Woolgathering Podcast: February 2021
February’s episode features a Winter story about imagination and nature mythology, as well as a limerick about sugar maple syrup. Follow the link below to listen or listen wherever you find your podcasts!
Author: Anna
Sewing Closet: Creating Creative Place At Home During A Pandemic
Like so many who are working from home while cohabitants are also working from home and schooling from home, I am becoming increasingly aware of the value of space – in particular creative space. At the beginning of 2020, I painted our small office a …
Great Horned Owl Month
It’s the first full moon of 2021! Last year, I illustrated and wrote about the full moons as they are known by their traditional names i.e. Wolf Moon, Harvest Moon, etc. This year, I am ascribing bird names to the moons choosing birds that relate …
Let’s Adopt A Snow Day Mindset
While we’ve had continuous snow on the ground at Spring Bird this winter, I would still assert that this winter has been rather mild. Temperatures have hovered around the 30’s, and we’ve only worried about pipes freezing in the cottage once. The climate crisis is …
2021 Spring Bird Artist Residency Program is OPEN!
It’s time to apply to the 2021 Spring Bird’s Artist Residency Program!!!
Hygge and Handmade Woolen Knits
In the 2020 Winter Issue of Woolgathering, I explored the values of Hygge as an approach to surviving Winter – particularly Winter during a pandemic. Hygge (the Danish practice of nurturing coziness within everyday life) values the warmth of wool and in particular, the spiritual …
New Year Word Ritual and Paper Bead Demonstration
I enjoy the ritual of choosing a word or phrase to mark the beginning of the new year. I carry this word or phrase throughout the year, where it acts as a touchstone – or even a sort of theme. Undoubtedly, the word/phrase manifests in …
Empty Nest Syndrome
Winter is a good time to spot bird and squirrel nests. Coming across unused nests sparks a wistful feeling — sort of like when you visit a vacation town out of season. Nostalgia and memory flood your mind as you imagine the activity that once …
January’s Woolgathering Podcast
It’s January’s episode of the Woolgathering Podcast! January’s episode features a mid-Winter story about an inspiring goose and his noisy team, and a limerick about a dead tree. Honk! Listen here:
Winter Womb
Winter invites us to recede, to go within, to curl up within a womb of snow and ice until Spring’s rebirth sheds new life. Of course, this year of the pandemic has been like an eternal winter of staying inside and apart from one another …
The Full Moons of 2020
Look at these thirteen full moons of 2020! It’s been a year of many things – wonderful, challenging, and devastating. Through all of it, each day, we experience the moon’s light reflected back to us as it waxes and wanes. Of course, the moon only …
December’s Cold Moon
Bundle up! It’s a Cold Moon! This is the final Full Moon of 2020, and since it is so high in the sky, it will be visible as such for a few days. With climate change, December seems to be getting warmer and warmer each …
Christmas Kugelis and The Persistence of Tradition
So many of us are having to celebrate/endure the holidays without loved ones this year. The luckiest among us will gather again one day. We can honor the loved ones who won’t be joining us at our tables this year or next year by remembering …
Winter Solstice
Tomorrow, the Sun will return to us for a little longer than today. Today, appreciate what the darkness has to offer. Happy Winter Solstice and Happy “Great Planetary Conjunction Day!”
