Yes, it can also be a place of creative chaos when I bump into materials hanging off the walls and knock down piles of bark drying in the corners as I reach for a tool. But mostly, it is a place I feel so much love and creative energy. I think the love comes from the fact that my wonderful husband and sons, along with many dear friends, built this … [Read more...]
New Work – 2011 Art in the Woods
Here's a sneak preview of some new work in wild cherry bark. I've got many more pieces yet to be photographed where I've used a variety of barks I've been collecting over the years. What fun it is to finally make the time to work with materials I've been collecting and preserving for so many years! I'll be presenting … [Read more...]
Some Images of Winter Work
What is it? It is Pacific Madrona bark. My first chance to work with it was this summer after we had to cut down a beautiful old, but injured tree, that happened to be precariously leaning over our old house. The only other sculptural basketry in Madrona I'd ever seen before was made by Canadian artist Joan Carrigan, who is my total … [Read more...]
August 4th to 7th, 2011 – Weave With Cedar Bark in the Beautiful North Cascades
Information and registration: http://www.ncascades.org/programs/seminars/course.html?workshop_id=1054# Remember to ask if you qualify for a tuition discount or a scholarship. Artistic Weaving with Western Red Cedar (Class #20) Tuition: Shared Room $305, Double Occupancy $385, Private Room $545 Cost includes 3 nights lodging and 10 meals. … [Read more...]
Art In the Woods 2010 – A Self-guided Studio Tour – Nov 12,13,14
Large Canoe Bailer-style Vessel of Cedar Bark and Root and Driftwood Cherry Bark on Stones The Cultural Arts Foundation NW is once again sponsoring a tour of 19 Studios in the North Kitsap area, featuring 49 artists. I will be in #16 - Sterling Studio, 20487 Indianola Rd NE, Indianola, WA … [Read more...]
