This conversation aired live on May 6th, 2025 @ 7:00 PM CST On Zoom
Join Linda Conroy and Alissa Allen for an engaging conversation about wild dye fungi and lichens. During this conversation, we’ll talk about mushrooms and lichens as a source of dyeing fabrics. Alissa is a pioneer in this field and will share her journey of discovering the rainbow of colors hidden in nature. We will discuss her international journeys and her upcoming teaching schedule in the Midwest and beyond. Alissa will share what she teaches in her programs and she will inspire you to see the mushroom world with new eyes.
Attendees of the live session will be eligible to win a recorded tutorial video of Alissa teaching about mushroom dyeing; a ticket to the live, in person 9th Annual Mycelium Mysteries: A Women's Mushroom Conference, where Alissa will be teaching; or a mushroom apron.
Alissa Allen is a naturalist and textile artist based in Washington state and the founder of Mycopigments (2012). She is widely known for sharing her love for mushroom and lichen dyes through her in-person workshops and international public outreach platform, Mushroom and Lichen Dyers United.
Linda Conroy, MSS, MLSP is a Bioregional Herbalist, Educator and Community Organizer. Inspired by the plants and the feminine, she is the founder of Moonwise Herbs, Midwest Women’s Herbal Conference, & Mycelium Mysteries. Linda has apprenticed with and studied with world-renowned herbalists and is a life long learner. Her passion is herbal nourishment through Wild food/Wild medicine, Community and Women’s Mysteries.