Archive for the ‘Art & Craft’ Category

Shearing Day

I have a hobby that utilizes local resources — I spin wool into yarn. Luckily, Oregon is rich with people who raise sheep and other fiber producing animals.
Of course, there’s beautiful, natural wool from all over the place, along with independent dyers who create amazing batts and rovings… so I don’t always buy only locally. [...]

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Cracked Pots’ UnGarden Art Show

Cracked Pots is a non profit organization based in Portland that encourages their community to “creatively look at trash”. They are holding an art show this Saturday, March 7th at McMenamins Grand Lodge in Forest Grove, OR. The event runs from 11am – 6pm.
From their website:
The UnGarden Art Show looks beyond the garden to feature [...]

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