home project, but every now and then I also work on some very nice free spirited festivals, conscious events or artistic markets. You can read about these events and markets on my socials and in the newsletter.
Languages of service: Dutch & English.
My name is Kathleen and I live and work in the green north of Antwerpen, together with my husband, our daughter and a lovely dog. Our place is only 150 meters away from a very nice forested area, and to move there was one of the best decisions of our lives!
Next to our home is my work studio Forest Roots where I run a multipassionate small enterprice with
- a service for natural dreadlocks: Forest Roots Fairy Locks
- a studio for handmade accessoiries: Forest Roots Crafts
- a herbal tisane production atelier + workshops: Botanical Alchemy
- a natural concept webshop: In the woods
All of these focus on a natural, conscious and reconnected way of living. I offer organic, eco conscious, handmade and fair traded items to facilitate this. I also regularly offer personal services and workshops.
For most of the time I work at our home project, but every now and then I also work on some very nice free spirited festivals, conscious events or artistic markets. You can read about these events and markets on my socials and in the newsletter.
Languages of service: Dutch & English.
About the studio
🌿 Forest Roots Dreadlocks Service
Private studio for the creation of natural hair dreadlocks, real dreadlocks extensions, maintenance and restorations.
Forest Roots Fairylocks on Instagram
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🌿 Forest Roots Natural crafts studio
Tiny crafts studio where I create hand felted wool dreadlocks sets, wool silk scarfs, hairwraps, jewelry and more.
I'm further specialising in natural plant dyes.
Forest Root on Instagram
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🌿 Botanial Alchemy Herbalism atelier
Herbalism atelier with own recipe herbal tea infusions, bath salts and herbal potions for magic rituals.
You can order these here.
I also offer herbalism workshops at the studio and in our forest garden.
Botanical Alchemy on Instagram
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🌿 In the woods Webshop
At In The Woods you will find organic, eco conscious and fair traded products for a natural lifestyle. You'll find organic wool basics, organic cotton and linen clothing, wooden toys, low-waste reusable products, non toxic care products and accessoires for Dreadlocks, organic personal care, products for women health, supplements, all natural incense, crystals, gipsy and dark art jewelry, books and much more.
And also my own production of herbal tisanes from Botanical Alchemy.
In the woods on Instagram
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🌿 Previous
I was educated in Special youthcare and Orthopedagogy followed by additional therapist trainings.
For about nine years I've worked as a counselor and social worker with people with all kinds of
psychologic difficulties, from teaching to psychiatric care and everything in between.
On the side I've worked as an independent photographer and I also did many years of artistic photography modelling. In my free time I used to create glass art and I did some violin school.
Both were no longer combinable when I became a Mother to a lovely daughter.
At that time I also left the social work sector and instead opened my own natural health shop with all organic food, health supplements and so on. Later on I've transformed this shop into the webshop In the woods.
Around that time I've started the Forest Roots Dreadlocks service , what later became my fulltime profession. And then I've finally followed my deep rooted dreams and created the herbalism studio Botanical Alchemy.
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🌿 Current
I'm doing a three-year study to become a licensed Herbalist and deepen my knowledge in herbal medicines.
I'm also mastering in the composition and production of herbal tisanes.
Furhter on I'm adding more experience with natural plant dye in the crafts atelier.
Together with my husband I'm building a small scale permaculture food forest, called Project 9.
This project can also be visited as a campspace on request.
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Private studio for the creation of natural hair dreadlocks, real dreadlocks extensions, maintenance and restorations.
Forest Roots Fairylocks on Instagram
~
🌿 Forest Roots Natural crafts studio
Tiny crafts studio where I create hand felted wool dreadlocks sets, wool silk scarfs, hairwraps, jewelry and more.
I'm further specialising in natural plant dyes.
Forest Root on Instagram
~
🌿 Botanial Alchemy Herbalism atelier
Herbalism atelier with own recipe herbal tea infusions, bath salts and herbal potions for magic rituals.
You can order these here.
I also offer herbalism workshops at the studio and in our forest garden.
Botanical Alchemy on Instagram
~
🌿 In the woods Webshop
At In The Woods you will find organic, eco conscious and fair traded products for a natural lifestyle. You'll find organic wool basics, organic cotton and linen clothing, wooden toys, low-waste reusable products, non toxic care products and accessoires for Dreadlocks, organic personal care, products for women health, supplements, all natural incense, crystals, gipsy and dark art jewelry, books and much more.
And also my own production of herbal tisanes from Botanical Alchemy.
In the woods on Instagram
~
🌿 Previous
I was educated in Special youthcare and Orthopedagogy followed by additional therapist trainings.
For about nine years I've worked as a counselor and social worker with people with all kinds of
psychologic difficulties, from teaching to psychiatric care and everything in between.
On the side I've worked as an independent photographer and I also did many years of artistic photography modelling. In my free time I used to create glass art and I did some violin school.
Both were no longer combinable when I became a Mother to a lovely daughter.
At that time I also left the social work sector and instead opened my own natural health shop with all organic food, health supplements and so on. Later on I've transformed this shop into the webshop In the woods.
Around that time I've started the Forest Roots Dreadlocks service , what later became my fulltime profession. And then I've finally followed my deep rooted dreams and created the herbalism studio Botanical Alchemy.
~
🌿 Current
I'm doing a three-year study to become a licensed Herbalist and deepen my knowledge in herbal medicines.
I'm also mastering in the composition and production of herbal tisanes.
Furhter on I'm adding more experience with natural plant dye in the crafts atelier.
Together with my husband I'm building a small scale permaculture food forest, called Project 9.
This project can also be visited as a campspace on request.
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Herbalism education:
- Kruidwis herborist online
- Kruidengeneeskunde - Civas
- Jaaropleiding Kruidenvrouw - A. Jongbloed
- Cursus Kruidenthee - A. Jongbloed
- Driejarige opleiding Herborist - Europese Academie voor natuurlijke gezondheidszorg
- Jaaropleiding Tisannerie - Natuurplus
- Volgend jaar: Fytotherapie - Europese Academie voor natuurlijke gezondheidszorg
- Natuurlijk verven - verschillende workshops gevolgd
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