I was invited to teach a Ribbed Basket Workshop this September at the Bainbridge Artisans Resource Network, or BARN. This is giving me the opportunity to slow down a minute and extrapolate some of the things I know about working with plants. Sometimes I take for granted what I’ve learned, because it’s what I do everyday, and it isn’t any more … [Read more...]
Food For Thought – No Reconciliation Can Come Without Truth
Native plants, like Thimbleberry, have been appreciated as a delicious food source in the Pacific Northwest where I live. Salmon Berries are starting to form in these woods. They are already ripe at the sunny edges of the forest and borders of wetlands. The blossoms of the Salal will soon become another favorite berry of the Coast … [Read more...]
Weaving Project With Periscope Woodcraft
One of the most delightful experiences for me is being able to collaborate with other artists whom I admire. I had this fun opportunity last year with the team at Periscope Woodcraft: Tony Dattilo • Brad Simpson • Jonah Anderson. Any project this team is involved in will be non-standard and quite amazing. Contact them at Periscope Beautiful … [Read more...]
Food Along the Trail – Big Leaf Maple Flower Fritters
During these past two weeks, the forest trail I often walk along has been getting lighter and lighter, not because it’s been sunny, but because one of the largest deciduous trees in this forest community is making it’s own light as it forms thousands of clusters of cream colored, inverted cup-like flowers. As days go by, pollen dusts the clusters … [Read more...]
Weaving Nature Workshop Fall 2022 at BARN
Hello - Are you still there? My blogs have been sparse these past several years. My explanation is simple. The late Upper Skagit Elder, Vi Hilbert, many times said that her elders told her: “If you’re talking, you’re not listening!” Let’s just say I’ve been doing my best to be listening, and reading, and listening, and reflecting, and … [Read more...]
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