Cakies! We have such a fun workshop planned over at the studio in a couple of weeks. And we’d love to have some of you there! Lise Silva is an amazing Bay Area fiber artist, who makes these incredible sacred knot wall hangings, following traditions of Chinese knots, Celtic designs, and other world influences. They are truly beautiful in person, and when you make one, it’s going to look soooooo good hanging on a wall in your house. Details and link to purchase tickets below. There are a very limited number of spots to jump on it while you can!
Workshop details:
Knotting connects us to the past and grounds us in the present, using hand and mind in skillful play like an active meditation. The limitless possibilities of a single cord, connecting and intertwining, was thought by our ancestors to explain the workings of the cosmos and activate the powers of the subconscious.  From the manifestation powers of Chinese knots to the metaphysical principles in Celtic designs, craftsmen and women from around the world communicated systems of belief through knots.  By expressing our dreams through a system of symbols, knots also propel us into the future. Knotted wallhangings are a way to bring the meanings of specific knots into your space, as many ancient cultures believed knots could help us to remember and manifest.  As “priest cords” defined spiritual goals in a vertical sequence of knots attached to a monk’s robe, we are creating a sequence of sac...