from field to skin – episode eleven: mara cur
fromfieldtoskin.com – this episode was filmed in may 2019 via zoom between treat one territory in manitoba and matsqui territory in british columbia. mara cur is an incredible tanner and…
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Ancestral artisan ready to share her sheep hide tanning skills with Williams Lake
wltribune.com – This month the Station House Art Gallery is hosting a long-awaited Sheepskin Tanning in Williams Lake workshop. The workshop is being organized and run by Mara Cur of…
Squamish students learn to tan deer hides
squamishchief.com – Cultural experience at Alice Lake connects students at Sea to Sky Learning Connections to traditional practice. Sitting in a circle, nearly 20 students surround four tanned deer hides…
Tanning workshop passes skills to next generation
thethunderbird.ca – Two teens sit side by side in a rural cabin in Aldergrove, just outside of Vancouver. They reach elbow deep into separate buckets, rubbing the oily emulsion of brains…
Fish… Leather?…really?
earthand.com – Good news! our first grant application for Land & Sea was successful — a big thank you to the City of Vancouver for funding the first stage of…
Sheepskin Tanning with Bea; Part 1
devilmaywear.wordpress.com – In early April, I did the first of a two-part tanning workshop led by Meg Cur of Crow’s Nest Wildcraft. I am interested in learning how to tan because…
Interview with Metro Vancouver’s Amy Logan
AL: Tell me a little about the inspiration behind CrowsNest WildCraft; what is your goal/mandate? Crow’s Nest is a rewilding education project: it’s a venue for learning wild skills in…