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...]
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...]
2020 Bainbridge Artisan Resource Network Workshops
Sadly all the workshops planned for 2020 were cancelled to reduce the spread of Covid-19 amongst our community. I’m leaving this blog up though, in case you want to get in contact with one of these amazing teachers in the future. Also, BARN now does have a number of classes they offer virtually, so it might be worth taking a look at their … [Read more...]
2019 Basketry Program Workshops at BARN
2019 BASKETRY WORKSHOPS AT BAINBRIDGE ARTISANS RESOURCE NETWORK March 2, 2019 - CHASING BEAR GRASS WITH POLLY ADAMS SUTTON https://bainbridgebarn.wildapricot.org/event-3116631 Those of you who have had the good fortune to take a basketry class with Polly Adams Sutton at BARN, know that she is a master basket weaver and phenomenal teacher. … [Read more...]
Peeta Tinay Teaches The Art of Twining With Reed At BARN
After the snow has melted, the bulbs are up, Daphne is bloomed and even Trillium dare to expose themselves, it was time to gather for a workshop at BARN, (Bainbridge Artisans Resource Network), with Peeta Tinay. Students came from as far as north as the Gulf Islands in Canada and as far south as Astoria to spend two days learning multiple … [Read more...]