Open Studio with Atheana Picha
Saturday, February 18, 2023 — 12:00pm – 4:00pm The Blue Cabin (Steveston) Related residency: Atheana Picha On February 18, 2023 we opened our doors for an open studio event with Atheana Picha. Visitors had the opportunity to chat with Atheana about her work, see what she produced during the residency, and get a tour of the Blue […]
Read More →Blockprinting Workshop with Atheana Picha
Saturday, February 11, 2023 — 12:00pm – 2:00pm Branscombe House Related residency: Atheana Picha Participants were invited to join Blue Cabin artist-in-residence at Branscombe House in Steveston, south Richmond to collaboratively learn a blockprinting technique and create their own beautiful printed cards to take home. Atheana taught a relief blockprinting technique with water-based inks, including stamp […]
Read More →Dream Home Manifestation Guide
October 20, 2022 (distribution) Related residency: Keely O’Brien The ‘Dream Home Manifestation Guide’ is an intricately illustrated zine created by Keely O’Brien as part of her residency at The Blue Cabin, which wrapped up in October 2022. The guide can be read two ways: one side of the zine features prompts and instructions for how […]
Read More →Monoprinting Workshop + Studio Visit with Keely O’Brien
Sunday, October 16 — 2:00pm-3:30pm The Blue Cabin (Steveston) Related residency: Keely O’Brien As the final program of her residency in 2022, Keely O’Brien invited community members to participate in a monoprinting workshop. Participants spent spent a sunny afternoon together while they learned a monoprinting technique and created their own take-home print inspired by a […]
Read More →Dream Home Hotline
September 2 – October 3, 2022 Interactive: call-in Related residency: Keely O’Brien As part of her residency in 2022, Keely O’Brien invited participants call the Dream Home Hotline and follow a series prompts to leave a message. The prompts were offered to help the participants conceptualize and describe their dream homes, and ultimately “manifest” them […]
Read More →Dream Home Shrine & Nest Making Workshop
August 21 & 28, 2022 — 11am – 5pm The Blue Cabin (Steveston) Related residency: Keely O’Brien Keely O’Brien and Marina Szijarto led a public workshop crafting nests from flowers and weeds. The nests were contributions to the Dream Home Shrine and conversations about housing and home.
Read More →Doors Open Richmond 2022
June 4 & 5, 2022 Steveston, Richmond, BC Doors Open Richmond was a chance to peek behind the scenes and learn about the Blue Cabin’s history, architecture, public programming, the artist residency and more. Musqueam weaver Debra Sparrow joined visitors to chat about her recent residency at the Cabin.
Read More →Cedar Net Making with Debra Sparrow
May 21, 2022 — 1-4PM The Blue Cabin (Steveston) Related residency: Debra Sparrow Debra Sparrow discussed her creative practice and traditional Musqueam cedar sinew fishing net making techniques.
Read More →Natural Dyeing with Mushrooms, Lichens & Plants
May 15, 2022 — 1-4PM The Blue Cabin (Steveston) Related residency: Debra Sparrow Local textile artist Zoe McDonell presented a talk and live demonstration on the nexus of colour, nature and conservation from the forests of the Pacific Northwest. Participants were introduced to foraging and harvesting for natural dyes using mushrooms, lichens, and plants. The […]
Read More →Weaving with Debra Sparrow
April 29th, 2022 — 1-4PM The Blue Cabin (Steveston) Related residency: Debra Sparrow Artist-in-residence Debra Sparrow demonstrated the processes and techniques used in Coast Salish weaving. This presentation featured hands-on components including splitting, roving, springing and weaving at the loom.
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