Forest Halls

Opening To The Heart Of Our Nature

Crossing paths of thyme (time)
Under full-leafed branches
Feel the gentle breeze
Taste the ripened berries
Into Forest Halls
Clear and bright the day

"Into Forest Halls" - summer version
by Debra Knodel & Jane Valencia

Forest Halls

Rooted in the lively ecology of moment, gathering, and place, Forest Halls is a cultural mentoring project occasionally offering bardic performance, celebration, village wisdom, healing artistry, and nature-based learning adventures of belonging to individuals, small groups, and community in California's San Francisco Bay Area, on Vashon Island, WA, in Wallowa County, OR, and elsewhere,

Forest Halls originated within the harp, story, and song performances by Debra Knodel & myself, Jane Valencia, as the harp duo Spookytree. It has since taken on a life of its own!

"Many paths lead through the forest
All of them lead to magic."

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by Knodel & Valencia

This website intends to be a resource for creating your own gatherings of musical, healing, village, and greenwood natures. You'll also find many creative expressions and musings that we hope will inspire you to vision and map your own homeplace and wilderness within the idea of a rewoven cultural landscape. Check back again to see what has deepened in the forest!

Newest paths - offered by Jane:

I've created many harp-related web-projects & sites over the years. Just came across this one that I remain quite proud of! $ Young Harpers Almanac. I still need to update some of the links, but wanted to offer you this one as well.

I continue to add to the Writer In The Wood a collection of articles, fiction, musical arrangements, and harp workshop handouts that you are welcome to download and enjoy.

Contact Info

Website created on August 1, 2005. Page updated July 7, 2008. All artwork is by Jane Valencia unless otherwise noted.

Maintained by StoryWoman Arts