Mindful Stitching Workshop FULL
Thursday, July 13th, 9:30 am – 12:00 pm
Explore using stitch, fabric and natural materials as mindful practice. In this class we will create small fibre collage pieces as a way to engage spontaneously in a creative process. After this workshop, you may look at and experience garden debris – seed pods, sticks, lichen, leaves – in a different way! Interest in sewing is a plus, but no extensive experience is necessary. All tools and materials provided. Feel free to bring small, dried plant matter from your garden or neighbourhood to add to your work. 
Nora Ready, she/her, is a fibre artist living in Saanich, traditional territory of the Lək ̓wəŋən and W̱ SÁNEĆ people. She has a strong interest in slow stitch, botanical printing and dyeing, mindful practice, and collaborative art. She is a member of the Fibre Art Network (FAN), a cooperative network of Western Canadian fibre artists. One of her slow stitch pieces, Cellular Stitch, is currently featured in a FAN travelling exhibit, Up Close.
Cost: $25.

“Rat-a-tat-tat What’s That?” FULL
Thursday, July 20, 10am – 10:45am,
Join Iakotsenhtha Heather Royal Brant, educator, naturalist, and cultural presenter to learn about the Woodpecker, it’s close relatives, amazing attributes and it’s role in our forest ecosystem.  Using two-eyed seeing (Indigenous knowledge & science lens) we will learn, explore and connect via sound, vibration, and observation to these extraordinary birds through poetry, art, storytelling and drumming. The woodpecker is often known as the July bird come learn why!
Pre-registration is essential as space is limited. Email hornby.naturalhistory@gmail.com
Cost: $10