| Author(s) | |
|---|---|
| Publication Year | |
| Publisher |
Work With What You Have at Hand
From: Common Threads
$1.00
In most environmental stewardship practice, conversations about invasive and native species are inclined to dualistic thinking: invasive plant = bad. But what if invasive species could be useful for something? What if, since invasives are what we have in abundance, we could find useful solutions for other environmental problems using materials from all these plants that we have at hand?
Contributors
Sharon Kallis
Sharon Kallis is a Vancouver artist who specializes in working with unwanted natural materials. Involving community in connecting traditional hand techniques with invasive species and garden waste, she creates site-specific installations that become ecological interventions. Through her work, Sharon has engaged with groups and studied plants and techniques across North America, as well as in Central America and Europe. Some of her recent projects include leading The Urban Weaver Project and Aberthau: flax=fibre+food. She brings together for collaborative projects fiber artists, park ecologists, First Nations basket weavers, city gardeners and the general community.
