Edge Effects

As PLAYA’s Residency Manager Chelsea Peil puts it so well, "The Brazilians stole our hearts." From the moment they arrived with brilliant smiles, through the turning of compost in the garden and planting of potatoes, to the way they shared so much of themselves,...

This June, textile designer and artist Marilyn Robert from Eugene, Oregon, came to PLAYA to “coax” hues from the plants of the Great Basin. As Marilyn says on her website, http://www.marilynrobert.com/, “Dyeing with natural dye is a feature of my work. The colors...

PLAYA at Summer Lake is fortunate to have many gifted alumni and friends, including a talented and dedicated Board of Directors. Serving his third year on PLAYA's Board, Dr. Pepper Trail is an ornithologist, conservationist, writer, and photographer. He began watching...