Trillium Project Offerings
"My gratitude to all whose imagination and life energy made this place available to us-- to me this time. I have been blessed by my time here."
-Carol Boseworth
"I cannot begin to tell you how much this opportunity means to me and has given me a gem of memory. Thank you." -Sally Kirkpatrick
Melissa Madenski 2007 |
Beth Russell 2007 |
Kapa Korobeinikov 2007 |
Be Herrera 2008 |
2007 (click for a full list of offerings left at the Cabin)
In the damp, shady corners of Shotpouch, Trilliums were full in bloom as the Sprink Creek Project began the first annual Trillium Project. Throughout the month, thirty people from an array of backgrounds-- artists, botanists, biologists, writers, musicians, land managers, philosophers-- explored the creek and meadows, hiked the upland forest trails, and shared their perspectives and expertise. Some Trillium participants stayed at the Cabin for a few days to write about how the light changes from dusk to dawn, to sketch Bracken Ferns and Salmon berries, and to riverwalk the creek. Others came for an afternoon to paint in the Enchanted Forst, play music in the meadow, and photograph spring flowers.
Claudia Jane Hall 2007 |
Linda Gelbrich 2008 |
Mary Democker 2008 |
2008 |
2008 (click for a full list of offerings left at the Cabin)
Trilliums, wild strawberries and native larkspur were in bloom for the second annual Trillium Project. The people that visited the Cabin during this time added to the richness of the ongoing, multi-faceted portrait of this much-beloved place. A small group of graduate students camped and wrote in the meadow. A talented naturalist composed a video of plants and birds he encountered during his stay. A botanist wrote a fascinating essay about the yew trees planted on the land. A local musician composed a fiddle tune. The offerings left by the participants are a testimony to their spirit of adventure, attentiveness to place, and appreciation for the gift of the Shotpouch Land.
Sally Kirkpatrick 2009 |
Joey Azul 2009 |
John Crawford 2008 |
Carol Chapel 2009 |
2009
The third annual Trillium Project was host to many old friends and some that were new to the Spring Creek Project. The trilliums bloomed and departed in their yearly show of life, heralding in the apple blossoms at mid-May. Twenty five artists, poets, naturalists, scientists, writers, and musicians, and little ones visited the Cabin throughout the month, meeting one another and slipping seemlessly into "Shotpouch Time" as the days grew longer and warmer.