Todd DeVries and Sharon Kallis are local artist-weavers collaborating with the Stanley Park Ecology Society and the Vancouver Park Board in an exploration of how the invasive plants of the city can be used as urban substitutes for traditional weaving materials. English ivy, Himalayan blackberry and yellow flag iris hold great potential as contemporary alternatives- replacing materials such as cedar bark and cattails that cannot be sustainably harvested in urban centres. Working out of the MacLean Park Fieldhouse, near the Strathcona Community Centre open studio times and free community workshops happen on a weekly basis. Stop by and see what community members have been weaving and get involved in harvesting and weaving in the " weavers clubhouse" !