Ivy as Macramé!

I love the idea of macramé, but buying string that has been shipped from overseas doesn't feel right to me in my art practice- for crafts, sure, but I knew I could do better. I love how this piece turned out. Ivy is NOT the same as macramé string, and it requires a gentle hand to work with it in this way. This practice is incredibly meditative once you get into the swing of things, however!

The Ivy I used in this piece was pulled with the support of Langley Environmental Partners in March 2022 in Aldergrove, BC.

Back in early 2022 I began a conversation with English ivy to let her teach me how to weave with her. As I am in the final stages of this initial research, I am spending more time weaving and less time outside sitting with and/or pulling Ivy. Stay tuned: I'm creating a course for how to create your own earth connected art practices, and will be teaching about how to do this yourself!

Kaitlyn Beugh's mission is to assist you in fostering a soulful connection to self and the natural world through creation and intention. She is an interdisciplinary visual artist. Her art practice plays on the ephemeral, and is intuitively channeled and created in a flow state.

She lives, works, and plays on the unceded land of the Coast Salish First Nations. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Arts with a minor in Social Practice and Community Engagement from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, and has a background in social services.

Kaitlyn is a practicing artist and has some of her artwork for sale in the form of original pieces via her website here. Kaitlyn is currently studying herbalism and connecting deeper with the energies of plants and natures cycles.

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We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.