One spot has opened up for next weekend's workshop at the brand new BARN. What a joy to be able to teach in this beautiful new Fiber Art studio space on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Perhaps this is your chance to experience the gifts of the Western Red … [Read more...]
June 10 & 11, 2017, Cedar From Tree To Pouch
Pacific Northwest landscapes are home to a wealth of native and introduced plants known to have rich histories of fiber use by the First Peoples of the region. “Long Life Maker”, is just one of many names the Western Red Cedar tree has been called by the Salish Peoples. Students will learn why, as they are introduced to a multitude of uses … [Read more...]
Grateful for Wonderful Students
I've been meaning to catch up on blogging, but life has its way! Between a bumper crop of raspberries and Marionberries to pick, regular harvesting of our produce, family gatherings, and a lovely hike in the Olympics with friends, I've been silent! I hope to remedy this beginning now, with some entries that are retrospective of the past year or … [Read more...]
Cedar Workshop June 18+19, 2016
Cedar From Tree To Pouch (Please copy and paste the link below for more info) https://bainbridgebarn.wildapricot.org/event-2138845 I'm looking forward to teaching "Long Life Maker" or Cedar From Tree To Pouch, this coming June 18 and 19, at the "Rolling Barn" in Rolling Bay, Washington. The class is limited to 8 students to allow the time … [Read more...]
Cedar-Tree To Pouch
I am grateful to my friend and neighbor, Suquamish elder, Ed Carriere, for teaching me how to make folded bark pouches, and for giving me his blessing to teach this class! If Ed weren't so busy teaching for the Burke Museum, researching and making replicas of 2000 year old baskets, and having others documenting his life for publication and in … [Read more...]