https://swampfire.org/about-swampfire-organizers/2025-12-22T15:37:02+00:00weekly0.6https://swampfire.org/2011-2/https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/11-l.jpg11-lAfter dinner: What will this evening's workshop bring?https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/11-b.jpg11-bRachel Baker at work on the retreat house balconyhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/11-e.jpg11-eWriter and artist: Dawn Burns and Jason Stockmanhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/11-d.jpg11-dMonica Switzer and Kevin Dillinger look out toward the lake . . . and the dayhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/11-f.jpg11-fKevin and Rachel posing for the camera, the lake shimmering in the backgroundhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/11-m.jpg11-mRachel deep in journal writinghttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/11-a.jpg11-aMonica Switzer and Emily Arnold arrive at SwampFire retreathttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/11-h.jpg11-hMore professors at SwampFire: Mary Catherine Harper and Dawn Burnshttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/11-n.jpg11-nTwo artists watching the fire, listening to students share their day's productionshttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/11-o.jpg11-oMarian works into the night, as comfortable with clay as with words2025-11-10T17:33:46+00:00weekly0.6https://swampfire.org/2010-2/https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/10-p.jpg10-pFire in the swamphttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/10-o.jpg10-oThat was a great storyhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/10-n.jpg10-nWhen the reading ends, the texting beginshttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/10-m.jpg10-mMore camera work as the night deepenshttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/10-l.jpg10-lThe words I keep hearing in my head . . . Cool!https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/10-k.jpg10-kWatching the fire as he listenshttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/10-j.jpg10-jDiscussing the relationship between writing and working with clayhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/10-i.jpg10-iIf you don't take that camera away . . .https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/10-h.jpg10-hThe reading and response about to beginhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/10-g.jpg10-gYou want me to write what?2025-11-10T17:33:05+00:00weekly0.6https://swampfire.org/2009-2/https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/09-b.jpg09-bAngela Santo and Mallory Gee during the Saturday writing sessionhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/09-c.jpg09-cJared Erickson and Tyler Dunham during Saturday's writing timehttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/09-e.jpg09-eStudents still hard at work writinghttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/09-d.jpg09-dProfessor Jerri Courtney writes indoorshttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/09-g.jpg09-gProfessor Mary Catherine Harper writes under walnut treeshttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/09-f.jpg09-fProfessor Dawn Burns also spends her writing time among the trees of her family farmhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/09-h.jpg09-hJared and Tyler tend the late-afternoon firehttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/09-i.jpg09-iJared gets vegetable kabobs ready for the firehttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/09-j.jpg09-jAngela reads her piece at the evening workshop sessionhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/09-k.jpg09-kMichelle Marshall and Mallory listen to a workshop reader2025-11-10T17:32:26+00:00weekly0.6https://swampfire.org/2025-2/https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/25-xx.jpg25-xxhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/25-w.jpg25-wThree of the four founding members of SwampFire . . . Dawn, Mary Catherine, Rachelhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/25-v.jpg25-vAnd another . . . Curtis and Amyhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/25-u.jpg25-uAnother good moment . . . Bonnie Jo and Dawnhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/25-t.jpg25-tRobin and Z enjoy a moment togetherhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/25-s.jpg25-sIlse reading during workshophttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/25-r.jpg25-rOf course there's a selfie or two . . . Amy Wise holds the camera as Colleen and Cait gather roundhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/25-q.jpg25-qDawn and Jenni . . . lookin' goodhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/25-p.jpg25-pFood, food, and more food at SwampFire . . . and plenty to drink, as Rachel Baker might say as she sipshttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/25-o.jpg25-oRobin signs her micro art pieces for Bex Miller and Michele Willman2025-11-10T16:49:40+00:00weekly0.6https://swampfire.org/2024-2/https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/24-y.jpg24-yThe whole SwampFire group (photo by Christopher Magson)https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/24-x.jpg24-xMary Catherine and Michelle listen to Amy's poemhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/24-w.jpg24-wZ working on an art piecehttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/24-v.jpg24-vDawn and Mary Catherine Harper just after a fine dinner in a restauranthttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/24-u.jpg24-uColleen in the background and Cait near the camera, both focused on workshop talkhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/24-t.jpg24-tMichelle shows the group one of her art pieceshttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/24-s.jpg24-sBonnie Jo wonders what's going on in Donkey's headhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/24-r.jpg24-rJoyce and Dawn, good friends enjoying time togetherhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/24-q.jpg24-qIlse reads her piece during workshop timehttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/24-p.jpg24-pBex, Bonnie Jo, and Dawn love the camera2025-11-10T16:49:00+00:00weekly0.6https://swampfire.org/2023-2/https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/23-i.jpg23-ihttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/23-h.jpg23-hhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/23-g.jpg23-ghttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/23-f.jpg23-fhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/23-e.jpg23-ehttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/23-d.jpg23-dhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/23-c.jpg23-chttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/23-b.jpg23-bhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/23-a.jpg23-ahttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/23-j-1.jpg23-jDawn Burns' selfie with olives2025-11-10T16:48:20+00:00weekly0.6https://swampfire.org/2022-2/https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/22-h.jpg22-hRachel Baker, one of the original four SwampFire members, with five-time participant Bex Millerhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/22-g.jpg22-gOrganizer Mary Catherine Harper with Joyce Meier, who returns to SwampFire after four yearshttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/22-k.jpg22-kNewcomers Cait West and Cheryl L. Caesar share thoughts about creative nonfictionhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/22-m.jpg22-mJust waitin' for someone to settle in for the late-afternoon viewhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/22-l.jpg22-lSteve, Rachel, and Mary Catherine in Steve's pottery studiohttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/22-j.jpg22-jA just-right selfie: Dawn and Mary Catherinehttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/22-i.jpg22-iMarian Plant, long-time SwampFire participant, with host Steve Smithhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/22-f.jpg22-fhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/22-e.jpg22-ehttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/22-d.jpg22-d2025-11-10T16:47:43+00:00weekly0.6https://swampfire.org/2021-2/https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/21-k.png21-kMary Catherine's three eco-prints and Rachel's "Swampfire 2021" bookmarkhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/21-o.jpg21-oAlex and Dawn enjoying their time togetherhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/21-m.jpg21-mRachel and Jenni together at dinnerhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/21-n.jpg21-nSteve's used to Mary Catherine going on and on.https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/21-l.jpg21-lDawn, Bex, and Eva loving the camerahttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/21-q.jpg21-qThe wheat looks good this year.https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/21-p.jpg21-pSue with Steve, who provides valuable feedback to writers from the perspective of a potter and visual artisthttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/21-j.jpg21-jhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/21-i.jpg21-ihttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/21-h.jpg21-h2025-11-10T16:47:07+00:00weekly0.6https://swampfire.org/2018-2/https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/18-p.jpg18-pMey watches as Bex draws on paper made by Mey for her "Naming Our Grandmothers" project.https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/18-q.jpg18-qMore "Naming Our Grandmothers" project work . . . by Joyce Meier.https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/18-t.jpg18-tSteve and Jenni laugh at the antics.https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/18-u.jpg18-uFocused on her phone, Dawn is oblivious to the "sword play."https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/18-v.jpg18-vFocused work in the quiet space behind the apple tree.https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/18-r.jpg18-rWhen did Marian's marshmallow fork become a sword?https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/18-s.jpg18-sMary Catherine and Bex spar with pot holders.https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/18-z.jpg18-zhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/18-e.jpg18-ehttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/18-d.jpg18-d2025-11-10T16:46:31+00:00weekly0.6https://swampfire.org/2017-2/https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/17-h.jpg17-hAndrea England and Rachel Baker enjoying the workshop talk from their chairs just inside Steve's wide-open pole barn.https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/17-j.jpg17-jWorkshop done, Linda Bale needs a nap.https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/17-g.jpg17-gMary Catherine Harper, Marcy Bauman, and Joyce Meier also at the workshop.https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/17-k.jpg17-kOff to gaze at the wheat field.https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/17-f.jpg17-fJenni Repka, Mey Hasbrook, Andrea England, and Bex Miller at the late-afternoon workshop.https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/17-i.jpg17-iMarcy and Joyce, what a lively discussion you're having.https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/17-d.jpg17-dhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/17-c.jpg17-chttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/17-b.jpg17-bhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/17-a.jpg17-a2025-11-10T16:45:49+00:00weekly0.6https://swampfire.org/2016-2/https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/16-v.jpg16-vZoe (Z) Anweiler fits in perfectly with the flowers on the breakfast tablehttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/16-s.jpg16-sAlex Friedman gazes at partner Rachel Bakerhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/16-x.jpg16-xHeidi and Jan . . . visual artists discussing the Turkish marbling processhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/16-w.jpg16-wBex, Steve, and Eva during the workshophttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/16-y.jpg16-yZoe (Z) and Michelle . . . family members who work well togetherhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/16-r.jpg16-rJan Bechtel and Marian Plant toast each other with morning coffeehttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/16-p.jpg16-pBex Miller at the late-afternoon workshophttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/16-t.jpg16-tSteve Smith makes a point . . . almost literallyhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/16-q.jpg16-qMichelle Marshall, a good listenerhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/16-z.jpg16-zRachel with her tray of marbled pastels2025-11-10T16:45:07+00:00weekly0.6https://swampfire.org/2015-2/https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/15-n.jpg15-nDawn Burns and Joyce Meier . . . at home in Steve's studio.https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/15-o.jpg15-oAlways a good dinner . . .Mey Hasbrook and Dawn Burns enjoy theirs.https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/15-k.jpg15-kCurtis VanDonkelaar has lots of questions about the process.https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/15-j.jpg15-jThe first print, its ink still wet. https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/15-m.jpg15-mRachel Baker holds up her print, a lovely crane.https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/15-l.jpg15-lThe engraving and its now-dry print.https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/15-i.jpg15-iSteve Smith describes the engraving and printing process.https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/15-h.jpg15-hhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/15-g.jpg15-ghttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/15-f.jpg15-f2025-11-10T16:44:24+00:00weekly0.6https://swampfire.org/2014-2/https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/14-food.jpg14-foodhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/14-walk.jpg14-walkhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/14-b.jpg14-bSteve demonstrates the glazing process, then peers into the outdoor kiln just before inserting cupshttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/14-a.jpg14-aSteve Smith's cups ready for the Raku processhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/14-c.jpg14-cCups in the fiery kilnhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/14-d.jpg14-dRemoving a cup from the kilnhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/14-e.jpg14-eSetting a cup in straw . . . which sets the straw on firehttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/14-h.jpg14-hMore straw catching firehttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/14-i.jpg14-iJust before smothering the flameshttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/14-f.jpg14-fRemoving the last cup from the kiln2025-11-10T16:43:45+00:00weekly0.6https://swampfire.org/2013-2/https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13-d.jpg13-dRebecca Graves paints, Jennifer Creighton contemplateshttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13-h.jpg13-hJust waiting for the kiln to get hot enough to refire the potshttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13-c.jpg13-cAlex Friedman and Rachel Baker listen to explanation of resist techniquehttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13-g.jpg13-gSteve Smith and Rebecca Graves stoke the kilnhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13-k.jpg13-kSmith inserts the last of the pots, then he'll add green leaves for smoky soothttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13-e.jpg13-eDawn Burns reflects on the process of painting words on already-fired pothttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13-i.jpg13-iBut waiting isn't THAT hardhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13-m.jpg13-mJust listening to the sound of clay thrown into wordshttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13-j.jpg13-jPots wait patiently to be smoked in the kilnhttps://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/13-a.jpg13-aRachel Baker, poet, and Steve Smith, potter, at Friday's opening discussion2025-11-10T16:42:58+00:00weekly0.6https://swampfire.org/2012-2/https://swampfire.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/12-b.jpg12-bAt the clay bowl carving 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