BC Culture Days event was a success! I did a brief artist demonstration of extracting ink from goldenrod flowers collected from the garden plot. Then I revealed the art print I created for the legacy art project portion of the artist residency.
Ian Lai, director of Urban Bounty and Biliana Velkova of Richmond Public Arts were present to receive the two art pieces.
The print is an interpretation of Richmond City island to highlight each community garden. It is silkscreen printed with Indigoweed and goldenrod grown in the Urban Bounty garden plot, the paper is a mix of abaca palm and cedar fibre. The cedar is harvested by the passed Musqueam elder Terry Point, whom was a liaison and friend of Urban Bounty. The Urban Bounty beeswax collected by Ian, is used to varnish and protect the paper print.
