Journal

Here are more splashes of color from our Earthues workshop!

I stood out at the edge of the lane that runs past the barns this weekend, watching the sheep graze. Then my gaze drew in like a telephoto lens, zooming in to the closer view. I saw my Sheltie laying under the bench by the barn, I saw the planters of flowers I had...

We had a fantastic workshop with Michele Wipplinger of Earthues here at the farm last week. She arrived in the dark of the night, I was so happy to see her safe and sound. Tuesday morning we hit the ground running, unpacking her wares and setting up and by 10 AM the...

We have had a good laugh since Berndt remarked the other day about the sheep coats. Jack and I were putting larger coats on some of the sheep and 3 of the six lambs are now coated. We were talking to one of the lambs as we put her coat on and Berndt told the lamb "...

We have had the good fortune this summer of connecting with Nancy Eakins and Berndt Zabel. They have moved into the cabin here at the farm and accepted the position of assisting shepherds! They most recently came from Scotland where they worked and taught in a Rudolph...

We are in a wonderful stretch of weather right now. The day highs are in the 70's and the overnights dipping as low as 40! The sun is still strong; no bugs and no humidity. The sheep are in heaven; able to put their heads down for lazy afternoon siestas.

A few of us got together Saturday here at the farm and dyed with indigo. I prepared the stock in the morning and we made a vat at noon. I had a few skeins of dark gray yarn, Diane had two skeins of oatmeal Icelandic from her flock and Maryanne brought some raw fibers...

This is a picture of a Bogolanfini mud cloth that I saw at the Earthues studio. It was purchased in Mali, West Africa. The women create these pieces across months of time; they sit on the ground, perhaps a small child in their laps, while they paint strips of cloth...

For whatever reason I could not get the pictures to download from the gradation day so here they are.... a view of the Lake Washington ship canal on my way to Ballard one morning, a table discussion of dye pot results and fibers in a pot of weld.

Today was our last day. We all arrived weary and bleary eyed, no way near as tired as Michele , Kathy and their crew.....they really have put an intense amount of energy into our week here and no words could possible express my awe and gratitude. Depth is my only...