A friend of mine recently reached out asking if I would draw a logo for their small-scale farm in Prescott, Ontario. I jumped at the opportunity. Amanda and Adam live self sufficiently in an old farmhouse along the St. Lawrence. With their 2 young children, they raise animals for food and tend to a large … Continue reading Rooted Aster Logo
Merry Meet! The branches around our home are bare. I'm sitting on a sheepskin on the floor before the fireplace, my computer propped up on the painted brick. All of our candles have found a home inside of our fireplace since we have to have repairs before we can use it. So for this winter, … Continue reading Ways of Wood Folk Knits
A "new" resource for natural dyeing On a hot July day, we stopped at a second hand book store called "the Odd Book," tucked away by the old railway in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. It has a good selection of local material as well as rare books. Browsing among the old book scent wooden shelves and … Continue reading Woodland Mushroom Dyeing
Since moving, we have had many forest visits. The place I feel the happiest. Welcome Back Friends!! I hope you're all well! After many months (more than I was anticipating) I'm sitting down to finally reconnect with you (if you'd like to listen to the music I listen to while writing, scroll down first to … Continue reading Away
MIÐALDA Well Hello!! I hope you are all as well as well can be these days. It's bitterly cold here after such a mild and gentle winter. "In like a lion, out like a lamb" as my mom always says about the month of March. I'm crossing my fingers and hoping (but for now more … Continue reading MIÐALDA: A Tolt Icelandic Wool Month Design 2021
Hello Hello! It's February, so quickly time passes. I wanted to share some of what I have made thus far. I so often forget the things I've made if I don't record it - so here is some of my knitting and artwork from 2021. It has been filled with relatively mild winter weather. The … Continue reading 2021 Creations & updates thus far
The stars are still out. Everyone is asleep while I sit by the fire in the basement. It's been so rare lately that I get up before the sun but in these infrequent moments, I cherish it so deeply. It's so quiet and still. Even with my music filling up the room. January 2021 has … Continue reading New Moon Update
Happy New Year! I hope you're all well and escaped 2020 relatively unscathed, ready to move positively throughout the next solar cycle. Embrace the immediate, simple joys that surround us, no matter how small. For the first time since I was a teenager, I chose not to do my year ahead tarot spread. I chose … Continue reading New Year in Atlantic Canada
After the dazzling display of leaves throughout the month of October, I always welcome the more subtle beauty of this grey and gold month. The wild blueberry fields are blazing with red, the tamarack trees (or larch) a brilliant orange/yellow. As you walk under them, the needles gently fall among your feet. Our walks have … Continue reading Foxtail Icelandic Fingerless Mittens: A Woodfolk Pattern
Hello Dear ones! It has been a long, long while since I last wrote. I hope everyone has been well and coping with what life has before them. This has been by far the longest time I've spent away. I apologize if I caused concern - we are all doing fine. The frustration, grief and … Continue reading Intermission
