Cassandra Tondro
@cassandratondro.bsky.social
Art made from natural and upcycled materials.
I'm coming to LA next Wednesday, December 10th, to show my handwoven scarves and table runners at The Ebell of Los Angeles Artisan Boutique. 10am-3pm. See you there!
Last Show This Year in LA
Cleopatra and Penelope investigating my Farmer's Market finds. Hi Friends, I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving! It was warm and sunny here -- warm enough that we were able to take our sandwiches and
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December 3, 2025 at 3:21 PM
I'm coming to LA next Wednesday, December 10th, to show my handwoven scarves and table runners at The Ebell of Los Angeles Artisan Boutique. 10am-3pm. See you there!
Save the date for the upcoming Artisan Boutique at The Ebell of Los Angeles on December 10th! And more in today's newsletter.
Save the Date!
Seed pods on the Japanese Pagoda tree in the rain. Hi Friends, I've spent the past couple of weeks getting ready for two holiday arts and crafts shows, the first of which was last Sunday
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November 19, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Save the date for the upcoming Artisan Boutique at The Ebell of Los Angeles on December 10th! And more in today's newsletter.
Save the date! I'll be showing my handwoven scarves and table runners at The Ebell of Los Angeles Artisan Boutique on Wednesday, December 10th. I look forward to seeing you there!
November 18, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Save the date! I'll be showing my handwoven scarves and table runners at The Ebell of Los Angeles Artisan Boutique on Wednesday, December 10th. I look forward to seeing you there!
Who remembers cooties from elementary school? Read more about them in today's newsletter. What childhood fables do you remember?
Pink + Green = Cooties?
Late season sunflower volunteer under the birdfeeders. Hi Friends, Does anyone else remember this from elementary school? If you wore pink and green together on a certain day of the week, I think it w...
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November 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Who remembers cooties from elementary school? Read more about them in today's newsletter. What childhood fables do you remember?
Overdyeing with tea in today's newsletter.
Spontaneity and Tea Dye
Birds of Paradise at sunset. Hi Friends, A few weeks ago I showed you five white linen scarves that I had scrunch dyed, and that turned out a little brighter than I was expecting. I
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October 22, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Overdyeing with tea in today's newsletter.
New handwoven table runners in today's newsletter.
Handwoven Table Runners and a Video
It's spider season! Hello Friends, I'm getting ready for a show at the Ebell in Los Angeles in December. I've been asked to show my handwoven scarves and table runners, so I've been doing a
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October 8, 2025 at 3:59 PM
New handwoven table runners in today's newsletter.
Saw this sculpture today at Kimball Park. Made using plastic water bottles. It's giving me ideas for my found trash!
September 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Saw this sculpture today at Kimball Park. Made using plastic water bottles. It's giving me ideas for my found trash!
Another studio day for the cats and I! I'm working on a woven batik tablerunner, and the cats are up to no good, as usual.
September 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Another studio day for the cats and I! I'm working on a woven batik tablerunner, and the cats are up to no good, as usual.
Dyeing surprise in today's newsletter.
Dyeing Surprise and Two New Videos
Limelight Sage and Pitcher Sage in my backyard. Greetings Friends, My friend Salli gave me a large linen curtain that she replaced and no longer needs. It was a beautiful white linen with a sage
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September 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Dyeing surprise in today's newsletter.
Working on some new handwoven scarves for the holidays.
September 18, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Working on some new handwoven scarves for the holidays.
New work being sent to Bird Dog Arts in Tejon Ranch today.
September 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
New work being sent to Bird Dog Arts in Tejon Ranch today.
Chatting about collage play time in today's newsletter. What do you do for fun?
Play Time
Last of the summer blooms. Hi Friends, I've been tidying up in the studio this week and finishing loose ends. I had done a stack of playful paintings that were waiting to be turned into
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September 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Chatting about collage play time in today's newsletter. What do you do for fun?
Reworking found trash in today's newsletter.
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August 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Reworking found trash in today's newsletter.
Slow art featured in today's newsletter.
Slow Art
California Fuchsia in the backyard. Hi Friends, I've been working on some fiber arts pieces lately, and finally finished two of them. This is slow art that requires patience. In this first piece I lay...
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August 13, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Slow art featured in today's newsletter.
Update on home renovation, new found poetry collages, and three woven scarves in today's newsletter.
Living with Chaos
Thistles at Ventura Community Park. Greetings Friends, I don't live in a war zone and we're no longer in the midst of a global pandemic. I'm grateful for these things, and my situation is far
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July 30, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Update on home renovation, new found poetry collages, and three woven scarves in today's newsletter.
Create your own magical vision board to soothe a stressed nervous system.
Art to Soothe a Stressed Nervous System
Native California Sage in the backyard. Hi Friends, I've been learning about neuroplasticity lately, and discovering ways to soothe my over-reactive and hypersensitive nervous system. Neuroplasticity ...
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July 16, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Create your own magical vision board to soothe a stressed nervous system.
Learning the Japanese paper crumpling technique of momigami in today's newsletter.
Momigami
The bees are crazy about the native Coyote Mint in the backyard. Hi Friends, While surfing the Internet I stumbled upon a Japanese paper technique called Momigami. Momigami is a Japanese word that mea...
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July 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Learning the Japanese paper crumpling technique of momigami in today's newsletter.
Latest update on rust and leaf print commission piece in today's newsletter.
Fourth Time's a Charm?
Native California Red Yarrow in backyard Hi Friends, This week I finished the rust and leaf print part of the fourth iteration of a large commissioned piece for a new spa opening in Kansas City,
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June 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Latest update on rust and leaf print commission piece in today's newsletter.
Rust art in progress in today's newsletter.
Commission Update
Bee's Balm Sage in bloom outside the catio Hi Friends, I thought I'd give you an update on the 4' x 8' rust and leaf print commission piece I'm working on for a new spa
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June 4, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Rust art in progress in today's newsletter.
Blind contour self portraits in today's newsletter.
Daily Self Portraits
Bougainvillea plants blanketing the back wall Hi Friends, I heard an idea somewhere of doing a daily blind contour self-portrait, just for fun. Blind contour drawing is where you draw with a pen or a
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May 21, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Blind contour self portraits in today's newsletter.
New minimalist paintings in today's newsletter.
Why Minimalism?
Dyer's Coreopsis in backyard Hi Friends, After seeing the tablerunners in my last newsletter, my friend Sylvia Greer suggested that I need more contrast in my work, something I have heard from others ...
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May 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
New minimalist paintings in today's newsletter.
Weaving with strips of batik fabrics in todays newsletter.
Failure is Temporary
Native California alum root plants blooming in backyard Hi Friends, I originally planted the Heuchera plants, shown above, to harvest for alum, used in dyeing. But they're just too darn pretty to dig ...
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April 23, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Weaving with strips of batik fabrics in todays newsletter.
Weaving challenge for my Free Weavers Study Group in today's newsletter.
Weaving Challenge
Pacific Coast Iris beginning to bloom in my yard Greetings Friends, Once or twice a year, the Free Weavers Study Group that I belong to sets a challenge, and each member of the group creates
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April 9, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Weaving challenge for my Free Weavers Study Group in today's newsletter.
I'm working on a large commission piece using rust and eucalyptus leaf prints.
Rust and Eucalyptus Commission
California False Indigo in my yard emerging from winter dormancy Hi Friends, A few weeks ago I was commissioned to create a piece of art for a new spa in Kansas City, Missouri that's opening
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March 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I'm working on a large commission piece using rust and eucalyptus leaf prints.