Sharon Kallis

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Featuredby sharonkallis 2 Comments

Please know: this is mostly an archive of works pre-2016…. visit EartHand Gleaners Society, -the nonprofit for which I am the founding executive director- that website gets way more of […]

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New Skin (new garments)

November 10, 2020by sharonkallis 2 Comments

 Now here we are, as the darkest time of the annual earth cycle comes round, we can see a lighter time of being human ahead. We have all in our […]

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clothing, culture

Arts & Life Article…

February 27, 2019by sharonkallis Leave a comment

I am feeling like a little brag is required- the Vancouver Sun article from this interview with Stuart Derdeyn a while back turned into  such a lovely piece and makes […]

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Seasonal Fibre Guild: marking a decade into my discovery of local

January 1, 2019by sharonkallis Leave a comment

2019 marks the year I turn 50, and to acknowledge that I decided to give myself what I really want- time in EartHand’s two managed gardens with plants between my […]

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clothing, do-it-together; knowledge sharing, environment, material inquiry, Uncategorized

CACiS 2018: Grooming the Land

December 29, 2018by sharonkallis Leave a comment

A story of love, loss and creative angst. It is said, you can never go back- similar to the idea of not being able to step into the same river […]

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culture, environment, installations, natural dyes

Colour Therapy

December 26, 2018by sharonkallis 1 Comment

WINTER: perversely in the winter time when it is dull, grey and dark, I find myself wearing blacks and greys- likely an urban camouflage- yet I am greedy for colour […]

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clothing, do-it-together; knowledge sharing, material inquiry, natural dyes, social engagement, Uncategorized

walking and spinning as meditation

June 27, 2018by sharonkallis 3 Comments

Last summer I began the practice of traveling with a drop spindle and fibre as my ‘travel craft”- something to keep my hands busy in those interstitial times of waiting. […]

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clothing, environment, Events, Uncategorized

Musings on a community based practice

January 3, 2018by sharonkallis Leave a comment

At this dark time of year I’ve been sorting and purging old files; as the paper documents, computer files and photographs pass through my hands, they trigger many reflections on […]

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culture, do-it-together; knowledge sharing, material inquiry, social engagement

The Completion of the Weaving Wagon

June 8, 2017by sharonkallis Leave a comment

Thanks to Rebecca for doing such a great job of writing about the journey of making the weaving wagon… Very thrilled to announce it is now in use around Vancouver! […]

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Weaving Wagon… coming soon!

April 12, 2017by sharonkallis 4 Comments

I am so thrilled to be able to announce we are moving forward with full funding for a project I conceptualized with my friend and colleague Rebecca Graham…. Rebecca wanted […]

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We Can’t All Be Christo, But…

March 28, 2017by sharonkallis 1 Comment

Doesn’t happen very often ( ok, this is actually a first), but funny getting someone whose blog I follow writing about me!  Figured I would share. I always enjoy Textile […]

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meeting of the dreadlocksDr Watson the dog and Karen!fibre samples to the loom
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recent posts

  • New Skin (new garments)
  • Arts & Life Article…
  • Seasonal Fibre Guild: marking a decade into my discovery of local
  • CACiS 2018: Grooming the Land
  • Colour Therapy

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Books

  • my book! Common Threads: Weaving Community Through Collaborative Eco-Art

Media and Interviews

  • Canadian Art: Robin Laurence on MOP garden
  • Fiber Arts Now winter 2014
  • Hooked on the Environment pg 1
  • Hooked on the Environment pg 2
  • Lillian Elliott Award announcement

other projects

  • Aberthau:flax=food+fibre
  • BranchWeave with Science World
  • eARThand gleaners society
  • Means of Production Garden (MOPARRC)
  • NEST in Crab Park
  • The Ivy Project
  • The Legion Of Flying Monkeys Horn Orchestra
  • The Urban Weaver Project

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