Tag: Rope
Wayfinding: Weaving 2018
Nicole Preissl (Stolo) and Veronica Rose (Gitxsan) will be leading a series of interactive and informative walks for participants aged 13-24 who are interested in weaving with natural fibres. The walks will take place between MOP and Trillium North Park, where EartHand Gleaners has their locations. The walks are meant to engage youth in weaving…
FORAGE March: English Ivy
Twelve hearty and brave souls came to work with us for our first FORAGE: Seasonal Fibre Series date on March 8, and had the bonus of an indoor space last minute! (Little did we know at the time that March rainfall would break records…) The day included harvesting English ivy, splitting, debarking, making rope and a quick…
Blackberry Butterfly Net- Community Project
Our whirlwind series of nights at Richmond’s Bridgeport Industrial Park wrapped up this last week with a final celebration of the art work made and now installed on site. Blackberry/Butterfly Net This temporary sculptural installation is made from invasive blackberry vines harvested from the Bridgeport Industrial Park. Inspired by childhood memories of running in a…
Tea Party and Project Celebration!
Join us Saturday August 13th 1-4pm at the Richmond Pollinator Pasture in Bridgeport Industrial Park Iced nettle tea, and other light refreshments served in the pasture under the crochet tea tent. See the final sculpture installed. Featuring musical duet by Mr. Fire-Man playing a hand-made wooden horn and Jamie Macdonald on ukulele. how to find…
Fence Weaving Project at Trillium
Have some free summer afternoons or evenings this summer and wondering what to do? Local artist Melodie Flook is looking for volunteers to help beautify the fence on the western edge of our work bay. Ropemaking, crocheting and knitting are just a few of the skills you can learn or practice using local plant materials…
Community Project in Richmond BC
Join us this summer for blackberry rope making! Find the project page here