Upcoming and Recent Events
Talk & Slideshow
When Life Gives You Invasives, Make Art
Saturday, Feb 21, 2026
1 pm to 3:30 pm
Hunter Jarret, the "Invasive Species Guy" of Nanaimo, and Christi York, a Gabriola Island based artist working with plant materials, will share their passions and their work in this slide presentations and Q&A. Ideas and language around the idea of "invasive species" is evolving. Learn about habitat restoration practices, and get inspired by creative endeavours from artists who work with “over-abundant” plant material. This is an awareness and fundraiser by the NALT Native Plant Nursery. Purchase tickets, or at the door on a sliding scale basis.
Online Learning
Open Weave Wall Hanging Basket
and
Working with English Ivy
Pre-recorded classes show you the technique to weave your own gorgeous wall hanging basket. Use purchased basketry material, or foraged wild vines.
The separate, English Ivy session (recording available) covers what to look for, how to harvest, and a detailed demonstration on how to peel and split the vines into fine material.
Workshop
Subtle Colours from Nature:
Fun with Handmade Inks
6 to 9 pm. Tuesday, November 4, 2025
Learn how to make a batch of ink from botanical materials. Meanwhile, we will play with abstract mark making, building up loose patterns in muted tones on watercolour paper. Beginners welcome.
Festival; Demonstration
Free the Fern Eco Art Fest
10am to 2 pm. Saturday, June 28, 2025
Champlain Heights, Vancouver, BC
A community engaged event, free and accessible to everyone. I’ll demonstrate how to make leaf sculptures using a paper-pulp casting method, using recycled paper with native plant seeds. Take one home to dry and enjoy it inside, or leave it outside to biodegrade and maybe (just maybe) some seeds will grow as it returns to the earth.
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