Inspiring Works From Rural Farms, Forests, & Charming Villages on the Salish Sea

Lopez Maker Stories

Congratulations to Nautilus Award Winners

Congrats to Lopez Island Nautilus Award Winners Abigail Morgan Prout’s first volume of poetry and Iris Graville’s new book of essays about the Salish Sea have received the distinguished Nautilus Award for writings about nature. Congratulations!

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WA State Poet Laureate, Rena Priest 4/22

Listen, to the Wild. Summary     Listen, to the Wild is a literature, science and cultural arts program on the remote San Juan Islands in WA. Island libraries, classrooms, history, science and cultural groups are invited to engage island residents in thought provoking conversation

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Raven Skyriver – Glass Sculptor, Lopez Island

GUEST MAKER: Raven Skyriver, Glass Artist, Lopez Island. Walking into an exhibit of Raven Skyriver’s work at the Museum of Northwest Art, the visitor stepped into an indersea mirage with sea otters diving and spiraling through seaweed fronds, fish and whales semmingly in motion, gracefully

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Bruce Richardson – Sculptor, Lopez

GUEST MAKER: Bruce Richardson – Sculptor, Lopez Island. The granite and basalt creatures that Bruce Richardson sees in stone quarried from Lopez Island are carved outside during the summer months at his studio tucked in the woods. During winters, he steps through the carved portal

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Congratulations to Nautilus Award Winners

Congrats to Lopez Island Nautilus Award Winners Abigail Morgan Prout’s first volume of poetry and Iris Graville’s new book of essays about the Salish Sea have received the distinguished Nautilus Award for writings about nature. Congratulations!

Read More »

WA State Poet Laureate, Rena Priest 4/22

Listen, to the Wild. Summary     Listen, to the Wild is a literature, science and cultural arts program on the remote San Juan Islands in WA. Island libraries, classrooms, history, science and cultural groups are invited to engage island residents in thought provoking conversation

Read More »

Raven Skyriver – Glass Sculptor, Lopez Island

GUEST MAKER: Raven Skyriver, Glass Artist, Lopez Island. Walking into an exhibit of Raven Skyriver’s work at the Museum of Northwest Art, the visitor stepped into an indersea mirage with sea otters diving and spiraling through seaweed fronds, fish and whales semmingly in motion, gracefully

Read More »

Bruce Richardson – Sculptor, Lopez

GUEST MAKER: Bruce Richardson – Sculptor, Lopez Island. The granite and basalt creatures that Bruce Richardson sees in stone quarried from Lopez Island are carved outside during the summer months at his studio tucked in the woods. During winters, he steps through the carved portal

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