It is always great when a past student gives you an idea of what they have done with the foundation of skills you provided years ago, and let's you know how you have impacted their life and those around them through your time spent together. Stefan Thompson is just one such student. He has made all kinds of bark shelters that are more than just a structure. They are works of art, a labor of love and actually create community through their building and daily life. There is a magic to them that you can feel as you sit and warm yourself by the fire, drink a cup of herbal tea or cook something good over the coals....I don't think most people really get how much work it is to gather and peel the amount of bark you need to have to make a shelter like this. It is just massive, and getting long, wide, thick sheets of birch bark is just so precious! I am looking forward to getting some pics of the insides of these places, and the people who put them all together, too...
I just wanted to let you know that while most people aren't going to build a wigwam to live in through the Canadian winters, you could! That says a lot for the type of training Hawk Circle students get when they spend a longer time here, exploring their natural world and their place in it... These shelters look like they belong here, and like they are part of the living landscape! The natural artwork is really great, too.
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