02 Jan Phoebe & Laura Whipple
Phoebe Whipple is an enthusiastic and dedicated fiber artist, with advanced skills in knitting, sewing, fiber spinning, mending and crochet. She’s currently a Freshman at Willamette University, focusing her studies on Environmental Science and Music. She’s completed the Summer camp counselor training program at Camp Namanu, and plays piano in a college Jazz Ensemble, and violin in her school Orchestra. Phoebe was born in Portland, Oregon and has many family members who are very gifted makers, especially her paternal grandmother Susan Whipple, who is an incredible visual and fiber artist.
Laura Whipple is the Co-founder of Scout Books, a B Corp Certified manufacturer of custom notebooks made with 100% recycled papers based in Portland, Oregon. Always a creative expression enthusiast, her work is fueled by a love for ink, paper, fiber, recycled materials, collaboration, respect, nature, and the making of meaningful things. Laura majored in History and Anthropology at Willamette University, and spent time studying abroad in Cairo, Egypt and Damascus, Syria as a Fulbright Scholar. She lives in the woods outside of Portland with her family, and takes mending inspiration from her paternal grandmother, Evelyn Brian, who was a gifted cross-stitch artist.
Laura and Phoebe will be holding a Mending Circle.
