My friend, Bobbie and I celebrated her pre-birthday,briefly, in the beautiful Shaughnessy Restaurant in Van Dusen Gardens and then we were off to the first in a three part lecture series, Botanically Inspired, in celebration of Craft Year 2015 and in a great partnership of Van Dusen Gardens and the Craft Council of B.C.
This was a fabulous display of felts and silks by Marina Georgiadis (Vanti Designs) who is an artist, designer, silversmith and terrific presenter of her techniques and creations. Originally from Toronto, she trained as a silversmith, in Athens, and fortunately for us, returned to B.C, where she is busy designing and bringing botanicals to us, especially in those luxurious scarves. Much more here: vantidesigns.com.
Jan MacLeod, www.plantpapers.com, demonstrated the art of turning pulp mixtures into cards, sculptures, artwork and almost anything multimedia that she creates for home and businesses. I might be able to make a card, with training, but it takes expertise and that 'eye' to make the vast array of art that she brought to show us. You can see more of her at Circle Craft and Craft House on Granville Island.
T'uyt' t' tanat- Cease Wyss, talked about foraging, seasonally for ingredients for ingredients for teas, not only for flavor and color but also for medicinal purposes. She co-owns, with her daughter, Raven and Hummingbird Tea Co.
Only the first in a series of 3, don't forget, this evening was an exceptional contribution of time and creativity from three who bring the garden and its bounty inside and to those of us who love to look but who may be at the beginning of our botanical journey.
On a further note, Bobbie and I celebrated the day at High Tea at The Fairmont Airport Hotel, Richmond. Wearing our Ribkoff jackets, again, we visited the Craft Council store in the airport and found Marina Georgiadis' beautiful scarves on display. We enthusiastically encouraged the store staff and others, there, to come to Van Dusen Gardens to see the Botanically Inspired Exhibit as well as to come to the last 2 of the lecture series.
Next sessions are October 27 and November 17, 2015 at Van Dusen Gardens. Also, October 1-November 1 is a mixed media exhibition of works by 33 BC artists inspired by the garden.
This was a fabulous display of felts and silks by Marina Georgiadis (Vanti Designs) who is an artist, designer, silversmith and terrific presenter of her techniques and creations. Originally from Toronto, she trained as a silversmith, in Athens, and fortunately for us, returned to B.C, where she is busy designing and bringing botanicals to us, especially in those luxurious scarves. Much more here: vantidesigns.com.
Jan MacLeod, www.plantpapers.com, demonstrated the art of turning pulp mixtures into cards, sculptures, artwork and almost anything multimedia that she creates for home and businesses. I might be able to make a card, with training, but it takes expertise and that 'eye' to make the vast array of art that she brought to show us. You can see more of her at Circle Craft and Craft House on Granville Island.
T'uyt' t' tanat- Cease Wyss, talked about foraging, seasonally for ingredients for ingredients for teas, not only for flavor and color but also for medicinal purposes. She co-owns, with her daughter, Raven and Hummingbird Tea Co.
Only the first in a series of 3, don't forget, this evening was an exceptional contribution of time and creativity from three who bring the garden and its bounty inside and to those of us who love to look but who may be at the beginning of our botanical journey.
Bobbie and host
T'uy'tanat Cease Wyss - nature nourishes
Marina presenting her botanically inspired silk
Marina's scarves
Jan McLeod and her marvelous paper art
We wore Asian inspired jackets, a nod to the botanical theme
and also to other beautiful gardens, especially those in Japan.
Next sessions are October 27 and November 17, 2015 at Van Dusen Gardens. Also, October 1-November 1 is a mixed media exhibition of works by 33 BC artists inspired by the garden.
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