Two programs start up this May that offer different types of opportunities to think about our relationship to plants, our interdependence and cultural connections. Jess Vaira is leading our Land & Body: Tea-Care Cohort, a group that will gather over 4 Sunday mornings this Spring to tend the plants that offer nourishment, have time for…
Author: sharonkallis
artist in Vancouver BC, working in the garden with green waste and invasive plant species- rethinking how traditional hand technologies can be paired with unwanted materials for community made contemporary art installations that encourage environmental awareness.
Flax to Linen Time!
As we enter sowing time for flax here on the West Coast, it seems a good moment to announce EartHand is a member of the North American Linen Association! This newly formed non-profit is a cross-border alliance that is helping connect us all for sharing resources, knowledge and support towards re-building a linen and related…
Announcing 2024 Gardens to Studio Guilds
A full offering of programs is now open for registration! We are very excited to have a wide range of learning and garden connection opportunities- some starting up very soon! Spaces are limited, register early to avoid disappointment. And note we are using a registration request form now for longer term programs- this allows you…
Artist in Residence: 2023 Reflections
by Anna Heywood Jones Much of my residency work last year revolved around nettle and indigo, as Sharon and I co-led Blue Nettle, a six-month program focused on working with each plant throughout its seasonal life cycle. Sharon shared her extensive knowledge of stinging nettle with the group, while I delved into researching and learning…
Announcing our 2024 Research Project
Collaborative Land Care For 2024, EartHand is putting our Artist in Residency program on hold and investing our time and resources into learning about different types of collaborative land care modalities. Currently, our two learning gardens are run by volunteer labour for both garden work and program coordination, including connecting with artists for materials access…
2024 program spotlight Relational Clothing: growing a Soil to Skin Garment
Program Now Full! Read on to be added to the waitlist in case of registration shifts. Want to make a commitment to yourself ( and your closet) while creating a locally grown garment and growing your community? This program takes a leap from our extended Blue Nettle program of 2023, having learned the great value…
2023 in Review!
We spend so long writing about upcoming events, and rarely take a moment to share on our website some of our highlights that you might have missed- So here is a brief overview of just a few or our gatherings this past year. Flax to Linen– over 30 individuals signed up to participate in our…
Summer Climate Observations and Events
Our Weaving Art & Impact project launched with a great turn out for our summer walks, and the September walks are fast approaching- both take place on September 23rd with space in the middle to enjoy a lunch somewhere local in-between. Trillium in the morning- register here and MOP in the afternoon- register here Looking…
Flax Progress Report 2023
It has been nearly 100 days since we sowed our flax seeds at the Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) Farm School in Richmond – and we have begun to harvest! Like many places, it has been an odd spring for growing here on the West coast, and those of us growing flax are looking forward to…
Weaving Art & Impact: Tying Plant Threads to Climate Resilience
EartHand is thrilled to announce this new project launching Summer 2023! This project brings seasonal fibre harvesting knowledge and hand skills together with citizen science opportunities for observing climate change impacts on the land and plants. Connected stewardship activities will also assist us to revitalize previously inaccessible spaces in the Means of Production Garden and…