Category Archives: classes

Where I Learn – Fermentation Part 2

In our semi-homestead years, my father fermented many pounds of his homegrown cabbages into sauerkraut we ate all winter. I helped. It was interesting and definitely tasty, but it was decades before I adopted fermentation for myself.  I was inspired … Continue reading

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Fresh from the Press

Did you  know I’m a small publisher? Here’s our latest newsletter to introduce you. Enjoy! Fresh from the Press, Fall 2018 Greetings from Homeostasis Press! We’re feeling the change in seasons. Are you? What’s new: We are very pleased to … Continue reading

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Exploring New Dimensions (sorry, this post is not about space)

I’ve been creating felt for about 18 years, applying techniques learned from Scandinavian, Finnish, Canadian and American feltmaking traditions. I’ve recently begun exploring some techniques more fully as I consider a mixed media approach to illustrating picture books. It’s been … Continue reading

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Three Blog Posts that Tell You a Bit About Me

You may know me already from reading this blog, but it struck me that three posts I’ve written for other blogs do a good job of summing up some of the major parts of me that you might have missed … Continue reading

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“What is it for?” or: Sketching at the Felting Table

I’m often asked, when demonstrating feltmaking, what a piece is for. “What will you do with it?” Sometimes I can answer specifically that a piece is meant to hang on a wall, but more often I open up a real can … Continue reading

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