I’m so grateful for the opportunity to be together with a community of learners at IslandWood. For seventeen years the dedicated people at IslandWood have welcomed and supported my teaching/artist work, helping me learn to share my passion for making art with plant fibers. Anytime in life is the right time to learn new skills, or hone the skills we … [Read more...]
Weaving From the Wild at IslandWood – Feb 3, 2019
https://islandwood.org/event/weaving-wild-melinda-west Weaving From The Wild with Melinda West Learn the basics of “weaving from the wild” as Melinda West guides you through three plant fiber projects designed to enhance your relationship with plants that grow in Pacific Northwest landscapes. Salish Peoples have known how … [Read more...]
Feb 4, 2018 Workshop at IslandWood
Gifts From The Landscape Weave a Ribbed Gathering Basket With Melinda West https://islandwood.org/event/gifts-landscape-weaving-ribbed-gathering-basket Sunday, Feb 4th, 9:00-4:00, 2018 At IslandWood Join Melinda West for a day in the Art Studio at IslandWood and learn to transform plant materials from the Pacific Northwest Landscape into … [Read more...]
UW Society of Ethnobiology
It was a beautiful day for the outdoor workshop 'Weaving With Invasives' held in the lovely Medicinal Herb Garden on Seattle's UW campus. I'm grateful to the UW Society of Ethnobiolgy which hosted this event, and especially to Alex Harwell and Ashley Blazina. Along with organizing this event they made sure we had plenty of English ivy and Reed … [Read more...]
Weaving With Invasives
I’ll be teaching a free workshop in Seattle this Friday. Registration is required.<img class="alignnone size-large wp-image-3471" src="http://www.melindawest.com/mwwp/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/image27-545x674.jpg" alt="image" width="545" height="674" … [Read more...]
