Haines / Hood River, Oregon ⋅ Business Basics PArticipant
Fireside Herbs is not so much a business as it is a way to keep making art and other creations. The owner Ariel was born and raised in Alaska and currently reside in a very tiny dry cabin outside of Haines. She spent childhood summers running around Funter Bay (Kootznoowoo), blowing her bear whistle and investigating tidepools. Her childhood forest and beach romping grew into a life-long sense of wonder for Alaska. She has spent the last 15 years working in museum exhibition planning and design, where she has learned various skills as a maker and activity-designer. She loves to play and everything about what she does comes back to whether or not it inspires fun in whoever it reaches. She loves sharing knowledge, but more than anything she would really love to share the sense of awe she gets from this special place.