A weekend of basketry We are truly in the depths of summer here in the Hudson Valley of New York this July. Afternoon thunderstorms, muggy weather, and ripening blueberries on nearby ridges. In the midst of this truly July weather…
I'm sitting in the low water of the Rondout Creek next to my house, with the water flowing past slowly. The sun glints off the water and dances in the most complex and beautiful way. Trees are swaying and cedar…
Coiling and Twining: Backyard Basketry Workshops Every time I teach a basketry workshop it becomes more and more clear that people want to learn how to go out into their backyards and harvest plants for basketry. As students from all…
October 2017 Wild Basketry Mentorship Once again we've done it. To the tune of warm breezes and blue skies of just after rain a wonderful group of women spent the day making baskets using plant materials that we harvested and…
Creating A Beautiful World Together Once again I found myself looking around during a basket making workshop and feeling like I was in paradise! Beautiful sunny september weather, natural materials strewn about, and ten inspired and special women making baskets…
Learning to Weave with Vines Each month I am so grateful to get to meet with an amazing group of women and share with them all aspects of making baskets with plants. From the spiritual to the technical, we are…
This year I have had the opportunity to launch a class that has been a dream of mine for sometime: the Wild Basketey: 8 Month Natural Basketry Series. Sunday, June 11 we met for the second time and there were…
How to get started with harvesting cattails for basketry? I've been getting lots of questions on the subject of harvesting cattails over the past few years. Cattails are one of my favorite materials to use for both coiled and twined…
The long weekend workshop I had the opportunity to teach at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts the first week of April has been one of my favorites so far. The key was space that having several days provided to us.…
Wild Basketry Mentorship 2017 It's Here! Are you inspired to develop a deep connection to the art of basketry and the abundant plant materials in our natural landscape? Do you want to learn how to go out into the forests…