All About Pine Needle Baskets
Why I love Coiled BasketsA new basketry workshop is on the calendar! I am so excited to be leading a one day workshop with Wild Earth on Saturday April 26th. Once again it will be held at the lovely White…
Wild Earth 2013 Basketry Series
The Meditation and Challenge of Basketry People attending Wild Earth’s recent 3-class basketry workshop series, held at White Barn Farm Sheep and Wool shop, have described the process of creating a basket in many ways. Meditative, challenging, connective, addicting, grounding, fun, enlightening…
Celebrate Stinging Nettles: A Recipe for Nettle Dye!
In honor of this year's first annual Nettle Fest, being held at Lifebridge Foundation in Rosendale, NY this upcoming Saturday May 11th, I spent yesterday enjoying the beautiful sunny weather and dyeing yarn with freshly harvested stinging nettles. Nettle Fest…
How to plan a natural dye garden
A FIRST TIME GARDENER The title says it all. I realized as I set out to plan and create a natural dye garden this winter that I have never successfully grown a plant in my entire life other than the…
Natural Dye Workshop at Farm Fest 2013 on the SUNY New Paltz Campus
FARM FEST 2013 IS APPROACHING FAST Spring is here! Although I am stuck at home with a flat tire, I'm pretty sure there is not better place on this earth I could be right now. Hawks are circling in the…
Fox magic and a sneak peek at the upcoming Art Foray
A few weeks ago at a Women's Creative Collective meet-up, Nancy Denicolo lead an activity in which we each chose a card and were encouraged to make a piece of artwork based on what that card inspired. I drew from…
Re-Thinking Food ‘Waste’
Have you ever marveled at the rich color of the dark blue water that is left over after soaking black beans? Or wondered if some of the food waste that ends up in trash cans and compost can be re-used…
Weave and Spin, Bend and Flow
Last Saturday we had an amazing turnout for Wild Earth's Coiled Basketry workshop, led by myself and Sheena Heinitz! I was so impressed with the array of beautiful baskets that the participants created. Even though we all had the same…
5 Tips for Getting Started with Natural Dyes
At first glance, the world of dyeing with natural substances may seem overwhelming. With the immense scope of possibilities for dyes, various processes included, and the fact that this is not a clear cut science it is easy to see…
Coiled Basketry Workshop
Hello everyone! I'd like to say that I've been tucked away doing crafts by the fireplace and have had no time for blogging, but I must admit that traveling, visiting family, and eating way too many Christmas cookies has occupied…