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Welcome to Funny River Trading Company beneath the beautiful Brazos Cliffs of New Mexico.
Funny River Fiber Arts Studio was born from a long-held vision of mine to live as deliberately and self-sufficiently as possible, without dread for the day ahead as I once had. My vision was to set up shop in a remote cabin in an Alaskan town called Funny River. There, I would make my living working with my hands; pottery would most likely be my craft. But, even the best laid plans can take a detour.
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| I never made it to that Funny River, nor did I ever try my hand at the potter’s wheel. Instead, I stumbled upon this frozen tundra of sorts and settled down in our little cabin in the woods. A few years ago, I took up an apprenticeship at Tierra Wools in nearby Los Ojos where I learned to weave rugs and tapestries in the Rio Grande tradition. This year, I finally realized what a valuable resource was just outside my door and in abundance: pine needles. They make baskets out of those things, don’t they? And a new vision was born. |
It just goes to show—no matter how deliberately you may set out to live your life, sometimes you stumble upon a better vision. Then all you can do is settle in, open up shop, and call it Funny River.
...Enjoy your stay, and take a little piece of the woods with you.
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