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Letters from the Collective
February Craft & Chat: Prayer Flags
This week, the Emerald Curtain Collective hosted our monthly gathering at the South Beach Community Center, and it was a magical evening full of gratitude and prayerful imagining- artistically fused into beautifully hand dyed fabric flags. I’m pretty sure our hearts are all more full, and the …
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January Craft & Chat: Collage Workshop
This week, the Emerald Curtain Collective hosted our monthly gathering at the South Beach Community Center, and it was an evening filled with creativity, connection, and storytelling. Our “Collage & Chat” event brought together community members to explore the art of collage-making u…
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December Craft & Chat: Thai Salad Rolls
Our December Gathering was a humble and delicious experience. We got together and made Thai salad rolls! Everyone caught on pretty quick and had no problem devouring the new skill they had learned! We were lucky to find most of our ingredients at Mai’s Asian Market, a Newport staple. We also h…
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November Craft & Chat: Linocut Stamp Carving
Last night at our monthly gathering, members of the Emerald Curtain Collective came together for an engaging workshop in linocut stamp-carving, taught by a local artist and founding member of ECC, Elizabeth Fox. We learned how artists begin by sketching a design, transfer it in mirror-image to a lin…
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Building Community & Insect Hotels: A Summer Gathering at the Heart Barn
Emerald Curtain Collective gathered at the Heart Barn for an evening dedicated to creativity, connection, and care for our local pollinators. What started as a simple idea to build insect hotels together turned into something much more meaningful: a celebration of hands-on making, shared meals, and …
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Art/Activism/Play
My desire to connect and communicate drives my art and the concern I feel for our planet draws me to be part of the Emerald Curtain Collective. I enjoy sculpting masks of key species that help educate others about our unique ecosystems. I’ve lived on the Oregon coast for most of my life and navigate…
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