How does one share a piece of the big story of this place with the young people in our lives? One way is by sharing living traditional arts. That is what I do as a plant-fiber weaver and artist. Everything I have learned from my generous teachers was given to me with the hope of keeping three important things alive. One: to keep alive the native … [Read more...]
Clam Shell Rattle Necklaces
I was delighted to be invited by teacher, Peggy Koivu, to share the cultural art and science story that my practice of art imparts, with her first and second graders at their Environmental Education Camp retreat. Part of the Bainbridge Island Public School system, this was a class from their Odyssey Program, an alternative program involving lots of … [Read more...]
Artist in Residence at IslandWood
This March I was delighted to spend two weeks as an Artist in Residence at IslandWood, a 'School in the Woods' on Bainbridge Island, just a ferry ride away from the city of Seattle. I worked with competent, considerate 5th graders from Aberdeen, Bremerton, and Mercer Island; and junior-high/high school age students from Seattle and … [Read more...]
