Glimpse the magical world only nature
can create
About Us
We are a mother and daughter team who love nature and all the wonders it holds!
Each month we harvest and forage in-season materials from our native Hudson Valley and use them to craft delicious treats, beautiful handcrafts and whimsical works of art.
By keeping these traditional skills alive, we live in harmony with the passing seasons.
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Leighanne is a twelfth-generation Hudson Valley native and comes from an unbroken line of educators, artists, farmers, dreamers and folks who worked with their hands. Her inherited knowledge informs all her creative pursuits.
She is also a mezzo soprano, composer and producer who specializes in Art Song, choral repertoire and classically-inclined experimental electronica, and has appeared numerous times with choirs at Madison Square Garden, Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, Tanglewood and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. She holds a B.Mus from Oberlin Conservatory.
In addition to her musical expertise, Leighanne holds a B.A. from Oberlin College in Visual Art.
By keeping her hands in the dirt and her eyes on the stars, she makes art designed to inspire listeners to depart their daily lives and experience their surroundings in new ways.
Leighanne’s favorite pastime is scanning the roadside for plants she might be able to turn into baskets.
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Joanne is passionate about sharing knowledge of the natural world with new generations. She was raised on a hundred-acre farm in Ulster County before plastics; when there was no such thing as garbage.
She began teaching upstate near Oneonta, then completed 30 years as a teacher in Kingston City Schools where she celebrated the first Earth Day in 1970. Each year following she led the school in Arbor Day tree planting, activities and celebrations, and continues to educate thousands of students in ecology, art and conservation.
In Rhinebeck she has worked with the CAC, Trails Committee, Recreation Committee and Scenic Hudson to develop biodiversity maps and with Winnakee Land Trust to promote land conservation.
Her favorite pastime is walking in the woods, then creating art with the “Finds” of nature that so fascinate her.
Our Work
All of our creations are handcrafted and one-of-a-kind, and are made in accordance with the seasons.
Please contact us directly to inquire about workshops, special events, or purchasing our products.
"An understanding of the natural world is a source of not only great curiosity, but great fulfilment.”
— David Attenborough
