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How I Store More Art Supplies Than I Know What to Do With

January 3, 2019 lupa Artwork, Business, Creativity, The Green Wolf, Way of the Scavenger

So I had a special request from one of my Patrons over on Patreon. They wanted to get some advice on storing art supplies, which sounds simpler than it actually is. See, if you’re an artist, you probably have a tendency to buy way… Continue Reading

Introducing Pocket Osteomancy: A Simple Bone Divination Set

November 28, 2018 lupa Books, Divination, My Books, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Nature Writing, News, Paganism, Ritual Tools, Skin Spirits, The Green Wolf, The Tarot of Bones, Writing

Surprise! I have a new book! Well, booklet, anyway. And there’s a nifty handmade divination set with it, too! Pocket Osteomancy is a bone divination system that I created based loosely on the Minor Arcana of the Tarot of Bones. It’s a bone casting… Continue Reading

Why Pagans Need Field Guides

October 3, 2018 lupa Animals, Anthropocentrism, Bioregion, Books, Environmentalism, Fungi, Naturalist Paganism, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Paganism, Plants, Science, The Green Wolf

I was talking to someone on Facebook today about how I’m a field guide nerd. I have an ever-growing collection of identification books on the fauna, flora and fungi of the Pacific Northwest, as well as its complicated geology, climate, and other natural features…. Continue Reading

Commissions and a Brief Update!

June 18, 2018 lupa Animals, Artwork, Creativity, Crowdfunding, Fungi, Plants, The Green Wolf, Writing

Hi, all! Long time, no chat! First, I wanted to let you know I’m open for commissions on something that’s not my usual hide and bone art. This month my $15 Patrons at http://www.patreon.com/lupagreenwolf got these awesome 3″ x 3″ mini wildlife paintings in the… Continue Reading

Call For Writers For Vulture Culture 101: A Book For People Who Like Dead Things

February 27, 2018 lupa Animals, Artwork, Books, Crowdfunding, My Books, Nature, Nature Writing, Skin Spirits, The Green Wolf, Vulture Culture, Way of the Scavenger, Writing

Hey, everyone! So in case you haven’t heard, I am writing a book about Vulture Culture, the “fandom” that’s sprung up around the appreciation of hides, bones and other dead things in recent years. The working title is Vulture Culture 101: A Book For… Continue Reading

The Vulture Culture 101 IndieGoGo Campaign is Live!

February 6, 2018 lupa Books, Creativity, Crowdfunding, My Books, Nature, Nature Writing, Science, Skin Spirits, The Green Wolf, Vulture Culture, Way of the Scavenger, Writing

The Vulture Culture 101 IndieGoGo Campaign is officially live at http://igg.me/at/vultureculture101! What compels me and many other people to fill our homes with the preserved remains of animals, and how can you join in the fun? Vulture Culture 101: A Book For People Who… Continue Reading

Coming Soon: The Vulture Culture 101 IndieGoGo Campaign!

January 8, 2018 lupa Books, Crowdfunding, My Books, Nature, News, Skin Spirits, The Green Wolf, Vulture Culture, Way of the Scavenger

I am excited to announce that the official IndieGoGo campaign for my next book, Vulture Culture 101: A Book For People Who Like Dead Things, will launch on February 6, 2018! More than a book on taxidermy or bone identification, Vulture Culture 101 is… Continue Reading

Paganism, Food, and the Element of Terroir

January 2, 2018 lupa Activism, Environmentalism, Food, gardening, Naturalist Paganism, Nature Spirituality, Paganism, Plants, Science, Seasons, Sustainability, The Green Wolf

In case you didn’t know it, I am a minor-level foodie. I haven’t run around to every single pricey restaurant in Portland, but I am an unabashed locavore who loves to cook. And as an environmentalist I’m keenly aware of where my food comes… Continue Reading

A Clarification On My Last Post

September 7, 2017 lupa Activism, Environmentalism, Ethics, Health and Healing, Naturalist Paganism, Nature, Paganism, Psychology, Rituals, Skepticism, The Green Wolf

Regarding my last post where I speak of my grief, anger, and frustration over the fires in the Columbia River Gorge, first of all I want to thank everyone who read, shared and commented on the post, helping to get that information out there…. Continue Reading

Fight Fire With Fire, Not Prayers and Rituals

September 6, 2017 lupa Activism, Anthropocentrism, Bioregion, Cosmology, Death, Environmentalism, Ethics, Magic, Naturalist Paganism, Nature, Nature Spirituality, Paganism, Rituals, Science, Skepticism, Sustainability, The Green Wolf

In case you aren’t aware, the Columbia River Gorge is on fire. Over the weekend, a group of teenagers setting off fireworks in the Eagle Creek canyon set dry brush ablaze, and as I write this over 20,000 acres are now burning, to include… Continue Reading