Tapestry Progress: Zen Cranes

Tapestry Progress: Zen Cranes https://youtu.be/YdQ2jz4CLq0?rel=0 Weaving, for me, is a practice. There is a zen state in my studio yurt–a peaceful sacredness that has a different resonance from our home of at Farmstead Creamery. In the yurt, there is quiet stillness, the sounds of the wind and the birds, and the gentle rustle and thump […]

Adapting Creatively

Sudden onset lifestyle change:  Social distancing, lockdowns, self-quarantining, sheltering in place.  These have all been added to our vocabulary in a matter of a couple of weeks, and we’re all feeling the pinch.  While I work from home (our family farm, my studio, and our farm store and gallery), so being at home is no […]

Immersion in Fiber: Punch Needle Rug Hooking Classes Launched

I’m all about preparations. Not only is a well-prepared endeavor likely to be more successful but also less stressful! It means more availability to be fully in the moment during the adventure, knowing that you’re ready. This commitment to preparedness meant that the stash of supplies for my “Punch Needle Rug Hooking: Birds of the […]

Making Miniature Dogs in Wool

Dogs have played a special role in our family, from early memories with Grandma and Grandpa’s Golden named Honey, to the misadventures of the Black Lab Meg to our sweet little Bichon Sophie, and hard-working farm dogs Lena and Finlee.  We’ve had furry family members in all shapes, colors, and sizes. But it wasn’t until […]

Hands to Help our Wild Friends

RESOURCES near the bottom of this post! Winter can force us to face the suffering that surrounds us.  The cold bites our faces, our dogs hop on three or two legs, aging loved ones struggle and pass on.  We can swing through spring and summer infused with a sense of bliss, but winter holds a […]

Loose Threads Scarf: New Year’s Project with Pattern

A new year is upon us, and with it so many expectations. It can be both exciting and daunting, especially if we’ve set ourselves some lofty goals for the year. Those New Year’s Resolutions, have they worked well for you in the past? If this tradition has proved a struggle, here’s a way to rethink […]

Rose Window Hat: A Fiber Artist’s Giving Tuesday Initiative

In April, I like so many watched in horror as Notre Dame burned.  I wanted to do something to help, even though I lived half a world away.  A medievalist who admires stained glass (including the irreplaceable beauty of the cathedral’s famous rose windows), I designed this hat as a tribute.   Made from our farm’s […]

Warping a New Tapestry

Erindale Tapestry Studio, partnering with Kathy Bishop Photography, will be hosting a joint art showing title “A Thread Runs Through It” at the Duluth Folk School in early 2021.  The capstone piece is a collaboration where I am interpreting a beautiful photograph by Kathy Bishop of three Sandhill cranes wading in the water as a […]

Weaving It Together

“What do you see yourself doing 10 years from now?” It was my interview for Vermont College’s progressive, low-residency undergraduate program.  I thought for a moment, then answered, “I want to have my own weaving school.” Now I was sharing that story in Farmstead Creamery’s Fiber Loft to my three students, eager to being weaving.  […]

Punch Needle Intensives Launched

Have you been admiring the progress made on “Hummingbird Haven,” the story of “Trout and Swallows” or “Mr. Rooster”?  Have you thought it would be fun to learn how to make something in that style?  Well, now you can! After years of planning and designing, I am now launching a two-day intensive “Punch Needle Rug […]