This class will be at the shop, 214 S Cedar, Manistique at 2pm on Saturday August 5th
Last Summer one of my absolute favorite things to do was to sit on the porch with my coffee, early in the morning before the kids had woken and work with plant fibers and make cordage.
Everything from extracting fibers from raspberry canes to Daylillies and Burdock. Once you have cordage you have everything you need to create beautiful projects, from baskets to mats and more!
One of my favorite quotes about hand work and the roll it plays in our wellbeing;
“Our hands are the antennae of our soul. If you move them; knitting, cooking, painting, playing or sinking them into the ground, you send care signs to the deepest part of you and your soul lights up because you’re paying attention to it. Then signs of pain will no longer be necessary.”
“Hands are really that important?”
“Yes my daughter. Think of babies: they start to know the world through the touch of their hands. If you look at the hands of old people, they tell you more about their life then any body part. Everything that is done by hand is said to be done with the heart. Because it’s really like this: hands and heart are connected. Masseurs know well: when they touch someone with their hands, they create a deep connection. It is precisely from this connection that healing comes. Think of lovers: when they touch their hands, they make love in a more sublime way.”
“My hands grandma.... how long I haven’t used them like this!”
“Move them, my love. Begin to create with them and everything within you will begin to move. The pain will not pass away. And instead what you do with them will become the most beautiful masterpiece and it won’t hurt anymore. Because you have been able to transform its essence..
~Elena Bernabe ~
Artist Credit : Claudia Tremblay