Natural Ink Making with Invasive Species

Cost: $10  |  Materials fee

Register by phone at 604-925-7270 (course #166541) or online.

Join in to learn to make drawing ink from European Mountain Ash, which is considered an invasive. Participants will be provided with paintbrushes and containers to take the ink home in. You will have a time to experiment using your newly made ink. Due to the use of knives, folks under 16 need to be accompanied by an adult.

This workshop is part of Sustain, a series of community-engaged exhibitions and programs focussing on sustainable practices and countering climate change anxiety, with funding support from the West Vancouver Foundation. 

Artist bio:

Joshua Ralph is a community-engaged media and eco-artist. He received his BA in 2D & Experimental Animation from Emily Carr University of Art + Design in 2021. Over the past two years, he has been working throughout Southwest BC, delivering programming on rendering invasive plants sourced from local restoration sites to useable art supplies, aiming to provide sustainable and accessible art-making materials to the community and youth.