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 Housewarming Dates
Saturday Feb 1 - Noon to 4pm Sunday Feb 9 - Noon to 4pm Sunday Feb 16 - Noon to 4pm Sunday, Feb. 23 - Noon to 4pm Drop in for a Handwork Hangout style social with tea, coffee and snacks. Make one of our projects: a wool needle-felted nametag or collaborative mandala-painting - or bring your own handwork (something portable and good in social settings ie. mending, knitting, crochet, spinning etc.) I'll be keeping regular studio hours approximately 10am - 5pm Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. Visitors are welcome! Please message me via my contact form (or text me if we're already friends) to let me know when you're coming and to confirm I'll be there.  Fieldhouse Team members Hilary and Nelle handed me the keys on Jan 9 and my pal James and I moved shelves and a whack of art supplies in a couple days later.  Karlis Kalnins (of BC Mobile Sauna Society and Freestyle Focus Group) cleaned out his shed and dropped off a sick electric organ that sounds amazing and will be key for random jamming. Thanks so much Karlis!  Everything went really smoothly - but it was on a tight timeline for my first housewarming event - which took place on Sun, Jan 12 - a day after the move-in. So I spent Saturday night assembling shelving and getting things somewhat organized and put away so i could welcome a few wonderful guests. Songwriter Barb Shaw (aka Random Old Lady aka Sister Mary Barbara) played some guitar and organ. The House was Warmed!!  A needle-felted dinosaur made by Heather. She said, "Everything looks better with a face!"
The place still needed some care and attention - so i set about patching, painting and mouse-proofing by poking steel wool into holes.  I grew up in Hastings Sunrise (I attended Tillicum and Hastings Elementary Schools in the '70s and '80s) - but I haven't spent much time in this part of the neighbourhood. To get to the fieldhouse, I ride the Makemobile along the Adanac bikeway (the road surface is in rough shape and needs an upgrade!) meeting neighbours and stopping in at cool neighbourhood businesses - including the family-owned Windermere Market that offers a good selection of real, nutritious food and carefully curated groceries.
Other neighbours include Bosa Foods, Steamworks Brewery and the mallards of Charles Park. If you know the neighbourhood around Adanac Park, I'd love to hear your stories and recommendations for places to visit in the comments!
Started some studio work: dyed some corriedale wool blue. We'll use this wool to make felt for needle felted nametags at the upcoming housewarming events.
I'm collecting anagrams of Adanac Park Fieldhouse. Have a good one? Add it in the comments or send it to me.
 Launching in January 2025 with a series of housewarmings, everyone is invited to the Adanac Fieldhouse at 1025 Boundary Road for tea, snacks, music and art-making including needle felting, mandala painting and stitching of all sorts. Come share your ideas and suggestions for my fieldhouse residency.
My focus will be on The Art of Everyday Life - Building relationships while hand-making useful items including clothing, textiles, baskets, lanterns and other functional objects. Meet neighbours and create together. Free public art offerings plus assistance with projects. This cold winter, help warm up this sweet little space. Let's dream and scheme together! Housewarming Afternoon Tea & Crafting Adanac Fieldhouse 1025 Boundary Road Sunday, January 12th Noon - 4pm Bring your own handwork project and / or make yourself a needle felted wool nametag. Let's create some cozy vibes on a cold January day. Come share your ideas and advice for my new fieldhouse residency. Make a suggestion for a name for this project! I just can't wait to have people over and see what we'll create together! |
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