Cullers Run 2015

Don't forget to visit Cullers Run on July 4th. Their annual arts show is wonderful. These talented artists will have some beautiful treasures on sale. Yes I will be there!

Art on Cullers Run 2014

The 4^th of July is nearly here! The big event is the “Art on Cullers Run 2014” show from 10 AM-5 PM both Friday, the 4th, and Saturday, July 5^th. Last year was the first of these, and a great show! Joshua Miller puts this show together in his lovely old home, yard, studio, and woodworking shop. The drive to Cullers Run is lovely, and then artists from Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia with thrill and fill your artful hankerings! There will be 2 woodworkers, 3 potters, a printmaker, a fused glass artist, “mixed media home furnishings and furniture for the independent thinker” (I intend to know what that means by then), and gorgeous jewelry! Come on out and bring your lunch; sit under the big old trees and just drink in the beautiful countryside.
Directions: 2 miles south of Mathias, WV, turn right on Crab Run Road. Continue 2 miles and turn right on Cullers Run Road. In about ¾ mile, look for the old green frame church on the right (that’s Joshua’s workshop). Park in the cow pasture across the road and join us. (The cow pasture bit suggests practical footware.) Have a great 4^th! See you there!

 

Arctium Lappamay?

I found this year’s first haul of burdock leaves along the driveway where we recycle our non-compostables. I got some odd looks from drivers of big trucks as they drove by me merrily clipping the weedy leaves with my husband’s Leatherman.  Arctium lappamay may be maligned in the books as a “troublesome weed,” and it lacks any American botanical market or cultivation potential – although some Brits and Europeans make tea with the roots. It casts burrs (hence the name) that tangle into any passing animal’s fur, and is about as unpopular a plant as one can find. But those lovely, dark green leaves are big and leathery, and their beautiful veining makes incise fascinating ridges when pressed into my clay.

I made a dozen great platters, bowls and pots with my gleanings from the recycling center! Soon the burdocks will practically come to me in several places along our lane and then in the deeply shaded roots of a huge old maple beside the creek. I aim for the patience to let those leaves grow hefty and great. A weed may merely be a plant out of place, but I know where the burdock can find love.

Searching for something to do in July? Come and visit me at the Art on Cullers Run 2014 event.