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Summer Colours in Mason Jars
Left to Right: Acorns, Goldenrod stems and leaves, Goldenrod flowers, Fleabane flowers, Dandelion, Tickseed Sunflowers, Black-eyed...

Andrea Liu
Oct 6, 20204 min read


Foraging for Colours
Wildflowers in Tamarack Nature Preserve. I have never stayed more than a month in Minnesota. When I would be in Minnesota, it would...

Andrea Liu
Sep 24, 20204 min read


Online Seminar: "Transnational Experiences of Enforced Disappearances" (Day 2, Part 1)
This seminar is part of the launch of the virtual exhibition "Following the Footsteps of the Disappeared", which is in partnership with...

Andrea Liu
Sep 8, 20207 min read


Virtual Exhibition: "Following the Footsteps of the Disappeared" (Day 1, Launch)
This exhibition is a partnership between Conflict Textiles, the Ulster Museum and the John Hume and Thomas P. O'Neill Chair in Peace,...

Andrea Liu
Sep 6, 20204 min read


Why Not Listen To This Podcast?
I am very excited to share this podcast interview with you. Back in November 2019, Lance Forman and I were interviewed by the brilliant...

Andrea Liu
Mar 18, 20201 min read


Healing Thoughts
Memory of a peaceful morning stroll in Dungarvan, Ireland I have been wanting to write for a while, but my tanning and weaving adventures...

Andrea Liu
Mar 17, 20203 min read


Fish skin artefacts of the Sheldon Jackson Museum in Sitka, Alaska
The Sheldon Jackson Museum is a museum that I would like to introduce to those who are interested in fish leather and/or Alaskan native...

Andrea Liu
Aug 22, 20194 min read


Audrey Armstrong + fish skin baskets + a lesson of generosity
Since 2017, meeting Audrey Armstrong has been on my list of "Must do's". When I begun my journey on finding out how to turn slimy, raw...

Andrea Liu
Aug 16, 20197 min read


Tanning salmon skins, Not for the faint of heart!
Traditionally tanning any type of skin, whether it be deer, cow or fish, is a strenuous process that involves hours of manual...

Andrea Liu
Apr 29, 20193 min read


Peat bog + tanning?
Ever since I studied in Ireland as a teen, I was intrigued by bog bodies that lay in the National Museum of Ireland. I learned that "bog...

Andrea Liu
Feb 19, 20192 min read


Tactile Sensibilities of Anni Albers
Two weeks ago, I went to see the Anni Albers exhibition currently on at the Tate Modern. Meeting Anni’s works was an inspirational...

Andrea Liu
Nov 23, 20182 min read
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