Explore the generous nature of the Western Red Cedar tree as you learn the basics of weaving, twining, and cordage-making using the inner bark of cedar, along with other plant fibers held in high regard and used for thousands of years by the First Peoples of the Pacific Northwest. As you create your own small satchel or purse you will also learn … [Read more...]
More Pictures From NCI Art Retreat
I am a hunter-gatherer of plant materials and I use them for specific fiber technologies. Because of the rarity of some materials, the time put into the gathering of others, and the painstaking preparation of most of the materials once gathered, I have developed the habit of saving my scraps. When I met Sue Smith in the late 1980's early 1990's, … [Read more...]
2012 Images from NCI Retreat
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ncascades/sets/72157631506760027/ Here is a link with the photos that Katie and Jessica took at NCI. … [Read more...]
Art Making in the North Cascades
I was privileged to be part of a community of wonderful, artistic people this September, at North Cascades Institute, during their annual Art Retreat. Kristen Gilje, Jocelyn Curry and I, each facilitated classes in our respective art-forms. We were treated to the best food, all fresh from nearby Skagit Valley farms, prepared by the artisan-chefs. … [Read more...]
North Cascades Institute 2012
http://ncascades.org/signup/programs/weaving-an-artistic-basket Fall is in the air, but it isn't too late to treat yourself to the North Cascades Institute Artist Retreat. Four days of focused creative time surrounded by the North Cascade Mountains as you sit at the edge of Lake Diablo, is an experience that can give inspiration to last you … [Read more...]
