Category: Featured Makers Stories

– 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.

Celebrate Earth Day on the Eastsound Waterfront, April 22nd. Art, Music, Science and Literature are great ways to honor and celebrate our earth, ecology and community. Come enjoy a wonderful day of indoor and outdoor visual art, musicians, poets, and science & technology experiences. Base camp and Events are at Emmanuel Episcopal Church – check in […]

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 on intersecting themes of eco-literature, environmental and wilderness protection, climate […]

All Partners in the Food System need affordable worker housing Food System Housing Study for San Juan County. During 2022, a team of Food System and Housing Groups assisted in developing and conducting a new housing study that looked at:   1) the direct, measurable impacts of the lack of adequate housing needed to support our food […]

Lopez Community Visioning Circle March 19th, 2023  Community Visioning Circle Notes Location: Lopez Public Library   “Had a meeting at the library today for the maker’s guild and there are some great things being done by some wonderful people for makers of the San Juans. I encourage people to look into what they are doing […]

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 to the inviting workshop and focuses on wood carvings.   […]

Maker Stories Introduction – Every Maker has a Story. The Creative Industries across all fields are the home of imaginative visionaries who can dream an idea into being. Join us in learning more about the Makers we admire and support.  Through out each month we will add fresh new stories, some with video, to enrich our […]

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 navigating unseen waters. This experience of sculptural glass work was […]

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 Coop Gallery in Olga and co-leads the annual Orcas Artist […]

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 then replacing the wax with metal. All of the designs […]