Color was everywhere! Every step on every path throughout The Clearing (Ellison Bay, Door County, WI) and on every table and spinning wheel in the inspiring schoolhouse. We carded and hackled and blended and spun and plyed every color of the rainbow! Take a look at our week together…
Celebrating the People & Places of 2018
Whether on the road teaching; traveling the lowlands, highlands, and islands of Scotland; or welcoming people to the home of the Fiber Garden here in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, 2018 was a year to remember! I am constantly reminded of the good people and the spectacular places I experienced throughout the year. I hope you enjoy watching some of the memories we made and the faces and spaces that were 2018. I hope that the new year of 2019 will be a landscape for many more extraordinary moments together!
Happy New Year!
I love the holiday season! I love the end of the year which makes me especially contemplative as I review the year past and give thanks for the people and opportunities that were part of it. I love the “stroke of midnight” on new year’s eve as I shift focus to all of the questions and curiosity about what the new year will have in store. Part of the contemplation is compiling a montage of photos from the journey past. … Continue reading →
“Clearing” the Mind; Renewing the Spirit
It is rare in these days of too much stress, packed schedules, increasing workloads and pushing to do more, faster, with less, that we take the time to retreat. To slow down, breathe deeply, really “see” the amazing world that surrounds us. To reflect, refresh, and renew our minds and our hearts. To spend the time doing the things that we love. The Clearing Folk School in Door County, Wisconsin, is one place that allows us this space to “be”. I have … Continue reading →
A Spring Retreat!
For spinners in the Fiber Garden community, spring and fall are times when we escape the daily grind for more peaceful and creative time. We pack up our fibers, load our spinning wheels, and hit the road to Baraboo, Wisconsin and “The Glen”. Durward’s Glen Retreat Center! For four days our spinning wheels turn a quiet rhythm and through the artists’ hands, amazing yarns are created! We recently returned from our spring retreat where we celebrated our spinning community and … Continue reading →
Happy New Year 2017!
What an amazing year in 2016!! The generosity, kindness, and support of everyone in the Fiber Garden community fills me with gratitude. So many of you who have been a part of the Fiber Garden throughout the years continue to bring me joy each time we meet. And I met so many new fiber friends who ventured here to explore the Fiber Gardens’ home in Black River Falls or who joined a fiber class or retreat at another venue that … Continue reading →
2016 Fall Spinner’s Retreat
Inspiring, energizing, uplifting are just a few of the words that I would use to describe our recent spinner’s retreat. Spinners unleashing their creativity, bonding as a community of fiber artists and enjoying a hearty dose of laughter. What could be better? Until we gather again in the spring, may your spinning wheels always be in motion! Thank you for the honor of sharing these days with you!
Continue reading →Holiday Country Retreat…the 19th Annual!
Plan now to attend the 19th Annual Holiday Country Retreat! The perfect way to begin your holiday season!
Continue reading →A “Clearing” of the Mind
It’s time to update the blog…there is so much to talk about when it comes to fibers! And I have a story to tell about a magical place that I visited recently during one of my trips to teach a spinning class. It seems that everything happens as it should and this is no exception. The place? The Clearing in Ellison Bay, Wisconsin (in beautiful Door County). The Clearing is a residential folk school offering week-long classes throughout the summer as well … Continue reading →
Holiday Country Retreat!
Plan now to attend the 18th Annual Holiday Country Retreat! The perfect way to begin your holiday season!
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