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Before heading to pani Maria Kravchuk's in Volyn, I first spent two weeks learning with pani Maria Ivanyshyn near Lviv. I wrote a brief post about being there then on April 2: https://www.thisfolklife.com/post/about-todayAnd Though this means jumping around chronologically (I promised I would), I would be remiss if I didn't mention a bit more about our time together, and share some photos. Looking through my notes, I found a short journal entry from April 3. "Good sleep. Brea

My first straw hat! Made under the guidance of master strawcraftswoman Maria Kravchuk, with her rye straw. I wrote my last post about spending time with pani Maria Kravchuk at her home in Tulychiv. I first arrived on the heels of Easter, stayed for a bit, made my way to Poland for about ten days, then circled back through Lviv, and back for the second half of my mentorship stint. (My trip to Poland was very memorable and very fun and I wrote a little about that when I was sti

To begin... I keep hearing these words lately... not where to begin, but just: to begin... I'll begin sharing about my 3 month time away this spring, little by little, not in chronological order, but with the beginning. :) The beginning was the inspiration to aim for the REACH mentorship grant, before it was too late (40 yrs old is the cut off ;), and to prioritise myself and the things I want to explore. A love for strawcraft had taken hold of me these past few years, organi