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    Hi, what's your name?
    Andrea Merredew
    • Jan 12
    • 2 min

    Hi, what's your name?

    Twenty years ago, when I started graduate school in environmental studies, one of my supervisors asked me where my connection to the...
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    Invitation 6: Collaborating with Mother Nature
    Andrea Merredew
    • Dec 16, 2021
    • 1 min

    Invitation 6: Collaborating with Mother Nature

    Have you ever come across a log in the forest that has beautiful designs carved all over it? These designs are made by bark beetles and I...
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    Invitation 5: Your Visual Journal
    Andrea Merredew
    • Oct 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    Invitation 5: Your Visual Journal

    This week's art invitation is to start a visual journal. To create a safe place to open your heart, explore your inner world and express...
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    Invitation 4: Poetry
    Andrea Merredew
    • Sep 23, 2021
    • 1 min

    Invitation 4: Poetry

    This week's activity is inspired by a poem written by Sally Atkins. Where I Am From I am from sycamore from cedar and sage from walnuts...
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    Invitation 3: Leaf Collage
    Andrea Merredew
    • Sep 15, 2021
    • 2 min

    Invitation 3: Leaf Collage

    I gather sun rays for the cold dark winter days -Frederick A friend introduced me to Frederick by Leo Lionni last fall and I want to...
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    Invitation 2: Land Art Practice
    Andrea Merredew
    • Sep 12, 2021
    • 1 min

    Invitation 2: Land Art Practice

    Land Art can be a simple and deeply meaningful practice. No tools required and zero waste! It’s also a great way to relax, express...
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    Invitation 1: Sound Mapping
    Andrea Merredew
    • Sep 12, 2021
    • 1 min

    Invitation 1: Sound Mapping

    One of my favourite eco art practices is sound mapping. Here’s how to do it: Take your art supplies to a beautiful spot in the forest, by...
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    Eco Jewelry
    Andrea Merredew
    • May 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    Eco Jewelry

    I believe that jewelry tells a story. It's about the artists and craftspeople who made it, where they live, their working conditions, ...
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    Soul Kissing
    Andrea Merredew
    • Feb 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Soul Kissing

    I created this poetry land art installation to bring a little more love and beauty to the world. The idea's been unfolding over the past...
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    Here's The Thing About Writing
    Andrea Merredew
    • Jan 20, 2021
    • 1 min

    Here's The Thing About Writing

    For the past 7 days I’ve been taking a Wild Writing class with Laurie Wagner. The opportunity seemed to come out of nowhere and it felt...
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    Place Based Art
    Andrea Merredew
    • Nov 8, 2020
    • 1 min

    Place Based Art

    Place based art is rooted in what's local. It draws inspiration from the world around you and incorporates materials (including trees,...
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    I Live My Life in Widening Circles
    Andrea Merredew
    • Oct 2, 2020
    • 1 min

    I Live My Life in Widening Circles

    When I was designing this bracelet, I envisioned a series of widening circles. Each circle representing the expansion of our love over...
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    It All Started At A Campground In BC
    Andrea Merredew
    • May 31, 2020
    • 1 min

    It All Started At A Campground In BC

    I see trees in roots Mountains on branches A sunrise on birch bark Art in nature Six years ago, while camping in British Columbia, we...
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    Five Years Of Land Art
    Andrea Merredew
    • May 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    Five Years Of Land Art

    Some of my land art installations from the past five years. Which one's your favourite?
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    I Do It For The Joy
    Andrea Merredew
    • May 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    I Do It For The Joy

    I do it for the joy it brings 'Cause I'm a joyful girl 'Cause the world owes me nothing And we owe each other the world I do it 'cause...
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    Make Art Not Waste
    Andrea Merredew
    • May 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    Make Art Not Waste

    Our Signature On The Landscape Land Art Installation 2019 Okotoks, Alberta Mandala Land Art Installation 2019 Calgary, Alberta Spring...
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    Land Art Becomes Jewelry
    Andrea Merredew
    • May 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    Land Art Becomes Jewelry

    Rainbow Pendant Shell Pendant Joy Pendant Enso Pendant Mala Necklace
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    Earth Art Mixed Media
    Andrea Merredew
    • May 22, 2020
    • 1 min

    Earth Art Mixed Media

    Have you ever found a leaf skeleton? I love them! I haven't found one in a few years and then last week as we were walking along the...
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    100 Ways To Make A Circle
    Andrea Merredew
    • Aug 31, 2019
    • 2 min

    100 Ways To Make A Circle

    A meditative art journey
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