In March, this elegant vessel was launched, after over a decade in the crafting. My eldest son, Spencer West, has been involved for many years, along side expert boat builder Jay Smith, and other experience carvers and crafts-women and men. His whole family has been involved. It was an awe-inspiring day to watch as the ship was birthed out of the … [Read more...]
Betty Pasco – Recipient of the Bainbridge Island Museum of Arts BRAVA AWARD in 2023
Here it is finally, full-on Spring where I live. The birds are singing and chattering, zipping by me as I wander through the garden. Thoughts of last Spring come around again and I remember being invited into the home of Betty and Duane Pasco. Betty is in her 80’s, Duane in his 90’s. They are both excellent storytellers because they have memories … [Read more...]
Ed Carriere-National Heritage Fellowship Tribute Video (2023)
https://youtu.be/PouV49-M8QI?si=brctPAd9auhH5-wo … [Read more...]
Hello Again…Where Has All the Blogging Time Gone?
Happy Spring Greetings to you. Wherever you live, I hope by now you are seeing some signs of spring to encourage you onward. I lost my mom, Charlene Haug, to cancer forty years ago. During her 10 months of illness, finding a way to negotiate the peaks and valleys of that experience and loss with our brand new baby and a three year old seemed to … [Read more...]
Ed Carriere Receives the National Heritage Fellowship Award in September 2023
Ed Carriere has been working steadily for eight decades keeping Suquamish weaving traditions alive. I’ve always known him to be a unique and talented individual, a good friend, and a teacher. One of the lessons I carry from knowing Ed is that a love for learning can take you places you never dreamed possible. I am so happy Ed Carriere is being … [Read more...]
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