I’ve channeled bits and pieces of my Amazon self all my life.
I was lucky enough to grow up in the country with lots of animals around and the freedom to wander the fields and orchards around us. I loved being outside; climbing trees, riding horses and connecting with Nature. I started riding when I was 8 and got my first bow at 12.
Years later, I took up archery again and it became a moving meditation for me, a way to connect to the Warrior Woman within. It turned into a kind of Sacred Play which stirred my soul and woke up ancient memories.
I’ve been an archer for many years now and it still stirs my soul. When I shoot, I feel an ever-deepening connection to my ancestors, the Grandmothers who came before and She who strides with bow and beast in the legends of so many cultures. It strengthens and emboldens me to reach out; to try new crafts, take in new experiences and awakens even more memories.
In the process, I’ve learned how to make my own arrows and bowstrings and to work with wood and leather. I re-discovered horse archery and have been learning a bit of blacksmithing. One of my big thrills was at the 1st International Horse Archery Festival when I got to shoot with the top Woman Mongolian Archery Champion.
Nationally certified as an archery instructor, I am also one of the first graduates of The Spiral Door Women's Mystery School of Magick and Ritual Arts and follow the Guardian Path. When I combine my Sacred Play with my Dianic training and my enjoyment and knowledge of arching, I find it incredibly empowering. It stirs me to make a difference in the world by empowering as many women as I can thru the arts and crafts that I practice. I delight in encouraging this sense of Sacred Play within anyone who picks up a bow with me.
I love sharing my passions and over the past 10 years I’ve had the honor and pleasure of teaching archery within the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), as well as at the RCG-I Priestess Conferences, the Michigan Women’s Music Festival and Daughters of Diana Gatherings. More recently I’ve taught workshops on knife and tomahawk throwing, leatherworking and cord making.
I look forward to our events this year and the promise of new experiences to come.
