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friends and inspirations

Friends and Muses

~ pho­tos pub­lished with kind permission ~

Spirit River Stu­dio: MaryAnn Cleary, my beau­ti­ful and immensely tal­ented mother, is the shin­ing star behind my love of fiber and tex­tiles.  She is fear­less and with­out limit, retir­ing from her career as a chem­i­cal engi­neer in order to pur­sue her life­long dream of becom­ing a pro­fes­sional fine artist.  Please visit her web­site to see the visual impact of her dynamic range of skills.

flut­terby but­ter­fly: Sandie Irvine, the artist offi­cially known as my Cana­dian Pen­pal, is the tiny tor­nado behind this eco-friendly, jaw-dropping, orig­i­nal cloth­ing line that employs sup­plies from  inde­pen­dent and socially con­scious busi­nesses.  Please visit her web­site to see cur­rent col­lec­tions for sale, and view her gallery of work to have your mind blown by her applique artistry.

super­jen­nylove: Jen­nifer Hogin, a one woman hat fac­tory, is a part­ner in crime so to speak.  From our day­dreams at the Co-op to the real­ity of what we have each achieved in our respec­tive busi­nesses, no step of this jour­ney feels com­plete with­out our rit­ual of meet­ings over corn­dogs.  Visit her web­site to find the hat that you’ve been wait­ing for all your life, or find us side by side at the Gal­latin County Fair­grounds Farm­ers Mar­ket dur­ing mar­ket season.

My Clear Energy: Paula Cleary, gifted medium and stu­dent of The Silva method, is one of my most reli­able and down to earth spir­i­tual teach­ers.  She is a direct con­nec­tion to spir­i­tual guides, com­mu­ni­cat­ing their mes­sages with gen­uine humil­ity and grace.  Please visit her web­site to sched­ule a read­ing in order to help let your nat­ural light shine and release your life from fear.

Lin­damade: Linda Per­mann, fel­low yarn junkie and for­mer Boze­man­ite, is an inspi­ra­tion on all accounts.  Nobody brings cro­chet into the 21st Cen­tury with as much beauty and ease as this whirl­wind of cre­ativ­ity.  You can find her pat­terns all over the place online as well as in her very own book, Cro­chet Adorned.