Linda Doucette is a textile artist whose lifestyle of green living and existing in harmony with nature is the essence of her business, Shades of Nature. She uses flowers grown with organic methods at her home, Shady Grove Farm, to create earth-friendly, non-toxic dye methods that are non-polluting.

She purchases cochineal and indigo, which she cannot produce herself, and the biodegradable leftover plant material is composted and returned to the garden. At her studio, mushrooms become sheets of paper, fiber is turned into cloth, and the beauty of the landscape is preserved in distinctive paintings. Her alpaca, angora rabbits, sheep and llama provide the luxurious fiber for dyeing and spinning.

She also combines the natural fleece colors with shades from her dye pots to make unique variegated and semi-solid yarns. The entire process, from raising fiber animals and dye plants to dyeing and weaving, is tactile and satisfying and keeps her connected to earth, and to the people who first discovered the secret colors hidden in plants.

Contact Us

Muncy Historical Society
40 North Main Street
P.O. Box 11
Muncy, PA 17756
(570) 546-5917
MuncyHistorical@aol.com

Regular Hours: Mondays and Fridays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
March through November ** except holidays **
and by special appointment.
Hours are subject to change
Check schedule by calling (570)546-5917