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Working with Invasive Plant Species
From: Common Threads
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Embracing invasive plants as a material resource for hand-based technologies makes so much sense; we bring land stewardship practices to the heart of our making. It is not about choosing a plant because it is pretty, or bends “just so” making it an aesthetically pleasing choice. Our
work with invasive plants acknowledges — and places the act of making something — back into the cycle of a healthy ecosystem. We should work not just with what is at hand in our immediate environment, but with what is abundantly at hand and needs to be kept in check.
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.
