2024 Spring Bird Artist in Residence!

2024 Spring Bird Artist in Residence!

Patrick and I are so excited to further the connections of art, nature, and land with this year’s recipient of the Spring Bird Cottage Residency – artist Stephanie Sailer! Stephanie intends for “this project is to explore the surrounding forest and forage for small, unassuming 

Spring Bird Cottage Artist Residency!

Spring Bird Cottage Artist Residency!

Calling All Artists! Writers! Musicians! and Makers!!!!! It’s time to apply to the 2024 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 

Announcing the 2023 Artists in Residence!

Announcing the 2023 Artists in Residence!

This land that we call Spring Bird has also been called Siloam, Torkel Korling’s Arboretum, a dairy farm, and has been/is occupied Potawatomi, Peoria, Sioux, Ho-Chunk, Miami & Kickapoo Land.  While this land that we call Spring Bird has had many identities, it has always 

2023 Artist in Residence Accepting Applications!

2023 Artist in Residence Accepting Applications!

Calling All Artists! Writers! and Makers!!!!! It’s time to apply to the 2023 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 

2022 Artist in Residence!

2022 Artist in Residence!

Patrick and I are so excited to announce the 2022 Artist in Residence at Spring Bird Cottage. This year’s recipient is Erin Cramer!!! Erin will be using her residency to design her workshop:  Art as Spiritual Practice through Papermaking which she will be teaching this 

Spring Bird Cottage

Spring Bird Cottage

I made this illustration of Spring Bird Cottage into a postcard for the Spring Issue of Woolgathering Magazine.  In this Spring Issue, I write a lot about our deep connection to place, and so, I made a tourist inspired postcard for our little cottage. My