The session will promote ecological balance & regenerative economies through a passion for wild pigments, their places of origin, & their cultural histories. The objectives include connecting participants to a land based palette by providing resources, education & inspiration to integrate earthen, botanical and waste stream pigments, hand-gathered & prepared in local landscapes, into studio practice. The workshop will focus on making inks. Participants will create a collaborative local ink palette and take at least one ink home.

When: October 21, 1 to 5 pm OPEN FOR REGISTRATION

Saturday September 23, 1 to 5 pm FULL

Where: MDD Studios at Academy of Music www.megandulciedill.com

Cost: $75 for registration. etransfer, cash or cheque to qathetart@gmail.com limited registration

*please bring your own sketchbook and a small jam jar or container.

ABOUT ANNIE ANNIE (SHE/HER) IS A LAND-BASED PAINTER AND ART THERAPIST WHO MAKES HER OWN MATERIALS OUT OF FORAGED AND NATURAL COLOR SOURCES. ANNIE’S PAINTING EXPRESSES LANDSCAPE, A SENSE OF PLACE, AND EMBODIMENT; SHE PAINTS OUT ON THE LAND USING INGREDIENTS FROM THE SURROUNDING PLACE AND HER GARDEN. THIS INCLUDES INDIGO DYEING AND MAKING INKS AND PAINTS FROM WILD PIGMENTS FOUND IN THE EARTH, BOTANICALS, AND METALS LEFT FROM DECAYING INDUSTRY. ANNIE’S PERSONAL ART PRACTICE AND PRACTICE IN ART THERAPY INTERTWINE THROUGH THE USE OF MATERIAL, CONNECTION TO THE LAND, AND HER FELLOW ARTMAKERS IN QATHET, BC, THE TERRITORY OF THE TLA’AMIN PEOPLE. ORIGINALLY FROM OHIO, USA, ANNIE STUDIED AT OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, MAIWA SCHOOL OF TEXTILES, AND VANCOUVER ART THERAPY INSTITUTE. SHE HAS SHOWN HER WORK IN COLUMBUS, OH, PORT ANGELES, WA, VANCOUVER, BC, AND THE SUNSHINE COAST, BC. ANNIE’S ART PRACTICE IS INSPIRED BY A DEEP DESIRE FOR JOY WITH PEOPLE AND A CONNECTION TO THE LAND. SHE IS FUELED DAILY BY MOTHERING HER TWO DAUGHTERS AND ENJOYS ALL OF IT WITH HER HUSBAND AND FELLOW ARTIST, JOSHUA. HTTPS://ANNIEROBINSON.ART