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Studio Kabuya
got its start right here at Smoke Farm in 2009
when Sarah Kavage
developed a method for braiding tall grass into
long undulating ropelike living sculpture. When
Adria
Garcia saw the work it reminded her of
similar practices from her childhood on O'ahu
and it wasn't long before the two started
collaborating and refining the technique. Since
then they've braided in Kent, Richmond Beach,
Magnuson Park, Marra Farm, and the Olympic
Sculpture Park, but they always come back
here to the annual Lo-Fi Arts
Festival. Work on this year's installation
began on Wednesday and I was recruited to
assist. I was a slow learner but eventually
worked my way up from raking to pruning. It's
hard, hot work--and I had the easy job!
Lucky for us the frigid Stillaguamish
River was just a hop, skip, and plunge
away...
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