Category: Makers Stories

Winter Auction for Wonderful Gifts and Surprises. Catch the Holiday Spirit! The Island Winter Artisans Market is hosting a fun holiday auction online featuring our wonderful San Juan Islands Makers.     The auction is a festive seasonal shopping experience, certain to connect you with treasures that bring cheer and joy. The online event welcomes buyers […]

Island artisans, music, dinner and drink options opening the Winter Artisans Market weekend. Dozens of Island artisans, music, dinner and drink options, make a great evening opening for the Winter Artisans Market weekend on Orcas.   Opening night for the Winter Market is a ticketed event with dinner, drinks, music and shopping in the historic […]

Winter Holiday Village Market, 2023 . Join the Market Joy at Odd Fellows Hall, Eastsound .   Friday Night Market  – December 8, Opening Night with Bar, Music and Dinner, 4-8 (ticketed event)     Saturday Market – December 9, with Coffee, Pastries, Lunch, Wines and Cider, 10-4     Sunday Market – December 10, […]

Wonder Camp presents the Magic of Mushrooms and Lichen. Join us for a 3-day exploration of forest ecology, mushroom and lichen foraging, fiber design and dyeing, and edible uses. Fall Wonder Camp Retreat includes lodging and meals for guests, with day pass options for islanders. Fall Wonder Camp Retreat Information

What’s Hatching in the San Juan Islands View the Hatch Newsletter News of San Juan Islands Makers events and activities including fairs, festivals, markets, tours and workshops. Includes Orcas Island, San Juan Island and Lopez Island creative makers. Published by the San Juan Islands Makers Guild, founded in 2019. Subscribe to Hatch Floral design by […]

Island Makers Pavilion at Imagine Music and Arts Festival. Four great Wonder Camp instructors are joining the Imagine Festival to offer classes led by Island Makers for hands-on music, writing and visual arts experiences. Folks registered for the Imagine Festival are welcome to join in these free classes where you can learn to make and […]

Music Camp at the Aug 5-7 Wonder Camp, Orcas Island. The forest will be flowing with fascinating sounds during the music workshops and concerts at Wonder Camp on Orcas Island, August 5-7. During engaging workshops, learners of all ages will explore voice, sound bath, string, drum, flute, electronic and didgeridoo music experiences at a historic […]

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!

Islands Art and Music festivities are celebrating Earth Day on the Eastsound waterfront, Sat. April 22, 10-3 with Poet Laureate reading at 3pm. Join the Earth Day Orcas festivities at Emmanuel Episcopal Churchand along Main street with visual and performing arts and music in Waterfront Park, The Parish Hall, Benson Hall, around the Labyrinth. Organic FormNatural […]

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.