Morgan D. Doherty
Nancy McRay, former owner of Woven Art Yarn Shop in East Lansing, who helped open the world of textile art up to me.
Meg Croft, her daughter, current owner of WAYS, who refurbished my first spinning wheel for me.
Taylor Hartson, who has taught me so much about farming, hand work, accountability, and scholarship. Tig is the current human companion of Dandelion.
Shannon Flaherty, at the heart of it all, who has taught me to love the physical world
Nicole Bauman, who has taught me baskets, and who still teaches me plain living
Michael Marie Schofield, from whom I've learned willow basketry as well as reciprocity
Abi Fergus, who gave me basswood fibers and taught me reverence in the woods.
Henry Fessler, who taught me to make this website
Lissy Goralnik, my former advisor from my days in the Community Sustainability department at Michigan State University
Julia Kramer, who teaches me that reverence is a practice
Oprah Jrenal, who has taught me that community is made through gifts
Pam Houston, who helped me find the stories in my life again
Austin, who taught me to shear my first sheep
Cait Schneider, who has taught me that this work is art
Buttermilk, a white lincoln longwool ram, reintroduced me to spinning from the ground up
The anonymous Dorset sheep whose fleece was given to me by Colleen
Willow, salix purpurea, who teaches me patience and flexibility
Cotton, [name], who teaches me speed and agility
Flax, [name], who teaches me about abundance
Stinging Nettle, who has healed me
Milkweed, who has enchanted me
Everett Coates, human companion of Buttermilk
Bridget Kavanagh of Michigan Merinos, from whom I bought my first full fleeece
Colleen Floyd, who brought me multiple Dorset fleeces that her wife was never going to finish processing
Calvin Besiegel, who designed the Freemartin logo
Kiana Elkins
Micah Ling
Dylan Rogers
Frank Heveran
Arlo Kaczor