Welcome to my website. I offer weaving workshops, resources on weaving and a gallery of my artworks to browse and enjoy
GALLERY
Sculptural works
Animals and birds Basketry Ephemeral art Exhibitions |
WORKSHOPS
Workshops calendar for students.
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RESOURCES
Resources for students
weaving plant images, book recommendations and articles on weaving philosophy |
...weaving a basket
In weaving well-being for land and people, we need to pay attention to the lessons of the three rows. Ecological well-being and the laws of nature are always the first row. Without them, there is no basket of plenty. Only if that first circle is in place can we weave the second. The second reveals material welfare, the subsistence of human needs. Economy built upon ecology. But with only two rows in place, the basket is still in jeopardy of pulling apart. It’s only when the third row comes that the first two can hold together. Here is where ecology, economics, and spirit are woven together. By using materials as if they were a gift, and returning that gift through worthy use, we find balance.
From Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer pg 152
In weaving well-being for land and people, we need to pay attention to the lessons of the three rows. Ecological well-being and the laws of nature are always the first row. Without them, there is no basket of plenty. Only if that first circle is in place can we weave the second. The second reveals material welfare, the subsistence of human needs. Economy built upon ecology. But with only two rows in place, the basket is still in jeopardy of pulling apart. It’s only when the third row comes that the first two can hold together. Here is where ecology, economics, and spirit are woven together. By using materials as if they were a gift, and returning that gift through worthy use, we find balance.
From Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer pg 152
