A Family Farm for over
half a century
Who We Are:
Woodard Creek Homestead is a family farm that we've been gardening with organic and mulch-method techniques for the last 55 years. The vision that guides us is sustainable living to the seventh generation and our family hopes to inspire others to do this as well.
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We try to demonstrate that even with an older home
(the original cabin that is the main structure of our home was built in 1939), it is possible to live in Western Washington using solar energy and with a small carbon footprint.
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Part of this commitment is to use everything to its fullest potential. That is why so many of our cottage industry products are fashioned from upcycled materials: things that have been used as they were intended and now are given new life as something else by the work of our hands.
The Artist
Irene
Irene has been a fiber artist for the last 50 years and combines her passion for sustainability with fiber media to create beautiful and functional items from weeds or waste.
Irene holds a Master's Degree in Sustainability Education and has been teaching preschool through adults for over 35 years in formal and non-formal settings.
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Woodard Creek Homestead is the family farm that provides the inspiration and many of the materials that Irene works with in her art. The family tradition of trying to live sustainably on the land and be an example in the community is part of her heritage.
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She also takes energy from collaboration with the other artists in her family, namely her maternal grandparents, mother, sisters, and daughters.
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Irene's home and farm are filled with the products of her passions: Baskets, Woven Wood Trellises, Clayworks, Herbal Medicinals, Handmade Paper, Fungi Art, Handspun Yarns, Naturally-dyed fibers, Knitted items, Crocheted items, Wet- and Dry-Felted Wearables, Artwork, and Weavings.
