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Register in advance for this webinar:This talk for Concordia is open to the public, please note: 3pm (PST) Sharon will speak to the holistic nature of how experiences from the Means of Production Garden and the EartHand Gleaners community have informed her personal arts practice. https://concordia-ca.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_CuMoMibLQEW4WL4e3c730Q After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing…
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Down from the Mountains: into the city T’uy’t’tanat -Cease Wyss and Jolene Andrew join Sharon Kallis in asking the following questions through a journey of connecting to our own ancestral cloth traditions. How do the plants and fibres define a culture? A place? What are the similar teachings being reciprocated between two culturally distinct styles…
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What kinds of fibre projects are you hoping to take on this year? We are ever-working to assemble a series of Workshops, Guilds along with online tutorials so you can custom choose where you get support for your own learning adventure. It is always important for us to both foster a community of fellow makers…
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Have you been a part of our community this past year- in person or virtual? We would love for you to join us online as we officially wrap up 2020. Saturday Feb 6th 10.30am- 12noon PST Members who register before Saturday Jan 23 will be emailed the financial and AGM package on the 23rd, members…
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Inspired by the works of Kittie Kipper on Instagram – chef Karen Barnaby wants to see the large red net bags in which onions enter commercial kitchens repurposed into beautiful new life beyond trash. Twisting, stitching and coiling come immediately to mind… What can you think up? Check out @kittiekipper on Insta for inspiration and…
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From traveling through each others bookshelves to Plan Jam Goal Friends, we have some opportunities to be online together soon! Sharon and other EartHand leaders are doing lots of work behind the scenes to get ready for what we will be offering in the coming months for both technical learning and community sharing time. Meanwhile,…
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Short cold days and long winter nights is the perfect time to get lost at home in hand projects galore. Below is a growing list of things that have inspired thoughtful listening while working on hand projects. Favourites from our executive director Sharon Kallis: Canadian actor and writer Dan Levy has been taking the University…
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We are thrilled to have Nicola Hodges able to work with us still – joining us virtually from the Sunshine Coast. Time together with knitting needles has always been a part of how our community gathers, and this fall we have formalized this into a guild opportunity where a small group of knitters can inspire…
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Thursday evenings, 7:00-8:30, Sept 24, Oct 8, 22, Nov 5, 19, Dec 3 6 sessions – $75 Max 8 participants, virtual participation book your spot to participate here Become comfortable weaving on a form, practicing twining techniques, and building skills required for weaving garden hats in 2021! Garden ornamental and invasive seasonal green-waste are the…
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Sharon Kallis of EartHand Gleaners and Amy Walker of Makemobile enjoy making in public whenever possible. In the spirit of using public spaces as places for arts and life, we invite you to bring your own portable hand work (ie knitting, stitching, braiding, weaving, carving painting, etc.) for three physically-distant making jams in three city parks.…
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