the strong rainbow light of good health +spirit flowers will take care of you

we all have this wish.sword+fern hopes for good health for everyone.

photography by megan holmes- new work in light boxes.


very old slides, encased in glass and metal.
the colors are incredible when the sun shows through. i strung them up like a necklace of rainbow light in the window. $12 each.


it's october and my hardy fuchsias just opened. the most amazing flame color.
they greet you at the front door. they have a delicate toughness and this makes them an appropriate spirit flower for sword+fern. they made it through last winter and deal well with unintentional neglect.

orange labyrinth dream pillows, stuffed entirely with organic lavender flowers, $30 each.



new sword+fern amulets, with leather, gold, agate, shell, found hardware, driftwood.
hung on the wall next to delicate ceramic necklaces by eden batki. $70-$80 each.


tangled gold paper paintings. $75 each, a series of 6.


powdered pigments in hand-labeled tiny glass vials with cork tops,$16 each.
used to paint ceramics. mix well with linseed oil +lavender essential oil.

2 exciting events and things on the near horizon

1.sword+fern's TWO(2) year anniversary party--date TBA..but the actual date is august 1!
hint: i am planning a rager with kegs, not kidding.
2.new things that you can expect to see in the shop in celebration of said milestone:
-the return of ladyhawk botanicals-new organic lipbalms+new new new magic herbal products-including sea salts and salt crystals for both culinary and therapeutic use, natural, organic incense and essential plant resins for aromatic burning, and small batches of organic herbal teas. very very soon!
-art shows- megan holmes will show her photographs for first friday in august, lisa schonberg (of explode into colors) is working on a very exciting multi-media art installation involving her entomology studies, for this coming fall.