{"product_id":"9781550925715","title":"Common Threads: Weaving Community through Collaborative Eco-Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eDisposing of unwanted natural materials can be expensive and time-consuming, or it can present a tremendous opportunity for creating collaborative eco-art. Invasive-species control, green-waste management, urban gardening, and traditional crafts can all be brought together to strengthen community relationships and foster responsible land stewardship. Simple, easily taught, creative techniques applied with shared purpose become the modern-day equivalent of a barn raising or a quilting bee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCommon Threads\u003c\/i\u003e is a unique guide to engaging community members in communal handwork for the greater good. Sharon Kallis provides a wealth of ideas for:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWorking with unwanted natural materials, with an emphasis on green waste and invasive species  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVisualizing projects that celebrate the human element while crafting works of art or environmental remediation  \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreating opportunities for individuals to connect with nature in a unique, meditative, yet community-oriented way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining detailed, step-by-step instructions with tips for successful process and an overview of completed projects, \u003ci\u003eCommon Threads\u003c\/i\u003e is a different kind of weaving book. This inspirational guide is designed to help artists and activists foster community, build empowerment, and develop a do-it-together attitude while planning and implementing works of collaborative eco-art.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharon Kallis\u003c\/b\u003e is a Vancouver artist who specializes in working with unwanted natural materials. Involving community in connecting traditional hand techniques with invasive species and garden waste, she creates site-specific installations that become ecological interventions. Her recent projects include The Urban Weaver Project, Aberthau: flax=food+fibre, and working closely with fiber artists, park ecologists, First Nations basket weavers, and others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Society Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47171588522224,"sku":"9781550925715","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781550925715_p0.jpg?v=1763752371","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781550925715","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}