I recently interviewed Robyn Bluemmel about her wonderful book: Native Plant Spirit Wisdom, in which she shares intuitive conversations she’s had with native plants of the Pacific Northwest. Filled with wonder, love, and wisdom, the book is accompanied by a set of cards that offer illustrations of 36 individual native plants, as well as the wisdom they shared with Robyn. An herbalist, gardener, and artist for over 40 years, Robyn was asked by the species she ‘sat with’ to share what they communicated to her – with all of us. It took her 13 years of quiet persistence and commitment to bring this set of cards and book into being: quite remarkable! To learn more about Robyn and her many gifts, visit her website, Bluebug Arts. By the way, Robyn is a former Cully Neighbor; I’ve included her in the series because she is one of those remarkable people who always seems to be making life better for folks in her community and beyond.
Learn more about Robyn Bluemmel: BLUEBUG ARTS.
About Cullyville Stories:
Stories are all around us; we just need to discover them. And we always need stories that tickle our hearts and shine a light on ordinary folks doing extraordinary things. This limited series features Cully Neighborhood innovators sharing their ‘how we did it” stories from January-September, 2025-2026.
Cullyville Stories is a community storytelling project based in the Cully neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. On this podcast you'll hear interviews with forward-thinking Cully neighbors: Urban Farmers, Neighborhood Placemakers, Community Muralists and Musicians, Non-profit visionaries...people who are working to benefit their families, friends, and community.
These Stories are part of a movement taking place all over the world. It’s made up of ordinary people, sometimes doing extraordinary things, as they envision and work towards the healing and rebalancing of our world through creativity, compassion, collaboration, and informed, thoughtful action.
Learn more about Robyn Bluemmel: BLUEBUG ARTS. Hosted by Robin Chilstrom, Cullyville Stories is a production of Dreaming Earth Press, produced through support from RACC, Portland's Regional Arts Council.
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