Dream Catching

Tuesday afternoon was given over to making dreamcatchers at the studio.  Marco cut wire to make the circular frames, then we wrapped each loop with fabric and wove strands of wool into a central net.  More wire supported colourful beads and ostrich feathers.

Dreamcatchers originated with the Ojibwa IndianNations as protective talismans for the children.  A dreamcatcher (originally made of a willow hoop with a sinew net) was hung above the sleeping place.  Bad dreams would be caught in the net to wither in the light of day.  Good dreams would pass through the central hole, then slide down the strings of beads and feathers to grace the sleeper...

Bottle Cap Collections

The last of the Children’s Recycling Workshops on Saturday was dedicated to turning junked containers into collection boxes for bottle caps. We decorated old paint buckets and cardboard boxes with foil, bottle tops, and paint and gave them a new lease on life. Several parents took home containers with promises to place them in schools and nurseries, and of course we are keeping at least one here at the studio.




Please keep your bottle caps – ANY bottle caps. We need metal and plastic, large and small; caps from soft drinks, from shampoos, from water and milk bottles -- for a future project. If you see a collection point in the community, please use it; if not, bring your caps to the studio – or make a container yourself for use at home. As you can see from the pictures, creating them is a lot of fun!