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So many seed possibilities! Some of the highlights of this time of year are planning gardens and purchasing seeds. It may be cold and snowy outside, but it is green, humid, and smells like dirt in our hearts and imaginations. As the lead gardener at …
Sending you all love and gratitude for supporting Spring Bird! May you take time to gaze out a window and allow your thoughts to drift and your hearts to warm at the wonders you think, see, and dream! [Image description: an illustration of a black …
I like decorating with hearts this time of year and really all times of the year, to be honest. I often leave ornaments, like these aluminum heart ornaments, up all year long – hanging them from windows or stick trees (sticks that I put into …
I had the honor of sewing some memory quilts for my cousins composed of their Mom’s clothes. Aside from being a very loving and funny Aunt, my Aunt Sharon would always encourage my sewing. Knowing I made quilts, she would ask, “Don’t you sew your …
To paraphrase Veruca Salt, “Gooses – Geeses – I feel like a frozen, lonely goose this mid-winter!” This is the cover that I illustrated for the Winter Issue of Woolgathering, in which I wrote about the practice of Wintering that author Katherine May wrote about …
You all! It’s a new episode of the Woolgathering Podcast! In fact, it’s the twelfth and FINAL episode of the second season!! I can’t believe it, and in this episode, Sweetheart, an orphaned bunny, makes her way home. (awww!) In this month’s podcast, we are …
“Most people are familiar with the movie ‘Groundhog Day’ with Bill Murray, but in case you haven’t yet seen it, I will explain. By some curse, Bill Murray’s character is forced to relive one day over and over until he evolves as a person. This …
Happy Lunar New Year! To honor the new year, I wanted to share the completion of all 12 “bird – moon” quilt squares from 2021. In upcoming weeks, I will assemble them together, and then what? I’m thinking about a few options: raffling off the …
I wrote a piece called “dreamtime in the daynight” for the Winter Issue of Woolgathering, in which I explored how the darkness of Winter allows for active dream time that generates new growth in Spring. Unfortunately I have been plagued by the most exhausting and …
Calling All Artists! Writers! and Makers!!!!! It’s time to apply to the 2022 Spring Bird’s Artist Residency Program!!! This Residency is for anyone wanting to finish that project they’ve been meaning to complete, OR for those dreaming of something new that they’d like to develop …
Come celebrate the end of Winter and the first drops of Spring at the Earth Hearts’ “Let The Power Grow” Workshop on February 27th, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm, at Spring Bird. How might we be interfering with growing power in our own lives – …
This piece was created by one of Spring Bird’s Artists in Residence – Cherylyn Gnadt – @cylnstudio on Instagram – and was included in this past Winter Issue of Woolgathering! I think Cherylyn’s piece captures today’s mood as gentle precipitation blankets everything in a cozy …
Happy Full Moon! Here’s my wish for the next moon cycle: Let’s be more gentle and compassionate towards ourselves and others at the beginning of this new calendar year. Life is feeling more and more like a super marathon these days, and we need to …
Here I am struggling to pose for a picture while holding the complete set of the 2021 Issues of Woolgathering, Spring Bird’s quarterly publication about our deep connection to nature. I have been publishing Woolgathering for 5 years and am about to begin my 6th …
