Honestly, Change is Hard

My wee boy began preschool this fall. It's been hard. It's the first time he's been dropped off with a gaggle of other kids with or without his mama. Each…

My final repeating pattern

Surface Design Exploration

Final skirt - hand carved, repeating block print over subtle shibori natural dye I'm a maker. It's in my soul. Making gives my everyday life deeper meaning. While I love…

Dyed in onion skins. Still wet, the dried garments were several shades lighter.

Natural Dye Notes – Onion Skins, Cochineal and Logwood

I've been dabbling in natural dyes for a couple of years...not consistently or often, but on occasion. At first I wasn't hooked. That's not really true, I love the concept...taking…

The power of enough Space and for the love of squash

In my garden there are several volunteer squash plants. I'm a first time gardener, so rather than wisely thinning them out, I've delighted in their wish to become an edible…

My love of Bullet Journaling

I've always been a lover of lists. Lists with little boxes to check when completed. Packing lists. Making lists. To do lists. Grocery lists. Lists of restaurants visited on a…

Failing

Not long ago I had the honor of teaching at a skill swap. It was a lovely, peace-filled day full of happy, smiling people intermingling, learning a thing or two…

What is slow fashion?

Our first retreat is A Study in Slow Fashion...but what does that mean? Slow fashion, the alternative to fast fashion and part of what has been called the "slow movement",…

Highland Trail - Glacier NP

The meaning that fabric holds…

Four years ago, my husband and I took 3 1/2 months and traveled out west, camping in a tent for 100 nights straight. I did a lot of journaling and…

Joy

I recently finished a wooly cowl for a dear friend. She sails the world and needed something to keep her neck warm in the biting wind and blowing sea (I…

This little light of mine…I’m gonna let it shine.

I don't think of myself as a shy person, I make friends easily and love to connect on a deep level...the truth is though, I'm better in small groups or…