The Braiding Past Threads to Present Place BIPOC Artist Research Cohort has commenced its workshops in late May. After an on-line info session, the cohort gathered in-person for the first time for a Plant & Fibre-Based Workshop led by Sharon Kallis at Trillium on May 23. The cohort had a tour at the Trillium Garden…
Author: Rebecca Wang
Introducing — Braiding Past Threads to Present Place
We are pleased to announce that we are launching a pilot program named Braiding Past Threads to Present Place, where eleven BIPOC, equity-seeking artists will gather ten times with skill holders from EartHand community from May to September this year to develop their own Ancestral Cloth projects and collectively identify unique challenges and opportunities in…
Tension Tray Willow Weaving with Gwen of Woven Wild
Tuesday evenings, 6:30-8:00 pm PST 3 virtual sessions: Mar 29, Apr 5, April 12 We will be making willow tension trays, a simple project that can be used as a serving platter, hot plate, wall hanging or drying rack. This is a great introduction to basketry as it employs techniques that can be applied to…
Guild: Networks of Care
Host: Cait of Gentle Geographies 6 virtual sessions, Sundays 10-11:30am PST Feb 20, Mar 6, 20, April 3, 17, May 1 What does it mean to be here now? How does community, tradition and heritage shape our conceptions of who we are and how we respond to the conditions we find ourselves living in? In…
Guild: Our Closets Unpacked
Host: Sharon Kallis 5 virtual sessions, Saturdays 10-11:30am PST, Mar 5 & 19, Apr 9, May 14, Jun 11 and 3 trips to Barnston Island to be coordinated for lower mainland participants 1 flax seeding, 1 weeding, 1 harvest- visit dates TBC,( travel coordination and dates will be set at first virtual session) For the…
EartHand Gleaners Annual General Meeting
Join us for a conversation of what the past year held and for a quick dip into the official business of our finances and election of Board of Directors! As per changes at last year’s AGM, voting members are those who held volunteer positions of responsibility and those paid as skill holders through the year….
ExperiMending Guild With Amy Walker
Thursday evenings, 7:00-8:30 pm (PST) 4 virtual sessions: Feb 3, 17, Mar 3, 17 This mending guild is not about doing it the “right” way. It’s about trying new things, playing, and having fun as we repair our clothes and other textiles. Rather than subtlety and blending in, we encourage creativity and celebration of the…
Weathering Systems in the Studio: Monthly Almanac
Join us online the last Monday of the month from January – November 2022, 7-8:30pm 11 virtual sessions: Jan 31, Feb 28, Mar 28, Apr 25, May 30, Jun 27, Jul 25, Aug 29, Sept 26, Oct 31, Nov 28 Join Jaymie Johnson (Nelson) and Sharon Kallis (Vancouver) to foster mindfulness for resilience by cultivating a…