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It’s fun to creatively engage with Fall leaves! Beyond marveling at their beauty or collecting them for inside adornment, there are more simple ways leaves can inspire beautiful creations. For instance, you can make subtle leaf rubbings that reveal their delicate veins. That’s what I …
It’s fun to creatively engage with Fall leaves! Beyond marveling at their beauty or collecting them for inside adornment, there are more simple ways leaves can inspire beautiful creations. For instance, you can choose a leaf that is interesting to you, and then trace its …
Hand adorned Up-Cycled Tote Bag ! I created this bag as a mechanism to cut through a messy, stuck situation, and I think it worked. You can use it to carry important things like library books, farmers market treats, or beloved knitting projects. The bag …
I have thoroughly delighted in making stickers for each edition of the Woolgathering Magazine. Each season, I get to design a sticker that resonates with that particular issue. This creative process satisfies my inner child, who had a sticker collection which she solemnly preserved in …
Many moons ago, I made some sketchbook studies of Etruscan tombs and art in preparation for painting the greenhouse murals. Actually dozens and dozens of moons ago, I visited Etruscan tombs while studying in Italy and was so taken by their zest for life depicted …
Listen to the latest episode of the Woolgathering Podcast! In this episode, I read from my novel, Beatriz: Chapters 26, 27, and 28 This time, Grandma tells Gloria about Beatriz being alone in the woods (with a cat and a crow), Beatriz and the witches …
Look! More mushrooms freshly foraged from Spring Bird’s Woodland! It is well known that woodland mushrooms are lucky. These ornaments are no different. They are guaranteed to bring good luck to their new homes! Besides being lucky, these mushrooms are: Handmade soft textile ornament Meant …
More mushrooms! This was an illustration for the postcard that accompanied the Fall Issue of Woolgathering. Maybe it’s a mushroom forest?
I have to say, there is a certain sadness that comes with the conclusion of Summer harvests. The exhilaration of growing food – of witnessing what worked – what didn’t – what worked too well (zucchini and tomatillos this year) is all coming to an …
Humans have considered mushrooms to be an important part of our cultures and diets throughout our time. In writing the Fall Issue of Woolgathering, I enjoyed learning just how captivating mushrooms have been for us. Did you know Lithuanians called mushrooms “the fingers of Velnias,” …
Humans have considered mushrooms to be an important part of our cultures and diets throughout our time. In writing the Fall Issue of Woolgathering, I enjoyed learning just how captivating mushrooms have been for us. Did you know that there are 2,000 year old petroglyphs …
One of my favorite Fall foods is a stuffed pumpkin! Even better is baking a stuffed pumpkin that we grew in our garden. This one, above, Patrick stuffed with stale bread cubes, swiss, salt, pepper, green onions, thyme, and cream. BUT stuffed pumpkin is one …
Humans have considered mushrooms to be an important part of our cultures and diets throughout our time. In writing the Fall Issue of Woolgathering, I enjoyed learning just how captivating mushrooms have been for us. Did you know that reindeer like to eat Fly Agaric …
A tiny special place for your treasures! This basket was made by hand sewing coils of hand-dyed scrap fabric. It’s one of a kind art piece that looks great on a shelf, altar, or desk. It measures 2” x 3” x 3”
Humans have considered mushrooms to be an important part of our cultures and diets throughout our time. In writing the Fall Issue of Woolgathering, I enjoyed learning just how captivating mushrooms have been for us. Did you know that Druids believed that mushrooms were the …