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...]
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...]
Small Cedar Baskets
Students learn to make small bark baskets using the inner bark of the Western Red Cedar, a tree highly valued by First Peoples cultures of the Pacific Northwest. Learn why the Western Red Cedar has been referred to as "Long-Life-Maker' by the First Peoples of the Pacific Northwest as you experience the process of … [Read more...]
Western Red Cedar
The forest is a special place, and each plant has it's own story. Once tall, thick forests covered the land surrounding the Salish Sea, or Puget Sound, region. Since about five-thousand years ago, among these tall conifers, there is a pollen record of the existence of the Western Red Cedar. This slow-growing, water and shade-loving plant, became … [Read more...]