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

Orcas Maker Stories

Earth Day – Island Innovation Lab 2023

– Decarbonization Strategies & Technologies – From the global down to the hyper-local, learn about technologies at work changing the world in response to climate change and fossil fuel transition animal protection and oil spill response.

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Spoken Word, Earth Day 23

Enjoy a day filled with literature inspired by the Salish Sea – poetry, prose and invocations that deepens and celebrates the natural wonders of the Salish Sea bio region. Indoors and outdoors on the Eastsound waterfront at Emmanuel Episcopal Church.

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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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Mary Jane Elgin – Ceramics, Orcas Island

Mary Jane Elgin – Ceramics and Classes, Orcas Island. Mary Jane’s ceramics evoke the natural world and are reminiscent of the Arts and Crafts movement with pierced, sculptural, textured surfaces finished with earth and plant colored glazes. She is actively involved with the Orcas Artworks

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Zackarya Leck – Blacksmith and Sculptor

Zackarya Leck – Blacksmith and Sculptor, Orcas Island. Having grown up in a creative household – blacksmith father, textile artist mother – Zack has always been engaged with the making of things both practical and artistic.  He started blacksmithing after watching his dad at work

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Margaret Schafer – Ibis Element Jewelry

Margaret Schafer – Ibis Element Jewelry, Orcas Island.   Margaret’s unique handmade jewelry recalls styles of antiquity but remains modern.  She uses the lost wax casting method, also known by its French name, “cire perdue”. This method involves carving an object out of wax and

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Earth Day – Island Innovation Lab 2023

– Decarbonization Strategies & Technologies – From the global down to the hyper-local, learn about technologies at work changing the world in response to climate change and fossil fuel transition animal protection and oil spill response.

Read More »

Spoken Word, Earth Day 23

Enjoy a day filled with literature inspired by the Salish Sea – poetry, prose and invocations that deepens and celebrates the natural wonders of the Salish Sea bio region. Indoors and outdoors on the Eastsound waterfront at Emmanuel Episcopal Church.

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 »

Mary Jane Elgin – Ceramics, Orcas Island

Mary Jane Elgin – Ceramics and Classes, Orcas Island. Mary Jane’s ceramics evoke the natural world and are reminiscent of the Arts and Crafts movement with pierced, sculptural, textured surfaces finished with earth and plant colored glazes. She is actively involved with the Orcas Artworks

Read More »

Zackarya Leck – Blacksmith and Sculptor

Zackarya Leck – Blacksmith and Sculptor, Orcas Island. Having grown up in a creative household – blacksmith father, textile artist mother – Zack has always been engaged with the making of things both practical and artistic.  He started blacksmithing after watching his dad at work

Read More »

Margaret Schafer – Ibis Element Jewelry

Margaret Schafer – Ibis Element Jewelry, Orcas Island.   Margaret’s unique handmade jewelry recalls styles of antiquity but remains modern.  She uses the lost wax casting method, also known by its French name, “cire perdue”. This method involves carving an object out of wax and

Read More »