The Master List of our workshop and free program offerings for 2019,
Most programming takes place in Vancouver, with some field trips and exceptions to accommodate large groups. Our usual haunts:
– MacLean Park Fieldhouse, 710 Keefer St. @ Heatley, Strathcona
– Trillium North Park, Malkin @ Thornton in Strathcona (Official Trillium Park address 600 National Avenue, but we’re on the north side of the park at the mural-painted shipping containers)
– Means of Production Garden, E 6th Ave & St Catherines St, Mount Pleasant
Three Season:
- Natural Dyers’ Cooperative Garden
- Seasonal Fibre Research Guilds
- Community FoodForest Stewardship Guild
- Trillium Studio and Stewardship ($10 registration fee)
Winter:
- Weekday Stewardship Sessions – Free, Thursdays 2-4pm@ Trillium
- Winter Willow Workparties
- The EartHand Weaver: basic basketry with invasive species and garden clippings
- EartHand Gleaners Society AGM — FEB 2
- Homegrown Mouthpieces
- Baba Yaga’s Slippers
Spring:
- Oil-Tanning and Talk with Lotta Rahme
- March 30- Means of Production Open Studio Day 10am-2pm
- Commuters Pack Weavers Guild
- Knapping in Public
- FenceWeaving at MOP
- Fenceweaving at Trillium
- Trillium Studio and Stewardship ($10 registration fee)
- Seasonal Fibre Guild – limited spring-only spots
- Community FoodForest Guild – limited spring-only spots
Summer:
- Straw into Gold: Linen Processing Intensive
- July 6 – Means of Production Garden Party- hillside stairs completion
- Pigments, Charcoal, Brushes and Botanical Drawing
- Open Studio Sessions
- Spinners Slow Hikes
- Seasonal Fibre Guild – limited summer-only spots
- Community FoodForest Guild – limited summer-only spots
- Trillium Studio and Stewardship ($10 registration fee)
Autumn:
- Seasonal Fibre Guild – limited autumn-only spots
- Community FoodForest Guild – limited autumn-only spots
- Trillium Studio and Stewardship ($10 registration fee) September 28
- Indigo for the Intimidated– FULL
- Hand Care Salve with Cease Wyss– Sept 30
- Wet Felting Basics with Amy Walker-Oct 23, 30
- Stitched Felt Vessels– Nov 13, 20
- Salmon leather tanning with Janey Chang– Oct 10, 17
- Fish Leather Sewn Pouches with Janey Chang– Nov 7,14
- Buttons from wood and antler with David Gowman – Oct 3
- Youth4Nature final installation in Stanley Park– Oct 5
- Walking with Stinging Nettle– Oct 6
- Drop Spindle Introduction with Sharon Kallis -Oct 28
- Braids and Beyond with Sharon Kallis– Nov 6
About Our Paid Programs:
This feels like an exciting time- bringing together all of our hard earned skills and materials- to the design and making of individual projects that can feel useful in our daily lives.
Working with our amazing skill holders we have designed classes to allow a ‘mix and match’ type of personal learning and making within the collective atmosphere that is so much a part of our EartHand way.
From tanning and felting to button-making and more, we hope these offerings inspire you to learn new skills, practice and honour skills already mastered, and put to good use all those various bits that can be generated in studio sessions. Most classes are materials included, but you will see the leather and stitched felting programs also allow for a materials purchase from the instructor to allow cross over- maybe you really want to learn felting with Amy, then purchase your fish leather for a project with Janey? Whatever combination you come up with, I hope you are inspired to bring your maker-time bits together in an exciting way that leaves you with something to cherish and use or gift to someone with pride.
As with all of our paid programs, revenue generated helps with our general operating for maintaining our two garden sites at Means of Production and Trillium North Park. Participating in our programs supports these beloved community spaces and our local artists that share their knowledge with us. Thanks for your support!
Community Celebrations:
- Feb 2 – EartHand Gleaners Society AGM- and early movie night of Land and Sea videos
- March 30- Means of Production Open Studio Day 10am-2pm
- July 6- Means of Production Garden Party- hillside stairs completion
- December 21- Strathcona Artist in Residence Final Celebration- linked to Solstice Festival!
Watch for our partnering programs:
- Strathcona Community Centre Artists-in-Residence with Rebecca Graham
- Stanley Park Ecology Society Youth4Nature.