There is something deeply personal about making a drum with your own hands. Choosing how she will look, working with the hide, threading each lace and feeling the connection begin before she has made her first sound.

For me, that connection matters. So does how we prepare, the materials we choose and the care we give to the life they came from.

Deer hide. Ash hoop. Your own hands.

I work with deer hide and ash tree hoops, honouring both the animal and the tree that make your drum possible.

Before you arrive, I spend time working with and blessing the hide. The birthing waters are infused with intention, marking the beginning of the process and the care we bring to it.

You cut and lace your own drum, with my guidance throughout. You don’t need any previous experience. There is time to learn, ask questions, pause and find your way.

Why we work in ceremony

The ceremony gives us time to acknowledge what we are making and what has been given for it.

We honour the deer, the ash and the woman whose hands are bringing them together. There is space for your intentions, for what the drum means to you and for the relationship you want to build with her.

I have spent time building relationships with my own drums, making each to honour different energies and ceremonies. That relationship is at the heart of what I share with you.

A drum can become medicine through rhythm, sound and the connection you build over time. Your own heartbeat meeting the beat of the drum. A companion for journeying, ceremony or simply time with yourself.

Giving her time

We close with a blessing of your drum.

I ask that she then rests for five days and five nights before being played, allowing the hide to dry fully and giving you time to sit with her before discovering her voice.

The making is the beginning. Your relationship with her continues long after you leave the Temple.

Your Drum Birthing Day

A private, one-to-one day at Temple of She, with time and guidance devoted to you and your drum.

10:30am–4pm | £320

Includes your 16-inch deer-hide drum, ash hoop, all materials, ceremony and lunch.

Get in touch to arrange your Drum Birthing day.