Hannah Regier
Sky Like Snow
What’s your story?
My story is quite long and circuitous, and so far has put me back very close to where I started. The path has been a series of inquiries towards seeking a creatively satisfying and ethically sound practice integrated with a quality life. I grew up in rural Vermont with craftspeople parents, so I have both this land and handwork in my heart. After college I spent 10 years in various building trades and farming, then went to grad school for design. I spent another 10 years doing digital product design for large corporations in the US and Asia. In 2012 when I was living in India and helping start up a design office in Bangalore, I took several weeks right at the end of monsoon season to ride my bicycle across south India. I was getting out of the city right when rural communities were planting their rice crops. I smelled soil for the first time in a long time and knew I had to get myself back to a rural life. Within a year I had bought my current little house and studio, and soon after I was starting to delve into a fiber practice and relearn my home landscape by exploring for dyes. Now, almost 10 years into it, I can't really say the "business" has grown that much, but my depth of knowledge about natural dyes is constantly expanding and delighting me, and I am building a community of like-hearted farmer-naturalist-artists. Right now I'm at a crossroads in the journey where I'm desiring to have a greater impact beyond my individual studio practice. I'm living in that question and open to what might come next.
Where are you located?
Vermont
What are your values?
Connection and Nurture: It’s my intention to link people in a warm, visceral way to the simple beneficence of the land through these natural dyes and fibers.
Ethics and Sustainability: I am continually learning and teaching best practices for the ethical foraging and regenerative farming of dye plants.
Anti-consumerism: I embrace the slow work of high quality craftsmanship as an act of resistance against the overabundance of stuff for sale.
Authenticity: staying true to myself and true to my materials.
What can we find at Sky Like Snow?
I sell naturally dyed knits and wovens at craft shows and on my website. I teach occasional workshops online and in person.
Are you open to collaborations or custom work?
I love collaborations. I do custom work if it is a good fit for my abilities, materials and values.
Where can we learn more about your work?
Website: www.skylikesnow.com | Instagram: @skylikesnowstudio
