Your basketry toolkit is your best friend. Whether you are going into the field or working in your home, being able to reach for just the right tool whenever you need it is the greatest feeling! In this post I'll…
Reflections on 2018 and Dreams for 2019 In planning, scheming, and dreaming for 2019 I like to imagine myself like the child in the picture above- looking out over a domain of possibilities in the form of baskets! This past…
2018 was my second year of teaching Wild Basketry: a 9 month basketry series. It was a great success once again, with every participant being a truly wonderful human being to spend time with! Beautiful baskets were made, laughter was…
I love the seasonality of what I do. Working so closely with the plants in my landscape I am constantly paying attention and watching which plants are in season for harvesting and which are about to be ready. As…
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…
Learning to Weave a Basket I believe that everyone can benefit from connecting to natural materials through learning to weave a basket. As humans we have a long history of working with our hands and in the modern age the beautiful arts…
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…
Is there a greater way to celebrate the autumn than spending an afternoon in my backyard, along the Wallkill River cooking up natural dyes with a group of wonderful women? Definitely not! Luckily this is how I spent Saturday morning…
I recently finished my first set of little treasure drawings/quilts. The process of doing the drawings, painting them, cutting out all my layers of fabric and paper, hand sewing them together, inserting the backing, and attaching the hanging device on…