The Mending Ground Community Project
To view photographs of all participants' individual socks, please visit:
https://www.instagram.com/themendingground/
https://www.instagram.com/themendingground/
The Mending Ground Community Project invited artists, makers and menders to creatively darn, embroider, stitch &/or bead an 'art- sock' as an offering of gratitude and healing to the earth. The project invited participants to stand with the last remaining Ancient Forests while they continue to provide for us, clean our air, nourish our ecosystems, teach us how to live, breathe, be present and heal.
Fifty participants of all ages and diverse identifiers from across North America responded to the call and their work was exhibited together in the Ancient Forest at Eden Grove on unceded Pacheedaht territory with a one-day pop-up installation.
The acts of stitching traditionally reference 'matrilineal' acts of care and healing in mending our relations with materials, each other, other species and the earth. Darning, stitching, beading and embroidery are creative skills sets often passed down from mother to daughter that offer a way to honour materials by mending to extend the life of the item, beautify, care and avoid planned obsolescence and material waste. Each art-sock made by hand is act of Standing With Old Growth.
Photographs of individual socks can be viewed on the community project Instagram feed at:
https://www.instagram.com/themendingground/
The Mending Ground Community Project was initiated and organized by Connie Michele Morey in partnership with Eden Grove Artist in Residence Program and with installation support from David Holloway.
Fifty participants of all ages and diverse identifiers from across North America responded to the call and their work was exhibited together in the Ancient Forest at Eden Grove on unceded Pacheedaht territory with a one-day pop-up installation.
The acts of stitching traditionally reference 'matrilineal' acts of care and healing in mending our relations with materials, each other, other species and the earth. Darning, stitching, beading and embroidery are creative skills sets often passed down from mother to daughter that offer a way to honour materials by mending to extend the life of the item, beautify, care and avoid planned obsolescence and material waste. Each art-sock made by hand is act of Standing With Old Growth.
Photographs of individual socks can be viewed on the community project Instagram feed at:
https://www.instagram.com/themendingground/
The Mending Ground Community Project was initiated and organized by Connie Michele Morey in partnership with Eden Grove Artist in Residence Program and with installation support from David Holloway.
Participants:
Stephan Beauchemin, Pippa Benedetto, Violet Benedetto, Julia Bennett, Manuela Biron, Mary de Bruyn, Samantha Burke, Chickweed, Jane Coombe, Emily Cowan, Sarah Cowan, Helene Demers, Troi Donnelly, Hiliary Duinker, Jill Ehlert, Margo Farr, Laurie Freeman, Holly Friesen, Andrea Gleichauf, Deb Gloeckler, Sarah Harris, Abigail Holmes, Barb Hunt, Beth Ross Johnson, Karina Kalvaitis, Sarah Kilian, Nancy Kish, Simone Littledale, Elizabeth Litton, Amber MacGregor, Amy Marcus, Lyndsay McKay, Raine McKay, Cindy Monahan, Christina Morey, Amber Morrison, Corkie Neuhaus, Maria Anna Parolin, Hannah Pirker, Regan Rasmussen, Wendy Sarno, Roni Sher, Anne Steves, Melanie Thompson, Sweet Tooth, Christi York, Anine Vonkeman, Christine Walker, Brenda Weatherson and Cythia Cuandra Winters
Stephan Beauchemin, Pippa Benedetto, Violet Benedetto, Julia Bennett, Manuela Biron, Mary de Bruyn, Samantha Burke, Chickweed, Jane Coombe, Emily Cowan, Sarah Cowan, Helene Demers, Troi Donnelly, Hiliary Duinker, Jill Ehlert, Margo Farr, Laurie Freeman, Holly Friesen, Andrea Gleichauf, Deb Gloeckler, Sarah Harris, Abigail Holmes, Barb Hunt, Beth Ross Johnson, Karina Kalvaitis, Sarah Kilian, Nancy Kish, Simone Littledale, Elizabeth Litton, Amber MacGregor, Amy Marcus, Lyndsay McKay, Raine McKay, Cindy Monahan, Christina Morey, Amber Morrison, Corkie Neuhaus, Maria Anna Parolin, Hannah Pirker, Regan Rasmussen, Wendy Sarno, Roni Sher, Anne Steves, Melanie Thompson, Sweet Tooth, Christi York, Anine Vonkeman, Christine Walker, Brenda Weatherson and Cythia Cuandra Winters