I'm embarrassed it has taken me a full year to find these pictures in my computer. Sometimes I do dream of having a personal secretary, but since that isn't likely, I hope you will stay tuned for upcoming entries with pictures from the North Cascades Institute 2011 workshop. I still remember clearly how hard everyone worked, taking the natural … [Read more...]
More NCI 2011 Class Images
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2011 NCI Class – Finished Projects
What a joy it was for Elizabeth and me to see what these students had accomplished in four days. These types of introductory workshops are always more about the process than the product, but it is meaningful for students of any age to have physical reminders of what they are learning. I have noticed that when students begin working with Western … [Read more...]
Clam Shell Rattle Necklace
Using materials from three important Northwest ecosystems: forest, shoreline, and estuary, students learn plant fiber technologies to construct a Clam Shell Rattle Necklace. Using clam shells from the Salish Sea's inter-tidal zone, cedar limbs from the lowland forest, and NW sweetgrass from the estuary, learn plant fiber … [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...]
