Grandmother Turtle Designs
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Creating from a place of deep connection and reverence for the natural world, our plant allies, and our beloved Planet Earth, I have integrated my many years of wandering the wildlands as a wilderness guide and National Park Ranger with my dedication to cultivation of permaculture-minded urban gardens into my collection of botanical apothecary products and Earth-friendly functional art handcrafts. Living in the remote environment of the temperate rainforest on Washington State's Hood Canal - which is actually the only true fjord in the 'lower' or contiguous 48 US States - I am surrounded by misty mountains, rolling rivers and creeks, and lush forests of towering trees, dangling ferns and mushroom surprises -- where the medicinal and culinary herbs which myself and other local growers cultivate and wildcraft, thrive. The surrounding forests and tidelands offer many natural object treasures, which I work to incorporate into my work, along with various vintage and/or repurposed materials that are finding new life and purpose as meaningful art that has Earth-friendly function and a hip, botanical vibe. Many cultures worldwide have acknowledged that our Earth is like a wise grandmother, a clever turtle who carries all that she (and we, her human traveling companions) need on her shell. Welcome to my shop Grandmother Turtle Designs - where I work to share my designs and creations to help forge anew that connection to Earth and all the abundant and fragile treasures she has to share with us.
