Herbal Beauties at the Nipmuc Farm
Motherwort, cedar, amaranth, black walnut, Joe Pye weed, and others. The Farm at Pequoig is always full of life and medicine. Aquene, Cher Continue reading Herbal Beauties at the Nipmuc Farm
Author: Cheryll Toney Holley
Fall Foraging
I visited the Norcross Wildlife Sanctuary a few times this past fall. Norcross exists on traditional Nipmuc homelands and, as a Nipmuc woman, I possess the ancient right to forage there. Our women’s group also visited one day to gather cranberries and cedar. During my visits, I gathered medicinal plants to be added to teas and salves. I also gathered cedar for ceremonial use. I … Continue reading Fall Foraging
my new hat
My friend Anika Lopes from Ancestral Bridges is also a talented milliner. She gifted me with this beautiful hand-stitched hat yesterday. I added the beaded-on-birch bark hat band. I think I’ll wear it both ways! Aquene, Cher Continue reading my new hat
Check out my Omeka Site!!
I’ve had this site for some years but never promoted it. Omeka is a free, open-source platform that allows you to display collections as well as stories that explain the collections. I use it in the opposite manner – I tell stories and add documents or videos to support the stories. If you visit ‘We Never Left’, you can download the photos and documents that … Continue reading Check out my Omeka Site!!
Mini-Weaving Kits
I recently purchased some mini-weaving kits on Etsy. I’m fascinated by weaving and how a person can generate so much beauty with fibers. Here is the kit – Here are my first 2 tries with the kit- Continue reading Mini-Weaving Kits
My New Dolls
I recently attended two doll workshops at an exhibit with the National Black Doll Museum of History & Culture at the Jean McDonough Arts Center in Worcester, MA. Both dolls are still unfinished but I hope to complete them soon. Here are my dolls made at the – Spirit Doll-Making Workshop The Art of the African Wrap Doll Workshop . Continue reading My New Dolls
Black Dolls
The Worcester Black History Project recently sponsored “Black Dolls Matter: Representation and Resistance,” an exhibit and workshop series that focused on the history and the importance of Black dolls in society. The exhibition was installed at the Jean McDonough Arts Center in downtown Worcester, MA, for two weeks in early February 2023. The exhibitors, the National Black Doll Museum of History & Culture, has more … Continue reading Black Dolls
Cheryll Toney Holley 