I realized yesterday that it has been a very long time since I updated this page. A very long time. But it's also been a very unusual few...

I’m doing a very un-green thing today. I’m flying from the midwest to Boston and I’m giving myself a carbon pass because I’m attending a...

The image at left is the box I used to hold my notes that became my first book, American Metallic Fabric Company: 100 years of Wire...

I deliberately took a break these last few weeks...to rejuvenate after the holiday sale period and to enjoy families and friends over the...

Last weekend was my two holiday gift shows - selling my scarves and cotton towels on Sat/Sun and my glass, felt landscapes and felted...

I had the opportunity to travel to Cape Cod last week - to visit with family and share our loss as an elder passed before Thanksgiving....

As frequent visitors of this site know, I've been weaving up a storm for the winter holiday sales I, ironically, said I wouldn't be doing...

Last week was my last shift on the polar bear cams at explore.org It's been a great experience and such a treat to re-live my visit to...

So while the bears are waiting for ice to form at Churchill, and I wait for holiday glass to come out of my kilns, I also eagerly await...

How often in life do you find yourself doing the same thing without really thinking about why you do it that way or taking the time to...

I have to say that one of the wonderful things about getting older is that I've had time to really get to know myself - both my strengths...

The folks at Polar Bear International and Frontier North (and other supporters) are getting ready for another active year observing the...

Another polar bear watching season starts in Churchill next week! For those interested in knowing more about the current state of...

Don't you love Fall? All that crisp air at the change of the season. In the Northern Hemisphere, the leaves are changing to brilliant...

I've been thinking a lot about color and the similarities of glass and fiber, as well as their considerable differences. With my...

I will admit that keeping this blog has been considerably harder than I thought it would be - given I write all the time. But composing,...

I'm not sure that anyone under the age of 50 remembers the ditty, Spring has sprung, the grass has riz I wonder where the boidies is? I...

One of the beauties of early March is knowing that Daylight Savings Time, and spring, really are right around the corner. But in these...

Sometimes, my own ignorance (of my talents, of my motives, of just about anything) amazes me. Take this morning, for example. I've been...

It was with considerable excitement that I've been reading the CBC announcements that the first train to Churchill in over a year has has...