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Winter has begun!
We've had a perfect snowfall-- just enough to cover everything and stick to all the trees and create the beautiful dreamy landscape that I love... and it's been cold, so the snow has stayed. It all came down right before I was set to drive to Toronto, but the roads got plowed, and I got my winter tires on at the last minute ;) I was loathe to leave my loghouse in this snowy paradise, where despite the cold, I can cozy up to the fire, but I was motivated by the promise of a cr
Dec 8, 20253 min read


Workshop in the Ottawa Valley & other winter announcements~
Mary helping create a collage board of Kosa pysanky prints & flyers from the past for our retrospective exhibition "Future Folkways: Reclaiming Rituals, Remaking Roots" at Hart House Hello friends! As suspected, I've not found time to write a blog post of all the upcoming activities, as I've been mega wrapped up in putting together a big exhibition and installing it in Toronto. Thank you all for signing up to get updates- I'm afraid it's still so much easier to make short pos
Nov 21, 20254 min read


Lammas 2025...
A wildcrafted bundle for Lammas (Лунаса) gathered on the first harvest feast day in the Ukrainian calendar- Спаса. On the cusp of the...
Aug 8, 20252 min read
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