Dyeing with Wolf Lichen

My brother and I are working on a special monthslong video project focused on my Mom and the story behind…

Gymnopilus Dye: When Plans Go Awry

I collect dye mushrooms on my daily walks, which wind through suburbia and rural country roads in Sonoma County, CA.…

My Mom read my previous post and asked me with concern: how is your shoulder? I see her several times…

At the start of 2021, I woke up with a sharp pain in my shoulder. I assumed that dyeing a…

My husband returned from the grocery store carrying an overstuffed bag in each arm, his face obscured by a large…

Last year while my Mom and I were dyeing with Western Jack o’ Lantern mushrooms (Omphalotus olivascens), I persuaded her…

I created a video on how I mordant my wool before dyeing, and decided written instructions would make a nice…

Some of my favorite memories from a difficult spring, early pandemic, were the weekly Skype calls between my Mom, brother…

It was the quiet tick in the early morning that woke me from a restless sleep. A gentle reminder from…

Black hollyhocks bewilder me. Each year I add more plants to my garden, amazed at their height, their voracious…